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Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
Government fundDublin · Seed–Late Stage
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Investment thesis
ISIF is a sovereign development fund with a dual commercial and economic mandate: to invest on a commercial basis while supporting economic activity and employment in Ireland. It pursues investments across sectors including housing, climate action, energy grid infrastructure, ports, and technology such as quantum computing and semiconductors, often partnering with private co-investors and funds. Its strategy incorporates responsible and impact investing, including exclusions such as cluster munitions and anti-personnel mines.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
What they invest in
from 44 of 180 portfolio companiesFintech ×8Cleantech ×7Enterprise Software ×7Healthtech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Climate Tech ×6Energy ×6SaaS ×6
HQs:Ireland×18United States×12United Kingdom×5Netherlands×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×1
Investments · 180 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12023 · 12020 · 12018 · 22016 · 12014 · 19 dated
Venture capital climate-tech focused fund.
Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Thrive ETA FundRBCx
Atlantic Bridge is a growth equity firm with a cross-border strategy that invests in deep technology companies across Europe, the UK, and the US.
Deep Tech
Co-investorsEnterprise IrelandMMC Ventures
Avestus Capital Partners is a European real estate investor, developer, and asset manager that oversees a diversified portfolio of properties across Europe, including Ireland and Poland.
PropTech
Beechbrook Capital is a European private debt manager focused on the lower mid-market, providing financing solutions to SMEs and returns for investors.
FintechLondon, GB
Blume Equity is an investment and advisory firm led by experienced professionals from investing, consulting, and operations backgrounds who help entrepreneurs accelerate growth while pursuing Net Zero sustainability goals.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Wave VenturesImpact Engine
CameraMatics develops a cloud platform for fleet vehicle operations management that integrates IoT data to help fleet operators reduce risks including insurance and staged accidents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSDublin, IE
Mervyn O'Callaghan(Founder)inSimon Murray(Founder)in
Co-investorsSure Valley VenturesBlume EquityEnterprise IrelandPuma Private EquitySalica Investments
Causeway Capital is a growth-focused private equity firm that invests in mid-market businesses across Ireland and the UK, providing funding and support to owners and managers.
Fintech
Fund specialising in lending to high-growth technology and life sciences businesses.
Co-investorsKfW Capital
Cordiant is a global infrastructure and real-assets investment manager that provides equity and direct-lending capital to mid-market operating platforms built around core infrastructure, focusing on digital infrastructure, energy transition, and agriculture value chains.
AgTechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Cubic is a digital freight forwarding platform that combines AI automation with human expertise to simplify international logistics for small and medium-sized businesses.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsfresh.fundQualcomm Ventures
Cubic provides transit technologies for public transportation agencies, including tap-and-go fare payment systems and intelligent transport management systems.
GovTechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsVeritas CapitalQualcomm Ventures
DunPort Capital Management is a credit investment manager providing flexible debt capital through direct lending funds to businesses in Ireland, the UK and Western Europe for growth, acquisition or refinancing.
Fintech
Equal1 builds quantum computing infrastructure packaged as deployable rack systems for data centers, combining quantum research with CMOS silicon design to deliver practical, production-ready quantum computing solutions.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductors
Dirk Leipold(Founder)in
Co-investors808 VenturesAtlantic Bridge VenturesMatterwave Ventures
Erisbeg is an investment firm that provides capital, M&A support, and operational guidance to established businesses, partnering with existing management on strategic and financial matters.
Sector AgnosticDublin, IE
Finance Ireland is an Irish financial services provider offering lending across commercial property, motor finance, asset-backed lending, and agri-finance for individuals, businesses, and the agricultural sector.
CleantechFintechDublin, IE
FIRE1 develops NORM, an implantable sensor placed in the inferior vena cava to directly measure fluid volume in heart failure patients, paired with a self-management platform to help patients engage with their own care.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesDublin, IE
Co-investorsAndera PartnersGimvLightstone VenturesLongitude CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Seventure Partners+5 more
Fountain Healthcare Partners is a venture capital fund that provides risk capital and expertise to founders building life sciences companies across specialty pharma, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesDublin, IE
Genuity Science provides genomics research services—including study design, cohort sourcing, sample preparation, whole genome sequencing, and advanced analytics—along with disease-specific clinico-omic datasets.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Gilde Healthcare is a transatlantic investment firm managing venture, growth, and private equity funds that back companies in healthcare and climate solutions, including medtech, digital health, therapeutics, and energy transition.
