# 4th Level Ventures

> 4th Level Ventures is a VC fund backing Electronics and Manufacturing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2006
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/4th-level-ventures
- Website: http://www.4thlevelventures.ie

4th Level Ventures is a Venture Capital Fund managed by Dolmen Securities. Founded in 2002, they are focused exclusively on investing in companies whose Intellectual Property arises from third level education institutional research. They are sector neutral, the expertise lies in the commercialisation of technology.The primary objective is tocommercialise the business opportunities that arise from university research. In Ireland, this output is being boosted by Government investment of €2.5bln for science research from 2002-2006.They combine the best of breed partnerships between business leaders, investors, universities and financial institutions and apply the resulting unique expertise to help build, commercialise and grow the business opportunities that arise from university research.A unique aspect of the fund is that they work on campus with the university commercialisation teams. They also work with academics at an early stage to help them evaluate propositions and make commercial decisions.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 2 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 100% |
| Wireless | 1 | 50% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis Jennings | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-dennis-jennings |
| Ronan Reid | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ronan-reid |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Redmere Technology | RedMere develops active cable semiconductor solutions. The company offers EyeWire, a low power signal conditioning active chip technology, which is embedded within the cable to create smart HDMI active cables for consumer multimedia, gaming, home theater, mobile phone, digital video cameras or digital video still cameras, and PC markets; andVerifEye, an active cable manufacturing test platform that enables the rapid testing of active cable solutions based on EyeWire chip technology. RedMere was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Balbriggan, Ireland. | $8.2M | Series A | Oct 17, 2006 |  |
| PXIT | PXIT, Inc. develops and manufactures test and measurement systems, primarily for use in high-speed data communications. It also offers signal integrity testing solutions for broadband electro-optical signals. The company’s products include digital communications analyser, bit error rate tester, pattern generator, and synthesizer. It offers itsproducts to telecommunications, data communications, and lighting markets. |  |  | Mar 01, 2004 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Celtic House Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celtic-house-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Delta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delta-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-equity-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 4th Level Ventures invest in?

4th Level Ventures invests primarily in Electronics, Manufacturing and Wireless startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 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 4th Level Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 4th Level Ventures?

The team at 4th Level Ventures includes Dennis Jennings (Founder) and Ronan Reid (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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