CircleRock Capital
VC Fund
Dublin, Ireland
CircleRock Capital is a VC fund in Dublin focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. CircleRock Capital aim to be the leading European, multi-stage co-investor of choice for exceptional technology companies, investing primarily in Seed, Series A and Series B opportunities.We invest alongside the leading global VC firms, so that founders can have both a leading VC and us on their cap table. We don’t lead deals and we don’t takeboard seats.Our ticket sizes range from €500k to €5 million +.Our LP’s include exited entrepreneurs, leaders at global tech companies, venture-backed founders, family offices, leading angels, CEO’s & board members of public companies.We fight to win allocation based on our reputation for fundraising expertise and our valuable network – consisting of both commercial customers and access to our global network of industry leaders.CircleRock Capital have a successful history as both Investors and Operators. Conor was previously nominated for both UK Angel Investor of the Year and Exit of the Year. Barry built FCA regulated fintech Clear Treasury from inception to a multi-million pound turnover business, with over 2,500 clients across all industry sectors, exiting in 2020.Offices in Dublin and London.Are you an Angel Investor or Family Office? Sign up here to receive our curated deal flow:https://www.circlerockcapital.com/investor-registration
- Total investments:
- 29
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries CircleRock Capital invests in
Stages CircleRock Capital invests in
Countries CircleRock Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.7M–$8M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.5M–$3M
- Series A
- $13M–$24M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (21%)
- Software 5 (17%)
- FinTech 4 (14%)
- Financial Services 4 (14%)
- SaaS 3 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 11 (38%)
- Seed 8 (28%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (7%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
Country
- Ireland 8 (28%)
- United Kingdom 8 (28%)
- United States 3 (10%)
- Spain 1 (3%)
- Denmark 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Conor Sharpe
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 22 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
NetFoundry
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NetFoundry provides a software-defined networking platform focused on zero trust architecture. Its solutions enable organizations to create secure, microsegmented overlay networks, known as AppNets, that operate independently of traditional network infrastructure. The platform includes components such as Ziti Fabric for virtual overlays, Ziti Edgefor endpoint connectivity, and Ziti Console for network orchestration. NetFoundry offers deployment options across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments, supporting integration with major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Developers can embed zero trust networking directly into applications using available SDKs, facilitating secure communication for various use cases, including DevOps, IIoT, and remote management. The platform emphasizes identity-based access controls, end-to-end encryption, and the elimination of inbound firewall ports to reduce attack surfaces.oud administrators, container orchestration engineers, DevOps, DevSecOps, network admins, etc. | $15M / Series A / Nov 24, 2025 | |
Scaleup Finance
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Scaleup Finance is a subscription-based financial management platform designed to improve the management and administration of financial operations. With their finances under control, clients can concentrate on areas that add more value to their business. | $4M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 31, 2025 | |
SimpleStudy
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SimpleStudy focused on the topics that matter, the study solution combines digital classroom features with audio-visual learning material and self-evaluation timed exam papers. They are an all-in-one study solution for every student's digital backpack as every teacher requires in the classroom. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Mar 31, 2025 | |
TurinTech AI
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Unlock the full potential of your code and data with GenAI.TurinTech AI is the leader in automated code optimisation for machine learning and data-heavy applications. We utilise our proprietary optimisation algorithms and LLMs to speed up the time-to-production for your ML projects and applications, cutting computational costs and minimisingcarbon emissions.Learn more at https://turintech.ai/ | $15M / Series A / Mar 18, 2025 | |
Caribou
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Companies are now global from day one. The tax & legal admin needed to operate globally compounds with every entity.To solve this, companies engage external experts (lawyers/tax experts), but their solutions rely on human intervention and create hidden future costs by focusing on a narrow part of the problem, not the whole state of thecompany.Caribou is an alternative to working with service providers. By tracking your finances, personnel, and corporate information, we can continuously monitor your entities and prepare the compliance docs you need to operate anywhere in the world legally. | $2.7M / Seed / Dec 23, 2024 | |
PLATFORM Golf
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PLATFORM Golf is a pioneering golf technology firm focusing on transforming the sport of golf. | $5M / Dec 11, 2024 | |
emma
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Emma is a cloud management platform designed to help businesses manage, optimize, and govern their cloud environments seamlessly. The platform offers capabilities for centralized visibility, automated workflows, and cost control, enabling users to efficiently oversee their resources across multiple cloud providers. | $17M / Series A / Nov 25, 2024 | |
Yonder
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Yonder is a credit card that allows users to build good credit habits while earning and enjoying rewards at their favorite spots in town. They're on a mission to make money rewarding and credit empowering through products people understand and love.They're building a challenger credit card that's a key to the city, designed forexpats and young professionals. They've packed it with modern rewards, travel insurance, no FX fees, and loads more - all without needing a UK credit score. | $31.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 19, 2024 | |
Retrograde
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Retrograde is a Software Development company. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Sep 02, 2024 | |
Nory
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Nory is the all-knowing restaurant management system that learns the behind the scenes of your business. Helping you forecast sales, plan labour & optimise your inventory. | $15.9M / Series A / May 22, 2024 | |
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FAQ
What does CircleRock Capital invest in?
CircleRock Capital invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is CircleRock Capital's check size?
CircleRock Capital typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$8M at Seed, $1.5M–$3M at Pre-Seed and $13M–$24M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds CircleRock Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at CircleRock Capital?
The team at CircleRock Capital includes Conor Sharpe (Co-Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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