Say hello to the #Propel19 teams.
In 25 days time, on the 7th January 2019, twenty teams will take their seats at the Ormeau Baths for the Propel 2019 pre-accelerator.
The programme helps companies based in Northern Ireland build and launch their business — giving founders finance and work-space to jump in full-time.
It was a pleasure to see such a high calibre of founders and products from applicants as well as the level of commitment and dedication. Competition for the twenty places was high, so sadly we weren’t able to take everyone. If this is anything to go by, we’re really looking forward to the quality of applicants next year.
On behalf of the companies and the team at IgniteNI we’d like thank you for your support and we look forward to sharing the progress made by #Propel19.
So without further ado, please say hello to the #Propel19 teams:
Airbrio
Smart medical devices for respiratory-management
Healthcare | Susan Kelly & Barry Henderson | airbrio.com
Aubergine
Sales and marketing platform for health and beauty businesses
Fashion & Beauty | Hayden Swift & Andrew Cuthbert
Ben Mudge Community
Health, fitness and nutrition educational content
Health & Fitness | Ben Mudge | benmudge.com
Beosense
Circuit board diagnostic devices for point-of-care infection results
Life Sciences | Katie Cavanagh
Book Entertainment
Booking marketplace for entertainers
Entertainment | Keith Donaghy & Denis Finnegan | bookentertainment.co.uk
Dyadey
Social journalism
Journalism | Andrew Bowd & Fabian Campbell-West
Enhance Performance
Data analytics for individual and team performance tracking
Sports | Jonathan Davis
Equitas
Ensuring workplace diversity
Workforce | Michael Blakley & George Oehlert | equitas.ai
ESTHER
Send money directly to women living in poverty
Charity | Carol Rossborough & Ailis Mone | esther.org.uk
Governance Organiser
Enabling effective corporate governance
Human Resources | Anne Orr & Andy Brownlie | digital54.co
Gradient Edge
Realtime data-centric intelligence for eCommerce
eCommerce | Rory Curtis & James Wiltshire | gradientedge.com
G-Science
Digital sports science for eSport athletes
eSports | Ryan Scollan
MedAll
Connecting healthcare professionals and enabling collaboration
Healthcare | Phil McElnay | medall.org
Nigma
Technical candidate assessment screening
Recruitment | Conor Graham & Declan McDonough | nigma.co.uk
Paybolt
Cashless events and deep insights for organisers
FinTech | Daryl O’Regan | paybolt.ie
Payhere
Website payment integration for businesses to increase and manage online sales
FinTech | Scott Wylie & Peter Hawkins | payhere.co
Skylark Control
Remote energy management for staff safety and asset maintenance
Energy | David McMullan & Karol Harkin | skylarkcontrol.com
The Style Edit
E-magazine celebrating style through healthy and inspiring content
Journalism | Jennifer Taggart & Niamh Crawford-Walker | thestyleedit.com
Truestock
Stock management automation
SaaS | John Doherty
Keep an eye out for future blog posts and tweets from @IgniteAccelNI to follow what the #Propel19 teams get up to.
P.S. The IgniteNI Accelerator program is currently accepting applicants from companies based anywhere in the world. It is aimed at putting companies on a global stage and helping founders overcome pivotal moments in their businesses — particularly fundraising and expansion into the US. If this sounds good, Tristan’s blog will tell you more or drop us a line on hello@igniteni.com.