Top 20 Digital Media Startup Investors in Ireland in April 2025
A list of 20 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Digital media startups based in Ireland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Digital media companies from Ireland. We update this investor list every month.Top 20 Digital Media Startup Investors in Ireland in April 2025
Investor | Digital Media Ireland investments |
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Enterprise Ireland | 8 |
Act Venture Capital | 5 |
Tribal.vc | 4 |
Frontline Ventures | 4 |
Ray Nolan | 3 |
Peter O'Grady Walshe | 2 |
Tom Kennedy | 2 |
Business Venture Partners | 2 |
NDRC | 2 |
Barry Pitcher | 1 |
Paddy Bolger | 1 |
John Corcoran | 1 |
Tony Smurfit | 1 |
AIB Seed Capital Fund | 1 |
Blockchain Founders Fund | 1 |
Tribal Ventures | 1 |
Sean Blanchfield | 1 |
Gaingels | 1 |
Frontline | 1 |
Western Development Commission | 1 |
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
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
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- VRAI — First and foremost, they are a content creation company specialising in virtual reality production. They are visual storytellers embracing this new medium as a way of creating immersive, engaging content.Their pioneering methodology takes elements from our diverse background. We use techniques from narrative cinema, from visual effects, fromexhibition design, from gaming, from brand management and combine them in new exciting ways to help you tell your story.
- Advise — Advise Freemium is a ground-breaking automated data analytics for CPG solution. Discover how Advise can assist your Revenue Growth Management.
- LaNua Medical — At LaNua Medical it is our mission to develop disruptive image-guided technologies providing safe and effective endovascular solutions.
Technology-focused, investing capital and expertise to fuel growth in the most promising ideas and companies. Raised c.€600m across multiple funds and invest from seed to growth.We look for companies with potentially cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure, communications, Internetand mobile. We help founders create and scale businesses globally. We work as a small team with diverse strengths accessing a community of over 200 founders. The teams and companies we back scale their investor base as they scale their business execution and ambition. We work closely with them in this process. Over the past 25 years have built a broad network of US and European investors and founders that share our vision and approach.Act is based in Dublin, Ireland.Our most recent funds are supported by the European Investment Fund.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Mavarick AI — Explore Mavarick AI's Carbon Accounting Software Platform. Get accurate carbon emissions accounting data and generate auditable reports with ease.
Tribal.vc is a leading Venture Capital firm investing in the next generation of transformative companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Conjura — The eCommerce Analytics platform
- GREYSCOUT — Need brand protection? Our best brand protection software monitors & removes unauthorized listings, helping businesses fight online counterfeiting.
- &Open — For businesses that gift to give back, share joy, or show they care. All you need is an email.
Frontline is the venture firm for globally ambitious B2B companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Frontline Seed speeds up ideas at inception across Europe. Frontline X is a growth-stage fund, for fast and frictionless US-Europe expansion.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Loadar — Loadar is an online transport management system that optimizes the relationship between shippers and carriers. Easily work with your trusted carriers, enjoy cost efficiency, and have control over your transportation process. Free for Shippers.
- Archive — We help brands launch their own secondhand resale marketplace.
- Cloudsmith — Cloudsmith is the only universal, cloud-native solution for software artifact management and software supply chain security. Start your free trial today.
Ray Nolan - Non-Exec Chair @ XSellco
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Investment focus
- Apps, News, Software
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Kinzen — Kinzen's blend of human skill and scalable technology enables trust and safety professionals and policy makers to get ahead of emerging threats, detect policy violations faster and take the proportionate and appropriate action.
- Cohort — Cohort helps its users find the people they need through the people they already know through social media. Cohort is an Ireland-based company that was founded in 2015 by Eamon Leonard.
- REFLEX Gaming —
Peter O'Grady Walshe - Chairman @ VideoElephant
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Investment focus
- Video, Publishing, Social Media
- Seed
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- VideoElephant — VideoElephant offers ready-to-monetize video content solutions to advertising technology providers, publishers, and advertisers. Its online marketplace enables users to access a library of video contents comprising various short and long-form videos, such as TV shows, movies, documentaries, and short videos. the company was founded in 2012 and isheadquartered in Dublin.
Tom has a proven track record as an entrepreneur and in building a global e-commerce business from Dublin as a co-founder of www.hostelworld.com (Web Reservations International). Tom achieved a successful exit from Hostelworld.com in 1999, generating $500m in shareholder value. He previously owned Avalon House hostel in Dublin. When he’s notworking, Tom enjoys the gastronomic delights of life and the views of the Wicklow mountains from the saddle of his bicycle.
