Top 35 Sustainability Startup Investors in Ireland
A list of 35 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Sustainability startups based in Ireland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Sustainability companies from Ireland. We update this investor list every month.Top 35 Sustainability Startup Investors in Ireland
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, IT
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Manna Drone Delivery — Drone delivery made simple
- Klearcom — Klearcom tests the full customer call path from domestic phone number through the IVR Interactive Voice Response for connectivity and voice quality, validating voice call paths ensuring the connection between customer and agent is always reachable and accessible, software telecommunications IVR testing voice
- Biologit — biologit develops Artificial Intelligence powered Software for Safety Survaillance
Kernel Capital is the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance on the island of Ireland. Kernel leverage their extensive network to enable their portfolio companies recruit the highest caliber people, to break into new international markets and to generaterevenues of scale. It is the only investment firm with venture capital Funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the Island. Kernel have raised over €210M from investors which including their strategic partner Bank of Ireland, Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, Galway University Foundation, The University of Limerick Foundation, The New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Consistently delivering strong financial returns for their investors Kernel have led more than 20 substantial trade sales to NASDAQ, NYSE, and LSE listed corporations.
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Investment focus
- Software, Hardware, Science/Engineering
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Ireland, United Kingdom, France
Portfolio highlights
- Pilot Photonics — Pilot Photonics develops and licenses comb source laser technology. The technology has been implemented as a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) and the company offers prototypes, reference designs, technology licenses, and product for a variety of module and subsystem implementations.
- Causeway Sensors — The Affinity, is a compact, bench-top Biosensor providing accurate real-time analysis at an accessible price. The Affinity biosensor and accompanying Access Chip incorporate the latest advancements in Nanotechnology, providing the biochemistry researcher the perfect platform to explore the complex world of biomolecular interactions.
- 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.
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, IT, Data and Analytics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Dataships — Dataships uses top level data privacy software to help your brand, no matter your location.
- Hiiker — Find 1000s of the best backpacking and hiking adventures, with reviews, photos, and great places to stay.
- Legitify — Legitify is an AI powered solution using audio-video authentication that allows customers to notarize documents online remotely from anywhere, without the hassle of visiting a notary public in person.
Atlantic Bridge is a growth equity technology Fund with offices in Dublin, London, Palo Alto, Beijing, and Hong Kong. They focus on Middle Market Technology investments across Europe, with a strong emphasis on a transatlantic business building and investment exit model. We focus on making domain-specific investments in growth-stage companies,specifically in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Visioning, IoT, Big Data, etc.Atlantic Bridge brings together a unique team of technology entrepreneurs, experienced managers, finance professionals, and investment experts. The team contains a wealth of international business experience across Europe, the US, and Asia. They have worked together in various capacities for the last 30 years, bringing a true partnership approach to their firm and their investments. Its investors include the founders, leading institutional investors, and private investors with a track record of investment in successful technology companies.Atlantic Bridge has developed a unique and differentiated strategy that focuses on specific technology themes and the implementation of the “Atlantic Bridge Model” for scaling companies internationally. The “Bridge Model” accelerates the scale-up of technology companies in the US and Chinese markets. This approach is highly differentiated and has delivered strong performance results to date.
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Investment focus
- Software, Hardware, Science/Engineering
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- United States, Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Oblivious — Oblivious builds tools to allow you to use your sensitive data with internal and external partners while keeping it private and secure.
- Bluedrop Medical — Thermal and visual assessment in a single scan. Award winning, patented design.
- Mitiga — Mitiga proactively stores and enhances forensic data so our experts can start incident investigations fast to get you back to business as usual
An entrepreneur led Venture Capital Fund that invests in early stage software companies. Working in partnership with Shard Capital, a specialist broker and asset manager based in the City of London, Sure Valley Ventures specialises in investing in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), Financial Technology (FinTech), and the Internet ofThings (IoT) Sectors.
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Investment focus
- Software, Hardware, IT
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Jaid — Jaid is an artificial intelligence-powered platform that identifies and extracts critical data from various company and customer communications.
