# Top 50 Health Care Startup Investors in Ireland in June 2026 ## Enterprise Ireland - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 72 - 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. ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 24 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment. ## Western Development Commission - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon, Ireland - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology Supporting communities to grow, investing in businesses to scale and planning for the future of the western region. ## Irrus Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Limerick, Limerick, Ireland - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology Irrus Investments is the leading Irish business angel network with international connections. Fueling Irish innovation in medical devices, software, hardware, digital healthcare and life sciences. ## Atlantic Bridge - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics Atlantic Bridge is a Growth Equity Firm with a Cross Border Value Add strategy. We invest in deep technology companies in Europe and the US. Our team is made up of successful entrepreneurs and senior technology industry executives and we invest in strong ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams that have the passion and drive to scale up andexploit major growth opportunities. We help our portfolio companies expand and grow internationally through our global platform with our team and offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Paris and Palo Alto.Atlantic Bridge brings together a unique team of technology entrepreneurs, experienced managers, finance professionals, and investment experts. The team contains a wealth of international business experience across Europe, the UK and the US. They have worked together in various capacities for the last 30 years, bringing a true partnership approach to their firm and their investments. Its investors include the founders, leading institutional investors, and private investors with a track record of investment in successful technology companies.Atlantic Bridge has developed a unique and differentiated strategy that focuses on specific technology themes and the implementation of the “Atlantic Bridge Model” for scaling companies internationally. The “Bridge Model” accelerates the scale-up of technology companies in Europe and the US. This approach is highly differentiated and has delivered strong performance results to date. ## HBAN - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Medical Device HBAN is dedicated to raising the profile of business angel investment as an asset class on the island of Ireland and to promote the creation of business angel syndicates. ## Atlantic Bridge University Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Medical Device, Health Care, Big Data We invest in entrepreneurs with the ambition to create world-class companies of scale. ## AIB Seed Capital Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical 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. ## Kernel Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care 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. ## Elkstone Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Elkstone is an investment firm, focusing on entrepreneurs, senior executives, institutional LPs, the venture community, and the Irish diaspora.The objective of the organization is to boost the economic value and overall well-being of the island of Ireland by expanding a network, facilitating deserving investments, and delivering excellentinvestment performance. ## NDRC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 10 - 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. ## Furthr VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical Device, Medical, Software We are a relationship driven early stage VC investor. We invest in and form close partnerships with the founders we back.We make initial investments at Seed to Series A stage in highly ambitious, born global Irish software and medtech companies. We are hands-on and support teams across key strategic areas to accelerate growth.In addition toproviding institutional investment at an early stage, we reserve significant capital for following on in subsequent rounds. We go the journey with founders. ## HBAN Medtech Syndicate - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Medical Device, Medical, Health Care HBAN Medtech Syndicate ## Act Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## Enterprise Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dundalk, Louth, Ireland - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Enterprise Equity (or EEVC) is an excellent for providing capital to early stage and expanding business throughout Ireland. ## Fountain Healthcare Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Fountain Healthcare Partners is an Irish based life science venture capital fund. Fountain is exclusively focused on the life science sector. Specific areas of interest to them are: specialty pharma, medical devices, biotechnology and diagnostics. They will deploy the majority of their capital in Europe with a strong focus on Ireland. ## Seroba Life Sciences - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Seroba is a leading European life sciences venture capital firm focused on value creation through backing winning innovations in biotech and medtech. ## EIT Health - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical EIT Health is a network of best-in-class health innovators backed by the EU. We deliver solutions to enable European citizens to live longer, healthier lives. ## Delta Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Early stage VC investments and funding for start-ups / founders in Ireland. ## Ascentifi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Galway, Galway, Ireland - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical Discover start-up investing made simple. Access VC-led rounds, build your portfolio, and unlock growth at Ascentifi ## Business Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## The Yield Lab Europe - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: AgTech, Agriculture, Biotechnology The Yield Lab Europe is a €55m early stage Agrifood and Ag Tech fund which comprises an accelerator and a larger follow-on fund, investing in high tech companies with the potential to significant disrupt and improve our current systems of global food production, and to improve the environmental sustainability of the industry. The main fund invests€1m each into 10-12 companies over several follow on rounds, with the strongest accelerator companies expected to progress to the main fund. The Yield Lab Europe is also part of a global network of Agrifood Tech funds, with global headquarters in St Louis USA, and sister funds in LATAM and Singapore. ## EQT Life Sciences - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics Providing capital plus strategic, clinical, operational, financial, and commercial support to deliver the added value inventors seek. ## Business Growth Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies. ## Xenium Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical Device, Health Care, Biotechnology Xenium Capital ## Boole - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical Boole ## Lightstone Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Lightstone Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in personalized medicines and targeted therapeutics. Lightstone Ventures was founded in 2012 by the General Partners and other key members of the life science teams of Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) and Morgenthaler. The firm was formed to capture the upside of investing inbreakthrough life science companies during a time of unique opportunity in space. ## Medtech Syndicate Nominee - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device Medtech Syndicate Nominee ## Broadview Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device Broadview Ventures, Inc. (Broadview) was established in 2008 as a new program conceived by the Leducq family. Through Broadview, the trust will work to accelerate the development of promising technology in cardiovascular and neurovascular disease through targeted investment in and support of early stage technology ventures.The FoundationLeducq, based in Paris, France, is the beneficiary of a charitable trust. In order to further the Foundation Leducq's mission in cardiovascular and neurovascular disease, the trust has made funds available to Broadview to develop a program which will promote early state technology in these fields through investments, licensing agreements and consortium funding arrangements, as well as professional, management and consulting support.With this initiative the trust joins other leaders in the venture philanthropy movement in seeking creative solutions to the problem of what is commonly referred to as the 'translational gap', a significant component of which is a lack of funding at a critical moment in the development of new technology and science. ## Boole Investment Syndicate - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical Device, SaaS, EdTech Boole Investment Syndicate invests in new technology start-up's with scalability. ## Faber - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS Faber is a Lisbon-based venture capital firm investing in outstanding entrepreneurs who innovate at the intersection of science and technology to drive digital transformation and climate action. The firm combines a specialist focus on deep tech early-stage startups with dedicated funds, investment teams and expert advisors to actively helpfounders build global companies powered by AI/Data, Web3 or Ocean/Climate technologies.Faber’s unique approach in Southern Europe is led by an entrepreneurial management partnership and backed by notable thesis-driven institutions and private investors. Investing since 2013, the firm has been an early investor in hard tech companies such as Unbabel, SWORD Health, Codacy, iLoF or YData. ## European Investment Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Energy The European Investment Bank (EIB) offers lending, borrowing, and treasury services primarily within the European Union. It provides project loans for public and private sectors, loans to banks and intermediaries, structured finance products, guarantees, and securitization instruments for debts. Additionally, EIB offers equity and fund investmentproducts, including infrastructure and environmental funds, as well as venture capital funds. EIB also supports microfinance and risk-sharing finance for research and innovation, and provides technical expertise for sustainable energy projects. Its services include infrastructure advisory, urban development support, guarantees for transport infrastructure, and funding for public-private partnerships and small- to medium-sized enterprises. The bank serves various sectors, including transportation, energy, health, education, and agriculture. ## Development Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Private Equity - Focus: Manufacturing, Telecommunications, VoIP At Development Capital, they are aware of the significant growth opportunities available to mid-sized companies and understand the management teams’ unique requirement for not only finance, but also for a funding partner who will bring experience, expertise and international reach to assist secure and maximise the business growth opportunity.Development Capital provides investee companies with a unique and unprecedented partnership approach which will maximise the growth opportunity