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| 21 Sep 12 |
It has been announced today that Jonathan Ruane, CEO of Eventovate, has been elected to the prestigious PhoCusWright 35. The award, which recognises next-generation leadership in travel, tourism and hospitality from around the world, is the flagship event in the industry’s most high-profile conference.
Ruane will join a select group of elite business leaders, including top-level executives from Google, Intercontinental hotels and Hipmunk at the summit in Arizona later this year. As a PhoCusWright global innovator, Ruane will give a keynote speech outlining his vision of applications, technologies and solutions with the potential to transform the industry.
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| 25 Apr 12 |
On Wednesday April 25th, Eventovate was recognised for excellence in graduate recruitment
at the GradIreland awards in the Mansion House. Shortlisted alongside Accenture, Deloitte and
PwC in two of the four senior categories, Eventovate beat a record number of entrants including
Diageo and RSM Farrell Grant Sparks to be named Best Small Recruiter.
In securing the accolade, Eventovate became the first ever indigenous Irish technology company
to win a title and the only company ever to win in their first year of entry. All of this just ten
months since hiring our first employee (we have hired 6 graduates in this period).
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| 28 Feb 12 |
Jason Ruane, co-founder of Eventovate, joined Tim McCormick of Swrve to speak to DCU students. The
overall objective of the initiative was to raise awareness among leading graduates of the scale and
variety of opportunities available in indigenous high growth tech companies. The event was ran in
conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and the IT’s Happening Here campaign.
Watch the IT's Happening Here video
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| 24 Jan 12 |
Jonathan Ruane, CEO of Eventovate, joined Niall Harbison from Simply Zesty and Ian Lucey from Lucey
Technology as a guest speaker at Smurfit Graduate Business School to promote the IT’s Happening
Here campaign in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland. The campaign aims to raise awareness of job
vacancies in the technology industry.
Watch the IT's Happening Here video
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| 15 Jan 12 |
Jonathan Ruane, co-founder of Eventovate, was invited to speak on the Drive Time show on RTE 1
radio station. Drive Time is one of the leading radio shows in Ireland featuring the day’s top news,
current affairs and sports stories. Jonathan is interviewed about his opinion on the recruitment
problems in Ireland.
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| 01 Jan 12 |
One of the leading and most respected business papers in Ireland outlines that the success of
indigenous technology companies will be part of the solution to Ireland’s economic crisis. The paper
profiled Eventovate as a leading start up to watch in the year ahead recognising the company’s
impressive client base.
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| 30 Dec 11 |
Eventovate has been profiled on the Irish Times review of technology funding 2011. The article outlines some of the successes in the Irish tech sector in 2011.
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| 14 Nov 11 |
The article titled "Show Me The Money" speaks about the funding opportunities available for high potential start ups and asks brothers Jonathan and Jason Ruane to voice their opinions on the current environment for seeking seed and venture capital funding.
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| 17 Oct 11 |
The Irish Examiner recently featured an article on Eventovate’s plans to expand into the British market and the future prospects that surround the company.
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| 13 Oct 11 |
Jonathan Ruane, co-founder of Eventovate, was invited to speak on Newstalk Radio Station recently. Newstalk is Ireland’s Independent Talk Radio Broadcaster. The show aims to review current affairs and put the business world in context. This show features a guest panel of people who ”despite all the doom and gloom are surging ahead in business”. Jonathan speaks about starting up a business in these difficult times and the current talent shortages facing start-ups.
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| 16 Sep 11 |
Eventovate are delighted to announce the appointment of ABCG as key partners in the development of the UK expansion plans. ABCG is headed by Mike Ashton, ex-Senior Vice President Marketing & Brand Management for Hilton International. Mr Ashton will be a key advisor to the Eventovate board and will assist in the Company’s internationalisation efforts.
Speaking in relation to the announcement Jonathan Ruane, CEO of Eventovate said “we are thrilled to be working with Mike Ashton and ABCG, their experience and knowledge of the international hotel industry will be invaluable as we look to expand our European customer base”.
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| 03 Jul 11 |
The Sunday Times has heralded the success of Eventovate so far and noted that it is facilitated by the complementary skills of co-founders Jonathan and Jason Ruane. Jonathan comments that the greatest advantage of having a co-founder is that “you have someone to bounce ideas off”. According to a recent Startup Genome Report, a US survey examining the performance of technology start ups, co-founded businesses are twice as likely to pivot, identify and respond effectively to changes in the marketplace.
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| 03 Jul 11 |
Eventovate’s Managing Director, Jonathan Ruane spoke on Newstalk recently. They spoke about the future plans of the company and the challenges of finding great people in the current job market. Ian Guider congratulated Jonathan on the success of the company so far and wishes him all the best for the future.
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| 01 Jul 11 |
Jason Ruane, co-founder and CTO of Eventovate has been featured in the Irish Times. Before starting Eventovate Jason worked on mission critical systems for Intel in Ireland with stints in the US and Israel. Jason is quoted as saying “What I brought from Intel to my business is project management skills, where a project is viewed holistically and not just on its technical merits”.
