Top 5 Photography Startup Investors in Ireland in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Photography startups based in Ireland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Photography companies from Ireland. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Photography Startup Investors in Ireland in May 2025

Investor	Photography Ireland investments
Kernel Capital	3
Enterprise Ireland	3
Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund	2
Elkstone Capital Partners	1
SVG Ventures	1

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

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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

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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Galway Biomedical — Galway Biomedical develops and manufactures medical devices.

The Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund is a joint fund built with contributions from the Bank of Ireland, the University of Limerick Foundation, and government-backed The seed fund will invest in export-oriented high potential firms that operate in the technology, food and financial services sectors, inaddition to supporting patent and patent pending projects within Irish universities, targeting investments between EUR 100K-500K. The new fund comprises of a â‚¬17 million investment by Bank of Ireland, along with funding of â‚¬8 million from Enterprise Ireland and â‚¬ 1million by the University of Limerick Foundation. It will be managed by

Investment focus

Software, Photography, Solar
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

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SVG Ventures|THRIVE is an investment and advisory firm that partners with public and private organizations on strategy, innovation and global expansion. Formed in 2010 and based in Silicon Valley, SVG Ventures|THRIVE invests in early stage technology companies. The SVG Ventures|THRIVE team consists of accomplished technology leaders from all overthe globe. With its vast network, SVG gets deeply involved with portfolio companies to support their success.