- Everyangle — Everyangle facilitates business in computer vision applications based on cisco meraki MV smart cameras across retail and industrial firms.
- Virtex Stadium — Take over the stadium with your friends and view the game live in 3D. You have never been closer to the game before! Join Virtex Stadium now and never miss the live show!
The AIB Seed Capital Fund was established in 2007 to provide venture capital for companies at the seed and early stages of development across a range of sectors throughout the Republic of Ireland. The Fund was established under the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Programme 2007-2012.The Fund has a total of €30m under managementwith AIB and Enterprise Ireland both committing €15m. It is managed by experienced managers with extensive expertise in making seed and early stage investments, adding value and facilitating business success.The Fund managers are empowered to make seed investments of up to approximately €500,000. Furthermore, the Fund has the capacity to make investments in later rounds to support the continued growth of investee companies.The Fund will be managed by Enterprise Equity Venture Capital and the Dublin Business Innovation Centre. This unique partnership brings together extensive regional and investment expertise.Enterprise Equity will evaluate and manage all investments outside the city and county of Dublin, as well as investments that require in excess of €250,000 from the fund within the city and county of Dublin.Dublin Business Innovation Centre (DBIC) will evaluate and manage all investments within the city and county of Dublin when the initial investment amount required from the Fund does not exceed €250,000.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ireland, United States, Jersey
Portfolio highlights
- Offr — Offr is the new way to buy and sell property, quickly and transparently.
- Metabolomic Diagnostics — Metabolomic Diagnostics is a deep-tech company specialized in the development of novel biomarker based diagnostic solutions for complex diseases. The company has developed an effective pipeline to firstly identify diagnostic biomarker panels and then translate these panels into clinical assays ready for application in the clinical laboratory.Thispipeline combines the biomarker multiplexing capabilities of Mass Spectrometry, a powerful analytical technology, with the company’s own informatics and statistics solutions to deliver diagnostic innovation. This is reflected in Metabolomic Diagnostics’ strong and versatile IP portfolio of technical innovations and biomarkers.Our VisionMetabolomic Diagnostics’ primary vision is to develop a portfolio of diagnostic solutions which can determine, early in a woman’s pregnancy,her risk of developing major complications much later in her pregnancy and thus enabling personalized care, adapted to each woman’s individual needs. Pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and in-uterine growth restriction, all have the potential to severely impact on the well-being of mother and child.The company’s innovative diagnostic solutions will assist clinicians in re-imagining how these conditions are managed: our novel risk assessment tools are specifically developed in conjunction with prenatal care providers to ensure they make a difference that really matters. This in turn will enable clinicians to improve pregnancy outcomes globally.Our solutions will empower pregnant women: accurate pregnancy risk information will allow a pregnant woman, in partnership with her care provider, to determine what prenatal care is best for her pregnancy.
- NewsWhip — The only real-time media monitoring platform that predicts the stories and topics that will matter in the hours ahead.
Capsa Vida is a corporate venture capital firm of Alimentaria Peñasanta SA. It focuses on investments in innovative foodtech projects.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Sustainability, Food/Beverage
- Pre-Seed
- Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Baïa Food — Baïa Food offers a selection of organic superfoods for a nutritional experience.
- PENTABIOL SL — PENTABIOL has developed and tested PROBISAN, a fermented fodder improver for nutrition of animals that overtakes the performance of any other fodder improver on the market. The most strict and unbiased product test has been undertaken on a single commercial swine farm in Spain comparing PROBISAN and the leading product on the market. Each productwas used to feed during the same period of a population of 1.575 piglets (252 each fodder). PROBISAN piglets ate 10% less and grew 4% more than competition piglets. Considering both effects PROBISAN offers 14% more yield than the best product on the market. Furthermore the average deviation of results with the group of 7 independent tests showed that PROBISAN is much more stable than the other fodders.
- Nucaps — Nucaps® is a European company located in Navarra (Spain). They offer a new encapsulation technology for the industrial development of Nanocapsules and Biocapsules for bioactives and probiotics. Their international patents of bioavailable capsules with natural proteins, personalized and free of conservatives, achieve the protection and improvementof the resulting active compounds, with greater efficiency and stability. They specialize in the safety encapsulation procedures for nutritional and health industries. Their technical capacities allow them to personalize the products and adapt their technology for a variety of substances and uses.