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| 30 Jun 11 |
Eventovate’s recent round of funding from backing venture capital funds has been recognised as an enormous success. The news story was covered in over 20 publications in Ireland and abroad.
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| 12 Jun 11 |
Eventovate was recognised as one of the leading High Potential Start-Ups by the state venture capital firm Enterprise Ireland. Enterprise Ireland picked out a crop of promising firms for the HPSU showcase. The companies must be developing innovative technology, be export-focused and have the potential to achieve substantial export sales and create employment. Eventovate’s Managing Director Jonathan Ruane was featured on RTE news and in the Sunday Business Post for his part in the showcase. Mr Ruane is pictured discussing current opportunities with Hugh Cooney (Chairman Enterprise Ireland) and Richard Bruton T.D (Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation).
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| 03 Jun 11 |
Eventovate is delighted to announce it has completed a funding round of €700,000 to support its continued expansion. This latest investment announcement represents one of the most significant seed-funding rounds in the emerging Irish cloud services market this year. Eventovate’s investment includes funding from Bank of Ireland Start-up and Emerging Sectors Equity Fund managed by Delta Partners; High Potential Start-up Funding from Enterprise Ireland; and funding from the AIB Seed Capital Fund managed by Dublin Business Innovation Centre.
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| 11 Apr 11 |
Eventovate’s Managing Director, Jonathan Ruane, has completed the infamous Mararathon des Sables, often referred to as the toughest footrace on the planet. This extreme ultramarathon took place in the Sahara desert and required Jonathan to run 252KM in temperatures as high as 51 DegCel. To compound the difficulty of the challenge, all competitors must remain self-sufficient throughout the race. This means they carried all their own food, water, sleeping bags, safety gear and medical equipment for the duration of the race. Jonathan is raising money for Shine Ireland to help people with Schizophrenia in memory of his friend, Michael Hughes.
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| 09 Apr 11 |
Eventovate was announced as the winner of the Kildare manufacturing and distribution award at a blacktie event at the Kilashee House Hotel. The Company’s CTO, Jason Ruane accepted the award on behalf of the company and said he was “delighted to receive the recognition from the business community in the County”.
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| 15 Jan 11 |
Jonathan Ruane, Managing Director of Eventovate has been named by Biz Plus Magazine as one of the “Top 40 Irish Entrepreneurs Under 40” for 2011. Having worked in Europe for a large American Multinational for several years, Jonathan returned to Ireland in 2008 to start Eventovate. Since then the company has gone from success to success and this award is a reflection of the work done by the entire Eventovate team.
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| 20 Oct 10 |
Jonathan Ruane, Eventovate Managing Director joined Bobby Kerr as a guest speaker at the “Be Inspired” series. The event was aimed at students of the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and was organised by the Hothouse incubator programme. Over 300 students attended to hear from Mr Ruane, Mr Kerr (one of Ireland’s Dragon’s Den investors) and Garret Coady (MD BlueBridge Technologies). The event was hosted by Conall O'Morain, one of Irelands leading business journalists.
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| 17 Oct 10 |
Eventovate are proud to announce the launch of their software with the Lough Eske Castle, Donegal. The 5 star, Lough Eske were recently awarded the prestigious 'World's Luxury Country Hotel' award. The addition of Eventovate’s software enables the hotel to add a new dynamic to its already impressive wedding offering to couples.
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| 01 Oct 10 |
Eventovate is delighted to announce it has been chosen as one of 3 finalists in the ‘Emerging’ category of the 2010 Dublin Seedcorn competition. InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn is the largest business competition for early stage/high growth companies in any sector on any part of the island of ireland. Eventovate will now compete for a share of InterTradeIreland’s €280,000 cash prize fund
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| 06 Sep 10 |
Jonathan Ruane, Managing Director of Eventovate was one of two guest speakers at the GMIT ‘Spirit of Entrepreneurism’ event. The event was hosted by the Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) and was kindly sponsored by sponsored by Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland.
There was a record attendance at the annual event. Maria Staunton, manager of the business centre said “There were a wide variety of people (at the event), those with potential ideas and early stage start-ups, industry representatives, investment companies, enterprise support agencies and some political representatives”.
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| 01 Jul 10 |
Eventovate is delighted to announce the launch of its award-winning software with the luxurious, 5-star K-Club. As the host of the 2006 Ryder Cup, The K-Club is a world-renowned property. The addition of Eventovate’s software enables the hotel to add a new dynamic to its already impressive wedding proposition.
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| 01 Jun 10 |
Eventovate was featured in a 30 minute programme on Ireland's 'City Channel' as part of their series on high growth technology companies.
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| 01 Apr 10 |
One of the leading and most respected business magazines in Ireland has profiled the Eventovate founders as leading a new generation of high tech entrepreneurs.