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Investment focus
- Travel, Video, Retail
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Gigable — Join the fastest growing delivery network. Signup as a business to access freelancers or signup as a freelancer to earn additional income.
- Coindrum — Coindrum provides coin machines to spend your coin jars. No more manual counting, sorting or bagging!
- VideoElephant — VideoElephant offers ready-to-monetize video content solutions to advertising technology providers, publishers, and advertisers. Its online marketplace enables users to access a library of video contents comprising various short and long-form videos, such as TV shows, movies, documentaries, and short videos. the company was founded in 2012 and isheadquartered in Dublin.
Business Venture Partners was founded in 2004 as a corporate finance adviser for SME/owner managed businesses. The investment team is comprised of Elliott Griffin, Ronan Smith, Edel Coen and Mark Ruane and the team skills combine deep industry knowledge with experience in venture investing, corporate finance and international expansion. Theteam works on behalf of its clients buying and selling companies, raising finances, working with start-ups and advising on strategic growth, business succession and owner exits.Since 2007, BVP has successfully raised and managed 10 Simple Green BES and EII Funds. They have invested, on behalf of their investors, in some of Ireland’s most innovative companies such as Celtic Bioenergy, EFT Controls, and UrbanVolt. Our investment strategy is to spread investments over project finance and a portfolio of high potential companies. Their philosophy is to work hard with each investment to deliver valuable support for the company promoters and build shareholder value for their investors.In 2016 BVP launched The 10th BVP Green EII Fund. The fund provides eligible investors with the opportunity to avail of up to 40% income tax relief and provides the investor access to a portfolio of cleantech companies and renewable energy projects. The 11th Green Fund will be launched in Q4 2017.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Information Technology, Medical
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- OOHPod — OOHPod, your new Out Of Home Flexible Address, will revolutionise the way you send and receive parcels
- Advise — Advise Freemium is a ground-breaking automated data analytics for CPG solution. Discover how Advise can assist your Revenue Growth Management.
- Positive Carbon — Positive Carbon provides an innovative solution for businesses to track, manage, and reduce food waste. With real-time analytics, CO2 calculation, and a comprehensive learning platform, we help you save costs and achieve sustainability goals. Request a demo today to start making a positive environmental impact.
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
Barry Pitcher
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Investment focus
- Video, Publishing, Social Media
- Seed
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- VideoElephant — VideoElephant offers ready-to-monetize video content solutions to advertising technology providers, publishers, and advertisers. Its online marketplace enables users to access a library of video contents comprising various short and long-form videos, such as TV shows, movies, documentaries, and short videos. the company was founded in 2012 and isheadquartered in Dublin.
Paddy Bolger - Chief Financial Officer @ CWSI
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Investment focus
- Video, Publishing, Social Media
- Seed
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- VideoElephant — VideoElephant offers ready-to-monetize video content solutions to advertising technology providers, publishers, and advertisers. Its online marketplace enables users to access a library of video contents comprising various short and long-form videos, such as TV shows, movies, documentaries, and short videos. the company was founded in 2012 and isheadquartered in Dublin.
Dublin-based John Corcoran (89) co-founded the hugely successful Paddy Power chain of bookmakers in 1988 along with David Power and Stewart Kenny. At a time when big brands were taking over the market, the three men joined their three independent chains to become a force to be reckoned with. Corcoran remains a shareholder in Paddy Power Betfair,although he has sold off tranches for 'estate planning' purposes in recent years. John died in June 2019.
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Investment focus
- Video, Publishing, Social Media
- Series A
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- VideoElephant — VideoElephant offers ready-to-monetize video content solutions to advertising technology providers, publishers, and advertisers. Its online marketplace enables users to access a library of video contents comprising various short and long-form videos, such as TV shows, movies, documentaries, and short videos. the company was founded in 2012 and isheadquartered in Dublin.
Tony Smurfit is the Founder & CEO of Smurfit Kappa.
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Investment focus
- Publishing, Video, Privacy
- Seed, Series A
- Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- ufurnish.com — ufurnish.com is the home for furniture discovery. Search, discover, compare and shop furniture online across the entire retail market on one website.
- Dataships — Dataships uses top level data privacy software to help your brand, no matter your location.
