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Top 50 Biotech Startup Investors in Ireland in July 2025

A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Biotech startups based in Ireland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Biotech companies from Ireland. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Biotech Startup Investors in Ireland in July 2025

Investor Biotech Ireland investments
Enterprise Ireland 28
SOSV 19
Western Development Commission 11
Kernel Capital 7
Seroba Life Sciences 6
Irrus Investments 6
Fountain Healthcare Partners 6
Atlantic Bridge 5
AIB Seed Capital Fund 5
European Investment Bank 4
HBAN 4
Act Venture Capital 3
The Yield Lab Europe 3
HBAN Medtech Syndicate 3
Atlantic Bridge University Fund 3
Boole Investment Syndicate 3
Lightstone Ventures 2
Elkstone Capital Partners 2
SVG Ventures 2
Ascentifi 2
HealthCap 2
SVG Ventures 2
ARCH Venture Partners 2
Infinity Capital 2
Enterprise Equity 2
Furthr VC 2
Novartis Venture Fund 1
Silicon Valley Bank 1
Third Swedish National Pension Fund 1
KBI Biopharma 1
Inventages Venture Capital Investment Inc. 1
MML Capital Partners 1
Polaris Partners 1
Johnson & Johnson Innovation 1
Others Others 1
Tekla Capital Management 1
Covidien 1
Medtech Syndicate Nominee 1
EQT life science 1
John Purdy 1
ETV Capital SA 1
Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund 1
Medicxi 1
EarlyBird 1
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures 1
Apicap 1
Eoghan Quigley 1
Cedas Foundation 1
The Foundry 1
Ali Partovi 1
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Enterprise Ireland VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 26 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Axe — Axe provides modern logistics solutions for businesses of all sizes. Streamline your logistics process with our innovative platform.
  • Assiduous — The AI-enabled platform to do the heavy-lifting for business owners seeking finance for their aspiring growth company.
  • Galway Biomedical — Galway Biomedical develops and manufactures medical devices.
SOSV VC Fund · Princeton, New Jersey, United States · 75 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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.
Western Development Commission VC Fund · Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon, Ireland · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Supporting communities to grow, investing in businesses to scale and planning for the future of the western region.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Ireland, United States
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.
  • Peroptyx — Peroptyx is a platform that provides managed solutions for machine learning. At Peroptyx, they have assembled and pre-screened a qualified network of data evaluators across the globe. They strategically match ideal evaluators with each product to ensure authentic experiences through consistency and appropriate real-world contexts.
  • Galway Biomedical — Galway Biomedical develops and manufactures medical devices.
Kernel Capital VC Fund · Cork, Cork, Ireland
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.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Ireland, United Kingdom, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Cirdan — Cirdan provides highly reliable, innovative LIS & imaging solutions for the acceleration & enhancement of diagnosis, optimized for pathology & clinical lab.
  • 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.
Seroba Life Sciences VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Seroba is a leading European life sciences venture capital firm focused on value creation through backing winning innovations in biotech and medtech.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Coave Therapeutics — Coave Therapeutics is active in the field of gene therapies in rare ocular and CNS (Central Nervous System) diseases.
  • Perfuze — Perfuze was founded in 2018 by Wayne Allen and Liam Mullins. Perfuze is located within Galway City in the West of Ireland. The founders have over 30 years combined medtech experience within start-up and large corporations.Perfuze is developing innovative medical technology to treat acute ischemic stroke.Perfuze is developing innovative cathetertechnology to treat acute ischemic stroke. Their technology is intended to provide superior clinical outcomes in shorter procedural times; resulting in safe, cost-effective therapy. Perfuze was founded in 2018 by Wayne Allen and Liam Mullins. The founders have over 30 years combined medtech experience within start-up and large corporations. Perfuze is currently located in the Business Innovation Centre on the campus of the National University of Ireland, Galway, and is in the process of relocating to the IDA Business Park in Dangan, Galway.
  • Azafaros — Azafaros aims at developing therapeutic agents for the treatment of rare metabolic disorders such as lysosomal storage disorders through oral administration of azasugar compounds. These novel, very promising agents were discovered by Professor Hans Aerts at Leiden University and Amsterdam UMC and are exclusively licensed to Azafaros.
Irrus Investments VC Fund · Limerick, Limerick, Ireland · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Irrus Investments is the leading Irish business angel network with international connections. Fueling Irish innovation in medical devices, software, hardware, digital healthcare and life sciences.
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Investment focus
  • Medical Device, Biotechnology, Health Care
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Ireland, Sweden, United States
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.
  • CroíValve — CroíValve is a developed a safe, effective, easy to use, percutaneous solution for treating all patients with severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
  • SymPhysis Medical — SymPhysis Medical's goal is to develop innovative technologies that treat a range of chronic diseases, putting the patient experience at the forefront of our design solutions to improve quality of life.About SymPhysis MedicalSymPhysis Medical's emergent technology, releaze, is a drainage technology to treat a common complication oflate-stage cancers, malignant pleural effusion (MPE). MPE causes significant shortness of breath and chest pain in up to 15% of patients with cancer.
Fountain Healthcare Partners VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Fountain Healthcare Partners is an Irish based life science venture capital fund. Fountain is exclusively focused on the life science sector. Specific areas of interest to them are: specialty pharma, medical devices, biotechnology and diagnostics. They will deploy the majority of their capital in Europe with a strong focus on Ireland.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Ireland, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Mainstay Medical — Mainstay Medical is improving quality of life for patients with chronic low back pain through innovative restorative treatment medical device solutions.
  • Neuromod Devices — Neuromod is a medical device company formed to advance the science of bi-modal neuromodulation.We are committed to delivering treatments that significantly reduce the suffering of underserved patient populations who live with chronic and debilitating conditions globally. Our goal is to design products that empower patients to take control oftheir own treatment, delivering targeted therapies that integrate seamlessly into a modern lifestyle.Neuromod has developed and patented a bi-modal neuromodulation technology that it is evaluating for neurological disorders including chronic tinnitus, a condition affecting 10% of the adult population and commonly known as 'ringing in the ears'.
