Recently Funded Seed Startups in Ireland
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 126 funded Seed startups in Ireland, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Seed startup funding landscape in Ireland, along with the 100 most recently funded Seed startups in Ireland.
Seed startups in Ireland closed 40 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 21 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $123M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $2.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.4M and $4.5M. Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector. Dublin and Cork hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Artificial Intelligence leads the sector, followed by Information Technology and Financial Services. Commerce and Shopping and Education also appear. Dublin serves as the primary center. Since mid-sized teams are common, filters should prioritize those headcount bands over small founding groups. This mix of AI and FinTech creates a specific profile for those targeting the Irish market.
Seed funded startup statistics in Ireland
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Ireland funding rounds: Elkstone Capital Partners, Enterprise Ireland.
100 most recently funded Seed startups in Ireland
100 of 126Ordered 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.
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Seed startup funding trends in Ireland
Funding activity
Seed startups in Ireland closed 40 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 21 of them in the last 12, adding up to $123M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.2M, with the middle half running from $1.4M to $4.5M. 32 of 40 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 22. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Seed startups in Ireland
Sector counts across all 126 tracked companies in Ireland. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Seed startups located in Ireland?
Where funded Seed startups in Ireland are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ 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 126 funded 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 (8 of 40 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Seed 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 Seed startups are there in Ireland?
FundedIQ tracks 126 funded Seed 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 Seed startups in Ireland raised?
Seed startups in Ireland tracked by FundedIQ have raised $123M in disclosed capital across 40 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 21 rounds in the last 12 months. 32 of those 40 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Seed startups in Ireland?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 22 companies, followed by Information Technology (12), Financial Services (11) and Health Care (10). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Seed startups in Ireland?
Dublin leads with 86 companies, then Cork (9), Galway (9) and Castlebar (2).
What is a typical funding round size for Seed startups in Ireland?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.4M and $4.5M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the 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 Seed startups in Ireland is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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