Top 15 Video Games Startup Investors in Ireland (August 2026)

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• CleverCards — The Platform for Contactless Cards. The CleverGift real-time payment platform offers gift cards, expenses, employee incentives, and travel foreign exchange.
• Bloomberg PolarLake — Streamline the acquisition, management and distribution of instrument, pricing, index, legal and ratings data from multiple delivery channels.
• WhatClinic.com — WhatClinic.com helps patients find, compare and book the right clinics for them, in more than 135 countries. They provide detailed listings for over 120,000 clinics on their site. These include doctors, dentists, beauty and cosmetic surgery, physiotherapy, fertility, holistics and a lot more. They believe that every patient is an empoweredconsumer.

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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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• SiriusXT — SiriusXT is transforming cell and tissue imaging with the SXT-100, the first commercial, laboratory scale soft x-ray microscope.
• Fresco — Fresco powers connected cooking experiences for appliance brands, enabling faster launches, lower R&D costs, and continuous innovation.
• Engage-EHS — EcoOnline's easy-to-use software system is helping companies to transform their approach to health & safety, chemical safety & learning data reporting.

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• BetaDwarf — BetaDwarf is an ambitious venture company where they push the boundaries of co-op games to create lifelong friendships all around and across the world.
• Vela Games — Subscribe to receive future updates on Project-V from Vela Games!
• Minit Games — Minit Games provides bite-sized, instantly playable HTML5 games in a tailored, algorithmically driven feed.

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• MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
• unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
• Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

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• Xylo — Xylo offers higher quality processes with full officer oversight, reducing planning uncertainty and boosting UK housing delivery.
• CameraMatics — Digitize fleet management to optimize performance. Onboard sensors, smart cameras, & apps to mitigate risk, manage safety & achieve sustainability goals.
• BeCertain — BeCertain revolutionizes dental diagnostics with AI-powered tools for X-ray analysis, improving precision and reducing diagnostic errors.

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• Almetra — We use computer vision and AI analytics to provide insights into manual assembly processes - our platform supports process engineers in driving productivity and quality of assembly processes
• Bible Chat — Bible Chat is the best Christian AI app that lets you talk to the Bible, ask faith questions, request prayers, and study Scripture. Try now for free!
• DesignVerse — Build complex enterprise software using context.

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• Numan — Convenient care, tailored to you. Offering treatments for weight loss, diagnostics, erectile dysfunction, hair loss, and more.
• Nord Security — Nord Security is the leader in the field of online privacy and security. Our security tools have earned praise from respected experts and tech outlets.
• Steel City Interactive — Steel City Interactive develops gaming.

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• 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.
• Peroptyx — Peroptyx is a platform that provides managed solutions for machine learning. At Peroptyx, they have assembled and pre-screened a qualified network of data evaluators across the globe. They strategically match ideal evaluators with each product to ensure authentic experiences through consistency and appropriate real-world contexts.
• Galway Biomedical — Galway Biomedical partners with global medical device companies to bring complex braided devices from early concept through to full-scale production.

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• Outlier Games — Outlier Games is a video game development studio that specializes in creating inventive strategy games.

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• CallDesk — Transform your contact center with 24/7 AI voice agents. From day one, get custom setup, rapid deployment, and reliable integrations for smoother customer journeys.
• Peltarion — With our AI platform, you can build your own deep learning models and benefit from the smart things with real-world use of artificial intelligence
• CodeSandbox — CodeSandbox is a cloud development platform that empowers developers to code, collaborate and ship projects of any size from any device in record time.

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• WrxFlo — WrxFlo deliver real time data insights and software solutions to allow business achieve greater levels of supply chain efficiencies
• Danalto — Simple, cost-effective, high-accuracy Location Services for large open environments, both indoor and outdoor. Asset Tracking made simple!
• Neurobell — NeuroBell develop novel EEG medical devices for early detection and monitoring of neonatal seizures.

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• Novus Diagnostics — Sepsis causing pathogen diagnostics under 15 minutes
• Vertigenius — Enhance patient care and treatment options for vertigo and dizziness with Vertigenius, enabling effective management and improved outcomes for your patients.
• Adama Innovations — Sharp Conductive Single Crystal Diamond AFM Probes

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• Movetru — Movetru a wearable device that aims to reduce injury and enhance rehabilitation.
• 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.
• Glitch Ads — Launch AI Powered Google Ad Campaigns in Minutes. Think of us like an agency in a box. Built for speed. Priced for scaling companies. Powered by AI.

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• MITO AI — Create professional AI videos on an infinite collaborative canvas. Scene breakdown, visual design, real-time collaboration, and the best AI models. Start free.
• Gigi — Discover withava.ai, the AI launch platform offering cutting-edge AI tools and digital solutions for innovative machine learning applications.
• Wayco — Wayco offers AI software that automates client intake and case workflows for law firms using voice and referral intelligence processing.