Top AI Startups In Ireland

Ireland leads the countries covered in new research from Indeed Hiring Lab on workplace AI use. The survey covers more than 80,000 workers across countries, including Ireland, and shows that 70% of Irish workers use AI as part of their job.

That level of use places Ireland ahead of Australia on 48%, Germany on 46% and the UK on 41%, according to Indeed. Personal use of AI also runs ahead of work use across all countries in the study, referring to many people testing tools on their own time before formal take up at work.

In Ireland, 37% of workers say their employer encourages AI use. That high take up rate has a lot to do with the level of backing, according to the research.

What Difference Does Employer Backing Make In Ireland?

The Irish data shows a correlation between encouragement and everyday use. Countries where fewer employers promote AI show lower usage levels, a contrast highlighted by Indeed’s cross country comparison.

Disengagement from AI use in Ireland is at 16%, the lowest share across the eight countries surveyed. Disengaged workers do not use AI tools and do not think they need training. In the United States, the same group accounts for 40% of workers, based on the same survey.

Lower disengagement in Ireland also has to do with skills confidence. Hands on users often say they need more training, a trend seen across all countries in the research. Practical use exposes gaps in knowledge as opposed to closing them.

Jack Kennedy, Senior Economist at Indeed, said: “Employer encouragement and ongoing training make a clear difference to how confidently and effectively people use AI.”

Is AI Saving Irish Workers Time?

Time savings linked to AI use look strongest in Ireland. Around half of Irish AI users say the tools save them 3 hours or more each day, according to Indeed Hiring Lab. Across all 8 countries, between 81% and 96% of users save at least one hour per day.

Those gains are not shared evenly across borders. The UK records the highest share of users who say AI saves them no time at all, at 20%. Ireland is at the other end of the scale in the same dataset.

Time saved often goes back into work. Across countries, many users report better quality output, learning gains and improved work life balance. Irish workers are a reflection of this, according to the survey responses.

Kennedy said: “When AI is used well, it is already freeing up time for higher value work, learning and better work life balance.”

These are some excellent Irish startups in the AI space:

Hurree

Based in Belfast and founded by serial entrepreneur Aaron Gibson, Hurree is an AI-powered analytics company designed to help businesses actually use their data, without needing technical expertise or a data team. Instead of teams living in dashboards, exports, and spreadsheet chaos. Hurree connects to the tools companies already use and creates a single source of truth you can query in plain English. It’s designed to work horizontally across the org (finance, marketing, ops, product, etc.), wherever there is data and decisions to be made.

Aaron, the founder and CEO of Hurree, brings a grounded perspective on AI’s impact on SaaS decision-making and how AI-driven analytics can move beyond dashboards to simplify work for founders and operators. He works closely with product and engineering teams on natural language querying, automated insights, and decision intelligence, making complex data accessible to everyday users.

At its core, Hurree helps teams reclaim the time that gets burned on non-value work: pulling numbers from multiple platforms, reconciling inconsistencies, building reports, and then watching them sit unread because the context is missing. The goal isn’t replacing people, it’s removing the busywork so people can do the job they were actually hired for.

Partsol

Partsol is a cognitive AI company building technology designed to operate without hallucinations or errors, making it suitable for high-stakes industries such as finance, healthcare and law. As the AI industry reaches a pivotal stage in its evolution, prioritising technology that companies can fully rely on is essential for sustainable growth.

Partsol is currently preparing to launch Atai, built on proprietary AI Stem Cells framework. Atai represents the culmination of decades of research and innovation in artificial intelligence.

Partsol recently moved its HQ from the US to Ireland due to the country’s alignment with European regulatory clarity and its position as a bridge between the best of American innovation and the rigour of European regulation.

CHIPX

CHIPX Global is an Ireland-based semiconductor innovation company focused on redefining how advanced chips are designed, manufactured, and scaled. Our technology platform centres on energy-efficient, high-performance semiconductor solutions that address some of the industry’s most urgent challenges – rising energy consumption, performance limitations, and the significant CO₂ footprint associated with traditional chip production.

Through close collaboration with leading research institutions and industry partners, CHIPX Global is accelerating the transition toward sustainable semiconductor manufacturing, including advanced GaN/SiC wafer and device technologies. Our innovations are engineered to meet stringent environmental standards while enabling the next generation of AI, compute, power management, and edge-device technologies.

As demand for responsible, high-performance chips accelerates worldwide, CHIPX Global is building a scalable model that blends breakthrough materials, advanced processes, and a resilient supply-chain architecture. Our goal is to deliver a competitive, future-ready semiconductor ecosystem that supports global industries seeking efficiency, sustainability, and long-term reliability.

Graphite Note

Graphite Note builds systems that help organisations make decisions from data. Not reports, and not dashboards, but structured answers to questions that matter: what is likely to happen next, what factors are driving those outcomes, and how different choices change the result.

The company’s work sits between raw data and human judgement. By combining forecasting, scenario testing, and careful analysis of cause and effect, Graphite Note turns large and often messy datasets into information that can be used directly in planning, pricing, operations, and customer strategy. This approach is used across retail, manufacturing, consumer goods, ecommerce, SaaS, and finance—sectors where small decisions, repeated often, have large consequences.

