Valentia Island Vermouth wins Most Investible Company at recent AxisBIC Venture Academy Awards. In total 8 companies, all graduates of the Venture Academy were pitching to an audience of over 80 people and investors, in a Dragon’s Den style pitch.
Larry O’Donoghue, CEO of AxisBIC, said: “Today we are delighted to showcase 8 high- growth startups whose pitches reflect a remarkable level of innovation and expertise. The 8 high growth entrepreneurs have put an enormous amount of work into their pitches, and it is heartening to see such support and interest from the investors at this year’s event. We would encourage any startup who is seeking investment to get in touch with the team at AxisBIC who can support you on the next steps to growth and success.”
AxisBIC identifies and works with innovative entrepreneurs and provides them with support and essential business expertise helping them to grow and succeed. The Venture Academy has been organised every year for the last 15-years with a total of €31.5 million raised by High Growth Startups. In preparation for The Venture Academy, the selected startups participated in a month- long mini-accelerator, which included one-to-one sessions and workshops where they received real feedback, advice and coaching from seasoned investors.
Orla Snook O’Carroll of Valentia Island Vermouth said: “We are absolutely over the moon to have been named Most Investible Company. There were such incredible companies pitching here today and it highlights the importance of AxisBIC for so many companies. Their support is evident in all the pitches that were made and we’re really grateful for their help along the way. Today’s win has been excellent for our company and we already have interest from investors which is amazing.”
