A new ESRI study warns AI could displace nearly 200,000 Irish jobs. AICertified founder Ian Dodson says the shift is already underway.

AICertified was founded last year by Ian Dodson, who previously co-founded the Digital Marketing Institute. AICertified, an Irish edtech company, has announced that it has secured €1m in funding. The round was led by Oyster Capital, with support from Enterprise Ireland.  In 2025, the Dublin-based edtech was established by entrepreneur Ian Dodson, who is also the co-founder of the Digital Marketing Institute – which was itself acquired by Spectrum Equity in 2017 and later by BPP Education Group in 2023.

AICertified have said that the majority of global employers now regard artificial intelligence as critical to their strategy, yet skill investment lags behind adoption. AICertified, an Irish edtech company, has announced that, in its goal to “create the global certification standard for AI skills”, the organisation has secured €1m in funding. The round was led by Oyster Capital, with support from Enterprise Ireland. 

AICertified was founded last year by Ian Dodson, who previously co-founded the Digital Marketing Institute. AICertified, an Irish edtech company, has announced that it has secured €1m in funding. The round was led by Oyster Capital, with support from Enterprise Ireland.  In 2025, the Dublin-based edtech was established by entrepreneur Ian Dodson, who is also the co-founder of the Digital Marketing Institute – which was itself acquired by Spectrum Equity in 2017 and later by BPP Education Group in 2023.

AICertified have said that the majority of global employers now regard artificial intelligence as critical to their strategy, yet skill investment lags behind adoption. AICertified, an Irish edtech company, has announced that, in its goal to “create the global certification standard for AI skills”, the organisation has secured €1m in funding. The round was led by Oyster Capital, with support from Enterprise Ireland. 

Ian Dodson’s AICertified aims to set a university accredited benchmark for professional AI competence as demand for training accelerates. A new Irish edtech venture seeking to establish the global ben...

Educational technology venture founded by a Greenfields man scores €1m in funding A NEW Irish educational technology venture founded by a Limerick-born entrepreneur has secured €1m in funding. Ian Dodson, who hails from Greenfields, is founder of AICertified, which aims to create the global c ---

AICertified, an Irish edtech, has been given €1m in funding which it intends to use to scale and grow its product, services and team.