Top 35 Agriculture (agtech) Startup Investors in Ireland in December 2024

Investor	Agriculture (agtech) Ireland investments
The Yield Lab Europe	7
The Yield Lab Europe	7
Enterprise Ireland	5
Enterprise Ireland	5
SVG Ventures	4
SVG Ventures	4
SVG Ventures	4
Atlantic Bridge	2
SOSV	2
Atlantic Bridge	2
Act Venture Capital	2
Act Venture Capital	2
Finistere Ventures	1
NDRC	1
Radicle Growth	1
Bimeda Ireland	1
Fulcrum Global Capital	1
Alimentos Ventures	1
MML Capital Partners	1
WakeUp Capital	1
Kernel Capital	1
Finistere Ventures	1
NDRC	1
Blue Wire Capital	1
Inspire Investments	1
Capsa Vida	1
Inspire Investments	1
Capsa Vida	1
Kernel Capital	1
Astanor Ventures	1
Radicle Growth	1
Astanor Ventures	1
Cell Capital	1
Blue Wire Capital	1
WakeUp Capital	1

The Yield Lab Europe is a €50m early stage Agrifood and Ag Tech fund which comprises an accelerator and a larger follow-on fund, investing in high tech companies with the potential to significant disrupt and improve our current systems of global food production, and to improve the environmental sustainability of the industry. The main fund invests€1m each into 10-12 companies over several follow on rounds, with the strongest accelerator companies expected to progress to the main fund. The Yield Lab Europe is also part of a global network of Agrifood Tech funds, with global headquarters in St Louis USA, and sister funds in LATAM and Singapore.

Investment focus

AgTech, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Ireland, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Oligofeed — We developed a supplement boosting bee immunity. Our non-toxic bee-feeding product reduces bee mortality and improves the production of the hives.
Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
Micron AgriTech — Micron Agritech, driving the future of sustainable animal health. Run a FEC worm or fluke test with your phone and get results in minutes.

The Yield Lab Europe is a €50m early stage Agrifood and Ag Tech fund which comprises an accelerator and a larger follow-on fund, investing in high tech companies with the potential to significant disrupt and improve our current systems of global food production, and to improve the environmental sustainability of the industry. The main fund invests€1m each into 10-12 companies over several follow on rounds, with the strongest accelerator companies expected to progress to the main fund. The Yield Lab Europe is also part of a global network of Agrifood Tech funds, with global headquarters in St Louis USA, and sister funds in LATAM and Singapore.

Investment focus

AgTech, Agriculture, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Ireland, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Oligofeed — We developed a supplement boosting bee immunity. Our non-toxic bee-feeding product reduces bee mortality and improves the production of the hives.
Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
Micron AgriTech — Micron Agritech, driving the future of sustainable animal health. Run a FEC worm or fluke test with your phone and get results in minutes.

Enterprise Ireland is the government agency responsible for the development and funding of the indigenous business sector. Their mission is to accelerate the development of companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity. It was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Ovagen — Ovagen is a biotechnology company that has developed the process of producing germ free (GF) chicken eggs and GF birds in commercial quantities for use primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. Ovagen can also provide a Contract Research Service and has extensive expertise in SPF poultry & rodent housing & husbandry, in specific poultry& rodent research technologies to GMP standards and in avian transgenics.
Customs Window — Customs Window is an End-to-End Customs Clearance and Trade Solutions providing Support Services to solve challenges and operations.
The Freebird Club — The social travel club for over 50s. Homestays, local events, travel advice and more.

Enterprise Ireland is the government agency responsible for the development and funding of the indigenous business sector. Their mission is to accelerate the development of companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity. It was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Imvizar — Imvizar focuses on life-size, location-based experiences that allow users to feel as if they've gone back in time, meeting renowned individuals and witnessing historical events all from the comfort of their own phone. Imvizar was founded by Michael Guerin and is located in Dublin, Ireland.
Contenseo — Contenseo is a copyright exchange platform that allows copyright holders and individuals looking to reuse their work to simply connect and license their property.
Tao Climate — Carbon removal services. We use hemp, sustainable housing, and nextgen MRV to deliver fast, measurable impacts on climate and society.

We work with leading corporations, startups, universities, and growers to solve the biggest challenges facing the agtech and foodtech industries.

