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Equity Funding Guide
We can be confident about the calibre of our indigenous companies, the strength of our ecosystem, and our ability to create world class companies of scale in Ireland.
During the time that this guide has been published the Irish venture capital market has matured, the market is now segmented with Growth, Early/Expansion and Seed stage funds present with new players emerging particularly at the seed stage and at the growth stage
of investment. The domestic Private Equity industry has also begun to flourish. Domain focused funds, with specific sectoral expertise have emerged. Considerable investment expertise has been accumulated by Ireland’s venture capitalists.
They have invested in a wide range of deal types including R&D commercialisation, early- stage technology companies and companies requiring later stage development capital. In recent years, a number of Irish funds have
expanded geographically into the UK, US and into mainland Europe. The range and diversity of the activity that Irish Fund managers are involved in makes the information included in this guide more useful than ever in navigating the investment landscape.
The renamed, a Guide to Equity Funding, now in its 18th year, is published in collaboration with InterTradeIreland and provides information to those seeking venture capital and private equity. It is a key component in the range of IVCA publications and research.
For further details see www.ivca.ie. It provides details of our members and their investment strategies, useful contacts, other sources of early-stage funding and a glossary of terms.
It is an excellent source for anyone interested
in raising equity finance and those that advise them, and we are very proud to collaborate with InterTradeIreland on this essential resource.