Top 5 Fashion VC Funds &amp; Investors in Ireland (June 2026)

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.

Investment focus

Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands

Investor stats

Total investments: 29
Round size: Seed $658k–$4.7M; Series A $2.3M–$12M
Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow

Portfolio highlights

FoodMarble — Your personal breath tester to identify food intolerances and reduce digestive symptoms. Ideal for managing IBS and SIBO, all from the comfort of home.
HealthBeacon — Quality adherence support for your medication needs, contact our HealthBeacon team to discover what service we can provide you and your patients.
P3 Hotel Software — P3 provides high-converting & custom booking solutions to help hotels maximise efficiency, conversion rate, and direct revenue. Integration with Oracle OPERA.

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A privately owned financial service, Abbey international is financing the future by providing niche financial solutions to a variety of business sectors

Investment focus

Industry: Fashion, Lifestyle, Logistics
Stage:Seed, Private Equity
Geography: Ireland, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 5
Round size: Seed $3.1M–$4.5M
Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

Chupi — Ireland's most loved engagement ring & wedding ring jeweller, handcrafted in Dublin. Lab grown diamonds, recycled gold & sustainable jewellery. B Corp Certified. Free resizing. Lifetime of care.
Overhaul — Overhaul is a supply chain integrity solutions company that allows shippers to connect disparate sources of data into a fully transparent platform designed for the logistics industry. Data that is transformed into critical insights that can instantly trigger corrective actions, impacting everything from temperature control to handling requirementsor package-level tracking, ensuring cargo arrives at its destination safely, undamaged, and on time.All active shipments, all corresponding data sources, all in real-time through a single unified view.

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 207
Round size: Seed $750k–$5.1M; Series A $1.3M–$19M
Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

Felux — Coming soon! Felux is the first and only AI-powered operating platform for steel service centers transforming fragmented sales workflows into a unified, revenue-driving engine.
Neatleaf — Sustainable agriculture with optimal yields through data-driven understanding and comprehensive automation for everyone.
SparkPlug — Award-winning platform specializing in sales gamification for retailers, brands, and restaurants.

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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

Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 433
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

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.

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