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The long road to building an Irish AI start-up

Coso founders James Flynn and Brendan Scullion ran out of cash before rebuilding their social media technology into a business with customers around the world

By Olive Keogh
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27 Aug 2026, 02:00 UTC
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Olive Keogh
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Coso founders James Flynn and Brendan Scullion ran out of cash before rebuilding their social media technology into a business with customers around the world
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    The long road to building an Irish AI start-up

    Coso founders James Flynn and Brendan Scullion ran out of cash before rebuilding their social media technology into a business with customers around the world

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