The Finals of the All-Island Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition 2017, the island’s biggest business competition for new start and early stage companies in any sector, from any part of the island established for companies who have a new equity funding requirement and now in its fifteenth year, takes place on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 at Dublin’s Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood. Details of the regional finalists have just been released, each of which have secured €20,000 by getting this far.
These entrepreneurs will then compete for the overall Best in Category prize worth €50,000 and ultimately the Overall Winner title, worth €100,000.
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| Name | Location | Region | Category | Web |
| Helixworks Technologies | Cork | Munster | New Start | www.helix.works |
| Thalman Health | Cork | Munster | Early Stage | www.thalmanhealth.com |
| Cerebreon | Donegal | Connacht & Leinster | New Start | www.cerebreon.com |
| Nova Leah | Dundalk | Connacht & Leinster | Early Stage | www.novaleah.com |
| iKydz | Dublin | Dublin | New Start | www.ikydz.com |
| CroíValve | Dublin | Dublin | Early Start | www.croivalve.com |
| Xenobics | Belfast | Northern Ireland | New Start | www.xenobics.co.uk |
| Phion Therapeutics | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Early Start | www.phiontx.co.uk |
Source: InterTrade Ireland
