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Top 50 Biotechnology VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Ireland in September 2025

Last updated: Sep 2025 A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Biotechnology startups based in Ireland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Biotechnology companies from Ireland. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Biotechnology VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Ireland in September 2025

Investor	Biotechnology Ireland investments
Enterprise Ireland	28
SOSV	19
Western Development Commission	11
Kernel Capital	7
Irrus Investments	6
Seroba Life Sciences	6
Fountain Healthcare Partners	6
AIB Seed Capital Fund	5
Atlantic Bridge	5
European Investment Bank	4
HBAN	4
HBAN Medtech Syndicate	3
The Yield Lab Europe	3
Act Venture Capital	3
Atlantic Bridge University Fund	3
Boole Investment Syndicate	3
SVG Ventures	2
SVG Ventures	2
Lightstone Ventures	2
Elkstone Capital Partners	2
Infinity Capital	2
Ascentifi	2
Furthr VC	2
Enterprise Equity	2
ARCH Venture Partners	2
HealthCap	2
EarlyBirdCapital	1
Sandbox Industries	1
Tekla Capital Management	1
KBI Biopharma	1
Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund	1
Medtech Syndicate Nominee	1
GV	1
The Foundry	1
Moffett Investment Holdings	1
Cedas Foundation	1
Claret Capital Partners	1
Mayo Clinic Ventures	1
Johnson & Johnson Innovation	1
Wellcome Trust	1
Third Swedish National Pension Fund	1
Spark Crowdfunding	1
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund	1
Woodford Investment Management	1
Xenium Capital	1
Ascent Capital	1
Blue Wire Capital	1
ETV Capital SA	1
The First Thirty	1
Forbion Capital Partners	1

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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
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 is your trusted Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) partner for biomaterial based medical devices & implant products.

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.

Supporting communities to grow, investing in businesses to scale and planning for the future of the western region.

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 is your trusted Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) partner for biomaterial based medical devices & implant products.

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

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.

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.

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.

Seroba is a leading European life sciences venture capital firm focused on value creation through backing winning innovations in biotech and medtech.

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.

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.

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.

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 â‚¬30m under managementwith AIB and Enterprise Ireland both committing â‚¬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 â‚¬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 â‚¬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 â‚¬250,000.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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 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.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Medical Device
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.
Movetru — Movetru a wearable device that aims to reduce injury and enhance rehabilitation.
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.

HBAN Medtech Syndicate

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 invests in new technology start-up's with scalability.

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.

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
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

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.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, Ireland, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Apreo Health — Apreo Health is developer of medical apparatus designed for diagnosing or treating respiratory, pulmonary, and lung conditions.
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.
Reprieve Cardiovascular — Reprieve Cardiovascular is bringing intelligence to decongestion management to safely accelerate fluid removal for heart failure patients.

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.

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.

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.

Investment focus

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.

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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.

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.

Investment focus

Medical Device, Medical, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

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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.

Enterprise Equity (or EEVC) is an excellent for providing capital to early stage and expanding business throughout Ireland.

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.

ARCH Venture Partners provides seed / early stage venture capital for technology firms in information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, China, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Dispatch Bio — Dispatch Bio helps create a world where all cancer patients can be cured.
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.
Kriya Therapeutics — Kriya is a biopharmaceutical company developing gene therapy to address common diseases that impact millions of people worldwide. Learn more.

HealthCap, a life science investor and company creator. Our motivation is to find innovative ideas and invest that could impact healthcare and society.

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.

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) is a registered broker-dealer1 and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., Municipal Securities Rule Making Board, and Securities Insurance Protection Corporation2. EBC is a boutique investment bank that has developed an expertise in working with smaller capitalizationcompanies, special situation investments and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs:tm:), a new concept they pioneered and developed that involves publicly-traded, industry-specific acquisition funds.

Investment focus

Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

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.