Enterprise Equity (or EEVC) is an excellent for providing capital to early stage and expanding business throughout Ireland.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, IT
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Phorest — Join 8000+ spas, barbers, hair, beauty and nail salon owners using the #1 management, scheduling, POS and appointment booking system. Try Phorest now!
- Metabolomic Diagnostics — Metabolomic Diagnostics is a deep-tech company specialized in the development of novel biomarker based diagnostic solutions for complex diseases. The company has developed an effective pipeline to firstly identify diagnostic biomarker panels and then translate these panels into clinical assays ready for application in the clinical laboratory.Thispipeline combines the biomarker multiplexing capabilities of Mass Spectrometry, a powerful analytical technology, with the company’s own informatics and statistics solutions to deliver diagnostic innovation. This is reflected in Metabolomic Diagnostics’ strong and versatile IP portfolio of technical innovations and biomarkers.Our VisionMetabolomic Diagnostics’ primary vision is to develop a portfolio of diagnostic solutions which can determine, early in a woman’s pregnancy,her risk of developing major complications much later in her pregnancy and thus enabling personalized care, adapted to each woman’s individual needs. Pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and in-uterine growth restriction, all have the potential to severely impact on the well-being of mother and child.The company’s innovative diagnostic solutions will assist clinicians in re-imagining how these conditions are managed: our novel risk assessment tools are specifically developed in conjunction with prenatal care providers to ensure they make a difference that really matters. This in turn will enable clinicians to improve pregnancy outcomes globally.Our solutions will empower pregnant women: accurate pregnancy risk information will allow a pregnant woman, in partnership with her care provider, to determine what prenatal care is best for her pregnancy.
- SurgaColl — SurgaColl Technologies is a medical device company developing novel tissue regeneration products for the surgical treatment of diseases of the bone, cartilage and other human tissue. Based on technology developed at the Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG) of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), headed by Professor Fergal O’Brien,the company aims to become a leader in the field of regenerative medical devices.
Irrus Investments is the leading Irish business angel network with international connections. Fueling Irish innovation in medical devices, software, hardware, digital healthcare and life sciences.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Science/Engineering
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ireland, Sweden, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Bluedrop Medical — Thermal and visual assessment in a single scan. Award winning, patented design.
- ByoWave — ByoWave has developed the Proteus Controller, a modular, accessible video game controller for disabled and non-disabled gamers.
- Ovagen — Ovagen is a biotechnology company that has developed the process of producing germ free (GF) chicken eggs and GF birds in commercial quantities for use primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. Ovagen can also provide a Contract Research Service and has extensive expertise in SPF poultry & rodent housing & husbandry, in specific poultry& rodent research technologies to GMP standards and in avian transgenics.
Peter Murphy joined American Capital in January 2013. Peter was President and CEO of Astrodyne Corporation, a power solutions company, from 2005 to 2013. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Parlex Corporation (PRLX:NASD) and President of Teledyne Electro-Mechanisms. Peter was Chairman of the IPC, the world’s largest electronicsstandards organization, from 2002 to 2005. Peter retired as a Captain in the United States Naval Reserves.Peter Murphy received his BS in Finance from Mt. St. Mary’s University. He was designated an aviator by the USN Aviation Command and is a graduate of the Stanford University Engineering Executive Program.
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- Energy, Sustainability, Transportation
- Seed
- Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Breathe Battery Technologies — Breathe Battery Technologies is a research-led technology company developing advanced battery management algorithms
- Gazelle Wind Power — UNLOCKING THE MASSIVE DEEP-WATER WIND MARKET: Introducing Gazelle's hybrid attenuated mooring platform, an evolutionary step-change in the design of floating platforms.
Cedas Foundation
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Investment focus
- Science/Engineering, Biotechnology, Hardware
- Seed
- Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.
