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Full coverage: Venture capital

How Livingbridge is lining up more Irish deals: “There’s no top-end limit to what we would like to do in Ireland”

The London-based private equity firm has invested over €90 million in Ireland to date. Founding partner Mark Advani and associate director Gareth Molloy talk Brexit, high interest rates, and future plans.

Michael Cogley
25th Jun, 2024 - 9 min read

Irish-co-founded climate start-up Sustain.Life acquired for $100m

Sustain.Life, founded less than three years ago by Irish entrepreneur Mike Hanrahan and three other former Walmart executives, has been bought by the listed US software firm Workiva.

Michael Cogley
18th Jun, 2024 - 2 min read

Investors and start-ups take temperature of the sector at Dublin Tech Summit

The 7th edition of the gathering opened today with AI and the challenges in raising money in the current macroeconomic picture top of mind for attendees.

Jonathan Keane
29th May, 2024 - 3 min read

“We think Ireland at the moment is a little bit behind the curve but it’s definitely going to catch up”

The Limerick-based start-up, founded in October 2022, has raised the funds in a round backed by Dublin-based investor Act Venture Capital. CEO Paul Byrnes talks strategy, expansion, and sustainability.

Michael Cogley
7th May, 2024 - 3 min read

Scaleworks’s Paul Lynch: “We don’t buy businesses that are hockey sticking through the sky. We’re grinders”

Import.io was once raising at a $1 billion valuation, but then it ran out of cash. This is how it was turned around by Irish co-founded investor Scaleworks.

Tom Lyons
25th Mar, 2024 - 10 min read

“You can’t be the best European investor unless you’re a great US investor”

Frontline has just raised $200 million to invest in seed- and growth-stage companies, its largest fundraising since it was founded in 2012. Partner Will Prendergast explains what the VC firm wants to do next.

Tom Lyons
21st Mar, 2024 - 4 min read

Is the State serious about addressing “market failure” in start-up funding? Rewinding the week that was

With eight months to go to Budget 2025, ministers were already flying kites before an audience of founders on Thursday.

Thomas Hubert
25th Feb, 2024 - 5 min read

John Collins: Why VCs and Irish start-ups still don’t match

New ventures in Ireland are facing a continuing challenge in raising funds, despite continued growth and job creation. Is the State’s investment strategy to blame?

John Collins
23rd Feb, 2024 - 4 min read

Capitalising: How CircleRock has brought in new venture partners to scale its business

Founded by Conor Sharpe and Barry O’Neill, CircleRock Capital hopes to back up to 25 companies this year. It has just hired four experienced new venture partners to help it get there.

Tom Lyons
20th Feb, 2024 - 6 min read

“Ireland is competing for capital, talent, and companies. Are we hungry enough?”

Elkstone's venture, property and wealth management divisions are growing fast but it wants to do even more. As part of that strategy, co-founder Alan Merriman says the company wants to bridge the investment gap between Ireland and the US.

Tom Lyons
28th Nov, 2023 - 11 min read
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