Top 10 Music VC Funds & Investors in Ireland (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Act Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Ireland, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $823k–$13M |
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EIIS Investment
VC Fund
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2 | Ireland | Music, Media and Entertainment | ||
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Enterprise Ireland
VC Fund
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2 | Ireland, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $494k–$12M |
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Global Perspectives
VC Fund
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1 | Ireland | Pre-Seed | Music, Artificial Intelligence | |
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APRIL Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | India, Ireland | Seed, Pre-Seed | Music, Retail, Fashion | $55k–$427k |
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SparkLabs Global Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, South Korea, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, Information Technology | $223k–$8.6M |
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NDRC
VC Fund
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1 | Ireland, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | |
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Polaris Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Ireland, Singapore | Series B, Series A, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $4.5M–$107M |
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Irelandia Aviation
VC Fund
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1 | Ireland, Colombia, Spain | Seed, Series A | Travel, Aerospace, Hotel | $851k–$8.7M |
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Lerer Hippeau
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Mobile | $1.2M–$40M |
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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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 159
- Round size: Seed $823k–$5M; Series A $2.3M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $164M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Scurri — Scurri is next generation delivery management software that puts retailers back in control. Explore our delivery management software today.
- SiriusXT — SiriusXT is transforming cell and tissue imaging with the SXT-100, the first commercial, laboratory scale soft x-ray microscope.
- Fresco — Unlock the value of your kitchen appliances, get to market fast, and build a community of happy home cooks.
EIIS Investment is a joint venture company owned by Goodbody and Baker Tilly.
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- Industry: Music, Media and Entertainment
- Geography: Ireland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dublin Vinyl — Dublin Vinyl is a brand new, state-of-the-art record pressing plant based in Glasnevin, Dublin and servicing the world.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 634
- Round size: Seed $494k–$3.3M; Series A $2.2M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.1M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- CloudRanger — Enterprise Cloud Backup and data management across edge, on-premises and cloud workloads
- Adama Innovations — Adama Innovations have a disruptive technology for advanced manufacturing. The company have developed a simple process for creating patterns, on a scale invisible to the human eye, on ultra-hard materials.The micro patterns can be applied to injection molds and forming dies used for the fabrication of medical devices, improving theircapability and reducing the cost of manufacture. Other applications include labelling and anti-counterfeiting technology.The company's first product is a nano-scale probe fabricated in diamond, for metrology applications in high-tech manufacturing.The company is a spin-out from CRANN, the flagship nanotechnology institute in Trinity College Dublin.
- Finovation Limited — Finovation Limited
Global Perspectives has consulted with, developed, and provided funding for a number of top Web3 technology businesses in the financial technology, hedge fund, blockchain, decentralised identity, and digital asset sectors.
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- Industry: Music, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Ireland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Fanify — Fanify operates as an AI automated music promotion company.
Venture capital fund focused on multiple sectors
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- Industry: Music, Retail, Fashion
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: India, Ireland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Pre-Seed $55k–$427k
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TutAR — TutAR helps teachers to guide students through simple AR visualizations of complex ideas so that students can understand the fundamentals instead of mugging up lessons.
- GoodGudi — GoodGudi is a Lifestyle retail shopping destination. Our Stores sell Travel Accessories, Fashion Accessories, Home Improvement products, Toys and Cosmetics
- Fanify — Fanify operates as an AI automated music promotion company.
SparkLabs Global Ventures is a venture capital firm that offers seed-stage investment services to firms in the SaaS, healthcare, education, IoT, fintech, mobile, commerce, HR, gaming, security, and VR industries. It was founded in Dec 2013 and is based in California.Exceptional entrepreneurs, that are building strong, category defining companiesat highly advantageous valuations – can be found anywhere. The company has a team that is highly experienced in finding such talent and helping our entrepreneurs to develop, grow, network, and scale into other markets throughout the world.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3M; Series A $769k–$8.6M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.2M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Splab — Handle everything from marketing to buyer matching, even without a full team. We cover: multi-stakeholder bookkeeping, virtual & physical events registration management, event tech setup, matchmaking, ticket sales & marketing, and post-event reporting.
