FundedIQ tracks 430 funded startups in Ireland, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Ireland, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
The median disclosed round is $4.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.4M and $18M. Artificial Intelligence, Health Care and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector. Dublin and Cork hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country. Startups in Ireland closed 194 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 109 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $7.0B in disclosed capital.
Early stage activity dominates this market, with Seed and Pre-Seed entries appearing more frequently than later rounds. This concentration in AI and Health Care indicates a heavy lean toward nascent ventures. Dublin remains the primary center for these early bets. Sourcing efforts encounter a high volume of unproven concepts rather than scaled enterprises.
Ireland funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Ireland
430
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
109
194 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$7.0B
154 of 194 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$4.5M
middle half $1.4M to $18M
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
Investors appearing most often across Ireland funding rounds: Elkstone Capital Partners, Enterprise Ireland, Exponent.
100 most recently funded startups in Ireland
100 of 430
Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its
location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed
amount.
Startups in Ireland closed 194 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 109 of them in the last 12, adding up to $7.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.5M, with the middle half running from $1.4M to $18M. 154 of 194 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Health Care and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 51. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Elkstone Capital Partners, Enterprise Ireland and Exponent appear most often across funded startups in Ireland on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Ireland
Sector counts across all 430 tracked companies in Ireland. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
The investors named most often across funded startups in Ireland.
Investor
Companies backed
Elkstone Capital Partners
4
Enterprise Ireland
3
Exponent
2
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in Ireland
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Ireland break down by stage.
A further 103 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Ireland startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding
date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and
new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round
reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 430 funded startups in Ireland currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (40 of 194 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Ireland is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories,
investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Ireland?
FundedIQ tracks 430 funded startups in Ireland. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Ireland raised?
Startups in Ireland tracked by FundedIQ have raised $7.0B in disclosed capital across 194 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 109 rounds in the last 12 months. 154 of those 194 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Ireland?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 51 companies, followed by Health Care (48), Financial Services (38) and Information Technology (32). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Ireland?
Dublin leads with 263 companies, then Cork (35), Galway (28) and Limerick (9).
Which investors back the most startups in Ireland?
Elkstone Capital Partners, Enterprise Ireland and Exponent appear most often across funded startups in Ireland in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Ireland?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.4M and $18M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Ireland?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 40 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (17) and Series A (11). A further 103 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Ireland startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Ireland is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.