Graphite Note is designed with practical constraints in mind. Its systems can run as a hosted service, in private cloud environments, or on-premise, allowing organisations to keep control of sensitive data while still using advanced analytics. The company places strong emphasis on security and responsible use of AI, reflected in its ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certifications.

Several milestones mark the company’s progress. Graphite Note participated in the Huawei/Dogpatch Labs Scale-Up Programme in 2022, launched its SaaS platform in 2023, and by 2025 had trained more than 1,000 machine-learning models used in production. In 2024, it raised €1.2 million in seed funding.

Graphite Note is based at the RDI Hub, whose AI-focused programmes and collaborative environment have supported its continued development.

Neural BI

Neural BI is an Irish AI innovation company specialising in AI-driven, no-code test automation and bias mitigation for software development teams. Founded by Sudha Alagappan – an AI architect with 17 years of experience in automation, machine learning and ethical AI – Neural BI helps organisations build safer, fairer and more reliable AI systems. Their no-code platform enables teams to validate and test AI-generated code, dramatically reducing the time, cost and complexity associated with traditional testing workflows. Their solution integrates seamlessly with tools like Jenkins, GitHub and Jira, making advanced automation accessible to developers, QA professionals and non-technical users alike.

The company tackles several urgent challenges in the AI landscape: the rising demand for faster software delivery, the need for continuous monitoring of algorithmic bias, and the growing regulatory expectations under frameworks such as the EU AI Act and GDPR. Neural BI provides tools for continuous bias monitoring, automated test generation, and audit-ready reporting, empowering organisations to innovate responsibly. Their work also extends to public education through events and training on AI ethics.

Key milestones include their official launch at the MRL Summit in Aviva Stadium, the delivery of their flagship Ethics of AI event featuring global ethics leader Dr. Wendell Wallach, and their contribution to the RDI Hub’s position as Ireland’s emerging centre of excellence for responsible AI.

Neural BI chose the RDI Hub as its base for its strong AI focus and supportive innovation ecosystem. The Hub (which supports not only startups, but corporates and SMES) hosts an annual 2 day John McCarthy AI Summer School, runs a national AI Navigator Programme helping SMEs deploy AI, and facilitates monthly AI Masterclasses where Irish businesses learn from each other, in an ecosystem which supports Neural BI’ s growth and ambition.

SimpleStudy

SimpleStudy is a fast-growing study app transforming how students revise – widely described as the “Duolingo for exams.”

Founded by Oisín Devoy and Phillip McKenna in 2023, SimpleStudy is a revision app that is using AI to revolutionise exam prep. SimpleStudy’s AI algorithm tailors revision to each student’s direct needs and learning styles, combining concise revision notes, interactive quizzes, flashcards, mock exams and past papers from certified exam boards – personalising and gamifying the study experience. AI adapts content in real time, keeping students engaged with quizzes, points, streaks and achievements, while prioritising concise, exam-focused material.

SimpleStudy makes exam prep engaging, accessible, and fun. Covering over 60 major exams worldwide, it’s already helping over half a million students across thousands of schools in 25+ countries. SimpleStudy empowers students to use technology to make learning fun so revision could excite rather than exhaust them.

The impact is clear: 97% of students report improved grades and SimpleStudy users achieve results 22% higher than the national average.

In some regions, such as Ireland and South Africa, uptake has been remarkable – with over a quarter of the entire secondary school student population of Ireland using the platform and 40,000 students joining in the first 30 days of launch in South Africa alone.

At its core, SimpleStudy exists to make education fairer, more enjoyable, and more accessible. Whether a student is aiming for top grades or simply trying to feel less overwhelmed, SimpleStudy helps them learn in a way that feels natural, turning revision into something that motivates rather than exhausts.

Everseen

Everseen builds computer vision tools for physical retail, with attention on checkout errors and lost sales. Its Evercheck product watches scanning behaviour in real time and flags patterns linked to missed items, misuse or everyday mistakes. The system runs across self checkout and staffed tills, helping stores keep queues moving while protecting revenue. Everseen says its technology runs on more than 150,000 checkouts worldwide and processes 6 petabytes of video each day, with 11 of the top 20 global grocery retailers using the platform.

Gemmo

Gemmo develops AI agents for financial services teams that need speed without regulatory trouble. The company helps banks identify where AI brings commercial value, then deploys ready made agents that work inside strict governance rules. Every model keeps full audit trails and decision tracking, helping teams stay accountable. Gemmo says it has delivered more than 50 AI systems in four years, with clients recording a 77% average performance lift and access to 20 pre built agents.

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo builds tools that let companies see what their AI systems are doing in live environments. Its data and AI observability platform tracks data quality, agent behaviour and downstream effects, helping teams spot problems before business decisions go wrong. A BARC study cited by the company says more than 40% of organisations distrust AI outputs and over 45% name data quality as the main blocker. Monte Carlo’s platform helps teams trace issues quickly and understand how faults spread across systems.
 

Sonatus

Sonatus creates software for vehicles where code controls more of the driving experience over time. Its platform supports software defined vehicles with AI, data collection, automated updates and in vehicle orchestration. Car makers use Sonatus tools to shorten development timelines and manage growing software complexity. The company works with global names such as Nissan and Michelin, showing how embedded software can evolve after vehicles leave the factory.