Investment focus

AgTech, Agriculture, Farming
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

FarmWise — FarmWise provides technology-based services that allow farmers to streamline farm operations and increase food production efficiency.
Napigen — We are the genome editing company specialized for mitochondrial engineering. We address unmet needs of future food supplies by creating hybrid crop plants to boost their yields to an unprecedented level. The company’s technology creates robust male sterile lines that are ideal over conventional lines because of their stability and elitebackgrounds. This allows the production of non-GM hybrid seeds in crop plants that are currently mostly non-hybrid such as wheat. Our technology solution is expected to fulfill the highest level of public acceptance and aspiration.
Iamus Technologies — Iamus Technologies Limited is an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics company based in Ireland that has developed poultry specific robotic technology that empowers poultry farmers to make better and safer production decisions. Over the last 2 years we have been working globally with poultry processors in identifying KPIs that our robots cancontinuously gather on the ground in poultry sheds and feedback instantly to both producer and the relevant personnel back at the processing plant. Results to date are impressive with automatic and accurate data recovery from the birds on every part of the floor and analysis with real-time intervention now possible. These factors are key in addressing the growing demands of modern, intensive broiler production with the Iamus robot & platform meeting these requirements.

We are a Venture & Innovation Platform Advancing the Food & Agriculture Industries We work with leading corporations, startups, universities, and growers to solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries.

Investment focus

AgTech, Agriculture, Farming
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

scoutlabs — We're building the world's densest digital trap network to accurately gauge insect pest pressure. This helps millions of farmers in precisely combating crop-eating insects, accelerating a transition to more sustainable methods. Good for the farmer, the environment and for our food security
Cynomys — Soluzioni IOT di monitoraggio ambientale per allevamenti e aziende
Verdi Expeditions — Verdi is building the world's first truly scalable platform for farm automation. We work with the world's largest food brands to grow better and more sustainable crops.

We are a Venture & Innovation Platform Advancing the Food & Agriculture Industries We work with leading corporations, startups, universities, and growers to solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries.

Investment focus

AgTech, Agriculture, Farming
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

scoutlabs — We're building the world's densest digital trap network to accurately gauge insect pest pressure. This helps millions of farmers in precisely combating crop-eating insects, accelerating a transition to more sustainable methods. Good for the farmer, the environment and for our food security
Cynomys — Soluzioni IOT di monitoraggio ambientale per allevamenti e aziende
Verdi Expeditions — Verdi is building the world's first truly scalable platform for farm automation. We work with the world's largest food brands to grow better and more sustainable crops.

Atlantic Bridge is a Growth Equity Firm with a Cross Border Value Add strategy. We invest in deep technology companies in Europe and the US. Our team is made up of successful entrepreneurs and senior technology industry executives and we invest in strong ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams that have the passion and drive to scale up andexploit major growth opportunities. We help our portfolio companies expand and grow internationally through our global platform with our team and offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Paris and Palo Alto.Atlantic Bridge brings together a unique team of technology entrepreneurs, experienced managers, finance professionals, and investment experts. The team contains a wealth of international business experience across Europe, the UK and the US. They have worked together in various capacities for the last 30 years, bringing a true partnership approach to their firm and their investments. Its investors include the founders, leading institutional investors, and private investors with a track record of investment in successful technology companies.Atlantic Bridge has developed a unique and differentiated strategy that focuses on specific technology themes and the implementation of the “Atlantic Bridge Model” for scaling companies internationally. The “Bridge Model” accelerates the scale-up of technology companies in Europe and the US. This approach is highly differentiated and has delivered strong performance results to date.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Ireland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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Vertigenius — Vertigenius designs and deploys customized exercises using an easy-to-use clinician portal and even uses a Vertigenius head sensor to consult and manage patients with dizziness and imbalance.
Cambridge Mechatronics — Cambridge Mechatronics (CML) is a high technology design and engineering company based in Cambridge, UK. We specialise in pioneering and developing cutting-edge mechatronic platform technology from concept to mass production. We achieve this through technology licensing or partnerships with global manufacturing corporations. Our intellectualproperty portfolio consists of over 100 granted patents that we can exploit.