  • XyloCor Therapeutics — XyloCor Therapeutics is a bio-pharmaceutical company intended to develop gene therapy for people with advanced coronary artery disease. The company's service focuses on developing gene therapy to stimulate the formation of new coronary blood vessels and serve areas of the heart that are not receiving adequate blood supply, enabling patientswith refractory angina who exhausted pharmacologic options to cure their cardiovascular diseases painlessly and cost effectively.
Atlantic Bridge VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 9 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • United States, Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Mitiga — Mitiga proactively stores and enhances forensic data so our experts can start incident investigations fast to get you back to business as usual
  • Insight Terra — Insight Terra supports data driven risk management in critical situations where business operations, people and the environment all come together.
  • Output Sports — Discover Output's portable and affordable athlete testing and tracking device. Measure strength, power and speed in minutes giving accurate and reliable data.
AIB Seed Capital Fund VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
The AIB Seed Capital Fund was established in 2007 to provide venture capital for companies at the seed and early stages of development across a range of sectors throughout the Republic of Ireland. The Fund was established under the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Programme 2007-2012.The Fund has a total of €30m under managementwith AIB and Enterprise Ireland both committing €15m. It is managed by experienced managers with extensive expertise in making seed and early stage investments, adding value and facilitating business success.The Fund managers are empowered to make seed investments of up to approximately €500,000. Furthermore, the Fund has the capacity to make investments in later rounds to support the continued growth of investee companies.The Fund will be managed by Enterprise Equity Venture Capital and the Dublin Business Innovation Centre. This unique partnership brings together extensive regional and investment expertise.Enterprise Equity will evaluate and manage all investments outside the city and county of Dublin, as well as investments that require in excess of €250,000 from the fund within the city and county of Dublin.Dublin Business Innovation Centre (DBIC) will evaluate and manage all investments within the city and county of Dublin when the initial investment amount required from the Fund does not exceed €250,000.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Medical
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Ireland, United States, Jersey
Portfolio highlights
  • NewsWhip — NewsWhip is the world's most comprehensive content discovery and analytics database. Their suite of products give customers the ability to predict which stories will be important today, and understand how to create successful content over the long term.NewsWhip serves over 500 of the world's leading publishers, brands and agencies,including: Reebok, the Washington Post, Conde Nast, Google, MasterCard, BuzzFeed, Time Inc., and more. NewsWhip Spike is their real-time, predictive content discovery dashboard — offering a one-stop view of what's important across both the web and 5 social networks. Spike is the only tool that discovers stories within 2 minutes of publishing, and predicts their spread across social.NewsWhip Analytics is a database of how audiences have engaged with stories across every social network over the long term. NewsWhip customers use Analytics to benchmark how they stack up against competitors and track engagement trends around events and seasons.
  • Offr — Offr is the new way to buy and sell property, quickly and transparently.
  • Metabolomic Diagnostics — Metabolomic Diagnostics is a deep-tech company specialized in the development of novel biomarker based diagnostic solutions for complex diseases. The company has developed an effective pipeline to firstly identify diagnostic biomarker panels and then translate these panels into clinical assays ready for application in the clinical laboratory.Thispipeline combines the biomarker multiplexing capabilities of Mass Spectrometry, a powerful analytical technology, with the company’s own informatics and statistics solutions to deliver diagnostic innovation. This is reflected in Metabolomic Diagnostics’ strong and versatile IP portfolio of technical innovations and biomarkers.Our VisionMetabolomic Diagnostics’ primary vision is to develop a portfolio of diagnostic solutions which can determine, early in a woman’s pregnancy,her risk of developing major complications much later in her pregnancy and thus enabling personalized care, adapted to each woman’s individual needs. Pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and in-uterine growth restriction, all have the potential to severely impact on the well-being of mother and child.The company’s innovative diagnostic solutions will assist clinicians in re-imagining how these conditions are managed: our novel risk assessment tools are specifically developed in conjunction with prenatal care providers to ensure they make a difference that really matters. This in turn will enable clinicians to improve pregnancy outcomes globally.Our solutions will empower pregnant women: accurate pregnancy risk information will allow a pregnant woman, in partnership with her care provider, to determine what prenatal care is best for her pregnancy.
European Investment Bank VC Fund · Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 45 investments in the past 12 months
The European Investment Bank (EIB) offers lending, borrowing, and treasury services primarily within the European Union. It provides project loans for public and private sectors, loans to banks and intermediaries, structured finance products, guarantees, and securitization instruments for debts. Additionally, EIB offers equity and fund investmentproducts, including infrastructure and environmental funds, as well as venture capital funds. EIB also supports microfinance and risk-sharing finance for research and innovation, and provides technical expertise for sustainable energy projects. Its services include infrastructure advisory, urban development support, guarantees for transport infrastructure, and funding for public-private partnerships and small- to medium-sized enterprises. The bank serves various sectors, including transportation, energy, health, education, and agriculture.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Energy
  • Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
  • France, Germany, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
  • Solynta — Welcome to the homepage of Solynta, leader in hybrid potato breeding and development of hybrid true potato seeds with attractive traits.
  • Evaxion Biotech — Evaxion Biotech A/S is a clinical-stage AI-immunology™ platform company decoding the human immune system to discover and develop novel immunotherapies to treat cancer and infectious diseases. Based on its proprietary and scalable AI-immunology core technology, Evaxion is developing a broad pipeline of novel product candidates which currentlyincludes three patient-specific cancer immunotherapies, two of which are in Phase I/IIa clinical development. In addition, Evaxion is advancing a portfolio of vaccines to prevent bacterial and viral infections with one program currently in preclinical development against S. aureus (including Methicillin-resistant S. aureus) induced skin and soft tissue infections.
  • Electrica — Electrica is a holding company involved in projects connected to the provision of power to final consumers as well as the development and operation of electrical distribution networks. It primarily serves as the principal electricity supplier in and throughout the town as well as an electricity distribution operator. The following segments make upthe company's business: electricity and gas supply, which is involved in acquiring and providing electricity and gas to end users, electricity generation, which produces electricity, electricity distribution, which offers services related to electricity distribution, external electricity network services, which provides maintenance, repairs, and other services for electricity networks owned by other distributors, and electricity distribution.
