Top 50 Transportation Startup Investors in Ireland (July 2026)

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• CloudRanger — Enterprise Cloud Backup and data management across edge, on-premises and cloud workloads
• Adama Innovations — Adama Innovations have a disruptive technology for advanced manufacturing. The company have developed a simple process for creating patterns, on a scale invisible to the human eye, on ultra-hard materials.The micro patterns can be applied to injection molds and forming dies used for the fabrication of medical devices, improving theircapability and reducing the cost of manufacture. Other applications include labelling and anti-counterfeiting technology.The company's first product is a nano-scale probe fabricated in diamond, for metrology applications in high-tech manufacturing.The company is a spin-out from CRANN, the flagship nanotechnology institute in Trinity College Dublin.
• Finovation Limited — Finovation Limited

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• Scurri — Scurri is next generation delivery management software that puts retailers back in control. Explore our delivery management software today.
• SiriusXT — SiriusXT is transforming cell and tissue imaging with the SXT-100, the first commercial, laboratory scale soft x-ray microscope.
• Fresco — Unlock the value of your kitchen appliances, get to market fast, and build a community of happy home cooks.

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• Danalto — Simple, cost-effective, high-accuracy Location Services for large open environments, both indoor and outdoor. Asset Tracking made simple!
• MEG — MEG is a powerful end-to-end Quality Management System for healthcare. Manage quality, patient safety, compliance and accreditation processes all from one place.
• Neurobell — NeuroBell develop novel EEG medical devices for early detection and monitoring of neonatal seizures.

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• FoodMarble — Your personal breath tester to identify food intolerances and reduce digestive symptoms. Ideal for managing IBS and SIBO, all from the comfort of home.
• 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.
• HealthBeacon — Quality adherence support for your medication needs, contact our HealthBeacon team to discover what service we can provide you and your patients.

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• Bidnamic — Bidnamic is a marketing technology platform that helps retailers unlock the full potential of Google Shopping.
• RevLifter — Stop Guessing and Start Growing Powered by our Intelligent Offer Platform - the insight and control retailers need for profitable growth
• BOSCO — BOSCO enables marketers to make decisions about their marketing budget. Online merchants need a set of tools that handle both the complexity of online media and the uncertainty produced by competition among various possibilities. They believe that online marketing and advertising are clouded with multiple contradictory sources of data.

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• Persuva AI — Grow your dropshipping store to 7 figures fast with the #1 marketing tool for dropshippers
• Protostars — Protostars is a regulatory technology business. It is the creator of a cyber risk and compliance program meant for secure code reports on audits.
• Slick+ — Slick+ is a SaaS B2B Video-Based platform designed for enhance learning and collaboration in hybrid and remote working environment. By enabling teams to create, share, and discuss short, engaging knowledge videos, Slick+ fosters a culture of continuous learning and innovation. The platform makes it easy for employees to capture and preserveessential expertise, share best practices, and implement new ideas, all seamlessly integrated into their daily workflows. With a focus on bite-sized content, Slick+ empowers organizations to boost productivity, enhance team communication, and stay agile in a rapidly evolving work environment. Ideal for L&D and HR managers, Slick+ is the go-to solution for companies looking to optimize their onboarding, training, and knowledge-sharing processes in both hybrid and remote work setups.

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• Scurri — Scurri is next generation delivery management software that puts retailers back in control. Explore our delivery management software today.
• SimplyCook — SimplyCook offers home recipe kits with easy step-by-step guides to cook restaurant-quality food in less than 20 minutes.SimplyCook boxes contain 4 easy to follow recipes and 4 ingredient kits. Each kit is designed to provide perfect taste-containing ingredient blends devised by professional chefs.
• ThirdEye — ThirdEye is building the world’s first real-time CCTV powered AI assistant to put in the hands of public space workers. Our context aware alert systems detect relevant events in CCTV streams and deliver notifications to staff members in real-time while our analytics tools make data-driven decision making available to brick-and-mortar retailers. Wekeep our clients productive and competitive in an ever evolving market.

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• CitySwift — CitySwift is a data-driven scheduling and planning technology for urban bus networks. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict journey times and passenger demand, making routes more efficient. Schedulers can create optimized timetables that take into account traffic, events, and hundreds of other external factors, ensuringon-time performance and increased passenger satisfaction.CitySwift was established in 2016 and is operating in Galway, Ireland.

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• nMachine — A Low-Code solution for creating extraordinary Day 2 Operations platforms - called nMachines - for your existing Kubernetes-based applications, that can be shared inside and outside your organization.
• Tracebit — Tracebit generates and maintains bespoke decoy resources in your cloud environments, closing gaps beyond stock protection without time- and cost-intensive detection engineering
• Seapoint — Business accounts, treasury and expense automation - built to scale with you. Join our beta programme and get your unfair financial advantage.

