Top 5 Life Science VC Funds &amp; Investors in Ireland (May 2026)

Enterprise Ireland is the government agency responsible for the development and funding of the indigenous business sector. Their mission is to accelerate the development of companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity. It was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Ireland, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 383
Round size: Seed $429k–$2.9M; Series A $2M–$12M
Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.1M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

CergenX — CergenX produces cutting-edge technology for the analysis of baby brain waves that can be used to identify brain injuries early in the newborn period.
Tailr — Redefining production for the clothing industry.
Recruitroo — Recruitroo is a international recruitment agency that uses technologies to streamline and improve the international recruitment process for both companies and candidates.

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The AIB Seed Capital Fund was established in 2007 to provide venture capital for companies at the seed and early stages of development across a range of sectors throughout the Republic of Ireland. The Fund was established under the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Programme 2007-2012.The Fund has a total of â‚¬30m under managementwith AIB and Enterprise Ireland both committing â‚¬15m. It is managed by experienced managers with extensive expertise in making seed and early stage investments, adding value and facilitating business success.The Fund managers are empowered to make seed investments of up to approximately â‚¬500,000. Furthermore, the Fund has the capacity to make investments in later rounds to support the continued growth of investee companies.The Fund will be managed by Enterprise Equity Venture Capital and the Dublin Business Innovation Centre. This unique partnership brings together extensive regional and investment expertise.Enterprise Equity will evaluate and manage all investments outside the city and county of Dublin, as well as investments that require in excess of â‚¬250,000 from the fund within the city and county of Dublin.Dublin Business Innovation Centre (DBIC) will evaluate and manage all investments within the city and county of Dublin when the initial investment amount required from the Fund does not exceed â‚¬250,000.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Ireland, United States, Jersey

Investor stats

Total investments: 49
Round size: Seed $536k–$3.2M; Series A $1.1M–$6.4M
Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

NewsWhip — The only real-time media monitoring platform that predicts the stories and topics that will matter in the hours ahead.
Offr — Offr is the new way to buy and sell property, quickly and transparently.
Metabolomic Diagnostics — https://metabolomicdiagnostics.com/ A deep-tech company specialized in the development of biomarker-based diagnostic solutions

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Supporting communities to grow, investing in businesses to scale and planning for the future of the western region.

Investment focus

Industry: Medical Device, Health Care, Medical
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Ireland, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 32
Round size: Seed $696k–$3.8M; Series A $4.7M–$8M
Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

ByoWave — ByoWave has developed the Proteus Controller, a modular, accessible video game controller for disabled and non-disabled gamers.
Bluedrop Medical — Thermal and visual assessment in a single scan. Award winning, patented design.
Amara Therapeutics — Amara Therapeutics is passionate about empowering women and men to take control of their pelvic health. Amara Therapeutics use evidence based medicine and behavioural interventions supported by Amara Therapeutics platform of technologies to provide safe, convenient and non-invasive care pathways. At Amara Therapeutics mission is to fix the carepathway for pelvic health patients, connecting healthcare providers, patients and peers through our platform.

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KBI Biopharma is an award-winning biopharmaceutical contract services organization providing fully-integrated, accelerated drug development and biomanufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally.With each of our 300+ client partners, we have worked closely to personalize and rapidly accelerate their drug developmentprograms. Built upon a foundation of world-class analytical capabilities, we deliver efficient process development and clinical and commercial cGMP manufacturing services for mammalian, microbial, and cell therapy programs.We have locations in Durham and Research Triangle Park (NC), Boulder and Louisville (CO), The Woodlands (TX), San Diego (CA), and Leuven, Belgium.

Investment focus

Industry: Biotechnology, Life Science, Medical
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series D
Geography: United States, Ireland

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

Absci — A better, faster path to new medicines. We translate ideas into drugs with an AI-powered approach to biologic drug discovery and cell line development.
GlycoSeLect — GlycoSeLect Ltd specialises in the development and production of Recombinant Prokaryotic Lectins (RPLs).
ReForm Biologics — ReForm Biologics is an engineering superior biotherapeutic formulation for fragile patients. Its proprietary technology provides patented, FDA-friendly excipients for a wide range of therapeutic biologics. Using its platforms, drug companies can make life-saving medicines easier to administer, less immunogenic, more stable, and more efficient toproduce. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

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