HBAN VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 3 investments in the past 12 months
HBAN is dedicated to raising the profile of business angel investment as an asset class on the island of Ireland and to promote the creation of business angel syndicates.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Medical Device, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
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.
  • Educatly — We help you get into the University of your dreams. We are the only platform with all the information you need to Study Abroad
  • Change by Degrees — Change by degrees supports individuals and organizations in developing sustainable competencies and gaining self-assurance to achieve sustainability goals, expand their businesses, and adhere to legal requirements.
Act Venture Capital VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 3 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Momntum — Momntum is a fintech company that provides embedded point-of-sale consumer financing.
  • Trustap — Learn how we make buying & selling online safe & secure, every time. Create an account for free today!
  • Advise — Advise Freemium is a ground-breaking automated data analytics for CPG solution. Discover how Advise can assist your Revenue Growth Management.
The Yield Lab Europe VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 3 investments in the past 12 months
The Yield Lab Europe is a €55m 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.
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Investment focus
  • AgTech, Agriculture, Biotechnology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Ireland, France, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Kapsera — Kapsera bridges the gap between sustainability and productivity in agriculture, using cutting-edge, biosourced and biodegradable formulation technologies.Kapsera offers natural and innovative formulations for microbials based biofertilizers and biopesticides.
  • BiOceanOr — BiOceanOr harnessed the power of Marine Biology and AI to deliver bio-guided services that optimize fish welfare and fish growth, while supporting aquaculture sustainability standards
  • 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.
HBAN Medtech Syndicate VC Fund
HBAN Medtech Syndicate
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Investment focus
  • Medical Device, Medical, Health Care
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series B
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • FeelTect — FeelTect’s technology, Tight Alright, is a pressure sensing, connected-health device for measuring and monitoring sub-bandage pressure during compression therapy, primarily for the millions of people worldwide with venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Compression is a proven therapy for VLUs, however if it’s applied too loose, it’s ineffective, and if it’stoo tight, it’s dangerous.
  • Neurobell — NeuroBell develop novel EEG medical devices for early detection and monitoring of neonatal seizures.
  • SymPhysis Medical — SymPhysis Medical's goal is to develop innovative technologies that treat a range of chronic diseases, putting the patient experience at the forefront of our design solutions to improve quality of life.About SymPhysis MedicalSymPhysis Medical's emergent technology, releaze, is a drainage technology to treat a common complication oflate-stage cancers, malignant pleural effusion (MPE). MPE causes significant shortness of breath and chest pain in up to 15% of patients with cancer.
Atlantic Bridge University Fund VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Atlantic Bridge University Fund invest in entrepreneurs with the ambition to create world-class companies of scale. A €60m investment fund to accelerate the commercialisation of ground-breaking research and the scaling of global businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Medical Device, Health Care, Big Data
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • CroíValve — CroíValve is a developed a safe, effective, easy to use, percutaneous solution for treating all patients with severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
  • ProVerum Medical — The ProVee stent from Proverum Medical uses 3-D geometry which mirrors and engages with the anatomy of the prostate. The system alleviates Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) by opening the prostatic urethra, applying radial force to the prostatic lobes.
  • Tympany Medical — Tympany Medical is a Needs-driven, Innovative MedTech StartUp based in the West of Ireland
Boole Investment Syndicate VC Fund · Cork, Cork, Ireland
Boole Investment Syndicate invests in new technology start-up's with scalability.
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Investment focus
  • Medical Device, SaaS, EdTech
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Ireland, United States
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.
  • FeelTect — FeelTect’s technology, Tight Alright, is a pressure sensing, connected-health device for measuring and monitoring sub-bandage pressure during compression therapy, primarily for the millions of people worldwide with venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Compression is a proven therapy for VLUs, however if it’s applied too loose, it’s ineffective, and if it’stoo tight, it’s dangerous.
  • SymPhysis Medical — SymPhysis Medical's goal is to develop innovative technologies that treat a range of chronic diseases, putting the patient experience at the forefront of our design solutions to improve quality of life.About SymPhysis MedicalSymPhysis Medical's emergent technology, releaze, is a drainage technology to treat a common complication oflate-stage cancers, malignant pleural effusion (MPE). MPE causes significant shortness of breath and chest pain in up to 15% of patients with cancer.
Lightstone Ventures VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Lightstone Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in personalized medicines and targeted therapeutics. Lightstone Ventures was founded in 2012 by the General Partners and other key members of the life science teams of Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) and Morgenthaler. The firm was formed to capture the upside of investing inbreakthrough life science companies during a time of unique opportunity in space.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • United States, Ireland, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • FIRE1 — FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.
  • Allay Therapeutics — SUPPORTING PATIENTS THROUGH EVERY PHASE OF RECUPERATION The first technology designed to deliver weeks of localized pain management
  • Atsena Therapeutics — Atsena is a clinical-stage gene therapy company, focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness.
Elkstone Capital Partners VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 9 investments in the past 12 months
Elkstone is an investment firm, focusing on entrepreneurs, senior executives, institutional LPs, the venture community, and the Irish diaspora.The objective of the organization is to boost the economic value and overall well-being of the island of Ireland by expanding a network, facilitating deserving investments, and delivering excellentinvestment performance.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Advise — Advise Freemium is a ground-breaking automated data analytics for CPG solution. Discover how Advise can assist your Revenue Growth Management.
  • ZeroRisk.io — ZeroRisk.io is a platform for merchant management that provides cybersecurity and compliance solutions. It guarantees regulatory compliance, offers risk evaluation, and aids in risk mitigation. Additionally, it provides data analytics tools for performance optimization and growth opportunity identification. The platform offers real-time insightsand customization options.
  • Output Sports — Discover Output's portable and affordable athlete testing and tracking device. Measure strength, power and speed in minutes giving accurate and reliable data.
SVG Ventures VC Fund · Los Gatos, California, United States
We work with leading corporations, startups, universities, and growers to solve the biggest challenges facing the agtech and foodtech industries.
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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.
Ascentifi VC Fund · Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Investment focus
  • Medical, Health Care, Medical Device
  • Funding Round, Series A
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • CroíValve — CroíValve is a developed a safe, effective, easy to use, percutaneous solution for treating all patients with severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
  • 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.