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• Amitruck — Meet your digital logistics partner in Africa. Click here to learn more about our end-to-end smart digital logistics solution.
• LogRock — From box trucks to semis, logrock helps you get truck insurance fast! Compare quotes and receive expert consulting for commercial truck insurance.
• Lux Aeterna — Lux Aeterna is a space infrastructure company that focuses on orbital activities through reentry and reusability.

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• Aizon — Improve yield, reduce deviations, and ensure product quality in GxP pharmaceutical manufacturing with real-time, practical Artificial Intelligence (AI)- powered software as a service solutions.
• Aiqudo — Aiqudo offers an artificial intelligence-based technology that connects voice computing to the mobile app ecosystem. Its Voice-to-Action platform lets people use natural voice commands to instantly execute actions in their mobile apps. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.
• Luminate Medical — Luminate Medical is developing LILY, the world's first pain-free and portable solution to prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.

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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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• Pointy — Discover how you can attract customers to your store by showing them your in-store products on Google. Adding your products to Google with Pointy from Google is free, with no hidden costs.
• Appital — Real-time visibility, full transparency and maximum control over the bookbuilding and deal distribution process in publicly listed equities.
• 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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• Flyra — Flyra is the stablecoin and AI-powered operating system for remittance. We connect earn, cross-border transfer, and everyday spending in a single programmable flow. Senders move money directly from earnings. Receivers tap a stablecoin wallet with instant cards, bill pay, and rewards. Available directly to individuals through WhatsApp or the Flyramobile app, and built to embed inside leading platforms, from work marketplaces to global financial brands. The first version of the platform is set to launch in 2026.
• KIRHA — Context-as-a-Service (CaaS) for AI systems. Real time data streaming from trusted providers. https://linktr.ee/Kirha_AI
• Kulipa — Kulipa provides the underlying infrastructure to settle global payments, manage stablecoin accounts, and issue cards - all through a unified, compliant stack. Grow revenue with debit cards. Boost acquisition with white-labelled accounts & cards. Scale faster with global payment products.

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• Phorest — Join 8000+ spas, barbers, hair, beauty and nail salon owners using the #1 management, scheduling, POS and appointment booking system. Try Phorest now!
• 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.
• 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.

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• Mysa — Smart Thermostats for Central HVAC, Baseboard, Mini-Split & In-Floor
• XOCEAN — Using unmanned surface vessels (USVs), XOCEAN offers turnkey data collection services to Surveyors, Companies and Agencies.

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• Parkpnp — Parkpnp is the parking app that lets people and businesses find or rent underutilized parking spaces in seconds. Their car park technology helps all property owners increase revenue & automation of their parking assets.Parkpnp is modernising the €30bn European parking industry, where change has been slow due to fragmented ownership of parkingspace owners. Their solution connects all types of car park owners seamlessly with drivers looking to park faster, easier and more conveniently. Parkpnp allows people to list, advertise and then generate income from their unused or under utilized parking spaces. Through Parkpnp users can rent these listed spaces at an average saving of 50%.
• 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.

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• EqualTo — EqualTo is the NO CODE sales commission operating system for high-growth sales teams.
• Hour One — Hour One AI is a next-generation video creation and management platform uniquely built for the world of work. Hour One harnesses computer-generated AI people in photo-real quality to digitize and optimize the traditional video production process, enabling a novel - and fully scalable - means of creating and deploying live-action video forprofessional use cases, the first of which is presenter-led video. All of Hour One’s video creation is located in the cloud, making it possible for any business to create and use high-quality presenter videos at a fraction of the cost, in minutes, in any language, self-serve, and at high scale. Hour One counts global market-leading companies as its customers and is backed by leading venture capital funds. Hour One is headquartered in New York City and Tel Aviv.
• Cloudsmith — Cloudsmith is the only universal, cloud-native solution for software artifact management and software supply chain security. Start your free trial today.

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• Scurri — Scurri is next generation delivery management software that puts retailers back in control. Explore our delivery management software today.

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• Buymie — Buymie is a same-day grocery delivery company focused on reducing the environmental impact of grocery shopping.

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• CitySwift — CitySwift is a data-driven scheduling and planning technology for urban bus networks. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict journey times and passenger demand, making routes more efficient. Schedulers can create optimized timetables that take into account traffic, events, and hundreds of other external factors, ensuringon-time performance and increased passenger satisfaction.CitySwift was established in 2016 and is operating in Galway, Ireland.