Awards & Recognition
Marcus Brennan, CEO & Founder of Foxrock Fintech, receiving the National Startup Awards 2025 Gold Winner trophy
National Startup Awards 2025
Fintech Startup Category - Gold Winner
Foxrock Fintech was recognized as a Gold Winner in the Fintech Startup category at the prestigious National Startup Awards 2025, held in November 2025. This award acknowledges Foxrock Fintech's innovation, growth potential, and contribution to Ireland's thriving fintech ecosystem. Foxrock Fintech was honoured as the Gold Winner in the Fintech Startup category at the National Startup Awards 2025, a premier national competition celebrating Ireland’s most innovative and high-growth early-stage companies. Now in its 14th annual year, the National Startup Awards recognise startups that demonstrate outstanding vision, strong market traction, exceptional innovation, and meaningful impact on their industry. Winners are selected from a rigorous shortlist process and presented with their awards at a gala ceremony held in Dublin City Hall on November 20, 2025, where founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders gather to celebrate Ireland’s entrepreneurial achievements. Being named a category winner not only reflects excellence in fintech innovation and business model execution, but also elevates a company’s profile among national media, investors, and strategic partners, often fuelling further growth, credibility, and market visibility
Date: November 20, 2025
Press Coverage
Robbie Henshaw's Start-up is a Certified Success
The Times | March 30, 2025
"Brennan's Foxrock Fintech has transformed from a stats-based trading strategy into something powered by artificial intelligence. It is laser focused on identifying high-probability trading setups in US equities markets through proprietary structural pattern recognition."
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Silicon Republic | November 21, 2025
"The 2025 National Startup Awards recognized outstanding achievements across multiple categories. Foxrock Fintech's recognition in the Fintech Startup category highlights the company's innovative approach to algorithmic trading and its potential for significant market impact."
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Think Business | November 21, 2025
"The National Startup Awards 2025 marked a major milestone for Ireland's tech ecosystem. Fintech companies, including Foxrock Fintech, demonstrated the strength and innovation of Ireland's startup community on the global stage."
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Enterprise Ireland | 2025
"Foxrock develops AI algorithms which trade the US equities markets. All software technology is proprietary and developed in-house using unique derived data methodologies. The company has demonstrated exceptional performance in algorithmic trading with multiple algorithm suites."
View Directory →Partnerships & Funding
Foxrock Fintech is backed by leading organizations that recognize our innovation and growth potential.
Enterprise Ireland HPSU Fund
€100,000
Approved for the Innovative High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Fund, recognizing Foxrock Fintech as an innovative, internationally-focused startup with significant growth potential. The HPSU program provides equity investment, mentoring, and access to Enterprise Ireland's global network.
Approved: September 2024
AWS Activate Program
€100,000 in AWS Credits
Selected for the AWS Activate program, receiving significant cloud computing credits to support infrastructure scaling. These credits have been instrumental in strengthening our backend infrastructure for live algorithm deployment and data services.
Approved: January 2025
Why These Partnerships Matter
These partnerships represent significant validation of Foxrock Fintech's business model, technology, and growth potential. Enterprise Ireland's HPSU fund recognizes our innovation and international market opportunity, while AWS Activate validates our technical infrastructure and cloud architecture. Together, these programs represent approximately €200,000 in direct support, demonstrating strong market confidence in our algorithmic trading platform.
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