The impact of the recent Brexit vote in the UK is still being analysed by many international and London based fund managers. The Brexit decision has caused uncertainty in the asset management sector in London, with managers exploring the possibility of relocating to other EU member-states, in a bid to continue operating under the European … Read More
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GECKO Governance wins place in London Startup Final
GECKO Governance is delighted to announce that it has won a place at the final of Irish Start-up Pitch Night, organised jointly by Irish International Business Network (IIBN) and Bloomberg on July 11th next. Irish Start-up Pitch Night is an unique opportunity for Irish start-ups to pitch to an invited audience of around 70 … Read More
GECKO completes Startup Next programme
After 6 weeks of intense mentorship, GECKO Governance has completed the Techstars Startup Next programme with Google for Entrepreneurs and Bank of Ireland, with a final round called “Demo Day”. Startup Next is the world’s number 1 pre-accelerator mentorship programme to help companies become investor ready. Techstars is a global ecosystem that empowers entrepreneurs to … Read More
GECKO Governance organises from the getgo
Entrepreneur Shane Brett (pictured) is CEO of hedge fund consultancy Global Perspectives and co-founder of FinTech startup, GECKO. Originally designed as a programme management solution to help him project manage his own extensive consultancy business, the latest version of GECKO is ‘GECKO Governance’, specifically aimed at hedge fund managers and fund service providers, to enable … Read More
GECKO Shortlisted for Startup Awards 2016
GECKO is delighted to announce that is has been shortlisted for an award at the forthcoming Bank of Ireland Start Up Awards. GECKO are in the running for the Digital/Online Startup category in the awards at the end of May Shane Brett of GECKO told Talk of the Town they were “delighted” with the nominations. GECKO is … Read More
Presentation Tips for Startups.
As a part of the Techstars Startup Next Programme sponsored by Google, the GECKO team had the opportunity to take home some very useful tips on how to present in front of your potential costumer or investor. The main speaker was Ed Fidgeon Kavanagh from clearpreso.com. He is an expert in delivering presentations and gave a brilliant display of … Read More
GECKO part of TechStars Startup Next with Google for Entrepreneurs.
GECKO is delighted to announce that we have been accepted onto the TechStars Startup Next pre-accelerator program, which is supported by Bank of Ireland and Google for Entrepreneurs. Techstars Startup Next is a pre-accelerator to help tech start-ups get ready for accelerators and seed stage investment, a vital program for any young company aiming to … Read More
Data Protection – What SaaS companies need to know
Data Protection has now become a central issue for Software as a Service (SaaS) – especially those Start-Ups responsible for managing internal and sensitive client data. At GECKO we manage lots of project and internal data on behalf of our clients (in partnership with Dell). A key consideration of SaaS StartUps like ourselves is keeping … Read More
Rare advice from Ireland’s most successful Tech Entrepreneur
Post by Damien Cahill and Shane Brett. Author ‘The Future of Hedge Funds’. Founder ‘Global Perspectives’, Founder Tech Start-Up GECKO, Editorial Board ‘All About Alpha’. Ask most people who is the most successful tech entrepreneur living on our island and many would be surprised to find out it is Brian Conlon, founder and CEO of … Read More