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

Atlantic Bridge is a Growth Equity Firm with a Cross Border Value Add strategy. We invest in deep technology companies in Europe and the US. Our team is made up of successful entrepreneurs and senior technology industry executives and we invest in strong ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams that have the passion and drive to scale up andexploit major growth opportunities. We help our portfolio companies expand and grow internationally through our global platform with our team and offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Paris and Palo Alto.Atlantic Bridge brings together a unique team of technology entrepreneurs, experienced managers, finance professionals, and investment experts. The team contains a wealth of international business experience across Europe, the UK and the US. They have worked together in various capacities for the last 30 years, bringing a true partnership approach to their firm and their investments. Its investors include the founders, leading institutional investors, and private investors with a track record of investment in successful technology companies.Atlantic Bridge has developed a unique and differentiated strategy that focuses on specific technology themes and the implementation of the “Atlantic Bridge Model” for scaling companies internationally. The “Bridge Model” accelerates the scale-up of technology companies in Europe and the US. This approach is highly differentiated and has delivered strong performance results to date.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Ireland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Neurobell — NeuroBell develop novel EEG medical devices for early detection and monitoring of neonatal seizures.
Vertigenius — Vertigenius designs and deploys customized exercises using an easy-to-use clinician portal and even uses a Vertigenius head sensor to consult and manage patients with dizziness and imbalance.
Cambridge Mechatronics — Cambridge Mechatronics (CML) is a high technology design and engineering company based in Cambridge, UK. We specialise in pioneering and developing cutting-edge mechatronic platform technology from concept to mass production. We achieve this through technology licensing or partnerships with global manufacturing corporations. Our intellectualproperty portfolio consists of over 100 granted patents that we can exploit.

Technology-focused, investing capital and expertise to fuel growth in the most promising ideas and companies. Raised c.€600m across multiple funds and invest from seed to growth.We look for companies with potentially cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure, communications, Internetand mobile. We help founders create and scale businesses globally. We work as a small team with diverse strengths accessing a community of over 200 founders. The teams and companies we back scale their investor base as they scale their business execution and ambition. We work closely with them in this process. Over the past 25 years have built a broad network of US and European investors and founders that share our vision and approach.Act is based in Dublin, Ireland.Our most recent funds are supported by the European Investment Fund.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GridBeyond — Endeco's Energy ManagementSystem (EMS) provides wirelessenergy management and controlsystems for retail, commercial andindustrial users. Applications includebuilding control, refrigeration control,demand management, priceresponse, energy efficiency, anddemand response. Our automatedwireless systems seamlesslyintegrate intoyour existingoperations and/or BuildingManagement System (BMS) withoutany training of retail staff required.
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Technology-focused, investing capital and expertise to fuel growth in the most promising ideas and companies. Raised c.€600m across multiple funds and invest from seed to growth.We look for companies with potentially cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure, communications, Internetand mobile. We help founders create and scale businesses globally. We work as a small team with diverse strengths accessing a community of over 200 founders. The teams and companies we back scale their investor base as they scale their business execution and ambition. We work closely with them in this process. Over the past 25 years have built a broad network of US and European investors and founders that share our vision and approach.Act is based in Dublin, Ireland.Our most recent funds are supported by the European Investment Fund.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GridBeyond — Endeco's Energy ManagementSystem (EMS) provides wirelessenergy management and controlsystems for retail, commercial andindustrial users. Applications includebuilding control, refrigeration control,demand management, priceresponse, energy efficiency, anddemand response. Our automatedwireless systems seamlesslyintegrate intoyour existingoperations and/or BuildingManagement System (BMS) withoutany training of retail staff required.
CitySwift — CitySwift is a data-driven scheduling and planning technology for urban bus networks. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict journey times and passenger demand, making routes more efficient. Schedulers can create optimized timetables that take into account traffic, events, and hundreds of other external factors, ensuringon-time performance and increased passenger satisfaction.CitySwift was established in 2016 and is operating in Galway, Ireland.
Mavarick AI — Explore Mavarick AI's Carbon Accounting Software Platform. Get accurate carbon emissions accounting data and generate auditable reports with ease.

Finistere Ventures is an agricultural technology and life sciences venture capital investor. Founded in 2005, the company partners with other entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to build innovative companies that have the potential to transform modern agriculture, increase food security, improve nutrition, and enhance sustainability. Their appliedexperience as operators, and pioneering role in Ag Tech, is actively utilized to benefit its portfolio companies and Partners. Finistere has global access to the best new technologies from centers of Ag Tech excellence in the U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and Canada through its venture partner networks. Finistere’s locations in San Diego and Palo Alto, California keeps them connected to the centers of mainstream venture investment and the world’s leading innovation ecosystem.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Agriculture, Farming
Series B, Series C, Series A
United States, New Zealand, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Jooules — Jooules offers a sustainable food system to ensure a greener, healthier future by using fermentation technologies to create nutritious protein ingredients.
Metrovate — Metrovate is a biotechnology company which enhance global health and sustainability via sophisticated research and development.
Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.