- Hexafly — Hexafly is a biotechnology company that develops materials and sources form insects for aquafeed, chitin, and plant nutrition industry. It offers products from the sustainable farming of insects such as insect oil, protein, frass, and chitin. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Kells, Meath, Ireland.
BGF invests in hundreds of businesses from an evergreen balance sheet. But we offer more than just growth capital. Find out what makes us different.
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Investment focus
- Software, IT, Science/Engineering
- Funding Round, Series A, Private Equity
- United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- It's Fresh! — It’s Fresh! Food Freshness Technology company, delivering freshness solutions to the fresh produce industry, based on consumer-friendly advanced materials innovations. Our discrete It's Fresh! controllers purify the air around perishable produce, inside the pack from field to fork; helping our customers deliver fruit that is fresher forlonger, thereby significantly increasing sales, and slashing unnecessary waste - right into the consumer's home. www.itsfresh.com
- Newett Homes — Newett Homes was formed to deliver peerless new build properties, utilising the best materials, highest skilled workmanship and in the most sort after locations...
- Voicescape — Our social housing management software increases efficiency, improves service levels and helps social landlords build sustainable tenancies.
The Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund is a joint fund built with contributions from the Bank of Ireland, the University of Limerick Foundation, and government-backed The seed fund will invest in export-oriented high potential firms that operate in the technology, food and financial services sectors, inaddition to supporting patent and patent pending projects within Irish universities, targeting investments between EUR 100K-500K. The new fund comprises of a €17 million investment by Bank of Ireland, along with funding of €8 million from Enterprise Ireland and € 1million by the University of Limerick Foundation. It will be managed by
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Investment focus
- Energy, Hardware, Software
- Seed, Funding Round
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- LegitFit — LegitFit is there to help you from first sale to scale! Our leading software solution is everything you need to run & grow a successful business. It's easy to use, affordable, and integrates powerful tools for bookings, payments, and communication!
- Pulsate — Pulsate enables direct communication with customers based on their location, context, interests and behaviours. Pulsate allows you to design and push rich media content directly to customers devices. Deepen the relationship by establishing a customer dialogue. Allow users to reply to your campaigns, provide feedback and keep complaints outside ofsocial media. Maximize foot traffic by targeting street level or competitor locations. Combine with segmentation for optimal results. iBeacons:tm: enable you to understand indoor customer location and context with incredible accuracy. Easily manage deployment and configuration of iBeacons:tm: with the Pulsate cloud platform. Gain a deeper understanding of your mobile customers and a comprehensive view of each mobile campaign.
- Certification Europe — Certification Europe offers ISO Certification, Inspection and ISO Training solutions to drive compliance for our clients!
Henry Bolger
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Investment focus
- Sustainability, Internet, Natural Resources
- Funding Round
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- H2ozone — H2Ozone patented Technology completely eradicates all harmful bacteria and pathogens from all water sources. Our compact, energy-efficient machines create and harness the natural phenomena of Ultra-Violet light and Ozone, plus Filtration, to produce an environmentally sustainable and chemical-free supply of the pure, clean, fresh water.AgriSafe™uses patented H2Ozone Technology to accurately control a naturally self-disinfecting supply of Pure Ozonated Water for: • Livestock and Hydroponic Cultures • Dairy and Veterinary FacilitiesRainSafe™ uses patented H2Ozone Technology to provide a chemical-free purification solution for all water sources to independently verified drinking water standards.RainSafe™ offers 24/7 365-day guaranteed pure drinking water solutions for: • Residential Premises • Commercial and Office Premises • Hospitality, Restaurants and Pubs • Nursing Home and Cleaning Services • Medical and Dental Practices • Schools, Colleges and Sports Halls … Anywhere that requires 24/7 365-day guaranteed pure drinking water.
Lacerta Partners is a family office-backed multi-strategy fund.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Sustainability, Science/Engineering
- Series A
- Ireland
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- Exergyn — Exergyn is a clean-tech company that develops waste heat recovery and conversion technology. The company creates a component that it claims can be inserted into a variety of existing energy products, replacing environmentally hazardous elements with zero-carbon, pollutant-free alternatives.Exergyn was founded in 2012 and is headquartered inDublin 11, Dublin.