  • X-BOLT Orthapaedics — X-Bolt Trauma Solutions for osteoporotic bone fixation. FDA 510(k) approved. Clinical studies include the WHITE One (n=100) and WHITE Four (n=1,140) randomized control trials.
HealthCap VC Fund · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden · 5 investments in the past 12 months
HealthCap, a life science investor and company creator. Our motivation is to find innovative ideas and invest that could impact healthcare and society.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Sweden, France
Portfolio highlights
  • ADCendo — ADCendo ApS is a biotech company dedicated to developing new types of anti-cancer drugs. We focus on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) directed at novel targets, that have been found to be overexpressed by several cancer forms, that are all characterized by a significant unmet need for novel treatment.
  • HelloBetter — HelloBetter (hellobetter.de) was founded in 2015 under the name GET.ON Institut für Online Gesundheitstrainings GmbH (geton-institut.de) by internationally renowned research psychologists, and in close partnership with one of the largest public health care insurance companies in Germany (BARMER). HelloBetter is a pioneer in the field of e-mentalhealth and a leading provider of online mental health courses. Its work has a strong scientific basis – the courses were developed, evaluated, and implemented in a practice setting, and their effectiveness has been proven in 33 randomized controlled trials according to the highest standards of scientific practice. HelloBetter offers the widest range of evidence-based online mental health courses worldwide, with 11 digital courses covering 8 problem areas (stress, depression, insomnia, depression in the case of chronic illness, chronic pain, alcohol consumption, excessive worry, and panic and anxiety).In October 2021, the digital therapeutic 'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout' has been permanently approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) as a Digital Health Application (DiGA) and thus is available by prescription free of charge for more than 50 million adults. It is the world’s first and so far only prescription digital therapeutic for the treatment of burnout symptoms.Through diverse cooperations with national and international research groups (including FAU Erlangen, University of Ulm, VU Amsterdam, and Harvard University) HelloBetter finds practical applications for the latest research innovations. Our products and our team have been awarded numerous national and international prizes. These include the Novartis & Sandoz/Hexal Digital Health Prize 2018, the Comenius Award of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Association, and the Good Practice in Mental Health & Wellbeing seal of approval as part of the EU Compass 2018, which recognises high-quality mental health initiatives in Europe in order to guide health care providers to effective and proven services.
  • Tribune Therapeutics — Tribune Therapeutics is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company building a promising pipeline of novel medicines to treat patients with a wide range of fibrotic diseases. It was founded in 2020 with funding from HealthCap and Novo Seeds.
SVG Ventures VC Fund · Los Gatos, California, United States
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.
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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
  • 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.
  • Heritable Agriculture — Making plants programmable
ARCH Venture Partners VC Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States · 17 investments in the past 12 months
ARCH Venture Partners provides seed / early stage venture capital for technology firms in information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • United States, China, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Rhygaze — Rhygaze develops a novel gene therapy that targets cone cells to restore vision in patients suffering from diseases causing blindness.
  • Be Biopharma — Be Bio is developing a proprietary class of engineered B cells as medicines that unleash the potential of cell therapies in applications beyond cytotoxicity.
  • Atlas Data Storage — Atlas Data Storage develops data storage systems utilizing synthetic DNA to encode digital information. The company offers end-to-end solutions that integrate semiconductor-based synthesis and enzyme engineering to store data in DNA strands. This approach aims to provide long-term, high-density storage options for various sectors. Atlas DataStorage's technology is designed to address the growing demand for scalable and energy-efficient data storage solutions.
Infinity Capital VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States
Infinity Capital are hypothesis-driven investors - constantly calibrating ideas through a Silicon Valley/technology network that they've been building for over two decades. Their extensive technology and operating backgrounds, combined with over a dozen years each of successful startup investing, have been essential in buildingcredibility and a reputation that resonates with entrepreneurs.
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  • Semiconductor, E-Commerce, Electronics
  • Series B, Funding Round, Series D
  • United States, Ireland, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • AltraTech — Next Generation Molecular Detection Discover Altratech Next Generation Molecular Detection Discover Altratech At Altratech, our mission is to enable next generation molecular detection.
  • BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.
  • Core Starters — Core Starters services startups and investors through blockchain-based decentralized services to solve real problems.
Enterprise Equity VC Fund · Dundalk, Louth, Ireland
Enterprise Equity (or EEVC) is an excellent for providing capital to early stage and expanding business throughout Ireland.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Medical Device
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series B
  • Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Phorest — Join 8000+ spas, barbers, hair, beauty and nail salon owners using the #1 management, scheduling, POS and appointment booking system. Try Phorest now!
  • SurgaColl — SurgaColl Technologies is a medical device company developing novel tissue regeneration products for the surgical treatment of diseases of the bone, cartilage and other human tissue. Based on technology developed at the Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG) of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), headed by Professor Fergal O’Brien,the company aims to become a leader in the field of regenerative medical devices.
  • Metabolomic Diagnostics — Metabolomic Diagnostics is a deep-tech company specialized in the development of novel biomarker based diagnostic solutions for complex diseases. The company has developed an effective pipeline to firstly identify diagnostic biomarker panels and then translate these panels into clinical assays ready for application in the clinical laboratory.Thispipeline combines the biomarker multiplexing capabilities of Mass Spectrometry, a powerful analytical technology, with the company’s own informatics and statistics solutions to deliver diagnostic innovation. This is reflected in Metabolomic Diagnostics’ strong and versatile IP portfolio of technical innovations and biomarkers.Our VisionMetabolomic Diagnostics’ primary vision is to develop a portfolio of diagnostic solutions which can determine, early in a woman’s pregnancy,her risk of developing major complications much later in her pregnancy and thus enabling personalized care, adapted to each woman’s individual needs. Pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and in-uterine growth restriction, all have the potential to severely impact on the well-being of mother and child.The company’s innovative diagnostic solutions will assist clinicians in re-imagining how these conditions are managed: our novel risk assessment tools are specifically developed in conjunction with prenatal care providers to ensure they make a difference that really matters. This in turn will enable clinicians to improve pregnancy outcomes globally.Our solutions will empower pregnant women: accurate pregnancy risk information will allow a pregnant woman, in partnership with her care provider, to determine what prenatal care is best for her pregnancy.
