Irish Startup Awards: here are the winners

Meet the most talented entrepreneurs and Startups in Ireland

29 JANUARY 2013, DUBLIN, IRELAND
Summary
What a great finale. After four weeks of online battling to get nominations and votes it is finally time to reveal the winners of the Irish Startup Awards. Check out the most talented startups, designs, apps, investors and founders in Ireland! #ISA
Two weeks ago The Next Web and Websummit announced the Irish Startup Awards, an online competition to discover the most talented startups, founders, investors and accelerators in the country. 

The public could vote for their favourites in seven categories. In total over 1.700 votes were cast. 
Without further ado, we proudly present:

Startup of the Year: currencyfair.com

Best Web App: redeemandget.com

Best Mobile App: gethealthapp.com

Best Design: gethealthapp.com

Best (Co-)Founder: Paul Quigley (@paulyq)

Best Investor: frontline.vc

The winners, nominees and irish tech community are invited to meet TNW Co-founder Patrick de Laive tonight, January 29th at 4 Dame Lane, Dublin, for an intimate Meeetup hosted by TNW and Websummit. Winners receive a ticket to TNW Conference Europe 2013 in Amsterdam, the 25th and 26th of April.
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About TNW Startup Awards Europe

The TNW Startup Awards are a series of 12 local awards in Europe's tech hubs. In each country, an online competition where the public can nominate and vote their favourite will determine the hottest startups, founders and investors. After the online awards, meetups with a TNW co-founder or editor will take place in Berlin,  London, Dublin, Paris, Barcelona, Bucharest, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Kiev, Moscow, Istanbul and Copenhagen. The categories of the awards are: Startup of the Year, best (co-)founder, best web app, best mobile app, best user experience, slickest design and best investor. The TNW Startup Awards are voted for by the public through their preferred social media channel. http://thenextweb.com/startupawards

About The Next Web

TheNextWeb.com is the source for technology news, business and culture with a worldly perspective. Since its launch in January 2008, the site has grown to a monthly reach over 6 million visitors from across the globe - priding itself on both its US and international audience.

The Next Web Conference is the second largest European Internet conference and is held every year in April, in Amsterdam.


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