# Top 25 Hardware Angel Investors in Ireland in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barry Lunn | 2 | Ireland | Seed, Angel | Sensor, Software, Aerospace |
| Gareth Lambe | 2 | Ireland | Seed, Angel | Tourism, Payments, Software |
| Pádraig Canavan | 1 | Ireland |  | Computer, Software, Clinical Trials |
| Marc Murphy | 1 | Ireland, United Kingdom | Series A | Legal, FinTech, Computer |
| Michael Dwyer | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Tourism, Mobile Apps, Augmented Reality |
| Charles Williams | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Tourism, Mobile Apps, Augmented Reality |
| Sean Mitchell | 1 | Ireland | Seed, Series A | Toys, Internet, Analytics |
| Nigel Byrne | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Tourism, Mobile Apps, Augmented Reality |
| John Collison | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Seed, Series A, Series C | Software, Apps, Enterprise Software |
| Mike Gleaves | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Aerospace, Satellite Communication |
| Colm Heffernan | 1 | Ireland |  | Computer, Software, Clinical Trials |
| Marc McCabe | 1 | United States, Canada, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Big Data, FinTech |
| Paschal Naylor | 1 | Ireland | Seed, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Finance, Software |
| Gokhan Guner | 1 | Ireland, Spain | Seed | Pet, Sensor, Medical |
| Bob Young | 1 | United States, Ireland | Seed, Series A, Series B | Marketplace, E-Commerce, iOS |
| Kevin Hartz | 1 | United States, Ireland, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, Information Technology |
| Bobby Hambrick | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Sensor, Software, Automotive |
| Brian Caulfield | 1 | Ireland, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Mobile, Apps |
| John Purdy | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Software, FinTech, Medical |
| Vincent Nolan | 1 | Ireland | Series A | Internet, Analytics, E-Commerce |
| Patrick Collison | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, India | Seed, Series A, Series C | Software, Financial Services, Enterprise Software |
| Jim Fields | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Tourism, Mobile Apps, Augmented Reality |
| Graham Stirling | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Art, RFID, Mobile |
| Eric Yuan | 1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, SaaS, Internet |
| Patrick Joy | 1 | Ireland | Seed | Software, Mobile Apps, Internet of Things |

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