# Top 10 Fashion Startup Investors in Ireland in June 2026

## Lightbank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile

Lightbank VC is a $700M AUM venture fund that invests in early-stage vertically focused AI, consumer, enterprise, healthcare, crypto, fintech and climate companies. It focuses on pre-seed, seed and Series A opportunities where they write initial checks between $250k - $5m. They have invested in over 150 companies such as Tempus, Udemy, Fiverr(NYSE: FVRR), Sprout Social (NYSE: SPRT), Boom Supersonic, Tastytrade (acq. $1B+), Extend, Attain, Paytient and Expel.

## Permanent TSB
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Fashion, Lifestyle, E-Commerce

Permanent TSB is a Retail shareholders company. PTSB offered the stock to retail shareholders at the same price as it had to the group private investors last month.

## Tej Lalvani
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Fashion, Advertising, Beauty

Tej Lalvani is the CEO of Vitabiotics.

## Business Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical

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.

## Meg Lustman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Fitness

Meg Lustman is the former chief executive of Hobbs London.

## Touker Suleyman
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Fitness, Advertising, CRM

Touker Suleyman is a multi-millionaire Turkish Cypriot fashion retail entrepreneur and investor. In 2001, his company Low Profile Group purchased UK shirt maker Hawes & Curtis, and in 2008 he purchased UK fashion label Ghost. More recently, he has invested in a number of start-up companies including Bikesoup and Huxley & Cox.

## Enterprise Ireland
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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.

## NDRC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

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.

## The University of Vermont Health Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Burlington, Vermont, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Medical, Biotechnology, Fashion

Welcome to The University of Vermont Health Network, five partner hospitals serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York. With over 4,000 health care providers throughout our region, they work together to offer high-quality care more cost-efficiently and as close to home as possible. Strengthened by their connection, each of theirhospitals remains committed to its local community and to the heart and science of medicine: compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.

## Sara Davies
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Toys, Gaming, Rental

Sara Davies

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