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Jenny Melia, Executive Director of Enterprise Ireland, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke and Karen May, CFO of XOCEAN

VC investment in women-led startups hit €200m in 2024

Venture capital firms invested €200m in Irish, women-led start-ups last year, according to Pitchbook's 'Europe All In' analysis.

Business • 07 Mar

The final quarter of 2024 ended strongly with several deals raising over $40 million each

Venture capital investments pick up in fourth quarter

Venture capital investment in Ireland remained stable last year; it picked up in the final quarter despite the challenging funding environment, and there are signs of confidence returing in 2025.

Business • 20 Jan

Sarah-Jane Larkin, director general of the Irish Venture Capital Association

VC funding broadly flat in the third quarter - IVCA

Venture capital funding for Irish small and medium sized firms grew, but only just, during the third quarter of the year.

Business • 17 Nov 24

Budget changes that expanded Capital Gains Tax relief for angel investors should help start-ups

Value of VC deals drop 59% in Q3 amid global slowdown

The value of venture capital deals in Ireland dropped 59% between July and September, compared to the same period last year.

Business • 18 Oct 24

Life sciences secured the largest portion of the funding

7% boost to VC investment in Irish firms in Q2

The second quarter of the year saw Irish firms win the second highest level of venture capital funding on record.

Business • 02 Sep 24

Globally VC investment also dropped markedly

Value of Irish venture capital deals fell 80% in Q1

The value of venture capital deals fell 80% during the first three months of the year when compared to the same period last year.

Business • 29 Apr 24

The final quarter of the year was described as 'particularly soft' with global investment falling to $74.9 billion

Venture capital activity down by a third in 2023 - KPMG

A combination of geopolitical uncertainties, high interest rates and inflation and ongoing concerns about valuations contributed to a challenging year for the venture capital market in 2023, according to KPMG in its latest Venture Pulse.

Business • 02 Feb 24

Sarah-Jane Larkin (left) Director General and Denise Sidhu (right), chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association

VC funding for Irish SMEs falls by 38% in third quarter

The Irish Venture Capital Association's latest Venture Pulse survey shows that venture capital funding into Irish technology SMEs in the third quarter fell by 38% to €190m from €309m.

Business • 20 Nov 23

Denise Sidhu, Chairperson, Irish Venture Capital Association

VC investment in first half hits record €963.2m

Investment by venture capital firms into Irish technology businesses rose by almost a quarter in the first sixth months of this year.

Business • 10 Sep 23

33 deals worth $172.5 million closed in the three month period, a 17% reduction on the value of deals reached in the same period last year

Venture capital activity declined in second quarter

Venture capital activity in Ireland followed the global trend downwards between April and the end of June, a report from KPMG has found.

Business • 18 Aug 23

Leo Hamill, Chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association

Irish venture capital funding enjoys record quarter

Irish SME's secured €502m in venture capital funding during the first quarter of the year, an increase of nearly a third on the same period last year.

Business • 28 May 23

KPMG is predicting that the current quarter will also be a challenging

VC investment into Irish firms plummeted 57% in Q1

Venture capital investment into Irish firms plummeted 57% between January and March, compared to the same period last year.

Business • 27 Apr 23

Cybersecurity and fintech were the leading sectors in the third quarter

VC funding given to Irish firms rose by a third in Q3

Irish small and medium sized firms saw the flow of venture capital to them increase by a third in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period last year.

Business • 28 Nov 22

Ronspot CEO Michael Furey (right) with Furthr VC managing partner Richard Watson

Ronspot secures €1.1m investment for expansion

Galway-headquartered hybrid working platform Ronspot has raised €1.1m in investment to help in its ongoing expansion.

Business • 02 Sep 22

Leo Clancy from Enterprise Ireland, Jillian Clarkin of Bank of Ireland and Amy Neale from Delta Partners

Delta Partners launches new €70m tech fund

Venture capital firm Delta Partners has launched a new fund that aims to raise €70m.

Business • 08 Apr 22

IVCA chairperson Nicola McClafferty said tech start-ups and SMEs appears to be well positioned for a post pandemic recovery

Irish firms raised record €1.3bn from VCs in 2021

Tech start-ups and SMEs secured a record €1.3 billion in investment from venture capital firms last year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 14 Feb 22

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Leo Varadkar at the launch of the new Irish Innovation Seed Fund today

New €90m fund for early-stage startups launched

A new €90m fund for start-up businesses has been launched today by Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Leo Varadkar and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe.

Business • 09 Feb 22

Irish firms tend to miss investment opportunities in countries like Thailand, according to ADB Ventures

Irish firms urged to consider Asian investment fund

High-tech and green-focused Irish firms are being encouraged to apply for a new fund that will help them expand into the Asian market.

Business • 29 Nov 21

IVCA director-general Sarah-Jane Larkin said measures contained in Budget 2022 should help fund-raising firms in the coming months

Early stage firms benefit as VC funding rises again

Venture capital funding to Irish firms rose by 19% to €231m in the three months to the end of September, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association's latest VenturePulse survey.

Business • 22 Nov 21

Smaller and bigger companies fared best in the first six months of the year, though Irish firms were heavily reliant on international investment

Venture capital investment up 8% in first half of 2021

Venture capital investment in Irish tech firms rose just by 8% in the first half of the year to €641m, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 30 Aug 21

Funding to early stage and start-up firms rose significantly in the first quarter - which has a significant, positive knock-on impact on the whole sector

Venture capital funding to tech firms rose in Q1: IVCA

Venture capital funding to Irish tech firms rose by 8.9% in the first three months of the year, as the number of deals agreed rose significantly.

Business • 10 May 21

$970m was invested in 226 deals involving Irish companies last year, up from $561m across 242 deals in 2019

Irish firms see second highest level of VC investment

Irish companies secured the second highest level of venture capital investment on record in 2020, the latest KPMG Venture Pulse reports shows.

Business • 03 Feb 21

Draper Esprit has invested in a large number of tech firms, including digital money companies like Revolut and Currency Fair

VC firm Draper Esprit raises £110m

Dublin and London-listed venture capital firm Draper Esprit has raised £110m through the sale of new shares.

Business • 02 Oct 20

KPMG's latest Venture Pulse report shows that venture capital investment globally held steady in the second quarter of 2019

Irish companies raise $121m in VC funding in Q2

KPMG's latest Venture Pulse report shows that a total of $120.9m was raised over 14 deals in Ireland, with the largest deals in the IT and healthcare sectors.

Business • 25 Jul 19

Core growth in funding was strong, the IVCA says

VC funding for Irish tech firms falls in first quarter

Funding to Irish tech firms from venture capital funds dropped by over 40% during the first three months of the year.

Business • 23 May 19