Furthr VC VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
We are a relationship driven early stage VC investor. We invest in and form close partnerships with the founders we back.We make initial investments at Seed to Series A stage in highly ambitious, born global Irish software and medtech companies. We are hands-on and support teams across key strategic areas to accelerate growth.In addition toproviding institutional investment at an early stage, we reserve significant capital for following on in subsequent rounds. We go the journey with founders.
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  • Medical Device, Medical, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Trustap — Learn how we make buying & selling online safe & secure, every time. Create an account for free today!
  • LaNua Medical — At LaNua Medical it is our mission to develop disruptive image-guided technologies providing safe and effective endovascular solutions.
  • STRATxAI — STRATxAI is a WealthTech Company based in Dublin, Ireland. Specialising in AI-driven model portfolios, combining decades of expertise with proprietary AI to serve Advisors and Institutional Investors. STRATxAI Model Portfolios are built to navigate market complexity and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns. Through close collaboration withclients, we create bespoke portfolios tailored to their unique needs, preferences and risk profiles. Alana, our proprietary engine leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to streamline the implementation and management of adaptive. multi factor strategies.
Novartis Venture Fund VC Fund · Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland · 11 investments in the past 12 months
Learn about the approach the Novartis Venture Fund takes to investing in innovative life science companies developing biotechnology and biopharmaceutical therapeutics that address unmet patient needs.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Rhygaze — RhyGaze is at the forefront of developing a novel first-in-class gene therapy aimed at improving vision in patients suffering from retinal diseases.
  • Granite Bio — Targeting fundamentals of Inflammation, Autoimmunity and Fibrosis. Granite Bio develops first-in-class therapeutic antibodies depleting pathogenic cells with the potential to transform inflammatory and fibrotic diseases.
  • Atalanta Therapeutics — Atalanta was created to address the urgent global need for interventions to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Silicon Valley Bank VC Fund · Santa Clara, California, United States · 25 investments in the past 12 months
Silicon Valley Bank is the financial partner of the innovation economy; helping individuals and investors in the innovation ecosystem achieve extraordinary outcomes.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Debt Financing, Series B, Series A
  • United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • BILT — 3D instructions for assembly & installation. The free BILT app guides with voice, text & 3D animated images for a better customer experience.
  • MoneyLion — Our financial app is an easy way to borrow, save, invest, and earn. An all in one mobile banking app. Take control of your financial future today. Join now!
  • Solar Landscape — Solar Landscape is the leading developer of community solar projects on commercial & industrial rooftops in the United States.
Third Swedish National Pension Fund VC Fund · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Third Swedish National Pension Fund employs different investment strategies in the interest of spreading risk and protecting pensions for current and future pensioners. The firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Battery, CleanTech
  • Funding Round, Post-IPO Equity
  • Sweden, Denmark, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Saniona — Improving the lives of rare disease patients around the world through scientific innovation.
  • Northvolt — Northvolt develops sustainable lithium-ion batteries in conjunction with R&D, industrialization, and recycling to support clean energy. It provides electrification and renewable energy storage designed for lithium-ion battery plant to produce batteries for electric vehicles. Northvolt's product is an environment-friendly batterymanufactured with minimal carbon footprint and with recycling technology without compromising with important eco-systems, enabling the auto industry to replace fossil fuels with electricity in an efficient manner. The company aims to establish a supply of sustainable battery cells and systems.In 2016, Paolo Cerruti and Peter Carlsson headquartered the company in Stockholm, Stockholms Lan.
  • Vicore Pharma — Vicore Pharma is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative medicines for severe lung disorders. It develops drugs that act through the AT2 receptor. The company’s drug candidate C21 aims to improve the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare disease for which C21 has been granted orphan drug designation both in the EUand the US. In addition, C21 is explored pre-clinically in a number of rare diseases where the AT2 receptor plays an important role. The company is based in Astra Zeneca’s Bioventurehub in Mölndal.
KBI Biopharma VC Fund · Durham, North Carolina, United States
KBI Biopharma Inc. is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO / CMO) offering Cell Line Development, Process Analytical & Formulation Development, Clinical & Commercial Manufacturing, and more.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Life Science, Medical
  • Seed, Series A, Series D
  • United States, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Absci — A better, faster path to new medicines. We translate ideas into drugs with an AI-powered approach to biologic drug discovery and cell line development.
  • GlycoSeLect — GlycoSeLect Ltd specialises in the development and production of Recombinant Prokaryotic Lectins (RPLs).
  • Comera Life Sciences — ReForm Biologics is an engineering superior biotherapeutic formulation for fragile patients. Its proprietary technology provides patented, FDA-friendly excipients for a wide range of therapeutic biologics. Using its platforms, drug companies can make life-saving medicines easier to administer, less immunogenic, more stable, and more efficient toproduce. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.
Inventages Venture Capital Investment Inc. VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom
Inventages Venture Capital Investment Inc is an investment arm of Nestle SA specializing in PIPES, seed, early, mid, and late venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in middle market and mature companies. It provides mezzanine and bridge financing. The firm seeks to invest in health care, life sciences, cosmeceuticals, pharmaceuticals,enabling technologies and services, and diagnostic and medical devices. Within the pharmaceutical sector, it typically invests in small molecules, proteins, antibodies, vaccines, phytopharmaceuticals, natural compounds, botanicals, antibiotics, and therapeutics. Within the diagnostic sector, it focuses on genetic materials, biomarkers, pathological markers, genetic profiles, protein profiles, pharmacogenomics, food and environmental safety, genetically modified organism detection and trading, medical monitoring, diagnostic and analytical tools, and quality control. Within enabling technologies and services it primarily invests in novel packaging, process and production technologies, supply chain management, innovative materials and resources, delivery systems for active compounds, encapsulation and prevention, food services, extraction and fractionation of biological materials, consumer relation management, green biotechnology, smell and taste modifying technologies, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, screen and characterization technologies, chemical and biological engineering, and innovative preventive and therapeutic concepts. It also invests in companies involved in the prevention of medical foods, nutraceuticals, cosmoceuticals, nutrition, innovative food, functional food, dietary and food supplements, oral and skin care, immune modulation and stimulation, and health and disease management.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Accera — Accera is a biotechnology company that engages in the discovery and development of therapeutic drugs for neurodegenerative diseases. It offers Ketasyn, a molecule for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and age-associated memory impairment. It was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.
