Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in Ireland
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 45 funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in Ireland, along with the 45 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland.
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector. Dublin and Cork hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Pre-Seed startups in Ireland closed 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $17M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $580K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $225K and $1.5M.
Artificial Intelligence dominates the sector, followed by Financial Services and Information Technology. The presence of Apps and B2B Software creates a mix of consumer and enterprise targets. Dublin remains the primary center, though activity extends to Cork and Galway. Filtering by sub-sector reveals a heavy lean toward automation and finance over general software.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in Ireland
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
45 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland
45 shownOrdered 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.
Pre-Seed startup funding trends in Ireland
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in Ireland closed 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 10 of them in the last 12, adding up to $17M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $580K, with the middle half running from $225K to $1.5M. 15 of 17 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 10. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland
Sector counts across all 45 tracked companies in Ireland. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in Ireland?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed startup funding data in Ireland
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 45 funded Pre-Seed 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 (2 of 17 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 45 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 Pre-Seed startups are there in Ireland?
FundedIQ tracks 45 funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland. This page lists the 45 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 Pre-Seed startups in Ireland raised?
Pre-Seed startups in Ireland tracked by FundedIQ have raised $17M in disclosed capital across 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 10 rounds in the last 12 months. 15 of those 17 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 10 companies, followed by Financial Services (4), Information Technology (4) and Apps (3). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Ireland?
Dublin leads with 32 companies, then Cork (4), Galway (2) and Ballybay (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in Ireland?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $580K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $225K and $1.5M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed startup funding data in Ireland 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 Pre-Seed startups in Ireland is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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