Top 20 Recruiting Startup Investors in Ireland (August 2026)

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• Oncomark — OncoMark is a UCD spin-out that develops companion diagnostic tests to support cancer drug development. Companion diagnostics allow pharmaceutical companies to select patients for which a drug may be particularly effective (patient stratification).The test can also be used during clinical trials to help reduce the numbers of patients required tocomplete a clinical trial and its duration, while also increasing the likelihood that the trial will be successful. The end result is improved outcome for cancer patients.The company has a portfolio of diagnostic tests in development, covering some of the key cancer types (breast, colorectal, prostate, melanoma), supported by €3.9m in EU R&D funding. There are currently 12 employees funded through 6 grants.The company was founded by Prof. William Gallagher in UCD and is led by Dr. Mairin Rafferty, the CEO/COO. The company has a strong advisory board, which includes Prof. John Crown and Prof. Bryan Hennessy.
• Foodcloud — We connect businesses that have surplus food with Charities and Community Groups that need it.
• Finovation Limited — Finovation Limited

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• Nory AI — Revolutionise your restaurant with Nory's restaurant management software. Streamline operations, boost profits, and enhance decision-making in one platform.
• Dataships — Dataships uses top level data privacy software to help your brand, no matter your location.
• Ceartas DMCA — Ceartas is the leader in piracy protection for creators, brands & enterprise. Powered by AI, we have the highest removal rate in the industry

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• Bioptimus — Our mission is to build the first universal AI foundation model for biology to fuel breakthrough discoveries and accelerate innovations in biomedicine and beyond.
• Pesto — Pesto is a fintech startup that offers Pesto Mastercard, an asset-backed secured credit card. Pesto Mastercard is making credit more affordable, even if you don’t have an excellent credit history or a good credit score.
• Evolv AI — Evolv AI is the first AI-led experience optimization platform that recommends, builds, deploys and optimizes testing ideas for you.

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• Jobbio — Jobbio makes it easy to find and apply for jobs. We are a marketplace that enables Talent and Companies connect directly with each other and show off exactly what makes them special. So, when the right opportunities arise, the right people know about it. The result? More people doing what they love. More effective companies. And a more delightfulway of getting there.Talent can simply build a brilliant bio in seconds then apply privately and directly to hundreds of Companies with a click. Online and on your mobile.

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• Exein — Exein develops embedded cybersecurity solutions designed to secure Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices. The company provides a platform that integrates security directly into the firmware of embedded systems, enabling real-time threat detection, monitoring, and response. Exein’s technology focuses on runtime protection and behavioranalysis at the edge, helping manufacturers secure devices without requiring major hardware changes or external software agents. Its solution is compatible with widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux-based environments, allowing for flexible integration across different devices. The company also offers tools for vulnerability assessment and threat intelligence tailored for firmware-level defense. Exein supports developers with APIs and SDKs to incorporate security features during the product development phase. Through its platform, the company addresses growing security risks in critical sectors such as automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.
• Writer — WRITER is the enterprise AI agent platform trusted by Fortune 500 companies, built to help teams execute and scale on-brand, compliant work.
• Wayve — Wayve are pioneering an AI-centric approach to self-driving, inspired by our vision of a smarter, safer and more sustainable world.

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• Jobbio — Jobbio makes it easy to find and apply for jobs. We are a marketplace that enables Talent and Companies connect directly with each other and show off exactly what makes them special. So, when the right opportunities arise, the right people know about it. The result? More people doing what they love. More effective companies. And a more delightfulway of getting there.Talent can simply build a brilliant bio in seconds then apply privately and directly to hundreds of Companies with a click. Online and on your mobile.

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• Meeow — Meeow is an AI-powered video networking platform.
• Rove — Rove has developed a cloud-based software platform that allows consumers to book adventure travel experiences and facilitates industry partners in growing ancillary revenues from tourism activities.
• Simply Get Results — Simply gives you user-friendly tools to identify the skills you need, the skills you have, close skill gaps and future-proof your workforce.

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• Tialis — Essential IT services supporting the full life cycle of devices, laptops, desktops, mobiles and peripherals, joiners movers & leavers JML
• Pact — Pact is a fintech platform that offers deep liquidity and low transaction fees. With accessible smart contract functionality, transactions on Pact are available to users of all levels of wealth and experience. It provides integration of financial assets on a non-custodial, decentralized platform intended to be the home of liquidity on Algorand.Pact was launched in 2021.
• Apricot Finance — Next-gen lending protocol on SOLANA. Apricot helps you maximize yield & minimize risk with Apricot Lend, X-Farm and Apricot Assist.

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• Talivest — Talivest optimises an intelligent ecosystem for hi-tech, high-growth companies by gathering insights throughout the employee lifecycle. Talivest’s solution uses machine learning and predictive analytics to help companies measure, build and maintain high performance.
• Solidroad — Your definition of quality is the only one that matters. Review 100% of interactions, generate custom agent trainings, and lift CSAT with Solidroad's AI.
• SISU Aesthetic Clinic — SISU is a collection of doctor-led, patient-centric aesthetic medical clinics.

