Funded Commerce and Shopping Startups in Ireland
Ireland's commerce and shopping funding activity across the 19 rounds shown spans April 2020 through September 2025, with Dublin home to the large majority…
Ireland's commerce and shopping funding activity across the 19 rounds shown spans April 2020 through September 2025, with Dublin home to the large majority of companies — Tipple, Manna Drone Delivery, Wayflyer, Ocuco Ltd., Phorest, and Buymie among them. Round sizes vary considerably, from $600K angel checks (Kindora, September 2021) to Wayflyer's $253M debt financing in September 2022, which is the largest raise in the dataset by a significant margin.
The most recent cluster runs through early-to-mid 2025: Manna Drone Delivery closed $30M in March, UrbanFox raised $8M the same month, LYQD secured $1M in a Cork seed round in April, and Tipple added $5M in September 2025. Outside Dublin, Cork contributes Trustap (Series A, $6M, July 2024) and LYQD, while Galway and Donegal each appear once. Seed and undisclosed-series rounds account for most deal count, with debt financing representing the largest share of aggregate capital.
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What are the largest rounds among funded commerce and shopping startups in Ireland?
Wayflyer leads by a wide margin with a $253M debt financing round closed in September 2022. Ocuco Ltd. follows at $65M (August 2023, Series Unknown) and Manna Drone Delivery at $30M (March 2025, Series Unknown). Profitero's $20M round from April 2020 is the fourth largest in the dataset.
Where are most of these funded Irish commerce startups located?
Dublin accounts for the clear majority — roughly 15 of the 19 companies, including Wayflyer, Manna Drone Delivery, Ocuco Ltd., Phorest, and Tipple. Cork has two entries: LYQD (Seed, April 2025) and Trustap (Series A, July 2024). Galway and Donegal each contribute one company — Spotlight Oral Care and Content Llama, respectively.
What is the most recent funding activity in this segment?
The three most recent rounds are Tipple's $5M seed closed September 14, 2025, LYQD's $1M seed from April 13, 2025, and a pair of March 2025 raises — Manna Drone Delivery at $30M and UrbanFox at $8M. All four are Dublin or Cork-based.
What round types appear most frequently in this dataset?
Seed rounds appear four times (Tipple, LYQD, Thriftify, SocialVoice.ai). A significant share of rounds are labeled Series Unknown or Venture – Series Unknown, covering companies from Ocuco Ltd. to Buymie, suggesting many closes were not formally staged. Debt financing appears twice — Wayflyer and Phorest — but those two deals alone represent the bulk of total capital in the set.
What is the smallest funding amount visible in this segment?
The three smallest rounds are Kindora's $600K angel raise (September 2021), SocialVoice.ai's $660K seed (July 2023), and StoreHero's $670K pre-seed (July 2023). All three are Dublin-based, indicating early-stage commerce startups in Ireland have attracted checks well below $1M.
Is there only one labeled Series A in this dataset?
Yes — Trustap's $6M Series A from July 9, 2024 is the sole round carrying that label among the 19 shown. The absence of Series B or later staged rounds in the visible data reflects either a concentration at earlier stages or widespread use of unclassified round labels.
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