We invest in innovation to drive lasting change in human livelinhood. We foster innovation to drive lasting change in industries that are crucial to our industry: healthcare, insurance and sustainability.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Agriculture
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, India, France

Portfolio highlights

Lumeris — Tech-enabled, value-based care solutions with a proven partner that has driven measurable improvements in patient outcomes and financial success for health systems across the country.
Verituity — Transforming legacy payout systems as the only dynamic payout network that connects Banks, Payers, and Payees, with smarter, faster, and safer end-to-end verified payouts.
Indico Data — Learn how the Indico intelligent intake solution allows you to drive better outcomes with better intake.

We are dedicated to helping investors reach their investment goals. Get in touch with our team to explore abrdn's investment options.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series B, Series C, Series A
United States, Switzerland, France

Portfolio highlights

Oculis — Experience the Future of Eye Care: Oculis, a Clinical Biopharmaceutical Innovator, Pioneering Breakthrough Treatments for Ophthalmic Diseases & Transforming Lives Globally.
Amolyt Pharma — AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business and our innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
Endeavor BioMedicines — Endeavor BioMedicines is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing transformational medicines for life-threatening diseases.

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.

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.

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 â‚¬17 million investment by Bank of Ireland, along with funding of â‚¬8 million from Enterprise Ireland and â‚¬ 1million by the University of Limerick Foundation. It will be managed by

Investment focus

Software, Photography, Solar
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Pulsate — Engage digitally banked customers effectively with Pulsate: tools for deeper, impactful relationships beyond branch interactions.
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 — Certification Europe offers ISO Certification, Inspection and ISO Training solutions to drive compliance for our clients!

Medtech Syndicate Nominee

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.

GV supports innovative founders moving the world forward.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Intent Inc — GroupUltra is a platform that allows users to program their groups and design their communities.
Phoebe — Phoebe is an agentic search tool for tech stack data. It helps engineering teams to troubleshoot many sorts of problems much faster, from minor bugs to major incidents. Phoebe can also initiate searches proactively to help anticipate and triage new issues.
Blue Water Autonomy — Blue Water Autonomy develops fully autonomous, unmanned ships designed from the keel up for long-endurance missions. Its vessels, about 100 feet and 100 tons, are purpose-built for open-ocean operations with modular payloads for logistics, surveillance, or munitions. The ships integrate hardware, software, and AI systems to operate independentlyover long durations. They are engineered for mass producibility, using medium-sized shipyards to keep production simpler and more cost-effective than traditional crewed ships. While initially focused on defense applications, the company also targets future use in commercial sectors such as cargo shipping, offshore energy, and other demanding maritime operations.

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 experienceâ€”and successâ€”in developing world class medical device companies.

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.

Moffett Investment Holdings is an investment firm

Investment focus

Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

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'.

Cedas Foundation

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.

Claret Capital provides specialty debt financing to European growth businesses, predominantly in the technology, life sciences and environmental sectors. Typical loan sizes range from €1M-€40M with the flexibility to do larger transactions opportunistically.They look for investment opportunities in high growth business with proven managementteams in need of capital to fuel organic growth, acquisitions, equipment purchases, bridge loans and various forms of recapitalization.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Mobile
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Abivax — Abivax recently presented impressive 9-month interim extension data from studies of ABX464 in ulcerative colitis during an oral presentation at DDW 2019, demonstrating a continued duration of beneficial effect in patients after 11-months of treatment. View the conference presentation, here:
Bitwala — Nuri empowers people to manage and grow their wealth through innovative technologies.
Cardiac Dimensions — Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. is a medical device company developing novel interventional tools for the treatment of heart failure and the related condition of mitral valve regurgitation. Our product, the Carillon® Mitral Contour System®, is a groundbreaking, non-surgical device developed to treat functional mitral valve regurgitation. Our system uses acatheter based approach to reshape the mitral valve and reduce mitral regurgitation.