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• Vendis.ai — A CRM that actually understands you. Your intelligent AI sales companion. Conversation in, pipeline out. Zero forms.
• Baserow — Discover Baserow, the open-source no-code platform for building databases and applications. No code or technical skills needed. Start creating for free today!
• Breyta — Gather all your qualitative data and our AI assistant transcribes, analyses and delivers you accurate product insights and patterns at scale in seconds.

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• Meili — Meili is an ancillary revenue technology company that enables airlines, hotels, and mobility providers to integrate directly through a single, cloud-based platform.
• UrbanFox — UrbanFox protects online retailers against new forms of stealth fraud by analysing and learning from existing legitimate and fraudulent customer behavioural patterns.
• GREYSCOUT — Need brand protection? Our best brand protection software monitors & removes unauthorized listings, helping businesses fight online counterfeiting.

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• Healper — An online matching platform where you get matched with the mental health tools and psychologist who fits your personality, demography, and personal factors, giving you the best chance for effective therapy. The platform includes an online survey, psychologist profiles, booking and payment systems, reminders, sessions, and feedback systems. Webelieve better mental health starts with having a therapist in whom you trust, have chemistry with, and have relevant expertise. Healper will make a better match between you and the therapist based on professional and personal factors through a safe and smooth user journey. We believe a better match means better therapy, empowering you to get more out of your life.
• Yard — The community for organisers rebuilding their local tech community

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• eyko — eyko is the one-stop platform for data preparation, enabling data blending and data streaming that brings everyone together.
• Jobbio — Jobbio makes it easy to find and apply for jobs. We are a marketplace that enables Talent and Companies connect directly with each other and show off exactly what makes them special. So, when the right opportunities arise, the right people know about it. The result? More people doing what they love. More effective companies. And a more delightfulway of getting there.Talent can simply build a brilliant bio in seconds then apply privately and directly to hundreds of Companies with a click. Online and on your mobile.

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• Jobbio — Jobbio makes it easy to find and apply for jobs. We are a marketplace that enables Talent and Companies connect directly with each other and show off exactly what makes them special. So, when the right opportunities arise, the right people know about it. The result? More people doing what they love. More effective companies. And a more delightfulway of getting there.Talent can simply build a brilliant bio in seconds then apply privately and directly to hundreds of Companies with a click. Online and on your mobile.

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• Yard — The community for organisers rebuilding their local tech community

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• Cirdan — Cirdan provides highly reliable, innovative LIS & imaging solutions for the acceleration & enhancement of diagnosis, optimized for pathology & clinical lab.
• preico — Preico Network empowers Web2 and Web3 developers to create, own, and monetize crypto-native AI models on a decentralized platform
• Pretto — Pretto is the only truly transparent online real estate price comparator.Pretto accompanies you until the signing of your loan, free of charge and without commitment.

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• Swyg — Swyg is on a mission to eliminate bias from recruitment and to make interviewing fair for all. The Swyg platform helps companies make better hiring decisions by making the face-to-face interviewing process available for all candidates. Through our platform, candidates interview each other while an AI moderates and corrects for bias. Swyg creates abetter candidate experience by giving feedback to every candidate and makes companies more competitive in the search for talent by giving them deep insight into their candidate pool.
• Deligo Vision Technologies — Simple and effective automation of checkout in contract catering.

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• Donna — Meet Donna, the AI assistant built for field sales teams. Save time, cut admin, and close more deals with less effort.
• Astronomer — Astronomer’s mission is to help organizations realize the potential of Apache Airflow. Building on the foundation of Astronomer Cloud, the market-leading Airflow as a Service offering, Astronomer is developing new standards of scale, performance, and reliability and leading the way to enterprise-grade Airflow.
• Linked Finance — LinkedFinance offers a new and painless way for Irish businesses to borrow money from a large group of real people, including their own customers. Crowd Funding is the new way for companies to borrow, bankers get bypassed, the wheels of business keep turning and everyone wins!Person to Person (P2P) lending or Crowd Funding is simple. Peoplewith money to lend can lend it directly to people who need it. With LinkedFinance lenders can lend directly to small businesses looking for funding. Crowd Funding provides complete transparency to both the lender and borrower and it brings lending back to basics where a lender simply deposits funds and when there are enough funds available loans can be made to credit worthy borrowers.How it Works - Businesses looking for a loan can apply at Linkedfinance.com for funding. The loan required and full details of the business are posted in their market. Potential Lenders can participate in an auction process where they bid on how much of the loan they are prepared to fund and the interest rate they require. The lowest rate bids are accepted so the borrower secures the best interest rate possible.

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• Yard — The community for organisers rebuilding their local tech community

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• Gradguide — Gradguide is a mentorship and events platform that bridges the employment gap for recent graduates to the world's fastest-growing companies.