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| 01 Mar 10 |
Jonathan Ruane, Managing Director of Eventovate was one of the keynote speakers at the Irish Hotels Federation 2010 annual conference held in the Radisson Blu Galway. Jonathan spoke to the attendees on the topic of how to utilise technology to improve their wedding business performance. Eventovate’s workshop was extremely well received and the company would like to thank the IHF staff and all the attendees who supported the event.
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| 01 Feb 10 |
Eventovate has been announced as one of only 3 Irish companies listed in the prestigious TechCrunch Europe Top 100. This is an index of the most innovative and highest-potential European tech companies.
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| 24 Jan 10 |
Eventovate are delighted to announce the official launch of its award-winning SaaS based wedding software in The Dunadry hotel - the company's first Northern Ireland based customer. Eventovate also launched this week in The Abbey Hotel, Roscommon.
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| 15 Dec 09 |
Eventovate was recognised by The Irish Times as one of the Top 50 Irish technology and web companies according to their valuation and how likely they are succeed. The Tech 50 ranks companies incorporated on the island of Ireland within the last ten years. The list does not include companies that have floated on a recognised stock exchange or have been acquired by a larger industry player. Commenting on the announcement, Eventovate's Managing Director, Jonathan Ruane said that "it was an fantastic endorsement of what Eventovate has achieved in the 4 months since it launched and recognises the enormous value the company can add for its customer base".
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| 09 Nov 09 |
Eventovate was recognised at a DIT showcase event that celebrated successfully commercialised research and entrepreneurship. Conor Lenihan T.D, Minister for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources, presented Eventovate Managing Director, Jonathan Ruane with a special award to recognise the company's success and achievements.
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| 23 Oct 09 |
Eventovate is delighted to announce the hughly successful launch of its Moposa software platform in the Armada hotel in County Clare. To celebrate the launch guests were treated to a fantastic evening of entertainment.
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| 21 Aug 09 |
Moposa is launched in Galway's leading wedding venue, The Ardilaun Hotel in Salthill. To celebrate the launch, wedding couples are invited to spend a day at the races courtesy of The Ardilaun.
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| 12 Jun 09 |
Maria Kelly, Marketing manager, Ardilaun hotel, speaks about the much anticipated launch of the ground breaking Moposa service for the first time in Galway.
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| 18 Jul 09 |
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| 18 Jun 09 |
Jonathan Ruane, Managing Director of Eventovate Ltd appeared on the Matt Cooper show on Today FM, discussing the Moposa software service. He identified how Moposa helps wedding couples save hundreds of Euros as well as offering improved customer service.
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| 12 Jun 09 |
TV3’s Ireland AM (Ireland’s biggest morning TV show) broadcast live from the Westport Plaza and Castlecourt Hotel Resort to celebrate the launch of the Moposa software. Eventovate MD, Jonathan Ruane talks about the software and how it helps couples.
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| 12 Jun 09 |
I102-104 is Ireland’s leading youth orientated radio station. Jonathan Ruane is interviewed as part of the launch of the Moposa software in Westport, Co. Mayo.
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| 10 Jun 09 |
The much anticipated launch of Moposa was attended by hundreds of engaged couples and saw many finalise their wedding bookings with the Westport Plaza and CastleCourt Hotel Resort on the night. A brief snapshot of the press coverage:
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Western People article.
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| 10 Jun 09 |
Sinead Desmond reviews the launch of Moposa in the Sun newspaper declaring 'the virtual wedding planner' as a 'very clever piece of software'.
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| 10 Jun 09 |
Jonathan Ruane is interviewed as part of the launch of the Moposa software in Westport, Co. Mayo.
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| 17 May 09 |
Business and leadership magazine profile Eventovate and declares the company’s products as 'revolutionary'. Bank of Ireland and Sean Gallagher of Dragon’s Den fame also praise Eventovate’s new approach.
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| 02 Jun 09 |
Following their win at the Bright Ideas Challenge, Eventovate are profiled in a number of press articles.
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| 06 May 09 |
Eventovate is thrilled to announce the arrival of Adrian Wells at the north pole - one of only 400 people to ever reach the Pole by foot.
Eventovate sponsored Adrians herculian adventure as part of the gruelling Polar Race. The race starts from Resolute Bay in the former North West Territories of Canada. It takes the atheletes some 350 miles, by ski or foot, across some of the most desolate terrain in the world to the Magnetic North Pole.
As well as enduring tempretures as low as -61C and arctic winds of over 100kph, Adrian was attacked by a polar bear during his Month on the ice and snow.
As an senior executive with many years international experience in UK, Russia and Africa, Adrian has been an enormous asset to Eventovate as he advised the company throughout it's Research and Development phases. Eventovate was delighted to sponsor Adrian on his arctic adventure
Watch video, recorded at Earth's North Pole.
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| 22 Feb 09 |
Eventovate’s founders are invited to Leinster House (the seat of the two houses of the Irish parliament) to discuss the high tech startup sector with leading Irish politicians. The meeting was profiled by The Sunday Independent.
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