Law firm’s programme to help growing tech firms
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has opened applications for a programme aimed at providing technology companies with tailored legal advice to help them grow.
The firm says that its AG Elevate accelerator programme, which started in 2017, has supported the growth of more than 60 businesses.
Last year's programme featured Protostars AI, an Irish business that uses AI to help companies to navigate the complexities of the newly adopted EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
Mentorship meetings
AG says that the ten-month scheme provides growth-stage businesses with access to legal advice, regular mentorship meetings, and admission to AG's global roster of seminars and networking events, many of which are attended by leading business executives, financiers, and industry experts.
Irish success stories from the programme include SymPhysis Medical, a Galway medical-technology firm specialising in palliative care, which secured further funding after participating in the programme, and EpiCapture, a prostate cancer diagnostics company, which was successfully acquired.
To qualify for AG Elevate, companies must be based within the technology sector, have plans to achieve high-growth status, and have been the recipient of either seed or later funding.
July deadline
The firm will accept applications for AG Elevate from companies that are primarily based in Ireland, Britain, France, Spain, or Germany.
The deadline for applications to AG Elevate is the end of July.
Doreen Mescal (partner at Addleshaw Goddard Ireland) said that navigating the complex legal landscape could be “a daunting task” for start-ups and scale-ups.
"We aim to demystify these challenges, leveraging the deep tech sector knowledge we have here in Ireland to support businesses in their growth journey,” she added.