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Seed and Venture Capital Schemes Report 2025 (Enterprise Ireland)

ReportEnterprise IrelandJanuary 202544 pages66 min readOriginal source
Key number
€84 million
Total invested by SVC funds in Irish companies in 2025 p.6
Largest segment
30% Healthcare and Life Sciences
Largest sectoral investment share (2019-2024 by value) p.11
What changed
23% decline
Annual change in Irish tech company funding in 2025 vs 2024 p.6

Summary

  • In 2025, Enterprise Ireland made its first allocations under the €250 million Seed & Venture Capital Scheme (SVC) 2025-2029, approving up to €120 million for venture capital funds.p.5
  • Total investment into Irish technology companies reached €1.1 billion in 2025, representing a 23% decline compared to 2024.p.6
  • The average investment per Irish company under the SVC 2025 activity was €542k, leveraging 4x additional capital.p.7
  • Women-led businesses accounted for 20% of the companies receiving investment through Enterprise Ireland-supported funds in 2025.p.5
  • Enterprise Ireland has committed over €700 million through successive SVC Schemes, leveraging over €1.5 billion of investment into the Irish venture capital ecosystem.p.5

Key insights

  1. Enterprise Ireland launched initial allocations under the new €250 million SVC Scheme 2025-2029, committing up to €120 million to early-stage venture capital funds.p.5
  2. Venture capital funding in Irish technology companies decreased by 23% in 2025 to €1.1 billion, marking the first annual decline since 2018.p.6
  3. Enterprise Ireland-backed funds deployed €84 million into 81 Irish companies across healthcare, life sciences, digital services, and fintech sectors in 2025.p.6
  4. Investments in 2025 averaged €542k per Irish company and successfully leveraged 4x in additional capital.p.7
  5. Female-led enterprises represented 20% of all companies funded by Enterprise Ireland-supported funds in 2025.p.5
  6. Under the 2019-2024 SVC Scheme, Healthcare and Life Sciences accounted for the largest sectoral share of Irish investments by value at 30%.p.11

Topics and entities

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