Mayo Clinic Ventures is dedicated to quickly bringing answers to the people who need them most: the patients living with diseases and conditions that threaten to limit or even end their lives. Our team works closely with Mayo physicians and scientists to mine inventions, ideas and discoveries that will truly transform health care. Their dedicatedefforts bring significant financial support to Mayo's patient care, education and research efforts.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Ireland, China

Portfolio highlights

Turtle Health — Turtle Health is a virtual fertility counselling clinic. We provide you with personalized, medically meaningful information to help you plan your fertility journey, early and affordably.
The Patient Company — The Patient Company provides clinical staff members with an automated lateral patient transfer device called SimPull. The company was founded in 2019 by Andrew Heuerman and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Tympany Medical — Tympany Medical is a Needs-driven, Innovative MedTech StartUp based in the West of Ireland

JJDC, Inc. is the strategic venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Learn more about our equity investment strategy.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, Israel, France

Portfolio highlights

HistoSonics — HistoSonics provides the Edison Platform, which uses advanced imaging and proprietary sensing technology to deliver non-invasive, personalized treatments with precision and control, and uses the science of histotripsy and focused sound energy to generate pressures to liquify and completely destroy targeted tissues at sub-cellular levels.
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.

Wellcome Trust is a medical research charity that funds research that aims to protect and improving human and animal health. It focuses on the fields of public engagement, investments, innovation, humanities, and social science. It was founded in 1936 and headquartered in London, England.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
Grant, Series C, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

RenBio — RenBio develops antibody-based therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. RenBio's proprietary MYO technology involves in the development of antibody therapeutic that helps in treating rare diseases, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and more by using DNA blueprint and antibody factory.
Vaxxas — Vaxxas develops and commercializes needle-free vaccine delivery system. Vaxxas was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research — Feinstein Institute For Medical Research is the research arm of Northwell Health, the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State. Home to 50 research labs, 3,000 clinical research studies and 5,000 researchers and staff, the Feinstein Institutes raises the standard of medical innovation through its five institutes ofbehavioral science, bioelectronic medicine, cancer, health innovations and outcomes, and molecular medicine. We make breakthroughs in genetics, oncology, brain research, mental health, autoimmunity, and are the global scientific leader in bioelectronic medicine – a new field of science that has the potential to revolutionize medicine.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Battery
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.

Ireland’s first & only Equity Crowdfunding platform. Our mission is to provide private investors with access to new and exciting investment opportunities that previously would only have been available to Venture Capital and Private Equity funds.

Investment focus

CRM, Software, Transportation
Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
Ireland

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.
ClarityCX1 — ClarityCX1 develops tailored CRM solutions built on the Salesforce Lightning platform.
Moby Bikes — MOBY Bikes. e-bike rentals: Dublin, London, Amsterdam, Utrecht. Bike sharing, Delivery rider rental, corporate and hotel e-bike fleets

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, managed and controlled by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), is an €8.5 billion sovereign development fund with a unique mandate. We have a statutory mandate to invest on a commercial basis in a manner designed to support economic activity and employment in Ireland. With €8.5 billion availableto deploy, the Fund differs from other pools of capital in a number of key respects. It has a long investment time horizon and therefore can act as a permanent or patient source of long-term capital. It has flexibility up and down the capital structure and can therefore meet changing capital needs and gaps in the marketplace.The Fund will seek to invest in transactions where it can make a difference, where its characteristics can enable commercial investment transactions with positive economic impact and can make it an attractive “investor of choice” for company and project sponsors and advisors.We are a strategic investor with strong connections in both the public and private sectors. We are uniquely positioned to make connections and drive innovation across multiple industry players developing and delivering innovative opportunities that might otherwise go unrealised.

Investment focus

Software, Analytics, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Series C, Series D
Ireland, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

FIRE1 — FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.
Aer Lingus — Aer Lingus is a national airline. They focus on aer lingus, business class, and aerClub.
Vectra AI — Vectra is the world leader in AI threat detection and response. The Cognito platform uses AI to detect attackers in real time and perform conclusive investigations.