NDRC builds high-impact new ventures. By providing the people, time, space and investment needed at the earliest stages of dedicated commercialisation work, NDRC is creating companies worthy of commercial investment and with the ability to scale. The NDRC team has the breadth of knowledge and expertise in technology and markets. NDRC worksside-by-side with researchers, entrepreneurs and venture teams to turn great ideas into successful new ventures.By the end of 2014, NDRC’s portfolio of startup ventures had secured a cumulative €88m in follow-on investment from commercial investors, with a combined market capitalisation of approx. €220m.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Nory AI — Revolutionise your restaurant with Nory's restaurant management software. Streamline operations, boost profits, and enhance decision-making in one platform.
Dataships — Dataships uses top level data privacy software to help your brand, no matter your location.
Ceartas DMCA — Ceartas is the leader in piracy protection for creators, brands & enterprise. Powered by AI, we have the highest removal rate in the industry

Radicle Growth is a San Diego, California based venture capital firm focused sustainable, early-stage ag and food tech startups.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech
Seed, Series A, Grant
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

FarmSense — FarmSense provides commercial farmers and agricultural operators the ability to monitor, count, and identify insect pests in real time.
Solasta Bio — Solasta Bio develops environment-friendly products that meet a global need for new and effective crop protection.
Impetus Agriculture — Impetus Agriculture focuses on developing multiple topical or transgenic insect control products. Products that are safe, effective, and sustainable. Products that are not subject to the same insect resistance that has developed in current commercial products.

Bimeda is a global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of animal health products and veterinary pharmaceuticals. Through ongoing expansion and strategic acquisition, Bimeda® has established markets in more than seventy countries worldwide and has R&D, manufacturing and distribution capabilities across Europe, North America, South America,Africa, Asia and Australasia. Bimeda® employs almost 800 employees worldwide and has its global headquarters in Carrickmines, Dublin, Ireland. Bimeda is focused on providing a comprehensive, customer-driven service, selling consistently high-quality products, at a market-conscious price level.Within Ireland, Bimeda focuses primarily on the categories of parasite control, nutrition, mastitis and dairy production; providing high quality, cost-effective products to vets, animal health professionals and farmers around the country.

Investment focus

AgTech, Veterinary, Health Care
Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Micron AgriTech — Micron Agritech, driving the future of sustainable animal health. Run a FEC worm or fluke test with your phone and get results in minutes.

Feeding the world one investment at a time

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Agriculture, Farming
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
United States, Canada, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Rantizo — Fly more acres, deliver better service. The equipment, tools, and expertise you need to be the grower's first call for drone spray services.
Vytelle — With Vytelle, cattle producers increase accuracy of feed intake and bodyweight measurement, improve certainty of genetic selection and accelerate progress.
Niqo Robotics — TartanSense unlocks value for the farming community by working at the intersection of robotics and AI assisted computer vision. Their solutions provides a compelling solution to reduce input costs by up to 90%.

Accelerate innovation in aquaculture feed and technology.

Investment focus

Farming, Aquaculture, Therapeutics
Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

MicroSynbiotiX — Microsynbiotix, an Irish-based Biotechnology company making microalgal oral vaccines for aquaculture

MML Capital Partners is an independent investment firm, with over twenty years of history, focused on providing capital to businesses for expansion/acquisitions, management-led equity deals, recapitalisations and buy-outs.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Packaging Services, Food and Beverage
Private Equity, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, France, United States

Portfolio highlights

SCPACK GROUP — SCPACK GROUP is a packaging and containers manufacturing company for wine, cosmetics and more.
Ross-shire Engineering — Trusted water technology solutions and products for purifying drinking water, recycling effluent and cleaning water in industrial processes.
Virginia International Logistics — Virginia International Logistics provides temperature controlled, dry freight, and containerized logistics across Ireland, UK and Europe.

