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Sarah-Jane Larkin, the director general of the IVCA

Venture capital funding falls to lowest level in a decade

A sharp fall in venture capital funding for Irish SMEs is a "warning sign" for the country, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 08 Sep

The total number of venture capital funding deals in the first quarter came to 43

VC funding into Irish SMEs soars to €533m in 1st quarter

Venture capital funding into Irish SMEs jumped to €532.8m in the first quarter of 2025, new figures from the Irish Venture Capital Association Venture Pulse survey shows.

Business • 26 May

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

Denise Sidhu, chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association

Value of VC funding secured by Irish firms plummets 48%

The amount of funding secured from venture capital firms by small and medium sized Irish business during the first three months of this year fell by nearly half, new figures show.

Business • 24 May 24

Venture capital up 2% in 2023 amid difficult second half

Venture capital funding for Irish small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) rose just 2% last year, amid a significant fall off in the second six months.

Business • 25 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, the Irish Venture Capital Association's new chair

Sidhu new chair of Irish Venture Capital Association

Denise Sidhu, partner and director of Cork headquartered Kernel Capital, has been elected chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA).

Business • 19 Jul 23

VC investment in Irish tech firms and SMEs flat in 2022

Investment by venture capital firms into Irish tech firms and small businesses remained flat last year, according to new data.

Business • 12 Feb 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

VC investment in Irish firms slows in second quarter

Investment by venture capital funds into tech firms based in Ireland increased by a fifth in the first six months of this year.

Business • 11 Sep 22

Mr Hamill has worked for 17 years in the venture capital industry

Hamill new chair of Irish Venture Capital Association

Leo Hamill, managing partner of Investec Ventures Ireland, has been elected chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 27 Jul 22

Nicola McClafferty, the chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association

IVCA seeing 'worrying fall' in deals under €10m

New figures out today show that venture capital funding into Irish technology firms increased by 52% to €379.7m in the first quarter of this year, up from €249.4m the same time last year.

Business • 16 May 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

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

Nicola McClafferty, newly elected Chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association

Irish Venture Capital Association names new chairperson

The Irish Venture Capital Association has named Nicola McClafferty, partner at Draper Esprit, as their new Chairperson.

Business • 30 Jun 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

Gillian Buckley, the chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital Association

Venture capital funding up 41% despite Covid-19 impact

New figures show that venture capital funding into Irish SMEs increased by 41% to €192.8m in the third quarter of 2020 compared to €136.4m last year, despite the impact of Covid-19.

Business • 17 Nov 20

Sarah-Jane Larkin, Director General, Irish Venture Capital Association

VC investment in Irish tech firms reaches record high

Venture capital funding into Irish tech firms reached €364m between April and June, the highest quarterly total on record.

Business • 07 Sep 20

Gilian Buckley is the new chair of the Irish Venture Capital Association

First woman chair at Irish Venture Capital Association

Gillian Buckley has been named as the Irish Venture Capital Association's new chairperson - the first woman to hold the title in its 35 year history.

Business • 26 Aug 20

An investment in Fenergo was one of the biggest fund-raising deals agreed in Ireland in the first half of the year

Start-up fundraising rises but 'worrying trends' appear

Irish start-ups raised €545m in the first half of the year - up 25% on the same period of 2019 - however that figure masks some "very worrying trends" according to TechIreland.

Business • 12 Aug 20

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

Sarah-Jayne Larkin, director general of the Irish Venture Capital Association, said the biggest declines are seen in the €10m-plus deals

Venture capital funding falls by 25% in 2018

Irish technology firms raised €739m in venture capital funding last year, a decrease of 25% on the 2017 figure, according to the latest VenturePulse survey from the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 21 Feb 19

Technology based SMEs raised €177m in the fourth quarter 2017, up from €154m the same time last year

Irish tech firms raised almost €1 billion in 2017

Irish technology firms raised €994m in funding in 2017, the latest Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey shows, up 12% on the previous year.

Business • 14 Mar 18

Cubic Telecom, whose in-car wi-fi technology is used by Audi, is among the Irish tech firms to raise money this year

Irish tech firms raise €817m in venture capital

Irish technology firms raised €817m between January and September.

Business • 22 Nov 17

Irish venture capital association