Dublin-based Brazilian food entrepreneur and Deliveroo cyclist Guilherme Zogbi has received €10,000 in funding from a food delivery service he is working to expand his business.
Having moved to Ireland seven years ago, ogbi started a business with his mother, Miriam, called StarCheese. produces a Brazilian snack called Pon de Quejo – Small, soft rolls with cassava and cheese.
He secured funding from Deliveroo to develop his business after being named a finalist for ‘The Big Pitch’. Dragon’s DenThe company hosts style competitions where riders pitch their businesses to industry professionals to make their entrepreneurial dreams come true.
One of 1,300 applicants, Zogbi became a finalist after Deliveroo opened ‘The Big Pitch’ to Irish riders for the first time.
He pitched a plan to open a café in Dublin and allow the public, including local Brazilian residents, to purchase his work. Pon de Quejo.
Breffney Brass, Ireland Country Manager, Deliveroo, said: Pon de Quejo From his cafe, through the Deliveroo app.”
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credit unions are highly valued
20% view credit unions as a reliable banking alternative
Digital banks and credit unions are bit by bit struggling to join the bank action as Ulster Bank and KBC withdraw from the market.
A new (perhaps least shocking) study shows the popularity of traditional banks in Ireland is on the decline. A study conducted by People Insurance found that only 43% of adults would recommend one of their main banks to a friend or colleague. More than one in five of her credit unions sees it as a reliable alternative, and 16pc recommends fintech.
Of course, given that People supplies their product through a credit union network, it might be a case of “they’d say yes, right?” But it will be interesting to see how many customers choose to leave traditional banking altogether when the big changes in the banking industry finally settle down.
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Dublin-born entrepreneur Rosaleen Blair. Photo: PA
code word girl power
Code First Girls, a UK-based company that helps women in coding education and employment, just completed a funding round from backers, including Irish woman Rosaleen Blair.
The Dublin-born entrepreneur is founder and chairman of Alexander Mann Solutions and a regular on the rich list.
Code First Girls have raised £4.5m (€5.1m) in Series A funding led by Active Partners.
In addition to Blair, female angel investors included former Bumble director Michelle Kennedy and Stealth co-founder and COO Rona Lusen.