Mercuria is a privately held Swiss international commodity trading company active over a wide spectrum of global energy.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Sustainability, Energy
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, Malta, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Funds — Funds is an online marketplace for lending funds.
- The Mobility House — Their approach within the world of smart energy is to realize e-mobility - by emphasizing on individual mobility and fuelled by energy from regenerative resources. Companies and individuals can easily enter the electric mobility area - in a safe, sustainable and affordable way, thereby walking away from fossil fuel consuming solutions from thepast.Ever since 2009 The Mobility House has become one of Europe’s leading providers for electric mobility.Within the fast-growing market environment they specialize on charging solutions and managing the battery pack for energy storage. They stand for an international access to e-mobility – which is safe and customer-oriented. The quality of their products combined with reasonable prices and optimum customer service, ensure satisfaction of their customers and their business partner.Operating b2b with the automotive industry, leasing services and energy utilities, and b2c with EV customers: Fulfilling the customers´ needs is their benchmark for competition within the market.
- Nth Cycle — Nth Cycle is a metals process technology company. We use clean, modular electro-extraction to aid in lithium battery recycling and upgrading critical minerals from mining.
We invest in entrepreneurs with the ambition to create world-class companies of scale.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Science/Engineering
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- CroíValve — CroíValve is a developed a safe, effective, easy to use, percutaneous solution for treating all patients with severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
- ProVerum Medical — ProVerum Medical is an early stage medical device startup for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
- Tympany Medical — Tympany Medical is a Needs-driven, Innovative MedTech StartUp based in the West of Ireland
Danu Partners is an investment holdings company.
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Investment focus
- Sustainability, Internet, Natural Resources
- Funding Round
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- H2ozone — H2Ozone patented Technology completely eradicates all harmful bacteria and pathogens from all water sources. Our compact, energy-efficient machines create and harness the natural phenomena of Ultra-Violet light and Ozone, plus Filtration, to produce an environmentally sustainable and chemical-free supply of the pure, clean, fresh water.AgriSafe™uses patented H2Ozone Technology to accurately control a naturally self-disinfecting supply of Pure Ozonated Water for: • Livestock and Hydroponic Cultures • Dairy and Veterinary FacilitiesRainSafe™ uses patented H2Ozone Technology to provide a chemical-free purification solution for all water sources to independently verified drinking water standards.RainSafe™ offers 24/7 365-day guaranteed pure drinking water solutions for: • Residential Premises • Commercial and Office Premises • Hospitality, Restaurants and Pubs • Nursing Home and Cleaning Services • Medical and Dental Practices • Schools, Colleges and Sports Halls … Anywhere that requires 24/7 365-day guaranteed pure drinking water.
Business Venture Partners was founded in 2004 as a corporate finance adviser for SME/owner managed businesses. The investment team is comprised of Elliott Griffin, Ronan Smith, Edel Coen and Mark Ruane and the team skills combine deep industry knowledge with experience in venture investing, corporate finance and international expansion. Theteam works on behalf of its clients buying and selling companies, raising finances, working with start-ups and advising on strategic growth, business succession and owner exits.Since 2007, BVP has successfully raised and managed 10 Simple Green BES and EII Funds. They have invested, on behalf of their investors, in some of Ireland’s most innovative companies such as Celtic Bioenergy, EFT Controls, and UrbanVolt. Our investment strategy is to spread investments over project finance and a portfolio of high potential companies. Their philosophy is to work hard with each investment to deliver valuable support for the company promoters and build shareholder value for their investors.In 2016 BVP launched The 10th BVP Green EII Fund. The fund provides eligible investors with the opportunity to avail of up to 40% income tax relief and provides the investor access to a portfolio of cleantech companies and renewable energy projects. The 11th Green Fund will be launched in Q4 2017.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Transportation
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Chupi — Chupi is a multi award-winning fine jeweller making solid gold, diamond and precious gemstone jewellery in the heart of Dublin, Ireland.
