Scale Ireland
Claire McHugh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Axonista, where the focus is on powering interactive content experiences for global brands and media companies since May 2010. In addition to leading Axonista, Claire serves on the Board of Directors for the Irish Film Institute, and as a Board Member for Scale Ireland, advocating for the Irish tech start-up and scale-up ecosystem. Previous roles include Advisory Panel Member at Grow Remote and Advisor for TechIreland, among others. Claire has also participated in significant initiatives like the European Innovation Council pilot jury and has held various leadership roles in programs designed to support women entrepreneurs in Ireland. Educationally, Claire completed the Leadership 4 Growth Programme at IESE Business School and has pursued various studies at Dublin Business School and Ballyfermot College.
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Scale Ireland
Supporting our most innovative indigenous companies to scale is essential to safeguard Ireland’s economic future. An independent non-profit providing the bridge between the startup ecosystem and government, our mission is to secure a more supportive policy environment that empowers Ireland’s innovation-driven enterprise to succeed and scale. Our History: Organisation Origins In late 2016 Dogpatch Labs, a leading startup hub in Dublin’s Digital Docklands, identified that Ireland’s startup community needed a strong voice to engage with government around policy. The team secured seed funding to address this need, and in 2018 launched the “Startup Policy Project” with the view to incubating and spinning out a new independent representative organisation.