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Disseqt has won the KPMG Global Tech Innovator (GTI) Ireland competition 2026 and will represent Ireland at the global final in Lisbon this November.
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Disseqt has won the KPMG Global Tech Innovator (GTI) Ireland competition 2026, and will represent Ireland at the global final in Lisbon this November.
DUBLIN, 8 September 2026. KPMG is delighted to announce that Disseqt, headquartered at NovaUCD in Dublin, has been named the winner of the KPMG Global Tech Innovator (GTI) Ireland competition for 2026. This remarkable achievement showcases Disseqt's AI Assurance Layer for Enterprise AI Operations, which gives IT teams a single platform to test and detect issues, protect and enforce guardrails, and prove and comply across the full AI agent lifecycle, helping organisations align with frameworks such as the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001.
Now in its sixth year, the competition featured an impressive array of entrants, highlighting the best of Ireland's emerging tech innovators across diverse sectors. Disseqt's pioneering solutions distinguished the company from the competition, earning a spot on the global stage in Lisbon this November. Cyril Treacy, Co-Founder and COO of Disseqt, will represent Ireland at this prestigious global competition, where he will compete alongside innovators from 20 other countries.
Cyril will also receive mentorship from KPMG professionals and gain access to exclusive networking events within the tech community.
Cyril Treacy, Co-Founder and COO of Disseqt, said: "Winning the GTI Ireland competition is a tremendous honour for myself, Apoorva Kumar and Manish Atri, my co-founders, and a testament to our team's dedication to innovation and excellence. As enterprises accelerate their AI adoption, assurance, reliability and compliance have never been more critical. This recognition validates our mission to help organisations operate AI safely and responsibly and inspires us to keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible in enterprise AI operations."
Anna Scally, Global Head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications at KPMG and a member of the GTI judging panel, said: "The level of innovation across this year's competitors was outstanding and reflects the depth of talent in Ireland's tech community. Disseqt's commitment to ensuring trustworthy, compliant AI at scale is both timely and essential. We're thrilled that Disseqt will represent Ireland in the global final."
About the KPMG Global Tech Innovator
The KPMG Global Tech Innovator (GTI) competition recognises early and growth-stage technology companies for their innovation and growth potential. Disseqt won the Ireland leg of the 2026 competition and now represents Ireland at the global final, held at Web Summit in Lisbon this November, where it will compete against national winners from 20 other countries. More detail is available on the KPMG Ireland site.
About Disseqt
Disseqt transforms AI governance from documentation into infrastructure. One platform for the full AI Assurance Lifecycle, with audit-ready evidence regulators accept. The platform tests and detects AI risk before and after deployment, protects and enforces policy at runtime, and proves compliance with the evidence supervisors accept. Disseqt is headquartered in Ireland, with business operations in the UK and R&D in Bengaluru, India.
Disseqt is the Assurance Layer for Enterprise AI Operations.