- PlasmaBound — PlasmaBound provides a step-change technology, termed Controlled Plasma Ablation (CPA), which facilitates the structural adhesive joining of lightweight materials, namely carbon and glass fibre reinforced composites. CPA technology will accelerate the use of these lightweight composite materials into multi-material structural assemblies, byenabling reliable adhesive joining which is stronger than the composite structures themselves.
- Zeus Scooters — ZEUS is an Irish company deploying the World’s FIRST 3-wheeled electric scooter for the urban mobility sharing market. Our unique scooters with state-of-the-art technology and reliability that will ensure our users always enjoy the safest, smoothest and most stable ride.
Valentin de Torres-Solanot del Pino
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Investment focus
- Energy, Sustainability, Natural Resources
- Seed
- Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Gazelle Wind Power — UNLOCKING THE MASSIVE DEEP-WATER WIND MARKET: Introducing Gazelle's hybrid attenuated mooring platform, an evolutionary step-change in the design of floating platforms.
Keiretsu Forum is a community of private equity investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs with a network of over 50 global chapters and more than 2,500 investor members.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Science/Engineering
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Spain, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- iQure Pharma — iQure Pharma preclinical and clinical drug development
- Vartega — Vartega is a technology development company specializing in the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic recycling process. We have developed alternative technology, processes, and equipment to provide low-cost carbon fiber for use in mass market applications.
- Levered Learning — Levered Learning is a classroom-tested and teacher-designed instructional system providing 3rd-5th grade mathematical learning. The company was founded in 2017 by Mitch Slater and is headquartered in Soquel, California, United States.
McWin is a private investment firm that focuses on Food Tech, Life Science, Clean Tech, Mobility Space Tech, Digitalization, and Fintech.
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Investment focus
- Science/Engineering, Sustainability, Gaming
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, France, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Exergyn — Exergyn is a clean-tech company that develops waste heat recovery and conversion technology. The company creates a component that it claims can be inserted into a variety of existing energy products, replacing environmentally hazardous elements with zero-carbon, pollutant-free alternatives.Exergyn was founded in 2012 and is headquartered inDublin 11, Dublin.
- The EVERY Company — Clara Foods™ is the market leader in engineering, manufacturing and formulating animal-free, animal proteins as ingredients for the global food and beverage industry. Leveraging advanced fermentation to produce functional and nutritional proteins from microorganisms, the Company is reimagining the factory farm model that underpins industrial animalagriculture with a more sustainable, kinder and healthier alternative. Clara Foods is on a mission to decouple the world's most powerful proteins from the animals that make them.
- EasyMile — EasyMile is a high-tech startup specialized in providing both software powering autonomous vehicles and the last mile smart mobility solutions. EasyMile partners with blue-chip manufacturers to autonomize their vehicles with award-winning technology built on safety-by-design, ready for deployment today, with clear client benefits.The company’scutting-edge technology is revolutionizing passenger and goods transportation, offering completely new mobility options. Clients include the world’s largest transport operators, city authorities, airports, corporations, business parks, and universities.EasyMile is headquartered in Toulouse (France) with offices in Singapore and Denver (USA). It also operates through value-added resellers notably in Japan and the Middle East.
Venture Capital investor, Angel Investor, Deep-tech startups, Technology commercialization, AI, Big Data/Analytics, IoT, Med-tech, Mobility, Electronics and Telecom.
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Investment focus
- Other, Gaming, Hardware
- Funding Round, Seed
- Ireland, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Senoptica Technologies — Senoptica has created a novel sensor that helps Global Retailers increase category sales through reducing food waste
- Gudog — Gudog connects dog owners with the experienced pet sitters, ie. it facilitates the task of finding an ideal pet sitter nearby making it easy as one, two, three. It offers a wide range of services provided in a fun, relaxed manner yet with a complete safety and no risk involved. Dog owner also can choose to be updated in the real time via email,website or smartphone. A clear and easy to use platform offers an effortless online booking and guarantees a secure payment process.Gudog mission is to solve issues dog owners face on a regular basis by offering innovative solutions, combining technology and pet-knowledge. The major dilemma a dog owner encounters is the necessity to ensure a good care for his four legged friend at times when he or she is not able to take care of it himself. Prior to Gudog, the only solution were dog kennels. However, spending time in a dog kennel implies the dog being put under a lot of stress related to the change of habits. Moreover, in a dog kennel the dog spends most of the time in a cage - all of this is not the ideal environment a dog owner could wish for his pet. Gudog was born out of a desire to provide an alternative.