Impact fund based in Ireland investing in Europe

Investment focus

AgTech, Software, Consulting
Seed, Series A
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Inclusio — The inclusio diversity and inclusion platform is designed to measure and positively shift the culture of your organisation. Contact us for more information.
MagGrow — Agricultural Magnetics Limited is an Irish company that produces innovative patented technology called MagGrow into the agricultural industry.The MagGrow system is a patented, proprietary technology for droplet formation that yields superior spray drift-reduction and spray coverage performance.MagGrow customers are seeing two core benefits ofup to 70% drift reduction and typical coverage of at least 20-40%. The MagGrow technology delivers significant savings in pesticide usage, scarce resources such as water and labor, extends spray windows and meets environmental and legislative requirements. . The agricultural spray technology operates across three global footprints, the USA, Canada, and Europe.

Kernel Capital is the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance on the island of Ireland. Kernel leverage their extensive network to enable their portfolio companies recruit the highest caliber people, to break into new international markets and to generaterevenues of scale. It is the only investment firm with venture capital Funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the Island. Kernel have raised over €210M from investors which including their strategic partner Bank of Ireland, Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, Galway University Foundation, The University of Limerick Foundation, The New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Consistently delivering strong financial returns for their investors Kernel have led more than 20 substantial trade sales to NASDAQ, NYSE, and LSE listed corporations.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Pretto — Pretto is the only truly transparent online real estate price comparator.Pretto accompanies you until the signing of your loan, free of charge and without commitment.
Pilot Photonics — Welcome to Pilot Photonics, a laser product development company in Dublin, Ireland. We provide optical frequency combs and tunable lasers.
Causeway Sensors — The Affinity, is a compact, bench-top Biosensor providing accurate real-time analysis at an accessible price. The Affinity biosensor and accompanying Access Chip incorporate the latest advancements in Nanotechnology, providing the biochemistry researcher the perfect platform to explore the complex world of biomolecular interactions.

Finistere Ventures is an agricultural technology and life sciences venture capital investor. Founded in 2005, the company partners with other entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to build innovative companies that have the potential to transform modern agriculture, increase food security, improve nutrition, and enhance sustainability. Their appliedexperience as operators, and pioneering role in Ag Tech, is actively utilized to benefit its portfolio companies and Partners. Finistere has global access to the best new technologies from centers of Ag Tech excellence in the U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and Canada through its venture partner networks. Finistere’s locations in San Diego and Palo Alto, California keeps them connected to the centers of mainstream venture investment and the world’s leading innovation ecosystem.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Agriculture, Farming
Series B, Series C, Series A
United States, New Zealand, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Jooules — Jooules offers a sustainable food system to ensure a greener, healthier future by using fermentation technologies to create nutritious protein ingredients.
Metrovate — Metrovate is a biotechnology company which enhance global health and sustainability via sophisticated research and development.
Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.

NDRC builds high-impact new ventures. By providing the people, time, space and investment needed at the earliest stages of dedicated commercialisation work, NDRC is creating companies worthy of commercial investment and with the ability to scale. The NDRC team has the breadth of knowledge and expertise in technology and markets. NDRC worksside-by-side with researchers, entrepreneurs and venture teams to turn great ideas into successful new ventures.By the end of 2014, NDRC’s portfolio of startup ventures had secured a cumulative €88m in follow-on investment from commercial investors, with a combined market capitalisation of approx. €220m.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Nory AI — Revolutionise your restaurant with Nory's restaurant management software. Streamline operations, boost profits, and enhance decision-making in one platform.
Dataships — Dataships uses top level data privacy software to help your brand, no matter your location.
Ceartas DMCA — Ceartas is the leader in piracy protection for creators, brands & enterprise. Powered by AI, we have the highest removal rate in the industry

Blue Wire Capital (BWC) supports innovation by backing visionaries who want to change how the world works, primarily at pre-seed and seed. BWC provides exceptional founders and outstanding managers with fast & flexible access to capital, assistance, and a comprehensive network.

Investment focus

Software, Advanced Materials, Art
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Faircraft — A sustainable, lab-grown alternative to animal leather.
Praktika — Automated 1-1 tutorship experience with generative AI Avatar tutors
Space DOTS — The first modular pico-labs for active in-space testing of advanced materials, from LEO to Cis-lunar and Interplanetary orbits.

Inspire Investments is a venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

SaaS, AgTech, Mobile
Seed, Series A
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

ID-Pal — ID-Pal is the easiest way to verify identities in real-time simply, securely and conveniently. Simple to use, easy to integrate, instantly customisable to the specific needs of any business, eliminating the complexity, cost, timelines and risk associated with regulatory compliance.
Proveye — We are pioneering the potential of digital imagery for more predictable and profitable decision-making for agriculture and the environment.

