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
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 … 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
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
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, … Business • 16 May 22
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
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 … Business • 22 Nov 21
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 … Business • 30 Aug 21
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
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 … Business • 10 May 21
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 … Business • 17 Nov 20
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
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 … Business • 26 Aug 20
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 … Business • 12 Aug 20
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
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 … Business • 21 Feb 19
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
Irish tech firms raise €817m in venture capital Irish technology firms raised €817m between January and September. Business • 22 Nov 17
Irish tech firms raise €247m in funding in Q1 New figures show that Irish high tech SMEs raised a total of €247m in the first three months of the year. Business • 10 May 17