- AventaMed — All in one ear tube placement device - No operating room or general anesthetic needed. A new standard of care in tympanostomy tube surgery.
Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank provides corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of strategic advisory, financing and risk management solutions.
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Investment focus
- Financial, Software, Hardware
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
- Merchant Money — Merchant Money is a specialist provider of fast and flexible funding to small businesses in the UK. Our tailored facilities (of up to £500,000) can help SMEs to raise funding for stock purchases, refurbishments, cash flow management, or anything else that they require.
- DoubleLine — DoubleLine is a major provider of ETF platforms and solutions
- Applica — Applica’s proprietary AI automates text-intensive work by extracting meaning from unstructured and semi-structured documents, regardless of language or layout; it is rapidly trained to new use-cases by non-experts with a minimum of customer data and continually self-learns from interactions with end users.Thanks to a combination of NLP with deeplearning, the Applica engine has human-level precision. It is available in SaaS model with a monthly subscription fee and provides a low cost of ownership to end users.Exemplary use-cases include: - Automation of legal debt collection process (classification, extraction of information, and interpretation of bailiff and court letters) - Automation customer care in Telco (classification, extraction of information, and interpretation of claims from customers) - Automated verification of credit documents (extraction of information from notarial acts and verification against credit agreements) - Extraction of information from unstructured medical documentation - Automated processing of incoming invoices (extraction of information from invoices)The Applica team consists of over 40 deep learning experts, mathematicians, data scientists, linguists, and software engineers - with over half of them holding a PhD.
ALDI operates as a grocery retailer with more than 2,100 stores across 37 states. It has over 50 million monthly customers, offering them a great range of groceries as well as the famous range of special buys.
The company has been operating since 1976.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Hardware, Software
- Series B, Corporate Round
- Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Glenpatrick Spring Water — Glenpatrick Spring Water is an innovative drinks producer specializing in retailer house brands and brand co manufacturing.
- AiFi — AiFi offers fully customized, AI powered retail solutions to help retailers of all sizes become fully autonomous. Discover our flexible solutions.
Early stage VC investments and funding for start-ups / founders in Ireland.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, IT
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Eppione — Eppione was created to help employers and employees substantially leverage technology in the day to day management of HR, Employee Benefits and Business Insurance.The founders of the company account for 100+ years of experience and innovation in these areas.Eppione Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UnitedKingdom.
- Promotion Rewards — Promotion Rewards is a consumer rewards app.
- NoFrixion — We take the complexity of payments & banking networks and deliver them as a simple service with just one API, one technology partner.
Focus Capital Partners
We are a highly committed outcome-focused group of professionals. We bring to each project a powerful combination of deep technical and financial expertise, extensive commercial experience, strong networks and an entrepreneurial attitude. Learn More About Us International Network
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Investment focus
- Software, Sustainability, Internet
- Funding Round, Seed
- Ireland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Xunison — Our mission is to empower homeowners to streamline their lifestyle by creating a market leading, fully connected and secure smart home, powered by an unparalleled Customer Experience Solution.
- Elgin Energy — Elgin Energy is an international and independent solar development platform. Established in 2009, Elgin Energy has extensive experience in delivering projects from initial landowner engagement to project completion with a 98% success rate in obtaining planning permission. To date, only one project has not achieved planning permission.
- Solgari — Enhance customer relationships with Solgari: a unique all-channels communications solution that integrates seamlessly with your existing CRM system.
Supporting communities to grow, investing in businesses to scale and planning for the future of the western region.
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- Health Care, Science/Engineering, Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ireland, United States
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- Bluedrop Medical — Thermal and visual assessment in a single scan. Award winning, patented design.
- ByoWave — ByoWave has developed the Proteus Controller, a modular, accessible video game controller for disabled and non-disabled gamers.
