Top 10 Cryptocurrency Startup Investors in Ireland in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Cryptocurrency startups based in Ireland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Cryptocurrency companies from Ireland. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Cryptocurrency Startup Investors in Ireland in January 2026

Investor	Cryptocurrency Ireland investments
The Spartan Group	1
Shima Capital	1
Wave Digital Assets	1
COTI	1
Double Peak Group	1
Spark Digital Capital	1
cFund	1
Matrixport	1
Animoca Brands	1
Bitrue	1

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Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

CLST — Buy & sell Bitcoin and cryptos with our easy and seamless Uncollateralized lending. Tust the world's finest crypto borrowing, trading or exchange platform
Kaia — Kaia is a public blockchain that utilizes Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) for enhanced reliability and performance.
Tarta Labs — Tarta Labs is dedicated to building a next-generation anime IP ecosystem and aims to innovate within the anime gaming space by blending engaging narratives, high-quality visuals, and community-driven gameplay experiences.

Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

3RM — Verified contact at any decentralized organization. Manage new business, partnerships, and engagement across organizations like never before.
ELYZIO — MENA's Leading Developer & Publisher for Indies
Cedro Finance — An Omnichain Liquidity Protocol that connects fragmented liquidity across chains for greater capital efficiency.

Wave Digital Assets offers early-stage investment, asset management, treasury management, and strategy consulting to further the growth of the crypto and digital asset ecosystem.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United States, Switzerland, Canada

Portfolio highlights

HIFI — HiFi Bridge is a cryptocurrency payments platform that allows customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, trade NFT's, borrow loans, and connect their bank accounts all-in-one.The startup offers equity, cryptocurrency, and options trading, as well as cash management accounts. The company provides the accessibility for traditional financialusers to gain access to modern decentralized finance tools through it's mobile and web platform.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2021.
Maestro — Advanced UTxO-indexing data layer to supercharge Defi on Bitcoin, Cardano & Dogecoin.
Criptonite Asset Management — Criptonite Asset Management's exists to offer qualified & institutional investors a tailored, liquid and proven approach to cryptocurrency investments.

COTI is a blockchain protocol optimized for use by payment dApps, merchants, and stable coin issuers. The company offers the first-ever dispute resolution system to protect users from errors, fraud, and counterparty abuse. Its technology eliminates the need for hours or days to clear transactions, P2P payments, and remittances.COTI'splatform enables businesses to easily create advanced fintech solutions, saving time, data, and money. COTI Pay accepts all online and offline payment methods, including crypto and stable coins, credit cards, and even a merchant's native coin. It also has built-in financing in the form of interest on deposits and business loans.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Web3, Gaming
Seed, Grant
Israel, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

AdaSwap — The next-gen DEX based on Cardano! Swap, bridge & trade between Cardano-based tokens, NFTs and stablecoins within seconds.
Polemos — Enter the Polemos Forge - the first decentralized GameFi platform for asset lending, Play and Earn Blockchain Game University, scholarships, staking, & more!
COTI AI Agents — COTI AI Agents is an AI Agent platform on the COTI network that focuses on privacy and ease of use. Users can launch, train, and trade AI agents with just one click. Co-own agents to earn revenue share while enjoying personalized tools, fun interactions, and rewards.COTI AI Agents is the first grantee of MomentumX Accelerator - The #1 acceleratorfor startups exploring Web3 privacy, backed by COTI network & Poolz.

Double Peak Group is a family office focused on investments in the digital asset and blockchain space.As one of the first family offices based out of Asia focused on digital assets, we have been deeply entrenched in the crypto space since 2017. At Double Peak, we adopt a philosophy of value investing and making key investments with a long timehorizon in early funding rounds and secondary markets. The ultimate vision is to bridge cutting-edge decentralized technologies between China and International markets.Our team consists of talented people with institutional backgrounds. Namely, investment banking, private equity, venture capital and entrepreneurship.Double Peak have invested in a multitude of areas including: Asset Management, Banking & Payments, Cross-Chain Platforms, CeFi-DeFi Bridges, Infrastructure Protocols, Investment Funds, Gaming/GameFi, NFTs, Privacy/Security, The Metaverse, Trading and Exchanges.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Series A, Initial Coin Offering
United States, Singapore, Australia

Portfolio highlights

OX.FUN — Trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and trending altcoin derivatives on the most FUN exchange around. Join OX.FUN today and earn up to 200% yield. Moo.
Farcana — Experience fast-paced 4v4 PvP battles in a futuristic sci-fi landscape. Compete as one of 24 Stars with unique abilities to dominate the arena.
Access Protocol — Publish written content. Mint NFTs. Build communities on Discord & Telegram. All under a single subscription.

Established in 2017, Spark Digital Capital is an NY based family office that invests in Blockchain-enabled companies. They firmly believe in a future where blockchain not only plays a significant role in the world but also creates unlimited efficiencies and opportunities to the society and people’s lives. With their teams' strong finance andtechnology background they aim to bring blockchain into prosperity.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Singapore, United States, Australia

Portfolio highlights

DeepSafe — DeepSafe is a decentralized AI trusted verification network designed to ensure transparency, security, and reliability in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems.
SecondLive — SecondLive is a diversified metaverse focused on building social networks and supporting creator economic activities.
Bool Network — Bool Network is a permissionless, decentralized, and secure Bitcoin verification layer that intends to securely decentralize the Bitcoin network's expansion while maintaining Bitcoin's consensus, ultimately increasing wealth within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

cFund is an early-stage sector agnostic venture firm in the Blockchain industry anchored by IOG and managed by Wave Digital Assets.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Kenya, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Pezesha — Digital Financial Ecosystem for connecting MSMEs to Capital.
EigenLabs — Eigen Labs is an engineering and research organization that contributes to protocols like EigenLayer and EigenDA
Liqwid Labs — Liqwid is a non-custodial liquidity market protocol for lending and borrowing on Cardano, offering fast, affordable, and transparent liquidity solutions.

Matrixport is an all-in-one crypto financial services platform where users can earn, invest, trade, loan and buy crypto assets. Get started today!

Investment focus

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States, Singapore, China

Portfolio highlights

CELL Studio — A blockchain software development company with a dedicated focus on the BTC ecosystem, committed to advancing the Nervos BTCKB initiative
Avalon Finance — Institutional Bitcoin-backed lending, borrowing, earning, and liquidity. Fully on-chain and regulatory-compliant.
Stoneblade Entertainment — Stoneblade Entertainment operates as a publisher of strategy games.

Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.