Funding for women-founded firms more than doubles, report shows
Female-founded companies raise more than €230m, up from €105m in 2020
Venture capital funding for Irish SMEs rose almost 20% in Q3 to €231m
VenturePulse survey shows total of €872m was invested in first nine months of year
Entrepreneurs welcome EIIS reform and other Budget commitments
Budget 2022: Extension of Section 486C tax relief and extra €30m for innovative equity fund
Irish tech companies lure record €392m venture capital funding
ICVA says Ireland should look to increase supply of funding from domestic non-traditional VC investors
Venture capital funding to Irish technology firms up by 8.9%
Funding ‘appears to have shaken off any restrictions caused by Covid-19’
Funding for Irish start-ups plummets as VCs focus on later-stage companies
Figures show venture capital deals under €5m fell by almost one-third to €194m
Venture capital funding for Irish firms up 41% despite Covid crisis
Rise includes record second quarter but early-stage firms struggle for investment
Call to reform R&D tax credit as start-ups in crisis
Three-year turnaround for full refund is too long for companies to wait, says tax experts
Tech sector urges changes to budget to save high-potential start-ups
Alliance also calls for enhanced tax relief for microbusinesses and new SME task force
VC firms can avail of additional €10m to back Irish start-ups
Enterprise Ireland-managed Seed and Venture Capital Scheme gets extra funding
Backing start-ups a worthwhile venture for State
Early-stage companies facing funding difficulties and need additional financial support
Start-ups face wipeout as funding declines in first three months
Figures show funding for early-stage companies was lower even before Covid-19 hit
How start-ups can combat the Covid-19 investment crisis
‘What we’re doing right now is very much about helping companies to stabilise’
Republic falling behind in offering incentives for entrepreneurs
New study shows VCs and private equity firms have invested €5bn in SMEs since 2003
VC funding for Irish companies down sharply in third quarter
Decline in funding linked to a marked fall in deals above the €10m mark
Tech entrepreneur praises measures for start-ups in Budget 2020
Brian Caulfield criticises lack of change to capital gains tax regime
VC funding for Irish tech companies falls by a quarter
Average deal size for companies raising external financing also declined last year
Concern as venture capital funding falls significantly in third quarter
Call for swift Government action to address decline as funding falls 47% to €170m in Q3
Irish tech veterans back €30m seed venture fund for start-ups
Ireland Smart Tech Fund aims to back up to 30 Irish companies in first five years
Irish VC fund Seroba could make €100m on Prexton Therapeutics sale
Seroba co-led a €29m Series B round for the company which was acquired late last week
Ireland set for another strong year of venture capital activity
Pitchbook finds €458m invested in 2017 and expects stronger funding rounds in next 12 months
Funding rises for Irish start-ups in emerging technologies
New figures show product-driven tech firms raised a combined €580.2m last year
Funding remains a problem for Irish tech start-ups
Although growing, there isn’t enough money floating about for tech firms in Europe
Tech firms get financial boost with new fund of almost €100m
EIF to invest €20 million in new Act fund while agtech fund also announced
Irish Venture Capital Association elects new chairman
Peter Sandys of Seroba Life Sciences to head industry body that represents VC firms here
Irish tech start-ups raise €247m in the first quarter
Continuing recovery in first round seed funding – up by a third to €33m
Irish tech firms raise record €888m led by life sciences
Good news for start-ups as seed funding exceeds peak levels of 2014
Irish tech firms raise €734m in first nine months of 2016
Survey shows level of investment in Irish tech companies has risen sharply in recent years
Shortage of seed finance could hold back firms, conference told
InterTradeIreland says growing businesses need to look at other options
Irish companies raised €522m in VC funding last year
Total seed funds raised in 2015 amounted to €43.8m, equivalent to 8% of all VC funding
Barry O’Sullivan: Galway’s ‘Silicon Square’ is taking shape
The city has a lot to offer and can challenge its Dublin rivals in terms of luring start-ups
Concern raised over decline in funding for start-ups
New survey shows just 5% of funds raised so far this year have gone to new businesses
Irish VCs need to raise €750m to support tech firms
Industry group calls for cut in capital gains tax to encourage entrepreneurs
Call for better incentives and lower tax rates for entrepreneurs
Irish Venture Capital Association urges Government to introduce a a lower capital gains tax rate
Irish firms raised €285m from venture capital investors in 2013
Warning on slowdown in activity as venture capital firms need to replenish funds from private sector
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