Capsa Vida is a corporate venture capital firm of Alimentaria Peñasanta SA. It focuses on investments in innovative foodtech projects.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Organic Food, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed
Spain, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Nucaps — Nucaps® is a European company located in Navarra (Spain). They offer a new encapsulation technology for the industrial development of Nanocapsules and Biocapsules for bioactives and probiotics. Their international patents of bioavailable capsules with natural proteins, personalized and free of conservatives, achieve the protection and improvementof the resulting active compounds, with greater efficiency and stability. They specialize in the safety encapsulation procedures for nutritional and health industries. Their technical capacities allow them to personalize the products and adapt their technology for a variety of substances and uses.
Baïa Food — Baïa Food offers a selection of organic superfoods for a nutritional experience.
PENTABIOL SL — PENTABIOL has developed and tested PROBISAN, a fermented fodder improver for nutrition of animals that overtakes the performance of any other fodder improver on the market. The most strict and unbiased product test has been undertaken on a single commercial swine farm in Spain comparing PROBISAN and the leading product on the market. Each productwas used to feed during the same period of a population of 1.575 piglets (252 each fodder). PROBISAN piglets ate 10% less and grew 4% more than competition piglets. Considering both effects PROBISAN offers 14% more yield than the best product on the market. Furthermore the average deviation of results with the group of 7 independent tests showed that PROBISAN is much more stable than the other fodders.

Inspire Investments is a venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

SaaS, AgTech, Mobile
Seed, Series A
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

ID-Pal — ID-Pal is the easiest way to verify identities in real-time simply, securely and conveniently. Simple to use, easy to integrate, instantly customisable to the specific needs of any business, eliminating the complexity, cost, timelines and risk associated with regulatory compliance.
Proveye — We are pioneering the potential of digital imagery for more predictable and profitable decision-making for agriculture and the environment.

Capsa Vida is a corporate venture capital firm of Alimentaria Peñasanta SA. It focuses on investments in innovative foodtech projects.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Organic Food, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed
Spain, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Nucaps — Nucaps® is a European company located in Navarra (Spain). They offer a new encapsulation technology for the industrial development of Nanocapsules and Biocapsules for bioactives and probiotics. Their international patents of bioavailable capsules with natural proteins, personalized and free of conservatives, achieve the protection and improvementof the resulting active compounds, with greater efficiency and stability. They specialize in the safety encapsulation procedures for nutritional and health industries. Their technical capacities allow them to personalize the products and adapt their technology for a variety of substances and uses.
Baïa Food — Baïa Food offers a selection of organic superfoods for a nutritional experience.
PENTABIOL SL — PENTABIOL has developed and tested PROBISAN, a fermented fodder improver for nutrition of animals that overtakes the performance of any other fodder improver on the market. The most strict and unbiased product test has been undertaken on a single commercial swine farm in Spain comparing PROBISAN and the leading product on the market. Each productwas used to feed during the same period of a population of 1.575 piglets (252 each fodder). PROBISAN piglets ate 10% less and grew 4% more than competition piglets. Considering both effects PROBISAN offers 14% more yield than the best product on the market. Furthermore the average deviation of results with the group of 7 independent tests showed that PROBISAN is much more stable than the other fodders.

Kernel Capital is the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance on the island of Ireland. Kernel leverage their extensive network to enable their portfolio companies recruit the highest caliber people, to break into new international markets and to generaterevenues of scale. It is the only investment firm with venture capital Funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the Island. Kernel have raised over €210M from investors which including their strategic partner Bank of Ireland, Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, Galway University Foundation, The University of Limerick Foundation, The New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Consistently delivering strong financial returns for their investors Kernel have led more than 20 substantial trade sales to NASDAQ, NYSE, and LSE listed corporations.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Pretto — Pretto is the only truly transparent online real estate price comparator.Pretto accompanies you until the signing of your loan, free of charge and without commitment.
Pilot Photonics — Welcome to Pilot Photonics, a laser product development company in Dublin, Ireland. We provide optical frequency combs and tunable lasers.
Causeway Sensors — The Affinity, is a compact, bench-top Biosensor providing accurate real-time analysis at an accessible price. The Affinity biosensor and accompanying Access Chip incorporate the latest advancements in Nanotechnology, providing the biochemistry researcher the perfect platform to explore the complex world of biomolecular interactions.