Woodford Investment Management is a privately owned investment firm manages equity mutual funds. At Woodford, they don’t want to be just another fund management company. They want to create something different and better for their investors and they feel strongly that existing and potential clients are entitled to understand what they are doingwith their money.As investors, they are active, engaged, long-term, disciplined, diligent and focused. That’s a lot of things to say about their selves but each word is important in helping you to understand how they manage money – they will explain in more detail as they move along.Their investment approach and process are focused on value discovery, not price discovery. They believe that financial markets are inherently inefficient and that, through disciplined and diligent analysis, they can identify investment opportunities where market prices do not reflect long-term fundamental value. By exploiting this pervasive market characteristic, they believe they can create real long-term value for their investors.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Revolut — Join 40+ million customers globally using Revolut to send money to 160+ countries, hold up-to 36 currencies in app, spend in 150+ currencies, and manage their money.
Atom Bank — Explore our savings accounts, mortgages and business loans in our digital banking app. Compare our savings rates and join the future of secure digital banking. FSCS protected.
Evofem Biosciences — Lithera is developing products for aesthetic medicine to address both medical and lifestyle indications. Its lead product is an injectable treatment to achieve local, selective fat tissue reduction (pharmaceutical lipoplasty). Using FDA registered drugs proven safe and effective in other indications, its product targets and stimulates natural fatmetabolism and achieves non-ablative, non-surgical fat tissue reduction in specific locations.

Xenium Capital

Investment focus

Medical Device, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Atrian Medical — AtriAN is commercializing technology created at Mayo Clinic in the US. AtriAN is an Irish Medical Device company based in Galway--A powerful and prolific hub for medical devices.AtriAN uses a gentle energy, micro Pulsed Electric Fields (mPEF) to only ablate hyperactivity. The other tissues such as the myocardium are spared.
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

Ascent Capital is a leading India-focused independent private equity firm. They are one of the most experienced teams on ground with over 150+ years of collective experience in Indian capital markets. Over the past 15 years they have helped over 55 entrepreneurial teams build leading businesses across diverse sectors such as Technology, Ecommerce,Healthcare, Financial Services, Consumer Brands, Infrastructure, etc.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Health Care, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Series C, Series B
India, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Haber — We provide automation solutions for the Pulp and Paper Industry. We have expertise in process automation for chemical dosing. Our solutions are scalable to food and beverage, institutions with HVAC applications as well as metals and mining industries.
EnKash — Enkash is now Asia's 1st and Smartest Spend Management Platform that offer services like Account Payable, Accounts Receivable, Expense Management & many more.
MyGlamm — MyGlamm is a direct-to-consumer beauty brand that offers an online beauty products marketplace with international spa and salon products. The company uses a combination of technology, content, and social media to allow consumers to not only discover its products but also create rich, personalized, content and tutorial.MyGlamm was founded in 2015and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Investing globally in Frontier & Consumer businesses at pre-seed or seed.

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
River Platform Company — Orchestrate IRL events at massive scale by leveraging volunteer hosts from your community. Monetize community events with our sponsorship marketplace.

Get this domain name before someone else does. Quick and painless shopping. Affordable payment options available.

Investment focus

TV, Auctions, Computer
Funding Round
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

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.

NatureTech venture firm investing in disruptive technologies connecting human and planetary health. Impact target to enhance human health by regenerating more than 30m hectares.

Investment focus

B2B, SaaS, Big Data
Seed
Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Cerve — The Cerve platform establishes a personalised, 2-way and automated communication between wholesalers and B2B buyers online — delivering bespoke and dynamic product catalogues, pricing, delivery terms and deals to each and every buyer on any platform and device.As an end-to-end platform, Cerve provides wholesalers with a full set of productsincluding an AI infrastructure, an ordering platform, a sales app and a wholesaler platform.
Edacious — Edacious is a new food system. Our company can help you differentiate the quality of your food.
Antler Bio — Antler Bio uses gene expression data for herd management and offers genomic data analysis services.

Impacting the future of medicine.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

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.
Eeden — Eeden engages in the manufacture and supply of textiles.
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.

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