Healthtech
Co-investorsBOMKfW CapitalVictrix
Fund investing in battery energy storage projects supporting Ireland's energy grid.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is an investment trust focused on utility-scale battery energy storage assets, holding a portfolio of 26 projects with around 1.00 GW of capacity.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Greencoat Renewables plc is an investment company that acquires, operates, and manages wind, solar, and storage assets—over 1.5GW across five European markets—to generate clean electricity and provide returns to shareholders.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Highland Europe is a growth-stage venture capital firm that invests in product-led software and consumer companies across Europe and Israel, typically writing rounds of €20–80 million.
London, GB
Co-investorsCoastCap
The Hotel Investment Fund provides interim funding to support the recovery and growth of Irish hotels.
FintechTravel & HospitalityDublin, IE
HISCo (Housing Infrastructure Services Company) is focused on delivering infrastructure to support the development of new homes.
Construction TechPropTech
Iambic develops AI technologies for drug discovery, using a high-throughput experimental platform to design small-molecule medicines and advance a pipeline of clinical candidates for cancers such as HER2-driven, breast, and ovarian tumors.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US
Tom Miller(Founder)inFred Manby(Founder)inChao Zhang(Executive Officer)inTabbert Teng(Executive Officer)Neil Josephson(Chief Medical Officer)inPete Olson(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsAscenta CapitalAbingworthCatalio Capital ManagementAlumni VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPCoatue Management+7 more
InsideSales offers the Revenue Acceleration Cloud, a platform providing data, insights, and tools for enterprise revenue and sales teams to drive growth.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechProvo, US
DAVID ELKINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)KEN KROGUE(Executive Officer, Director)inJOSHUA JAMES(Director)
BoardDAFINA TONCHEVA(Director)inMARK GORENBERG(Director)inLARS LECKIE(Director)in
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)QuestMark PartnersKleiner PerkinsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Polaris Capital Group+3 more
Irish Whiskey Growth Fund provides growth capital to whiskey distillery businesses across Ireland.
ConsumerFoodTech
Kaseya provides remote monitoring and management (RMM) software and IT management solutions for IT departments and managed service providers to manage and secure devices.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMiami, US
Frederick Joseph Voccola(Director)Rania Succar(Chief Executive Officer)inAnthony Anzevino(Chief Revenue Officer)inSepedeh Tofigh(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)Ryan Courson(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)inAlexandra Letts(General Counsel and Secretary)
Co-investorsGolub GrowthGula Tech AdventuresInsight PartnersSixth StreetTPG
Kilkenny Cheese is a joint venture between Tirlán and Royal A-ware that operates a large continental cheese production facility in rural Ireland, processing milk from Irish family farms into varieties such as Gouda, Edam and Emmental.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechSlieverue, IE
This page is a portfolio holdings view on a VC/PE firm's website (Leeds Equity), listing investments across the education, edtech, professional development, and software sectors.
Enterprise SoftwareDallas, US
Robert Bernsteinin
Co-investorsBCI
Irish company developing an advanced neurostimulation device.
HealthtechPlymouth, US
Dan Sachs(Director)Peter Crosby(Executive Officer, Director)inJason Hannonin
BoardManus Rogan(Director)inAntoine Papiernik(Director)in
Co-investorsFountain Healthcare PartnersSeventure PartnersSofinnova PartnersViking GlobalAlly Bridge GroupGilde Healthcare+1 more
Manna operates an air delivery service using drone technology to deliver medical equipment, food, and other goods, with plans to reduce traffic and improve air quality in urban areas.
Deep TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationTulsa, IE
Bobby Healy(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesFf Venture CapitalFrontline VenturesMolten VenturesRadius Capital VenturesSchooner Capital+5 more
Atlanta-based enterprise customer engagement platform that personalizes email, SMS and mobile campaigns directly from brands' own data warehouses.
