Top 10 CleanTech Startup Investors in Ireland in September 2025
A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Cleantech startups based in Ireland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Cleantech companies from Ireland. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 CleanTech Startup Investors in Ireland in September 2025
Investor | CleanTech Ireland investments |
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NDRC | 2 |
Lacerta Partners | 1 |
Western Development Commission | 1 |
McWin Partners | 1 |
Kernel Capital | 1 |
Mercuria | 1 |
Keiretsu Forum Northwest | 1 |
Enterprise Ireland | 1 |
Maurice O’ Gorman | 1 |
Climate-KIC | 1 |
NDRC builds high-impact new ventures. By providing the people, time, space and investment needed at the earliest stages of dedicated commercialisation work, NDRC is creating companies worthy of commercial investment and with the ability to scale. The NDRC team has the breadth of knowledge and expertise in technology and markets. NDRC worksside-by-side with researchers, entrepreneurs and venture teams to turn great ideas into successful new ventures.By the end of 2014, NDRC’s portfolio of startup ventures had secured a cumulative €88m in follow-on investment from commercial investors, with a combined market capitalisation of approx. €220m.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Nory AI — Revolutionise your restaurant with Nory's restaurant management software. Streamline operations, boost profits, and enhance decision-making in one platform.
- Dataships — Dataships uses top level data privacy software to help your brand, no matter your location.
- Ceartas DMCA — Ceartas is the leader in piracy protection for creators, brands & enterprise. Powered by AI, we have the highest removal rate in the industry
Lacerta Partners is a family office-backed multi-strategy fund.
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Investment focus
- CleanTech, Industrial, Environmental Engineering
- Series A
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Exergyn — Exergyn is a pioneer in the commercial scale application of shape memory alloys. We develop game-changing product applications
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 is your trusted Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) partner for biomaterial based medical devices & implant products.
McWin is a private investment firm that focuses on Food Tech, Life Science, Clean Tech, Mobility Space Tech, Digitalization, and Fintech.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Robotics
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Exergyn — Exergyn is a pioneer in the commercial scale application of shape memory alloys. We develop game-changing product applications
- The EVERY Company — Clara Foods™ is the market leader in engineering, manufacturing and formulating animal-free, animal proteins as ingredients for the global food and beverage industry. Leveraging advanced fermentation to produce functional and nutritional proteins from microorganisms, the Company is reimagining the factory farm model that underpins industrial animalagriculture with a more sustainable, kinder and healthier alternative. Clara Foods is on a mission to decouple the world's most powerful proteins from the animals that make them.
- Clever Carnivore — Clever Carnivore is a cell-cultured meat startup that uses stem cell biology, recombinant protein, and bioengineering to create cost-effective lab grown meats. With the company's high-efficiency model, cruelty-free, environmentally friendly, and cost-competitive technology it aims to produce sausage, burgers, and chicken nuggets.
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.
A world leading independent energy and commodity group
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Investment focus
- Energy, Renewable Energy, Advanced Materials
- Series A, Series C, Funding Round
- United States, Japan, Malta
Portfolio highlights
- Fervo Energy — Fervo Energy delivers 24/7 carbon-free energy through development of next-generation geothermal projects.
- Black Bayou Energy Hub — Black Bayou Energy Hub is an essential storage facility for reliable and sustainable energy in the future.
- Northwind Midstream Partners — Northwind has a very dependable, eco-friendly, and efficient midstream system that reduces environmental concerns for customers while increasing overall customer value.
Keiretsu Forum is a community of private equity investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs with a network of over 50 global chapters and more than 2,500 investor members.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Spain, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- iQure Pharma — iQure Pharma preclinical and clinical drug development
- Levered Learning — Levered Learning is a classroom-tested and teacher-designed instructional system providing 3rd-5th grade mathematical learning. The company was founded in 2017 by Mitch Slater and is headquartered in Soquel, California, United States.
- Vartega — Vartega is a technology development company specializing in the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic recycling process. We have developed alternative technology, processes, and equipment to provide low-cost carbon fiber for use in mass market applications.
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 is your trusted Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) partner for biomaterial based medical devices & implant products.
Maurice O’ Gorman
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Investment focus
- Energy, CleanTech, Clean Energy
- Seed
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Fincovi — We Are Your Complete Asset Health Technology Partner Purpose-built autonomous drones perform at record-setting inspection speed to minimize downtime while
EIT Climate-KIC is a European knowledge and innovation community, working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy.Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, we identify and support innovation that helps society mitigate and adapt to climate change. They believe that a decarbonised, sustainable economy is notonly necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, but presents a wealth of opportunities for business and society.
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Investment focus
- Sustainability, CleanTech, Energy
- Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Everimpact — We help cities, businesses and industries measure, reduce, and monetise their GHG emissions (CO2 and methane). We measure GHG emissions accurately and in real time with satellite imagery, big data and sensors and certify the data.
- Latitudo40 — Empower sustainable growth with AI-driven satellite insights from Latitudo 40. Unlock precise, real-time data for smarter urban planning, climate risk management, and industry innovation. Enhance resilience and lead with confidence.
- WindCapture Technologies — WindCapture Technologies utilises the scale of wind turbines to provide affordable and scalable direct air capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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