# Top 15 Restaurants Startup Investors in Ireland in June 2026

## Playfair Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Playfair is a sector agnostic fund focused exclusively on pre-seed investing. Based in London, Playfair invests across the UK and Europe with an intentionally high conviction, low volume approach: making six investments a year out of its third $70m fund and preserving time, capital and resource to help companies post-investment. Our 78% Series Agraduation rate is ~3x industry average. Playfair has backed 100+ companies since 2013, including Thought Machine, Orca AI, Protex AI, StackOne and Nory.

## NAP
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Cavalry is an early-stage venture capital investor focused on European technology companies.

## NDRC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

NDRC builds high-impact new ventures. By providing the people, time, space and investment needed at the earliest stages of dedicated commercialisation work, NDRC is creating companies worthy of commercial investment and with the ability to scale. The NDRC team has the breadth of knowledge and expertise in technology and markets. NDRC worksside-by-side with researchers, entrepreneurs and venture teams to turn great ideas into successful new ventures.By the end of 2014, NDRC’s portfolio of startup ventures had secured a cumulative €88m in follow-on investment from commercial investors, with a combined market capitalisation of approx. €220m.

## Anamcara Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Anamcara invests in B2B software enabling small and medium-sized businesses, leading the next revolution of commerce.

## Enterprise Ireland
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

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.

## Oyster Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care

Oyster Capital Partners, an Irish private equity firm, specializes in the energy technology, IT, and healthcare sectors.

## Triple Point Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Investment management that activates capital across a range of industries, asset classes and sectors, connecting legacies with growth and businesses with better futures.

## First Analysis
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology

First Analysis leverages 40+ years of expertise to partner with growth-focused B2B tech companies, offering deep research, venture capital and advisory services.

## Samaipata
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Samaipata is a specialized and pan-European venture capital fund investing in digital platforms with network effects at the early stage across Europe. With over $160M of assets under management, we start with investments of $750k to $2.5m and reserve up to $10m for future rounds, from pre-seed to Se

## CircleRock Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Financial Services

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

## Lago Innovation Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Mobile Apps, iOS, Apps

Founded in 2019, LAGO Innovation stands at the forefront of growth-focused private credit investing. We are dedicated to achieving downside-protected, premium income returns, regardless of current market conditions. 

## Id4 ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

Id4 is an asset manager, designed for family offices and private investors, committed to unearth valuable and outstanding tech opportunities in Europe

## Lazenby Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round
- Focus: Delivery, Internet, Restaurants

We were one of the first organisations to design and manufacture high quality modular, customizable, self-service kiosk solutions. From our base in Hull, East Yorkshire, we employ a skilled and experienced team of 3D product designers, sheet metal fabricators, kiosk manufacturers and specialist composite panel bonders. We take pride in the quality of our innovative manufactured solutions and are recognised as market leaders.

## Bill McCabe
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Mobile Apps

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## Bord Iascaigh Mhara
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round
- Focus: Restaurants

An Bord Iascaigh Mhara supports and enables the development of the Irish Seafood Industry by providing technical expertise, business support, funding, training and promoting responsible environmental practice.