Atlanta, US
Roger Barnette(Executive Officer, Director)Stanford Jones(Director)Alison Drummond(Director)Robert Jones(Director)Dan Roy(Director)Jonathan Hallett(Director)
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesDelta PartnersEnterprise EquityThe Argentum GroupLong Ridge Equity Partners
Middlegame VC is a venture capital firm providing support to early-stage founders through experienced financial services professionals, investors, and regulators.
FintechSector Agnostic
Octopus Energy Generation, part of the Octopus Energy Group, backs, builds, and manages renewable energy projects and manages green energy investment funds that finance clean energy infrastructure.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Panelto Foods is a speciality bread manufacturer that produces frozen par-baked breads using long fermentation techniques for major retailers' in-store bakeries and café chains.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechLongford, IE
Pollen Street Group is an investment firm that integrates responsible investing principles into its portfolio management approach, focusing on building resilient businesses, managing risk, and delivering sustainable long-term value.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodLondon, GB
The Port of Cork operates a seaport in the south of Ireland, handling all six shipping modes including container, roll-on/roll-off, bulk, break bulk, and cruise traffic.
Logistics & Supply ChainCork, IE
ProVerum is a venture-backed medical device startup developing minimally invasive technologies to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesDublin, IE
Dr Conor Harkin(Founder)inRíona Ní Ghriallais(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesLightstone VenturesMVM Life Science PartnersOrbiMed
SEP is a venture capital and investment firm that backs enterprise technology companies serving large organisations, with a focus on the intersection of data, AI, and software.
Enterprise Software
This page is a news post from Azafaros, a biopharmaceutical company developing disease-modifying therapeutics for lysosomal storage disorders with a focus on neurological symptoms.
Biotech
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalAdams Street PartnersGenesys CapitalHealthCapOrbiMedPivotal Life Sciences+1 more
Shamrock Renewable Products is an Irish biomass fuel producer that manufactures carbon-neutral products such as briquettes and wood pellets from locally grown willow and native biomass.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsMeath, IE
Funding the resurfacing of the runway at Shannon Airport.
SOSV is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed funding (up to $550,000) to founders in deep technology sectors including life sciences, robotics, industrial automation, energy transition, and medical technology.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechDeep TechNew York, US
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesdlabFarvatn VentureGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcPlanet 9 CapitalWYO VC
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Founder)inPatrick Collison(Founder)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)inGreg Brockman(Founding Engineer, then first CTO)inSarah Heckin
BoardMichael Moritz(Director)in
Co-investors1435 Capital500 GlobalAdvaita CapitalAdventure FundAglae VenturesAir Street Capital+100 more
UrbanVolt is Ireland's leading solar-as-a-service provider offering fixed-price power purchase agreements to businesses seeking to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs without upfront capital investment.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodDublin, IE
Co-investorsHSBCVerdaneBusiness Venture Partners
Urotronic develops drug-coated balloons for interventional urology, including the Optilume products for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and urethral strictures.
HealthtechMedical DevicesPlymouth, US
Junfeng Wang(Director)David Perry(Executive Officer, Director)Tan Ching(Director)Hui Hu(Director, Promoter)Lixiao Wang(Director, Promoter)Doug Kohrs(Director)
Co-investorsHM Venture PartnersEnterprise IrelandGilde HealthcareLegend CapitalLightstone VenturesMVM Life Science Partners+1 more
Vectra AI provides an AI-driven security platform that detects, investigates, and stops cyber attacks across hybrid environments including on-premises, multi-cloud, identity, Microsoft 365, and IoT/OT.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCary, US
Hitesh Sheth(Founder)Hitesh Sheth (CEO)(Founder)Ivan Wick(Founder)James Harlacher(Founder)Marc Rogers(Founder)Mark Abene(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAtlantic Bridge VenturesCervinMango CapitalSaints CapitalSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc+6 more
Waterland is a private equity firm that invests in and supports ambitious entrepreneurs through tailored buy-and-build strategies to drive company growth.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsPositron Ventures
PE fund helping Irish-headquartered companies accelerate growth across Europe.
Bussum, NL
West Cork Distillers is an Irish whiskey distillery that produces and sells spirits.
