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Making It Work: tech firm Bowsy raises €500,000 to fund global expansion | Business Post

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Bowsy, a Dublin-based tech business, has raised more than €500,000 to fund the global expansion of a service it claims can make it easier for college students to find jobs, and help employers improve their graduate recruitment processes.

John Brady, chief executive and co-founder, Bowsy: by using the company’s platform, ‘students get valuable, paid work experience opportunities, and employers get to test-drive talent’. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Bowsy had previously raised €300,000 in a crowdfunding campaign. Now it has taken in around €550,000 in matched funding through the Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Up fund, Brady told theThe business has incorporated an operation in the US and is in the process of setting up a British entity.

“I realised that in the 25 years since I left university, not a lot has changed for students in terms of how they can earn a living,” he said. “They’re still working in traditional part-time jobs.” “For most students, the number one thing they want is access to remote, flexible work experience,” he said. “And that’s what we offer on the platform.”

 

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