Startup Events in Cork

Cork, join us for a special year-end breakfast. Connect, share ideas and start planning your business and personal goals for 2027!

Being a female entrepreneur isn’t always easy.
That’s why we believe in creating intentional spaces where we can slow down, connect deeply, and lift each other up.

​​​​​What to Expect:

​​​​​​​This breakfast at our partner venue Culture Coworking brings together a curated group of solopreneurs and startup founders, each of them invited to share about their projects, intentions, and challenges as we create space for exchange and collaboration.

​​​​​​Please arrive punctually to participate in the introduction round and networking.

Join us for a special end-of-year edition of Female Founders Breakfast in Cork.

A morning to connect with inspiring women, share honest stories, celebrate how far we've come and reflect on what we want to build next.

This time, we will also make space to pause, reflect and create our own 2027 Vision Boards. What do you want your business, impact and life to look like in the year ahead? Let's put those ideas into focus.

💬 Let's Talk About...

• The impact you want to have in the world.
• The products or services you are bringing to the market.
• Where you need support, guidance or new connections.
• Opportunities to co-create, cross-promote and build partnerships.

Bring your ideas, ambitions and questions. Together, let's exchange perspectives, explore new possibilities and start shaping our visions for 2027.

Because your next great idea, opportunity or collaboration could start over breakfast.

Come as you are. Bring your vision. Leave with new connections and inspiration for the year ahead.

​​This will be the debut of our new ambassador Pamela Hitimana High-Tech & Innovation Enthusiast.

​​​​​​Your Ticket Includes:

• ​​​​​Meaningful conversations
• ​​​​​Potential new business partnerships and clients
• ​​​​​The opportunity to co-create with Pamela & our team in Ireland.

​​​​You won’t leave hungry. We’ll serve:
Coffee, tea, fresh juice, croissants, and seasonal fruit.
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Join Tech Industry Alliance and AIB to explore funding options, capital strategies and practical insights to support business growth in 2027

For ambitious businesses, growth creates opportunity, but it also requires investment and the right capital strategy.

Whether investing in technology and capacity, entering new markets, completing an acquisition or accelerating an established growth strategy, management teams face an evolving range of funding options and decisions.

AIB and Tech Industry Alliance invite business leaders to join us at AIB South Mall, Cork, for a practical discussion on funding the next stage of growth.

Bringing together perspectives from banking, investment, corporate finance and experienced business leaders, the event will explore:

• The funding and capital landscape for 2027
• Funding organic growth and expansion
• Investing in technology, AI and productivity
• Acquisition and M&A finance
• Debt, equity and the evolving capital mix
• International expansion
• What lenders and investors look for in a growing business
• Preparing your business for its next stage of growth

The session will provide practical insights into how businesses can assess their funding options, prepare for investment and choose the right capital to support sustainable growth.

Who Should Attend?

CEOs, CFOs, founders and senior management teams in established and scaling businesses considering investment, expansion, acquisition or their next phase of growth.

Event Details

• Date: Thursday, 21 January 2027
• Time: 17.45 (doors open) - 20:00
• Venue: AIB South Mall, Cork
• Hosted by: AIB and Tech Industry Alliance

Secure Your Place

If growth is on your agenda for 2027, this is an opportunity to hear directly from business leaders and capital providers about the choices, challenges and opportunities involved in funding that ambition.

Join AIB and Tech Industry Alliance for practical insights, real-world perspectives and the opportunity to connect with other business leaders and the wider funding ecosystem.

Places are limited. Register now to secure your place.

Explore opportunities in the global space economy & discover how Irish businesses can leverage their expertise to enter this growing sector

Join Tech Industry Alliance at Blackrock Castle Observatory on Wednesday, 28 January 2027, from 7.30am–9.30am for a morning exploring how Irish companies can tap into the growing opportunities presented by the global space economy. Hear from our expert panellists, including:

• Facilitator: Dr Niall Smith, Head of Research at Munster Technological University
• Enda Keane, CEO at Treemetrics
• John O’Sullivan, Managing Director at Douglas Control and Automation
• Peter Finnegan, Manager of ESA Space Solutions Centre Ireland and Head of New Ventures at Tyndall National Institute

Space is no longer just about rockets and satellites. The sector increasingly draws on technologies and expertise already well established within Irish businesses from artificial intelligence, data analytics and cyber security to automation, robotics, advanced manufacturing and Earth observation.

The event will showcase how these capabilities can translate into real commercial opportunities. Cork-based TreeMetrics, for example, has worked with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop forest monitoring solutions using satellite Earth Observation data, alongside data analytics and remote sensing technologies.

Companies such as Douglas Control & Automation, with expertise in areas including automation, robotics, systems integration, process control and advanced manufacturing, demonstrate the types of capabilities that can potentially be applied to the needs of the space supply chain.

We will also hear from ESA BIC Ireland / ESA Space Solutions Ireland, who will outline the funding, technical expertise, business support and connections available to Irish start-ups and established companies looking to enter or expand within the space sector.

Whether you are already working with space technologies or are simply curious about how your company’s existing expertise could open the door to a new market, this event will provide practical insights into where the opportunities are and how to get started.