ConsumerFoodTechSkibbereen, IE
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ACT Ventures VAct Ventures VIAer LingusAMCSAMCS (follow-on)AMCS International LimitedAqua CommsArch Ventures IX Overage FundArch VIIIArdstoneArdstone Residential Income FundATA GroupAvenue Capital GroupAvenue Ireland Opportunities Fund SCSpBeach Point CapitalBGFBioDiscovery 6Birch Corporate Credit DACBlue Revolution FundCardinal Ireland Partners Fund III SCSpCardinal Mezzanine FundCarlyle Cardinal IrelandChanelle PharmaCherrywoodCheyne SVC Hybrid Credit FundChina Ireland Growth Technology FundChina Ireland TechnologyClaret European Growth CapitalClonBio Green Gas Limited (Green Generation)CopenhagenCubic TelecomD/RES Finance Designated Activity CompanydaaDCUDelta IIIDFJ Esprit IIIDFJ XDraper EspritDunport Capital ManagementEarlybird DWES Fund VIII GmbH & Co. KGEIP Deep Decarbonisation FrontierElkstoneEmerald Airlines Ireland LimitedEncyclisEnergy Impact Fund SCSpEquitixExponentFexcoFine GrainForesight Energy Infrastructure Partners II SCSpFoundry Innovation & Research 1 Limited (Fire 1)Fountain Healthcare Partners IIIFountain IFrontline EMEA Expansion FundFrontline EMEA Expansion Fund II LPFrontline Ventures IFrontline Ventures IIGASL Holdings LLCGreen Isle FoodsGreystones Media Campus LimitedGuinness Enterprise CentreHarrison Street European Property PartnersHarrison Street European Property Partners IIIHighland Technology EuropeHitecVisionIllumina Ventures InnovationImpax New Energy Investors IV FundInsight Venture PartnersInsight XIIrish Homebuilding Equity FundIrish Infrastructure FundIrish Life Residential Property FundIrish Minerals FundIrish Strategic Forestry FundJust ClimateKharis Capital Next Food CapitalKilkenny Abbey QuarterKilkenny RegenerationKreos Capital VIIL&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) FundLightstone Ventures ILightstone Ventures IILimerick Opera Investment Limited PartnershipMalinMan AaltoMelior Equity PartnersMilkFlex FundMMLMuzinich Pan European Private DebtMuzinich Pan-European Private Debt Fund II SCSpMuzinich Pan-European Private Debt IIINautilus Data TechnologiesNiche LivingNorrsken Venture CapitalOak Corporate Credit DACP Capital PartnersPolaris InnovationPolaris Partners VIIPolaris Partners VIIIPolaris VIQuadrantQuadrant Real Estate Financing LtdReceivables Purchases Facility Programme (RPFP)Renatus Capital PartnersSchroders GreencoatScottish Equity Partners Fund VI (SEP VI LP)SDCL Green EnergySerobaShannon Airport HangarSofinnova Capital Fund XI SCSp SICAV RAIFSofinnova Crossover II SLPSofinnova Venture Partners VIIISolas Sustainable Energy Fund ICAVSOSV Fund V and SOSV Ireland Biomanufacturing FundStayCityStrategic InvestorsSummix Capital PartnersSVB Capital Strategic InvestorsSVB Strategic InvestorsThe Foraois Limited PartnershipThe Harcourt Venture Fund Limited PartnershipTimbercreek Ireland Private Debt II DACTirNua Capital PartnersUrbeo ResidentialWake Up CapitalWestSummit Global TechnologyWLR Cardinal CRE Mezzanine Fund
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOcuco · trysignalbase.com · Jul 28, 2026
Pollen Street Capital · pollenstreetgroup.com · Jul 7, 2026
Leeds Equity Partners · prnewswire.com · Apr 10, 2026
Manna · finsmes.com · Apr 1, 2026
Stripe · techcrunch.com · Feb 24, 2026
Beechbrook Capital · swoopfunding.com · Nov 12, 2025
ProVerum · eu-startups.com · Aug 26, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ireland Strategic Investment Fund made?
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has 180 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ireland Strategic Investment Fund invest at?
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Ireland Strategic Investment Fund focus on?
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, PropTech, Quantum Computing, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Ireland Strategic Investment Fund located?
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is headquartered in Dublin, IE.
- Who does Ireland Strategic Investment Fund co-invest with?
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund most often shares deals with Atlantic Bridge Ventures, KfW Capital, Lightstone Ventures, among 64 tracked co-investors.
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