- Ovagen — Ovagen is a biotechnology company that has developed the process of producing germ free (GF) chicken eggs and GF birds in commercial quantities for use primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. Ovagen can also provide a Contract Research Service and has extensive expertise in SPF poultry & rodent housing & husbandry, in specific poultry& rodent research technologies to GMP standards and in avian transgenics.
Barry Downes is the CEO of the Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG). In his role as CEO, Barry is responsible for strategic development of the TSSG, including: working with stakeholders such as industry, on their needs and requirements; leading the organisation to achieve it’s goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); and alsomanaging the sustainability and day to day running of the organisation.Barry is also responsible for commercialisation of the TSSG’s European Union (EU) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) applied and basic research projects into technologies for industry and also new start-ups. Barry is also the Centre Director of the Mobile Services Technology Gateway (MSTG), a close to market mobile applications and platforms R&D initiative supported by Enterprise Ireland. MSTG delivers advanced mobile technologies and solutions to Enterprise Ireland and IDA clients. Barry brings considerable technical and entrepreneurial experience to these roles having previously founded FeedHenry a leading cloud based mobile applications platform based in Waterford, Ireland and Boston, MA, that was acquired by Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) in October 2014 for $82 million.Barry holds a BSc. in Applied Computing from the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and a M.B.A. from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business at University College Dublin (UCD). Barry also holds executive education qualifications from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA and Henley Business School in the UK.Barry’s current research and entrepreneurial interests are in creating new start-ups in mobile (www.fuseami.com), Internet of Things (IoT) and Virtual Reality industries.
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- Software, IT, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Ambisense — Using data analytics to bring you game-changing environmental risk assessment solutions
- CameraMatics — Digitize fleet management to optimize performance. Onboard sensors, smart cameras, & apps to mitigate risk, manage safety & achieve sustainability goals.
- Volograms — Bring your immersive storytelling to the next level by capturing real people and turning them into volumetric holograms for all kinds of AR / VR experiences, and social media.
Maurice O’ Gorman
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- Energy, Software, Sustainability
- Seed
- Ireland
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- Fincovi — Simplify Renewable Energy Asset Management We offer purpose-built technologies and services so our customers can deliver the most efficient energy
Mecelis
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- Energy, Sustainability, Natural Resources
- Seed
- Ireland
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- Gazelle Wind Power — UNLOCKING THE MASSIVE DEEP-WATER WIND MARKET: Introducing Gazelle's hybrid attenuated mooring platform, an evolutionary step-change in the design of floating platforms.
Discover ORIT, a closed end investment company that is focused on building and operating a diversified portfolio of Renewable Energy Assets in Europe and Australia.
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- Energy, Sustainability, Science/Engineering
- Corporate Round
- Ireland
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- Simply Blue Group — Simply Blue Group is a marine project developer focused on floating wind initiatives across Ireland and Britain.
Volnay is an holding company of Dr. Eddie O’Connor’s.
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- Energy, Sustainability
- Funding Round
- Ireland
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- SuperNode — SuperNode is a cutting-edge global technology development company that designs and delivers superconducting connection systems to connect renewable generation and increase grid interconnection in mature markets.
Dunbia is a true market leader operating globally and our desire to create better food naturally is the driving force behind everything.
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- Energy, Hardware, Manufacturing
- Corporate Round
- Ireland
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- ActionZero — ActionZero is a market leader in the development and deployment of ground-breaking, self-funding solutions for a zero-emissions world in the industrial, enterprise, and global consumer markets.
Aker Horizons- a Leading planet-positive investment company
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- Energy, Sustainability, Natural Resources
- Funding Round, Corporate Round
- Ireland
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- SuperNode — SuperNode is a cutting-edge global technology development company that designs and delivers superconducting connection systems to connect renewable generation and increase grid interconnection in mature markets.
- Mainstream Renewable Power — Mainstream Renewable Energy does project design and management for renewable and alternative energies. Mainstream has delivered more than 800 MW of wind and solar assets into commercial operation and is currently constructing a further 1.5 GW across Latin America and Africa. Mainstream was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Sandyford, Dublin.
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