Growth Advisors International Network – GAIN partners with Enterprise Ireland to expand US demand for Irish travel and hospitality technology and innovation
Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies globally in order to grow exports and jobs. Enterprise Ireland works with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them to start-up, develop innovative products and services, and scale internationally.
Leading the program on behalf of GAIN is Managing Partner Michael Cohen. Commenting on the partnership he said: “We are delighted to be working with Enterprise Ireland on this very exciting assignment under the leadership of Rory Power, SVP – New York, and we look forward to delivering meaningful connections and amplifying their clients’ brand equity within the hotel and hospitality buyer ecosystem in the US to accelerate the growth and facilitate the market entry of key Irish tech companies into North America.”
The five Enterprise Ireland clients GAIN will be working with are:
- Hotel staff security providers HaloSOS
- Hotel booking engine and online check-in & check-out solutions provider P3
- Meeting and workspace marketplace MeetingBooker
- Site acquisition and modern infrastructure specialists Sitenna
- Facilities and maintenance management platform Snapfix
A major part of our mandate is to enable the most effective and efficient strategies to drive market awareness and US regional commercial entry for the emerging and innovative Irish technology companies within our portfolio, said, Rory Power, SVP of New York for Enterprise Ireland. As soon as we met with the leadership team at GAIN, it became clear that an engagement with the firm, focused on driving new and valuable client opportunities for our Irish-based client vendors, would be an important part of our strategic planning and execution moving forward.