# Carbery Group

> Carbery Group is a VC fund in Cork backing Life Science and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cork, Ireland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbery-group/
- Website: https://carbery.com/

Carbery Group is a VC fund in Cork focused on Life Science and Biotechnology. Carbery Group is recognised as an international manufacturer of speciality food ingredients, flavouring systems and as an award-winning cheese producer. We are owned by four Irish dairy co-operatives, employ more than 600 people, and manufacture from 8 facilities worldwide, including Ireland, UK, USA, Brazil and Thailand.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Marine Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colm Leen | Group CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colm-leen |
| Jason Hawkins | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-hawkins-59ca |
| John Holland | Chief Operating Officer - Dairy and Nutrition | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-holland-bb60 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pure Ocean Algae | Pure Ocean Algae is a biotechnology company that integrates value chains from macro-algae and other marine resources. The company has over the winter of 2019/20 deployed its first trial lines of Palmaria palmata to sea, with initial results being extremely positive. It has also taken primary research in tank-based vegetative production andsucceeded in developing a pilot commercial plant that can produce commercial volumes of Palmaria palmata, at levels approaching 100% per week. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 29, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SeaAhead](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seaahead-89bf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Yield Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-yield-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Carbery Group invest in?

Carbery Group invests primarily in Life Science, Biotechnology and Marine Technology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Carbery Group?

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### Who are the partners at Carbery Group?

The team at Carbery Group includes Colm Leen (Group CFO), Jason Hawkins (CEO) and John Holland (Chief Operating Officer - Dairy and Nutrition). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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