- VideoElephant — VideoElephant offers ready-to-monetize video content solutions to advertising technology providers, publishers, and advertisers. Its online marketplace enables users to access a library of video contents comprising various short and long-form videos, such as TV shows, movies, documentaries, and short videos. the company was founded in 2012 and isheadquartered in Dublin.
The AIB Seed Capital Fund was established in 2007 to provide venture capital for companies at the seed and early stages of development across a range of sectors throughout the Republic of Ireland. The Fund was established under the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Programme 2007-2012.The Fund has a total of €30m under managementwith AIB and Enterprise Ireland both committing €15m. It is managed by experienced managers with extensive expertise in making seed and early stage investments, adding value and facilitating business success.The Fund managers are empowered to make seed investments of up to approximately €500,000. Furthermore, the Fund has the capacity to make investments in later rounds to support the continued growth of investee companies.The Fund will be managed by Enterprise Equity Venture Capital and the Dublin Business Innovation Centre. This unique partnership brings together extensive regional and investment expertise.Enterprise Equity will evaluate and manage all investments outside the city and county of Dublin, as well as investments that require in excess of €250,000 from the fund within the city and county of Dublin.Dublin Business Innovation Centre (DBIC) will evaluate and manage all investments within the city and county of Dublin when the initial investment amount required from the Fund does not exceed €250,000.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Medical
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ireland, United States, Jersey
Portfolio highlights
- NewsWhip — The only real-time media monitoring platform that predicts the stories and topics that will matter in the hours ahead.
- 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.
We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Unit — Unit Network DAO is a sovereign layer 1 blockchain built using the Substrate framework by the Web3 Foundation, Polkadot and Parity Technologies. It provides the technological and economic infrastructure for mainstream adoption of the token economy. A near-future in which millions of tokens fuel borderless communities to empower the globe.
- M10 — Material10 is an international game studio and publisher with a vision to build the future of massively multiplayer games, leveraging cutting edge technology and creating truly open virtual economies.
- Validation Cloud — Discover enterprise-grade staking and node infrastructure: Ethereum, Polygon, and more. Enjoy secure, fast, and reliable staking and node services with Validation Cloud.
Tribal Ventures is an early stage investment fund based in New York City and Princeton, NJ. Tribal Ventures makes selective investments, focused on opportunities where their deep industry knowledge can meaningfully help entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level.The Tribal team has senior level operational experience in Adtech, mobileand TV technology, sales & marketing strategy/execution, revenue generation and product development.
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Investment focus
- Software, Analytics, Advertising
- Seed
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
Sean Blanchfield studied at Trinity College, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin.
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Investment focus
- Software, Analytics, Advertising
- Convertible Note
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- PageFair — Blockthrough is the market leader in adblock revenue recovery. With adblock rates of 10-40%, we recover revenue from blocked inventory.
Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of diversity, inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- CO/AI — CO/AI is a community focused on fostering expertise and skills in artificial intelligence (AI) among individuals and businesses. This initiative aims to prepare participants for success in an increasingly AI-driven economy through various educational and collaborative efforts.
- 1up — 1up is a competitive AI for users to observe and understand everything their competitors are doing. 1up accelerates and automates the competitive experience for teams. 1up enables teams to save hours of manual effort in product, sales, and marketing, understand what their competitors are building and saying, and win competitive deals faster andeasier than ever before.
- Utila — Securely manage, build, and scale your institutional digital asset operations with Utila's MPC-powered platform. Leverage unparalleled security, robust governance and countless ecosystem integrations.
Frontline is a fortnightly English magazine from the stable of The Hindu that offers in-depth reporting and analysis of issues and events at the regional, national, and international levels. It covers topics such as politics, economics, social, environment, nature, culture, and cinema.
Frontline is published in Chennai, India.
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Investment focus
- Software, Apps, Cooking
- Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Baserow — Discover Baserow, the open-source no-code platform for building databases and applications. No code or technical skills needed. Start creating for free today!
- PageFair — Blockthrough is the market leader in adblock revenue recovery. With adblock rates of 10-40%, we recover revenue from blocked inventory.
- Fresco — Unlock the value of your kitchen appliances, get to market fast, and build a community of happy home cooks.
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.
- CitySwift — CitySwift is a data-driven scheduling and planning technology for urban bus networks. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict journey times and passenger demand, making routes more efficient. Schedulers can create optimized timetables that take into account traffic, events, and hundreds of other external factors, ensuringon-time performance and increased passenger satisfaction.CitySwift was established in 2016 and is operating in Galway, Ireland.
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