  • XOLUTION — XOLUTION is the most advanced reclosable beverage container solution. Already in its prototype state, the new XO resealable can won the Can of the Year Award in Dubai in 2009 (Winner Silver - Category Prototype) and was enhanced and refined since, involving extensive market research and field testing. With the can now entering the consumer beveragemarket, they are confident that the product resembles a step forward for XOLUTION in becoming the market leader in this field. XOLUTION GmbH is headquartered in Munich, Germany. In 2008, Marc von Rettberg was named Chief Executive of the company. He joined Christian Bratsch, Vice President R&D, to introduce innovative designs to the beverage packaging industry for reclosable beverage cans.Rettberg and Bratsch established new product design guidelines with a clear focus on values and benefits for the entire supply chain. The innovative beverage can ends were required to offer easy usage to the consumer (intuitive, easy to open and reseal), easy integration for the beverage filler in the existing processes (no major adjustments to the filling line), easy handling for the can maker (XO reclosable can ends based on standard shells), and improved commercialization for the beverage brand (unique branding options). And, of course, the focus was set on providing these benefits at a reasonable overall cost.In 2009, Can Maker Magazine recognized the XOLUTION innovative resealable can with the Silver Award in the Prototype category for the XO-400 reclosable beverage can lid. Since Time-to-Market is a key challenge for all innovators, Rettberg and Bratsch have created a competitive advantage of rapid prototyping and testing capabilities in their Salzburg R&D Center. XOLUTION GmbH is managed by one of the most competent teams in the business. With long-term experiences in their respective fields, their leading specialists guarantee the best coverage of all business areas from prototyping, R&D and product management to trading and distribution. With their knowledge, the XO Resealable Can was successfully converted from a simple vision to a technologically sophisticated product that will have a significant influence on the canned beverage market.
  • Ripple Foods — Ripple Foods offers a nutritious & delicious milk alternative that is 100% dairy-free, vegan, nut-, lactose- & gluten-free. Discover more about Ripple milk!
MML Capital Partners VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom
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.
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Investment focus
  • Manufacturing, Packaging Services, Information Technology
  • Private Equity, Funding Round, Series A
  • United Kingdom, France, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • RAVL — Step into the future with RAVL and our revolutionary financial service technology solutions. We're not just building tech; we're crafting the future of financial services. Unleashing potential, one innovative solution at a time. Let's strategize, deliver, and repeat excellence together.
  • 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.
Polaris Partners VC Fund · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 9 investments in the past 12 months
Polaris Partners invests in healthcare and biotechnology companies. Their healthcare portfolio companies' care delivery models include digital health, consumer-centric businesses, patient-provider solutions, data science, and analytics. Their life sciences and biotechnology portfolio companies focus on molecules and platforms, therapeutics,and genomics.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Series B, Series A, Series C
  • United States, Ireland, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • FIRE1 — FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.
  • Leyden Labs — Leyden Labs helps people live freely by developing products that protect from known and new respiratory viruses.
  • Auron Therapeutics — A differentiated approach to cure cancer.
Johnson & Johnson Innovation VC Fund · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · 15 investments in the past 12 months
JJDC, Inc. is the strategic venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Learn more about our equity investment strategy.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • United States, Israel, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Stylus Medicine — Stylus Medicine, Inc. is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing transformative in vivo genetic medicines.
  • PAQ Therapeutics — PAQ Therapeutics is developing KRAS degraders for deadly cancers without good treatment options.
  • Prazer Therapeutics — Prazer Therapeutics assists patients suffering from intractable diseases through the use of logical and innovative drug design approaches. They willaccomplished this through the use of new and innovative drug development platforms, such as rational molecular drug design technology and next-generation protein degradation technology.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Software, B2B
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • Spain, Germany, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Conektto — Design, Build & Test API in minutes. Conektto is the industry's first API SDLC platform that intelligently generates artifacts.
  • Gheorg — Around 1 million children in Australia have diagnosable anxiety. Two-thirds of them will never get the help they need. Gheorg is on a mission to change that. We're aiming to reduce childhood anxiety and our new app helps parents and children at home. Sign up to get the app on our website.
  • Hooke Bio — Hooke Bio is a new Pharmaceutical company operating in the preclinical to early stages of drug discovery. It draws its strength from the close co-operation it has between its biologists and engineers. The engineers design, patent and test new microfluidic technology: the scientists apply the technology to finding new therapeutics.
Tekla Capital Management VC Fund · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
We are dedicated to helping investors reach their investment goals. Get in touch with our team to explore abrdn's investment options.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Series B, Series C, Series A
  • United States, Switzerland, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Invetx — Our team of R&D leaders from human biotech and animal health is building the premier biotechnology platform for protein-based therapeutics in animal health.
  • Oculis — The Oculis drug delivery platform consists of a novel technique to facilitate drug absorption to both anterior and posterior parts of the eye. The advantage is a drug delivery system where diseases of the posterior part of the eye can be treated with a simple topical application. The Oculis drug delivery platform allows diseases such as DME(diabetic macular edema) at the posterior part of the eye to be treated with a non-invasive topical application. Furthermore, the technique has been demonstrated to allow diseases at the anterior part of the eye to be treated with a reduced number of topical applications compared to conventional eye-drops.
  • Amolyt Pharma — We are building on our team's established expertise in therapeutic peptides to deliver life-changing treatments to patients suffering from rare endocrine and metabolic diseases.
