The Sunday Business Post Hot 100 Start-Ups list serves as a strategic spotlight on Ireland’s ambition to build an innovation-economy underpinned by university research, global-scale start-ups and job-creating enterprises.  By highlighting emerging companies, many rooted in university technology and research commercialisation, it reinforces the link between academic institutions and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Importantly, three of the 100 are campus companies from Trinity College Dublin — demonstrating how one university’s spin-out activity is integrated into the national innovation agenda.

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TiLT

Founded in 2023 by Conor McNally and Anne Holohan, TiLT is a Dublin-based training company using gamified learning to promote inclusiveness in organisations.

The business has five staff and develops interactive role-play games that place employees in real-world workplace scenarios to help them understand the subtle behaviours that shape inclusion.

The results show a measurable impact, with 90 per cent of participants changing their behaviour within 30 days of taking part.

The company began as research at Trinity College Dublin before spinning out to serve both corporate and public sector clients, including Bank of Ireland, Public Jobs, Flutter and Enterprise Ireland.

Commercialisation and feasibility grants from Enterprise Ireland helped TiLT to develop and scale the platform.

 

KineMo

KineMo, a Dublin-based business, uses artificial intelligence to improve motion analysis for athletes and medical professionals. The company was founded in 2023 by Leo Peyton and Professor Ciaran Simms.

Its technology is designed to deliver real-time biomechanical feedback, helping users monitor movement quality and reduce injury risks.

KineMo’s system applies computer vision to capture motion without the need for

markers or sensors, providing a more accessible and scalable approach to movement analysis.

The company’s work combines expertise in software engineering and sports science, allowing coaches and clinicians to assess physical performance quickly and accurately.

 

 

Alpaca

Alpaca builds an AI-enabled literacy assessment designed to spot reading difficulties early through short, game-based tasks. Founded in 2023 by Joe Fernandez, the Dublin company works with schools to provide screening that fits within classroom time and returns clear, actionable results.

Alpaca positions its technology to help teachers identify pupils who may need additional support and to track progress over time.

Press and official profiles describe a browser-based tool aimed at improving screening consistency across schools while keeping set-up simple for teachers and administrators.

The company’s assessment is designed to help schools make earlier, better-informed interventions in literacy support.