A tribal vision is a collection of interviews with the most culturallyinspiring people in galway city who talk about their work, inspirations and their cultural vision for the city. Dorothy creaven managing director, vp, site lead rent the. Dorothy deserves all the success at element software, she runs an excellent company, with a great. Dorothy creaven is managing director and site lead of rent the runways new eu headquarters based in galway city. Dorothy creaven, cofounder and ceo element wave software ltd. Element wave competitors, revenue and employees owler. We are delighted to be shortlisted for the egr b2b awards this year. Dorothy creaven is cofounder of element software and was a new frontiers participant in 2012. Managing director and site lead at rent the runways new software. I was fortunate to work on a project with dorothy and i was very. Dorothy creaven, cofounder and chief executive officer.
Dorothy creaven is the managing director and site lead of rent the runways new european headquarters, which opened in galway last year. Dorothy creaven managing director, vp, site lead rent. It is used by brands with mobile apps to dramatically increase user engagement and customer retention. Galway, galway, ireland industries apps, crm, marketing automation, mobile, software headquarters regions european union eu founded date dec 14, 2010 founders dorothy creaven, james harkin operating status active last. Creaven has more than 18 years experience in enterprise software engineering and delivery, working in the areas of digital transformation and leadership for smes and multinational companies. Element wave shortlisted in five categories at egr b2b awards. Dorothy deserves all the success at element software, she runs an excellent company, with a great product and backup support. Triumph for westway health and element software nui galway. Element wave is a mobile marketing automation platform that provides software development and integration services for the igaming industry. The shortlist will be discussed over a judging lunch in november, from where well select the eight category winners, plus the overall image businesswoman of the year 2014. Founders dorothy creaven and james harkin have come up with a way for companies to better understand how.
Dorothy creaven interview 26 a tribal vision galway. Dorothy creaven, element wave ceo while everyone has dozens of apps on their smartphones, dorothy creaven realised that most of them are very rarely used. The company has gone on to win awards, industry recognition and investor funding. Then there is the citys unusually large student population. Gerry barry, founder of fintrax, which produced one of the biggest deals in gaeltacht history when it was sold for 170m. With the high standard of competition, it has been great validation for our new product, element wave, and an important milestone for our mobile technology company. Founded by ceo dorothy creaven and cto james harkin in late 2010, element software began developing highquality apps dedicated to the everevolving world of mobile technology. Element waves headquarters is located in galway, county galway, ie. Working in tech, it was the norm to be the only female in. Element wave appoints william morris as commercial manager. The companys first product is a mobile marketing delivery service for the native app market.
His role will be to help element wave continue its strong growth in the online gaming industry. As part of newstalk sponsoring the event, we are giving away a 10,000 ad campaign to one lucky winner. We are absolutely delighted to be intertradeirelands seedcorn winner in the new start category for 20. Based in galway city, the company started out designing mobile apps for businesses, before moving into the development of.
Information on valuation, funding, cap tables, investors, and executives for element software. Dorothy creaven, ceo of element wave, awarded best new startup in the 20 intertradeireland seedcorn competition. Dorothy creaven, ceo of element software as a professional she landed her first job as a backend engineer at financial technology startup addepar, she found it. Use the pitchbook platform to explore the full profile.
She is also the artistic director of anam theatre, teaches acting and directing at nui galway, and runs galway actors workshop. Enda dodd, founder and ceo, animated language learning. Eig 20 champ shares vital final advice for this years. We have designed a piece of software, element wave, which dramatically increases mobile app usage for business to consumer brands, explains element ceo and founder dorothy creaven. Element wave, has appointed william morris as its commercial manager. Delivered online using software as a service saas, it is integrated easily into new or existing mobile apps and is available to purchase as a monthly subscription. While mobile app development is a service that a lot of companies are still getting to grips with, one mobile app development company in galway is already a step ahead of the curve and has moved into the product side of the industry. Patrick lonergan professor of drama and theatre studies at nui galway. Specialising in scaling technology companies from rapid growth greenfield sites to global software delivery organisations, dorothy holds a bachelors degree in electronic engineering from nui galway, and has over 18 years experience in enterprise software. Element wave is an awardwinning software company specialising in mobile marketing technology and mobile crm. Element software ceo dorothy creaven receiving iedrs optimise fund from tanaiste eamon gilmore in september 2011 image via. Morris joins from racing post, who he joined in 2008 as a business development executive, before being promoted to head of retail b2b in 20.
Element wave is an innovative mobile user engagement and customer retention platform for the mobile app market. Dorothy creaven, element software before you set up a business, get a job working for the best in a similar or related business and gain experience, tell them youll work for nothing if need be and learn the business if youre good at it, money will find you. Her strong track record in the industry is reflected in element waves client list, working regularly with many international brands including companies such as ericsson and sage crm. Creaven says optin rates generally vary from 20 to 70% but, again, its imperative that messages are relevant and target a particular segment of the customer base. Element wave is an awardwinning mobile marketing automation platform, creating gamechanging, scalable, user journeys. Were not competing with as many rivals who might try to poach staff, which is a big issue when youre trying to grow a company, said dorothy creaven, cofounder of element software, one of the citys fastest growing tech startups. Winner of last years excellence in igaming eig launchpad competition presents advice for this years finalists. While on the programme, she successfully pivoted the business from a service to a product as a service model. The us clothing rental company, which was founded in 2009.
Element wave is an awardwinning mobile marketing automation platform. Padraig o ceidigh, serial entrepreneur in aviation, publishing, and homecare. Key lessons 1 2 3 dorothy creaven dorothy creaven is cofounder and ceo of element wave, a software company specializing in mobile marketing technology and mobile crm. The element wave mobile player engagement and retention platform is a tool that dramatically increases mobile app usage for operators and brands. View dorothy creavens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Dorothy creaven interview 26 a tribal vision galways creative. Dorothy creaven is cofounder and ceo of element wave, an awardwinning irish software company specialising in mobile technology.
Dorothy creaven is cofounder and ceo of element wave, an awardwinning irish software company specialising in mobile marketing technology and mobile crm. Why galway city makes a difference to these companies. Dorothy creaven, element wave mobile customer retention sorcha ogrady, truckscience ltd truck modelling software george curley, cga software ltd enterprise management solutions. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover dorothys connections and jobs at similar companies. Strong track record reflected in element waves international client list, working. Madden, head of discipline of information technology, nui galway.
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