# Top 15 Wellness Startup Investors in Ireland in May 2026

## Delta Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Early stage VC investments and funding for start-ups / founders in Ireland.

## Enterprise Ireland
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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.

## E15 VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Robotics

E15 VC is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm specializing in global deep-tech investments.

## Venturewave Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Apps, Education

VentureWave Capital is an actively managed private equity group that invests in and builds great companies.

## Sara Davies
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Fitness

Sara Davies

## Meg Lustman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Fitness

Meg Lustman is the former chief executive of Hobbs London.

## Kernel Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Kernel Capital is the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance on the island of Ireland. Kernel leverage their extensive network to enable their portfolio companies recruit the highest caliber people, to break into new international markets and to generaterevenues of scale. It is the only investment firm with venture capital Funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the Island. Kernel have raised over €210M from investors which including their strategic partner Bank of Ireland, Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, Galway University Foundation, The University of Limerick Foundation, The New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Consistently delivering strong financial returns for their investors Kernel have led more than 20 substantial trade sales to NASDAQ, NYSE, and LSE listed corporations.

## NDRC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

NDRC builds high-impact new ventures. By providing the people, time, space and investment needed at the earliest stages of dedicated commercialisation work, NDRC is creating companies worthy of commercial investment and with the ability to scale. The NDRC team has the breadth of knowledge and expertise in technology and markets. NDRC worksside-by-side with researchers, entrepreneurs and venture teams to turn great ideas into successful new ventures.By the end of 2014, NDRC’s portfolio of startup ventures had secured a cumulative €88m in follow-on investment from commercial investors, with a combined market capitalisation of approx. €220m.

## Danny Hughes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Wellness, Health Care

Danny Hughes is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Fastway Ireland. Danny attended UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

## Crowdcube
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Equity Crowdfunding, Convertible Note, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Food and Beverage

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced investor, we make it simple to buy and sell shares in Europe's most exciting high-growth businesses.

## ResMed
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device

ResMed is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment for treating, diagnosing, and managing sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and other respiratory disorders that occur during sleep. It has developed a number of products for SDBand other respiratory disorders including airflow generators, diagnostic products, mask systems, headgear and other accessories. Its manufacturing operations are located in Australia, Singapore, France and the United States. Major distribution and sales sites are located in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, Norway and Sweden. On October 1, 2009, it acquired 100% of Laboratoires Narval SA. Laboratoires Narval manufactures and distributes a mandibular repositioning device (MRD).

## Con Lehane
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Therapeutics

Con Lehane, CEO, Zevas Communications Inc.

## Dan Ryan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Fitness

Dan Ryan is the Chief Operating Officer of Kokoro Zenwear and Commercial Director at Peachylean.

## Tej Lalvani
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Fashion, Advertising, Beauty

Tej Lalvani is the CEO of Vitabiotics.

## Touker Suleyman
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: CRM, Digital Media, Advertising Platforms

Touker Suleyman is a multi-millionaire Turkish Cypriot fashion retail entrepreneur and investor. In 2001, his company Low Profile Group purchased UK shirt maker Hawes & Curtis, and in 2008 he purchased UK fashion label Ghost. More recently, he has invested in a number of start-up companies including Bikesoup and Huxley & Cox.

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