An all-island initiative that supports innovative businesses at seed, start-up and early stages of development, has announced the winners of the Munster regional final of its all-island Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, with Pangaea Life Science Solutions, HomeBot and Oscil Tech recognised for the strength of their business propositions and growth potential.
The regional winners of InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn competition will now progress to the all-island final in Belfast, where they will compete for a €130,000 funding opportunity, part of a total €800,000 prize fund.
HomeBot, based in Drimoleague, Co. Cork, won the B2C award. The Irish home robotics company, desigs and sells its own IP-protected range of robots including vacuums, mops, lawnmowers and window cleaners. The company also runs its own Irish repair and service operation.
Pangaea Life Science Solutions, based in Blackrock, Cork, won the B2B award. A specialist company serving the life sciences industry, it combines deep domain expertise, consultancy and software, helping pharma and biotech manufacturers move away from disconnected, document-based ways of working and onto connected, compliant digital systems, from late-phase development through to commercial manufacturing.
Oscil, based in Corbally, Limerick, won the Deep Tech award. The conpany aims to transform powder processing through edge sensors and physics-informed AI models, empowering high value powder processing manufacturing companies with real-time process performance and actionable process insights that enhance powder quality, prevent powder blockages, and provide batch production knowledge in powder processing operations.
The winning projects emerged from a competitive field of more than 300 early-stage ventures as part of InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn competition.
In addition to advancing in the competition, participants have benefitted from valuable expert feedback on their business models and investor pitches, helping to strengthen investor readiness, refine growth strategies and raise their profile among potential investors.
Seedcorn is open to independent ventures incorporated on the island of Ireland that are targeting export and international market opportunities, especially in the seed, start-up and early stages of development. The competition provides founders and management teams with practical experience of presenting to investors while helping them prepare for future fundraising opportunities.
