The CoLab at Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) is home to national award winners this week, with two separate companies, based at the CoLab, scooping prestigious national awards.
CloudRanger, a software company based at the CoLab, delivers cloud server management software for businesses. The company competed in the Tech Excellence Awards 2017, an awards ceremony that recognises excellence in the design, implementation and support of technology solutions and services in Ireland.
Cloudranger scooped the ‘Start-Up Award 2017’ at the event, an award that recognises the most promising new technology business in Ireland.
Continuing with the winning theme, CoLab based company Accountant Online, picked up the ‘Best Small Practice Award’ at the Irish Accountancy Awards 2017 in Ballsbridge, Dublin.
As Ireland’s first online accountancy and bookkeeping website service, the company has surpassed their own projected growth figures, and have gone from strength-to-strength in 2017.
Patsy Donaghy CoLab Centre Manager commented, “The CoLab at LYIT is proud to be the base for CloudRanger and Accountant Online. The central focus for the CoLab is to create a stimulating and supportive environment, that encourages entrepreneurs to succeed. We, at CoLab, congratulate CloudRanger and Accountant Online, and we are sure that their successes will act as an inspiration for others.”
Larissa Feeney of Accountant Online said “We are thrilled to receive the award for Best Small Practice 2017. Winning an award like this makes me very proud of our small but growing team.”
“It also makes me feel very grateful to our growing client base, who are mostly small businesses like us, enjoying the great benefits of web technology to drive our business. Our clients are comfortable establishing virtual relationships, and conducting their business via cloud technologies, and don’t always feel the need to meet in person.”
CEO at CloudRanger, Dave Gildea said, “To receive the Startup Company of the Year award, just ahead of the new software launch was fantastic. It’s been a very successful year for CloudRanger.”
“It’s thanks to our team for all the hard work in getting us here, but this is only the start. It’s been a huge effort from everyone. I’d especially like to thank my wife Marie and my children, Dylan and Lauren, they have been a great support to me.
“As a new startup, we have had great support from the CoLab and LYIT, we have managed to grow the business and employ more staff which is great for the area. I love the challenge of starting and growing a company in Donegal, it’s an exciting time for the Irish tech industry, and long may it continue.”
For more information on securing space at the CoLab, contact Patsy Donaghey, CoLab Manager, on patrick.donaghy@lyit.ie or Phone: 0749186703.
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