Top 5 Oil and Gas VC Funds &amp; Investors in Ireland (September 2026)

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

Investor stats

Total investments: 828
Round size: Seed $400k–$3.2M; Series A $2.2M–$12M
Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.2M in 2021

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Learnsignal — Online courses for ACCA, CIMA, CPD, FRM and AAT with test prep material, free resources, mock exams, and study support.
Adama Innovations — Sharp Conductive Single Crystal Diamond AFM Probes
Touchtech Payments — At Touchtech Payments, believe in making industry changing and innovative technology.

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Stage:Series A, Series B
Geography: United States, Ireland, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 152
Round size: Series A $5M–$26M; Series B $10M–$62M
Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $97M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

GloNav — GloNav develops global positioning system and satellite navigation technologies and products for the wireless handset and mobile consumer electronics device markets. It offers global positioning system radio frequency integrated circuits and single chip assisted-global positioning systems, which are used for low dropout tracking and cellularhandset integration. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Newport Beach, California. It has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Taiwan. As of January 2008, GloNav, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NXP B.V.
Mirror Security — Mirror Security brings fully homomorphic encryption to AI. Encrypt inference with VectaX, red-team with DiscoveR, and govern every agent with AgentIQ.
Luminate — Luminate Medical is developing LILY, the world's first pain-free and portable solution to prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.

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Sure Valley Ventures is an entrepreneur-led Venture Capital Fund that invests in early-stage software companies. Working in partnership with Shard Capital, a specialist broker and asset manager based in the City of London, Sure Valley Ventures specializes in investing in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), Financial Technology(FinTech), and the Internet of Things (IoT) Sectors.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: United Kingdom, Ireland

Investor stats

Total investments: 60
Round size: Seed $889k–$5.9M; Pre-Seed $1.5M–$6.2M
Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $32M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

Xylo — Xylo offers higher quality processes with full officer oversight, reducing planning uncertainty and boosting UK housing delivery.
CameraMatics — Digitize fleet management to optimize performance. Onboard sensors, smart cameras, & apps to mitigate risk, manage safety & achieve sustainability goals.
BeCertain — BeCertain revolutionizes dental diagnostics with AI-powered tools for X-ray analysis, improving precision and reducing diagnostic errors.

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BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Private Equity, Series A
Geography: United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 537
Round size: Series A $4.1M–$21M; Private Equity $6.4M–$27M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.5M–$15M
Lead/follow: 87% lead, 13% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $97M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

Gymbox — London's most creative gym. With 10 locations, 7 class categories, free protein + coffee, red light therapy & recovery zones.
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Alphatax — Automate & simplify your tax processes with FTSE 100-trusted compliance software. Improve accuracy, reduce risk, and transform your tax system

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