Top 15 Music VC Funds & Investors in Ireland (October 2026)

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• Dublin Vinyl — Dublin Vinyl is a brand new, state-of-the-art record pressing plant based in Glasnevin, Dublin and servicing the world.

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• Ubotica — AI-powered maritime surveillance and intelligence that predicts risk, tasks satellites and delivers verified insights to protect critical infrastructure and detect dark vessels.
• Entity — Entity's purpose is shape the future of web gaming by leveraging emerging technologies and maximizing the browser's capabilities. Our next-generation gaming hub, scheduled to arrive in 2027, will be a global place for players to discover, connect, and play together.
• Fresco — Fresco powers connected cooking experiences for appliance brands, enabling faster launches, lower R&D costs, and continuous innovation.

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• NewBay — NewBay enables operators and device makers to deliver a lifetime of digital content experiences across any connected device such as mobile, PC, tablets and TV. The NewBay white label software platform powers cloud-based services for storing, sharing, accessing and organizing digital content. NewBay enables customers to monetize a wide range ofbranded services such as social networking, photo and video albums, digital vault, notifications and converged messaging. NewBay is delivering highly successful commercial services for operators and device makers worldwide. Customers include T-Mobile, Telefonica O2, Orange, U.S. Cellular, AT&T, Telstra, Verizon and LG Electronics. NewBay is processing millions of messages daily and stores billions of media for live operator and device maker services. NewBay is based in Dublin, Ireland; Seattle, USA; Atlanta, USA; London, UK; Sydney, Australia and Seoul, South Korea. NewBay was founded in 2002. Following acquisition in 2011, NewBay is a wholly owned subsidiary of Research In Motion Limited (RIM).
• Socowave — Get full access to this domain. Easy, seamless transactions. Zero percent financing available.
• Spott — Spott is an AI-native ATS & CRM for Staffing and Recruiting firms.

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• Umba — With an Umba account, you have everything you need from your bank. Spend, pay bills, get loans, and cashback all from your phone.
• Vela Games — We are an ambitious and independent development studio, creating engaging, co-operative games that put players first. We strive to create service based games for enthusiast gamers that deliver genre-defining experiences. Based in Dublin and made up of industry veterans and passionate gamers, we are in the early phases of our first unannouncedoriginal IP project in the multiplayer space. Vela is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that forms the sails of Argo Navis, the legendary ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts on their journey to retrieve the Golden Fleece. For us it represents the astronomical journey they are on, but more importantly it reminds us how they can build extraordinary things and forge legends by coming together. Whether it’s stars in the night sky, a team working to create something new, or players overcoming epic challenges, together they can shine brighter.At Vela they love games of every type, but they know that multiplayer, when done well, has a special ability to bring people together. Unforgettable moments are created through the power of playing together. It allows players to keep in touch with old friends regardless of distance, and to forge new friendships that will last lifetimes. Vela was created with these moments in mind, and their focus every day is thinking about how they can create impactful gaming experiences that inspire gamers around the world to play and win together.
• GAN — SEGA SAMMY CREATION is a gaming machine manufacturer that utilizes its wealth of creativity, entertainment experience and technology to produce products that offer new and exciting experiences. With these products we look to surpass anything seen thus far and breathe new life into the global gaming market.

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• Squid — --The arts are a manifestation of our emotions --
• Babaliste — Babaliste is a mobile flea market that enables individuals to buy and sell clothing, accessories, electronics, and home furnishing.
• DIB Travel — Business Travel Management Software - Easily manage your corporate travels by booking hotel, flight and train all in one place. DIB Travel

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• Fanify — Fanify operates as an AI automated music promotion company.

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• 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.

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• Andrson — Music Discovery Completely Reimagined. Your music now searchable by sound.

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• ice — Ice.com is one of the leading e-commerce website that sells diamonds, engagement rings, watches, earrings and all other types of jewelry. It raised $47 million from Polaris Venture Partners and Ignition Partners. The online retailer opened its doors in 1999 and has grown to annual sales of $83.4 million.
• JibJab Bros Studios — JibJab creates content and tools that help people be funny in their digital lives. From its flagship JibJab Ecards, Music Videos, and GIFs, to its new JibJab Camera app, the company has been pioneering new forms of digital fun since its founding by two brothers in a Brooklyn garage in 1999. Now based in Los Angeles, California, the studio is hometo world-class artists, technologists and business people working hard in pursuit of their mission to make "billions of people happy."
• RetireOne — The outsourced insurance desk of choice for RIAs features low-cost, zero commission annuities for fee-only fiduciaries that are simple + transparent.

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• Foodcloud — We connect businesses that have surplus food with Charities and Community Groups that need it.
• Amethyst Care — Amethyst Care is a startup that creates an AI-powered voice assistant for those with mobility difficulties.
• Full Health Medical — Full Health Medical patient empowerment tools that improve prevention healthcare are part of the healthcare ecosystem. FHM provides reliable digital innovation, designed by healthcare professionals that are keen to help patients live a healthy life, in response to a national scarcity of healthcare providers, the development of chronic disease, anda lack of transparency at the patient level. People provide lifetime access to preventive care healthcare across screening, diagnostics, education, treatment, and a record of their journey driven technology provides lifetime access to preventative healthcare custom designed at every step screening, diagnostics, education, and action plans that motivate individuals to address risks before they develop health problems.

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• 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.

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• Birdstop — Fully automated aerial imaging on your field assets through AI powered drones.
• Hyperpublic — Hyperpublic is an open database of people, places, and things tied to a specific location. Anyone can add objects to the database and developers will be able to build applications on top of the data.
• littleBits Electronics — LittleBits is an open source library of over 60 electronic modules that snap together with magnets allows users to view, download, and share designs and make their own Bits through the use of prototypes. Deluxe kit, Smart home kit, Arduino coding kit, Synth kit, hardware development kit, and workshop set are some of the electronics learning modulesprovided by littleBits.LittleBits was launched by Ayah Bdeir in 2011 and is operated from New York, United States.

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• Arey — Arey is anti-aging haircare, clinically proven. Our science-backed hair and scalp treatment slows greys and delivers thicker, fuller, healthier hair.
• Axiom — The Starting Point for Reasoning
• Sapphire Digital — UFABRO situs judi bola dengan keamanan maksimal, enkripsi SSL, transaksi stabil, lisensi terverifikasi, dan layanan yang transparan. Mudah digunakan dan sangat andal.

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• 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 — Skyports Infrastructure develops and operates vertiports and heliports around the world.

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• Andrson — Music Discovery Completely Reimagined. Your music now searchable by sound.