Investors in Ireland

MASV invests in innovative, high-growth startups and seeks driven entrepreneurs to join their growing portfolio. They combine investment and financial acumen with marketing and communications support. They are an entrepreneur-led investment company on a mission to enable founders to reach a global scale with a collaborative investment model.

Striving to nurture entrepreneurs, April Ventures typically invests early in a company's life, seeking outstanding individuals and companies with the potential to become industry leaders. Emphasizing large market sizes, the firm aims to build big companies, whether disruptive in existing markets or innovative in new ones. Engaging with startups as trusted advisors, they provide additional resources to founding teams. Focus sectors include technology-leveraged startups, Web3, and blockchain projects, with a particular interest in fintech, Web3, and infrastructure innovation.

The Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) represents venture capital and private equity firms in Ireland, providing equity funding to high-growth, unquoted companies across diverse sectors. These long-term investments, typically lasting four to seven years, involve close collaboration with management teams to support growth and enhance business value. A thriving venture capital industry is vital for economic success, driving innovation, competitiveness, job creation, and overall economic growth.

Irrus Investments is a member-led organization providing mentorship and funding to early-stage companies, primarily in Ireland. They have invested over €40 million, offering seed funding from €500k to €1 million and facilitating larger investments through syndication with other venture capital firms. Irrus Investments is comprised of over 40 experienced entrepreneurs and professionals from diverse industries, committed to supporting innovative small businesses and startups.

Ronoc is a private advisory and investment firm specializing in emerging markets with a focus on fintech, digital payments, crypto exchange platforms, mobile financial services, and retail banking. The firm seeks to deliver positive returns that make a sustainable impact by leveraging its extensive experience and networks in emerging markets. With a team possessing over 100 years of operational and investment experience, Ronoc excels in retail financial services, fintech, and payments, driving growth and innovation in these sectors.

COSIMO Ventures is a private investment firm that identifies and develops distinctive opportunities for its investors and companies. The firm seeks situations where its capital, strategies, expertise, and operational support help create substantial and sustainable value. Leveraging decades of experience, COSIMO Ventures offers extensive exposure across the digital asset ecosystem, including a hedge fund, a tokenized venture fund, and advisory services, supported by strategic investments in digital asset custody and brokerage providers.

Offering bespoke and tailored programs for SportsTech companies at all stages of development. SportsTech Ireland is the leading not-for-profit organisation powering the sports technology cluster in Ireland. The catalyst for creativity, community and collaboration in Ireland’s SportsTech sector.

NDRC LaunchPad 10 is a business accelerator that enables entrepreneurial teams to transform solid ideas into commercially viable startups. The NDRC is Ireland’s national startup accelerator programme for globally ambitious entrepreneurs, powered by Dogpatch Labs in partnership with Portershed, RDI Hub, and Republic of Work. We help startups to succeed at every stage of their journey through coaching and mentoring, with a founder-first approach delivered by international experts.

Dogpatch Labs provides platform for membership, community, and events. Dogpatch Labs is a startup and innovation hub located in the historic chq Building and in the heart of Dublin’s Digital Docklands. We foster entrepreneurship for startups, facilitate technology innovation for companies of all sizes and nurture transformative social enterprises. Accelerating Ireland's Startup Ecosystem.

The Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) provides a dynamic environment to build and scale an international business. The GEC community shares knowledge, experience, ideas and contacts and create partnerships. We hold regular networking events, business seminars, hackathons and startup events. Business and technology leaders of today and tomorrow, business associations, MBA groups, government agencies and trade missions.

Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre is a business acceleration centre. The Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre is part of a broader plan and greater vision to develop Innovation & Enterprise across Ireland and beyond. Through our Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre alone, ’we have helped create over 90 companies between 2006 to present.

Accelerator for new ventures focusing on products in the robotics and IoT sectors. Investment opportunities in Robotics and IoT companies. The potential of new ventures in the robotics and IoT space is disrupting how we live our lives for the better, and we want to be part of that. We are passionate about finding the resources to make businesses grow and prosper. Knowing and engaging with a founder's team to find the best investors determines the future of each venture.