The Irish Times

Funding for women-founded firms more than doubles, report shows

Female-founded companies raise more than €230m, up from €105m in 2020

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 05:12

Venture capital funding for Irish SMEs rose almost 20% in Q3 to €231m

VenturePulse survey shows total of €872m was invested in first nine months of year

Sun Nov 21 2021 - 15:43

Entrepreneurs welcome EIIS reform and other Budget commitments

Budget 2022: Extension of Section 486C tax relief and extra €30m for innovative equity fund

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 17:03

Irish tech companies lure record €392m venture capital funding

ICVA says Ireland should look to increase supply of funding from domestic non-traditional VC investors

Sun Aug 29 2021 - 17:19

Venture capital funding to Irish technology firms up by 8.9%

Funding ‘appears to have shaken off any restrictions caused by Covid-19’

Mon May 10 2021 - 08:11

Funding for Irish start-ups plummets as VCs focus on later-stage companies

Figures show venture capital deals under €5m fell by almost one-third to €194m

Sun Feb 07 2021 - 14:00

Venture capital funding for Irish firms up 41% despite Covid crisis

Rise includes record second quarter but early-stage firms struggle for investment

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 09:30

Call to reform R&D tax credit as start-ups in crisis

Three-year turnaround for full refund is too long for companies to wait, says tax experts

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 05:00

Tech sector urges changes to budget to save high-potential start-ups

Alliance also calls for enhanced tax relief for microbusinesses and new SME task force

Sun Sept 20 2020 - 14:00

VC firms can avail of additional €10m to back Irish start-ups

Enterprise Ireland-managed Seed and Venture Capital Scheme gets extra funding

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 07:01

Backing start-ups a worthwhile venture for State

Early-stage companies facing funding difficulties and need additional financial support

Tue May 05 2020 - 05:06

Start-ups face wipeout as funding declines in first three months

Figures show funding for early-stage companies was lower even before Covid-19 hit

Mon May 04 2020 - 15:08

How start-ups can combat the Covid-19 investment crisis

‘What we’re doing right now is very much about helping companies to stabilise’

Thu Apr 23 2020 - 06:00

Republic falling behind in offering incentives for entrepreneurs

New study shows VCs and private equity firms have invested €5bn in SMEs since 2003

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 16:30

VC funding for Irish companies down sharply in third quarter

Decline in funding linked to a marked fall in deals above the €10m mark

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 06:45

Tech entrepreneur praises measures for start-ups in Budget 2020

Brian Caulfield criticises lack of change to capital gains tax regime

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 13:07

VC funding for Irish tech companies falls by a quarter

Average deal size for companies raising external financing also declined last year

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 05:00

Concern as venture capital funding falls significantly in third quarter

Call for swift Government action to address decline as funding falls 47% to €170m in Q3

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 03:15

Irish tech veterans back €30m seed venture fund for start-ups

Ireland Smart Tech Fund aims to back up to 30 Irish companies in first five years

Thu May 24 2018 - 04:15

Irish VC fund Seroba could make €100m on Prexton Therapeutics sale

Seroba co-led a €29m Series B round for the company which was acquired late last week

Mon Mar 19 2018 - 08:00

Ireland set for another strong year of venture capital activity

Pitchbook finds €458m invested in 2017 and expects stronger funding rounds in next 12 months

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 06:00

Funding rises for Irish start-ups in emerging technologies

New figures show product-driven tech firms raised a combined €580.2m last year

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 06:15

Funding remains a problem for Irish tech start-ups

Although growing, there isn’t enough money floating about for tech firms in Europe

Thu Dec 21 2017 - 05:50

Tech firms get financial boost with new fund of almost €100m

EIF to invest €20 million in new Act fund while agtech fund also announced

Thu Sept 07 2017 - 07:23

Irish Venture Capital Association elects new chairman

Peter Sandys of Seroba Life Sciences to head industry body that represents VC firms here

Wed Aug 30 2017 - 13:42

Irish tech start-ups raise €247m in the first quarter

Continuing recovery in first round seed funding – up by a third to €33m

Wed May 10 2017 - 09:00

The start-up island

Ireland has emerged as a dynamic hub for start-ups with global growth potential

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 00:00

Irish tech firms raise record €888m led by life sciences

Good news for start-ups as seed funding exceeds peak levels of 2014

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 09:52

Irish tech firms raise €734m in first nine months of 2016

Survey shows level of investment in Irish tech companies has risen sharply in recent years

Thu Nov 10 2016 - 01:00

Shortage of seed finance could hold back firms, conference told

InterTradeIreland says growing businesses need to look at other options

Thu Mar 03 2016 - 14:13

Irish companies raised €522m in VC funding last year

Total seed funds raised in 2015 amounted to €43.8m, equivalent to 8% of all VC funding

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 10:57

Barry O’Sullivan: Galway’s ‘Silicon Square’ is taking shape

The city has a lot to offer and can challenge its Dublin rivals in terms of luring start-ups

Fri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00

Concern raised over decline in funding for start-ups

New survey shows just 5% of funds raised so far this year have gone to new businesses

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 01:02

Irish VCs need to raise €750m to support tech firms

Industry group calls for cut in capital gains tax to encourage entrepreneurs

Thu Oct 02 2014 - 21:04