- Nitra — Nitra offers expense management software that integrates with the banks to provide innovative loan products.
- Pierrot Company — Pierrot Company is a Korea-based circular commerce company focused on extending the lifecycle of IT devices through subscription, asset recovery, and cross-border trade. The company operates phoneGO, a device subscription service for consumers and businesses, and reGO, a service that helps organizations recover and monetize idle IT assets.Building on these operating data and supply networks, Pierrot Company is also developing reGO Trade, a global infrastructure layer for used IT device pricing, discovery, and transaction enablement. The company aims to improve transparency, liquidity, and reuse in the fragmented secondary market for electronics while reducing unnecessary e-waste.By combining operational know-how, market data, and international buyer networks, Pierrot Company is building a more efficient and scalable circular economy for IT assets.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- Lead/follow: no public data
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
Polaris Partners invests in healthcare and biotechnology companies. Their healthcare portfolio companies' care delivery models include digital health, consumer-centric businesses, patient-provider solutions, data science, and analytics. Their life sciences and biotechnology portfolio companies focus on molecules and platforms, therapeutics,and genomics.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, Ireland, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 461
- Round size: Series A $4.5M–$83M; Series B $7M–$107M; Series C $10M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $182M in 1998
Portfolio highlights
- Living Proof — Living Proof was created for the purpose of applying advanced technology to solve the toughest beauty challenges from a completely fresh perspective. They are a team of scientists from outside beauty, led by MIT Institute Professor Dr. Bob Langer, and beauty authorities with a shared vision: to invent efficient formulas based on entirely newmolecules and breakthrough technologies for results you can see from across the room.
- ReadyForZero — ReadyForZero creates online financial software that helps people tackle any debt and protect their credit - automatically. It's not a "debt negotiation" or "debt settlement" service. The company was co-founded by Rod Ebrahimi and Ignacio Thayer as part of Y Combinator in the Summer of 2010. ReadyForZero is aventure-backed technical product team based in San Francisco.
- Seamless Receipts — Extensive selection of high-quality domain names. Knowledgeable, friendly customer support.
Irelandia Aviation initiate, develop and deliver successful low cost carriers (LCCs) in partnership with airline management and investors.
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- Industry: Travel, Aerospace, Hotel
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Ireland, Colombia, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Series A $851k–$8.7M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ayenda Hotels — Ayenda is the fastest-growing hotel chain in Latin America, with a presence in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. Ayenda franchises independent hotels in main cities to ensure quality on the basics needs for travelers.Ayenda is a tech-based company that enables run the chain by proprietary software in all areas, from hotel software, pricing algorithms,and user-facing experience.
- Alma Air — Alma Air provides passenger air travel services, connecting destinations in Colombia and the Caribbean.
- Skyports — Connecting the world through our skies by owning and operating infrastructure for urban aviation and managing end to end drone deliveries.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City. As founders and operators ourselves, we see returns in relationships
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 500
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$7.5M; Series A $2.5M–$15M; Series B $10M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $37M in 2012
Portfolio highlights
- BuzzFeed — BuzzFeed is a news and entertainment company that is redefining online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology. BuzzFeed provides the most shareable breaking news, original reporting, entertainment, and video across the social web to its global audience of more than 200M. It covers breaking news, produces original videos,and creates content that people want to share on the web.BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John Johnson. It is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Bookkeep — Whether you run multiple locations, franchise stores, or sell across channels, Bookkeep automates your revenue recognition, deposit reconciliation and sales tax compliance with 100% accuracy.
- Crossing Minds — Personalize your customer experience by showing relevant product recommendations. Boost your revenue & conversions with the smartest recommender systems and platforms. No cookies, ever.
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