Covidien VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Covidien plc engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings. Segments The company operates its businesses through four segments: Medical Devices includes the development, manufacture and sale of endomechanical instruments, soft tissue repair products, energy devices, oximetry andmonitoring products, airway and ventilation products, vascular devices, SharpSafety products, clinical care products and other medical device products; Imaging Solutions includes the development, manufacture and marketing of radiopharmaceuticals and contrast products; Pharmaceutical Products includes the development, manufacture and distribution of dosage pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients; and Medical Supplies includes the development, manufacture and sale of nursing care products, medical surgical products and original equipment manufacturer products (OEM). The Medical Device segment develops, manufactures and sells an array of products which the company categorizes in the following product groups: - Endomechanical Instrumentsâ includes its laparoscopic instruments and surgical staplers. - Soft Tissue Repair Productsâ includes its sutures, mesh and biosurgery products. - Energy Devicesâ includes its vessel sealing, electrosurgical and ablation products and related capital equipment. Oximetry and Monitoring Productsâ includes its sensors, monitors and temperature management products. Airway and Ventilation Products—includes its airway, ventilator, breathing systems, sleep and inhalation therapy products. Vascular Devicesâ ”includes its compression and vascular therapy products. SharpSafety Productsâ includes its needles, syringes and sharps disposable products. Clinical Care Productsâ includes its urology, enteral feeding and other advanced woundcare products.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
  • Series A, Series C
  • Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • FIRE1 — FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.
  • AEGEA Medical — Mara, a safe and effective in-office treatment that uses natural water vapor to reduce heavy menstrual bleeding in premenopausal women
Medtech Syndicate Nominee VC Fund
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Investment focus
  • Medical, Health Care, Medical Device
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Kite Medical — Kite medical has developed a novel device for detecting Kidney Reflux in children with Urinary Tract Infections. The non-invasive diagnostic solution for kidney reflux removes the need for complicated procedures and a hospital visit. Kidney reflux is the most common urological disorder in childhood, affecting up to three per cent of young children.It is most prevalent from six months to five years of age. The condition may resolve as the child gets older, but left undiagnosed and untreated it can lead to permanent kidney damage and ultimately to kidney failure.
  • Signum Surgical — Founded in 2014 by Eoin Bambury and Moshe Zilversmit, Signum Surgical is a medtech platform striving to develop technology that could cure perianal fistula. Bambury and Zilversmit, who met on the BioInnovate Ireland programme at NUI Galway, recognised a lack of innovation surrounding the treatment of perianal fistulas (small tunnels that developbetween the end of the bowel and the skin near the anus). The device developed by Signum Surgical is implanted post-surgery to prevent reinfection and to allow a faster healing process.
EQT life science VC Fund · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands · 6 investments in the past 12 months
EQT life science develops innovative medicines, devices, and tools to address the single important thing that matters to the preservation of health. The organization believes that such opportunities add value to all stakeholders.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • United States, The Netherlands, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
  • VarmX — VarmX is a pharmaceutical spin-off from the Leiden University Medical Center. The mission of VarmX is to develop and manufacture therapeutic proteins to instantaneously restore blood clotting in bleeding patients. The lead product in the pipeline of VarmX is PseudoXa. PseudoXa is a modified recombinant human coagulation factor X which is capable ofimmediately restoring blood clotting in the presence of direct factor Xa anticoagulants (DOACS) such as rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban.These factor Xa coagulants are taken by millions of patients world-wide for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and stroke, but as a side effect severe bleeding often occurs. PseudoXa is capable of stopping and preventing such bleedings thus making the usage of DOACS much safer.
  • Xeltis — Xeltis is pioneering a restorative approach in cardiovascular therapy.
  • Evommune — Evommune is taking a tissue-based approach to advance insights and accelerate the development of transformative medicines in inflammatory diseases.
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Investment focus
  • Software, FinTech, Medical
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • dimply — The experience & engagement platform for financial enterprises.
  • Beyondbmi — Beyondbmi is an expert led medical approach to weight loss. We provide a convenient and scientific telehealth program designed to help your reach your health goals.
  • FlowForma — Unlock competitive advantage with FlowForma, the #1 no code digital process automation software & business process management tool. Get a free trial now!
ETV Capital SA VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom
ETV is one of Europe's leading providers of debt financing solutions for venture capital backed technology and healthcare businesses. Founded in 1999, ETV has a long and successful track record of investing in technology or intellectual property based companies across Europe and Israel, diversified by industry and development stage. Theyseek to set their selves apart from other venture lenders by being supportive, flexible and responsive to the needs of their customers, and a testament to their approach is the number of serial entrepreneurs, business angels and senior management that have come back to ETV both through the lifecycle of a company’s growth and for their subsequent ventures.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Biotechnology, Data and Analytics
  • Funding Round
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • 123.TV — German television channel, 123TV organizes cross-media auctions (TV and internet) on consumer products, for a public of all generations. The auction is reversed in the sense that the price fixed in advance to steady decreases over time until the amounts passed.
  • Nallatech — Nallatech Ltd. provides FPGA computing solutions for defense and security market. It offers FPGA computing motherboards, FPGA computing modules, software and IP cores, and HPC products. The company offers its products through sales team in the United States and the United Kingdom. Nallatech Ltd. was formerly known as Nallatech Worldwide Limitedand changed its name in May 2008. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom with regional offices in San Jose, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston. As of May 2, 2008, Nallatech Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Interconnect Systems, Inc.
  • Stokes Bio — Stokes Bio develops and distributes microfluidic technology to its clients. It was founded in 2005 and is based in Ireland. It was acquired by Life Technologies in 2010.
Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund VC Fund · Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
The Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund is a joint fund built with contributions from the Bank of Ireland, the University of Limerick Foundation, and government-backed The seed fund will invest in export-oriented high potential firms that operate in the technology, food and financial services sectors, inaddition to supporting patent and patent pending projects within Irish universities, targeting investments between EUR 100K-500K. The new fund comprises of a €17 million investment by Bank of Ireland, along with funding of €8 million from Enterprise Ireland and € 1million by the University of Limerick Foundation. It will be managed by
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Investment focus
  • Energy, Hardware, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Pulsate — Pulsate enables direct communication with customers based on their location, context, interests and behaviours. Pulsate allows you to design and push rich media content directly to customers devices. Deepen the relationship by establishing a customer dialogue. Allow users to reply to your campaigns, provide feedback and keep complaints outside ofsocial media. Maximize foot traffic by targeting street level or competitor locations. Combine with segmentation for optimal results. iBeacons:tm: enable you to understand indoor customer location and context with incredible accuracy. Easily manage deployment and configuration of iBeacons:tm: with the Pulsate cloud platform. Gain a deeper understanding of your mobile customers and a comprehensive view of each mobile campaign.
  • LegitFit — LegitFit is there to help you from first sale to scale! Our leading software solution is everything you need to run & grow a successful business. It's easy to use, affordable, and integrates powerful tools for bookings, payments, and communication!
  • Certification Europe — Confidence, Assurance and Certainty. We offer Certification, Inspection and Training solutions to drive compliance for our clients
Medicxi VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Medicxi is an investment firm that focuses on the life sciences sector. It was established in 2016 by the former Index Ventures life sciences team, who have been active for over 20 years and have significant experience in drug discovery and the development of therapeutics for unmet medical needs.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
  • Curevo — focused on a new generation of adjuvanted subunit vaccines Learn More Our Focus We're dedicated to developing non-mRNA vaccines for unmet medical needs Curevo Vaccine is a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to developing next-generation non-mRNA vaccines. We focus on one need at a time, allowing us to bring effective and better-tolerated vaccines to market quickly
  • Rapt Therapeutics — RAPT Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company driven by our mission to treat inflammatory and immunologic diseases. Our cutting-edge science is fully focused on developing therapeutics that intelligently target key drivers of the immune system to transform the treatment of inflammatory and immunologic diseases, and improve and empower countless lives. Join us in our quest.
  • Ottimo Pharma — Ottimo Pharma is a private biotechnology company dedicated to enhancing cancer treatment outcomes and minimizing the overall healthcare burden.
EarlyBird VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom
EarlyBird is a postal snacking service that delivers healthy snacks to its users’ doorstep. It provides its users with TasteBox, 5 healthy snacks and 2 unique teas, to help them through the working week. Its TasteBox also contains music and art from up and coming artists. EarlyBird was launched in 2014 and is based in London, England.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Germany, Ireland, Romania
Portfolio highlights
  • Sikoia — Streamline your decision-making with centralized customer data, comprehensive case management, and automated risk evaluation without complicated integrations.
  • Noscendo — Noscendo operates as a diagnostics company dedicated to the identification and assessment of bloodstream-associated pathogens and other infections.
  • Goodlegal — Goodlegal is the One-Stop-Shop for all your Legal needs. Get an out-of-the-box Legal Infrastructure Platform to handle all your problems.
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures VC Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cultivian Sandbox is a venture capital firm focused on building next-generation disruptive agriculture and food technology companies capable of generating superior returns. As early investors and active board members, we employ a hands-on approach to building companies and are often directly involved in setting company strategy, recruiting keyexecutives, and raising additional capital. Much more than simply a financial resource, we are capable of delivering tremendous value though active collaboration with our strategic partners and network, which are unparalleled in the agriculture and food industries.As both experienced operating managers and venture investors we add value to portfolio companies both through our highly skilled team and extensive industry network. Our investment team combines the domain expertise and investment experience from Cultivian Ventures and Sandbox Industries. Our expertise in sourcing, evaluating, closing, managing and ultimately exiting successful equity investments positions us not only to build stronger businesses, but reshape industries.
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Investment focus
  • Science/Engineering, Agriculture/Farming, Biotechnology
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • United States, Canada, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • Nuritas — Nuritas is revolutionising the discovery of novel, natural and scientifically proven active ingredients that can manage and improve human health. The company’s disruptive computational approach to discovery uses artificial intelligence and genomics to, for the first time ever, rapidly and efficiently predict and then provide access to the mosthealth-benefiting components hidden within food, called bioactive peptides.
  • Full Harvest — Waste less, profit more. Source imperfect and surplus fruits and vegetables up to 10-30% off.
  • Leaf Agriculture — Leaf is a data network that connects apps and services to farm data from equipment, sensor, and software platforms.Leaf’s API allows developers to easily validate grower consent, access high-quality agriculture data, and scale their products. With Leaf, developers are building a food system that makes it healthier, increases farmers’ profits,benefits the environment, and is accessible to everyone.
Apicap VC Fund · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Apicap offers investment and co-investment solutions for managers, wealthy private clients and institutional investors.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Mobile
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • France, United States, Turkey
Portfolio highlights
  • Crowdaa — Crowdaa is a mobile-only music store where producers decide how to distribute and monetise their content.
  • Feelbat — This is the homepage of the websiteMonitor your infrastructure in real-time with Feelbat. Our smart sensors provide precise data to anticipate risks and ensure structural safety.
  • Karma Koma — Karma Koma is specializes in retail and French and international distribution with multi-brand resellers.
Eoghan Quigley Angel
Eoghan Quigley
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Investment focus
  • Medical, Biopharma, Health Care
  • Seed
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Beyondbmi — Beyondbmi is an expert led medical approach to weight loss. We provide a convenient and scientific telehealth program designed to help your reach your health goals.
Cedas Foundation VC Fund
Cedas Foundation
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Organic, Biopharma
  • Seed
  • Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Hexafly — Hexafly is a biotechnology company that develops materials and sources form insects for aquafeed, chitin, and plant nutrition industry. It offers products from the sustainable farming of insects such as insect oil, protein, frass, and chitin. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Kells, Meath, Ireland.
  • BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.
The Foundry VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States
The Foundry, LLC is the premier medical device company incubator. We work with inventors to rapidly transform their concepts into companies by providing an incomparable combination of leadership, an experienced, multi-disciplinary team, a state-of-the-art facility and an extensive funding network. The Foundry Team is comprised of veteran medicaldevice entrepreneurs and investors with real world experience—and success—in developing world class medical device companies.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Therapeutics, Biotechnology
  • Series A
  • Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • FIRE1 — FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.
Ali Partovi Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Ali Partovi is the CEO and Founder of Neo. He previously worked at Dropbox as an Advisor. Ali Partovi attended Harvard University.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • United States, Spain, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Vybe — Virtual Try-On & AI Styling for Fashion Stores
  • Ohana — New York City Largest Sublet and Sublease Community. NYC short term rentals, furnished apartments, monthly rentals, and rooms for rent.
  • Skiff — Everything on Skiff is end-to-end encrypted. Your most sensitive data is private, decentralized, and truly owned by you.
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