Astanor Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on entrepreneurs regenerating the food, blue ocean economy, and agriculture sector. The firm targeting technology-enabled companies across the agri-food value chain, leveraging disruptive technologies to bring about a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, trusted, and ultra-fresh. Itrings together capital, deep sector knowledge, and a strong network of entrepreneurs, impact investors, technologists, scientists, farmers, chefs, policymakers, and food lovers to give rise to a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, scalable, trusted, and delicious.Astanor Ventures was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, France, United Kingdom

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Digestiva — Digestiva develops the nutritional, sensory, and physiological properties of food and feed proteins with targeted biocatalysts.
Robovision — Take control of your AI vision with Robovision's award-winning platform to manage vision intelligence in smart marchines.
Reshape Biotech — Fully digital microbiology developed by Reshape Biotech

Radicle Growth is a San Diego, California based venture capital firm focused sustainable, early-stage ag and food tech startups.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech
Seed, Series A, Grant
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

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FarmSense — FarmSense provides commercial farmers and agricultural operators the ability to monitor, count, and identify insect pests in real time.
Solasta Bio — Solasta Bio develops environment-friendly products that meet a global need for new and effective crop protection.
Impetus Agriculture — Impetus Agriculture focuses on developing multiple topical or transgenic insect control products. Products that are safe, effective, and sustainable. Products that are not subject to the same insect resistance that has developed in current commercial products.

Astanor Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on entrepreneurs regenerating the food, blue ocean economy, and agriculture sector. The firm targeting technology-enabled companies across the agri-food value chain, leveraging disruptive technologies to bring about a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, trusted, and ultra-fresh. Itrings together capital, deep sector knowledge, and a strong network of entrepreneurs, impact investors, technologists, scientists, farmers, chefs, policymakers, and food lovers to give rise to a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, scalable, trusted, and delicious.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Notpla — We are a combination of designers and chemists, engineers and entrepreneurs. We’re hard to define because what we’re doing hasn’t been done before. We create advanced packaging solutions that disappear, naturally.
Holobiome — Holobiome is an owner and operator of a therapeutic company intended to treat diseases of the enteric and central nervous systems. The company's platform delivers microbiome-based therapeutics to patients and the marketplace by treating depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems including our metabolism and the immune response,enabling patients to recover quickly from their diseases easily without any pain and suffering.Holobiome was established in 2015 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Plantible Foods — We are developing the best tasting and most functional, sustainable plant-based protein by using lemna, also known as duckweed

Cell Capital focuses on seed to series A investments, with a special concentration in the agrifood sector. Cell Capital is located in London, United Kingdom.

Investment focus

Internet of Things, Software, Information Technology
Seed
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

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QuestDB — QuestDB is the world's fastest growing open-source time-series database. It offers massive ingestion throughput, millisecond queries, powerful time-series SQL extensions, and scales well with minimal and maximal hardware. Save costs with better performance and efficiency.
CarbonChain — We automate your supply chain carbon accounting, so you can tackle climate risks, reduce emissions, and accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy.
Micron AgriTech — Micron Agritech, driving the future of sustainable animal health. Run a FEC worm or fluke test with your phone and get results in minutes.

Blue Wire Capital (BWC) supports innovation by backing visionaries who want to change how the world works, primarily at pre-seed and seed. BWC provides exceptional founders and outstanding managers with fast & flexible access to capital, assistance, and a comprehensive network.

Investment focus

Software, Advanced Materials, Art
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

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beehiiv — Access the best tools available in email, helping your newsletter scale and monetize like never before.
Patch — Patch is your new neighbourhood space for work, community, and events.
Space DOTS — The first modular pico-labs for active in-space testing of advanced materials, from LEO to Cis-lunar and Interplanetary orbits.

Impact fund based in Ireland investing in Europe

Investment focus

AgTech, Software, Consulting
Seed, Series A
Ireland

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Inclusio — The inclusio diversity and inclusion platform is designed to measure and positively shift the culture of your organisation. Contact us for more information.
MagGrow — Agricultural Magnetics Limited is an Irish company that produces innovative patented technology called MagGrow into the agricultural industry.The MagGrow system is a patented, proprietary technology for droplet formation that yields superior spray drift-reduction and spray coverage performance.MagGrow customers are seeing two core benefits ofup to 70% drift reduction and typical coverage of at least 20-40%. The MagGrow technology delivers significant savings in pesticide usage, scarce resources such as water and labor, extends spray windows and meets environmental and legislative requirements. . The agricultural spray technology operates across three global footprints, the USA, Canada, and Europe.