in the most prompt and efficient manner. In addition to their experienced Investment Directors, their partners include:High profile and experienced Industry Experts who will provide direction and support to investee companies; andMajor Irish Corporates who have committed not only funding but also their international experience. ## Chip Hance - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device Chip Hance ## Mayo Clinic Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rochester, Minnesota, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics Mayo Clinic Ventures is dedicated to quickly bringing answers to the people who need them most: the patients living with diseases and conditions that threaten to limit or even end their lives. Our team works closely with Mayo physicians and scientists to mine inventions, ideas and discoveries that will truly transform health care. Their dedicatedefforts bring significant financial support to Mayo's patient care, education and research efforts. ## Glanzmann Enterprises - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device Glanzmann Enterprises ## HealthCap - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical HealthCap, a life science investor and company creator. Our motivation is to find innovative ideas and invest that could impact healthcare and society. ## Earlybird Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Founded in 1997, Earlybird is a pan-European VC investor backing tech-enabled companies and investing in their growth and development. Funds include Earlybird, Earlybird Health, Growth Opportunities. ## Gilde Healthcare - Type: VC Fund - Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Gilde Healthcare is a specialized European healthcare investor managing two business lines: a lower mid-market buy-out fund and a venture & growth capital fund. It has over €800 million ($900 million) under management and is actively looking to lead new investments in digital health, diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics and healthcareservices. Gilde successfully builds healthcare businesses across Europe and US, investing up to €35 million in a single portfolio company. ## Linda Kiely - Type: Angel - Location: Metropolitan, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Analytics Linda Kiely is an Entrepreneur at Linda Green-Kiely Enterprises. ## Enrique Curran - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Health Care Enrique Curran, former chief executive of Shelbourne Markets. ## Oyster Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Oyster Capital Partners, an Irish private equity firm, specializes in the energy technology, IT, and healthcare sectors. ## Dan Kiely - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Human Resources, Machine Learning Dan Kiely is CEO and Co-Founder of Voxpro, a premium provider of high end outsourcing services exclusively to the disruptive technology market. Dan thrives in the entrepreneurial realm. He dreams big & encourages innovation in all aspects of his company. Dan is a man of passion and creativity. Find the limit and he will smash it. Voxpro’svision has always been driven by Dan’s desire to create something unique, something unforgettable. With its 2,000+ strong work force across multiple locations in Ireland, the U.S., Romania and shortly, the Philippines, Voxpro touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year, all over the world. Voxpro has a rapidly expanding geographic footprint and well considered location roll-out plan. A growing partner list includes some of the most powerful technology companies in the world. Voxpro’s partners are of great inspiration to Dan. He resonates with their entrepreneurial spirit and they, with his. Dan’s tenure at the helm continues to steer Voxpro on an exciting and successful journey. Audacious and relentless, his dreams for the company know no bounds. ## Cantor Fitzgerald - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Post-IPO Equity, Series B, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Big Data Cantor Fitzgerald is a global financial services firm that specializes in equities, investment banking, and real estate, fixed income and currencies, prime services, and, affiliates. The firm is known for developing advanced technologies to expand market access, and help clients achieve their most important financial and strategic objectives. Thiscommitment to client-centered innovation has led to enduring relationships with many of the world’s most demanding institutional investors and corporations. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in New York. ## SVG Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Gatos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: AgTech, Agriculture, Farming We work with leading corporations, startups, universities, and growers to solve the biggest challenges facing the agtech and foodtech industries. ## Liam Casey - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Liam is the founder and CEO of PCH. ## JP Sisk - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Health Care JP Sisk ## Partisan Management Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Evergreen, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology Partisan Management Group is a highly successful, early stage venture capital investor in medical device companies. ## ARCH Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics ARCH Venture Partners provides seed / early stage venture capital for technology firms in information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences ## Gaingels - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT+ community and its allies, investing in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investment capital todate. The Gaingels network also actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments.