The majority of large rounds were concentrated in Q1, which alone accounted for €616m in funds, a record high for any quarter over the last ten years.
TechIreland has released the Irish Start-up Funding Review for 2026, which is a report covering start-up fundraising activity in 2025. It was a strong year, as 319 Irish startups raised a total of €992m, up €14m from 2024. An additional 12 companies raised funding also, when compared to the 2024 figures.
Early-stage funding activity was found to be notably strong, with a record 211 companies raising up to €1m, however data also revealed that there are ongoing challenges in scaling into Series A funding and beyond, as momentum lagged.
The overall figures were somewhat uneven, as the majority of large funding rounds were concentrated in the first quarter of the year, with 69 companies accounting for €616m, a record high for the last decade, however, during the following three quarters fundraising activity sharply cooled, with just €376m raised over the remainder of the year by 250 start-ups.
Life Sciences was found to be the strongest-funded sector in Ireland during 2025, accounting for more than half of total funding, with major rounds announced by companies such as LetsGetChecked, ProVerum, Deciphex and Perfuze. The enterprise software and fintech sectors were the second and third strongest sectors.
