New €90m seed fund to ‘help create the next Irish tech unicorns’
Irish Innovation Seed Fund aims to help at least 45 Irish start-ups to go global
New €90m fund for Irish start-ups to be unveiled
Irish Innovation Seed Fund will be financed by Department of Enterprise and other organisations
Yield Lab to back more Irish start-ups after second close of near €50m fund
Irish-based VC and accelerator has already backed a number of Irish agtech companies
Department of Finance seeks views on funding of new homes
Consultation to assess adequacy of funding for residential development
BDO announces first close of new €75m fund for fast-growing SMEs
Development Capital Fund II backers are Bank of Ireland, EIB and ISIF
Enterprise Ireland invests €10m in Middlegame’s fintech fund
Middlegame, which is closing a €150m fund, runs NadiFin accelerator programme
Middlegame Ventures targets Irish fintechs with new €150m fund
Partners have invested over $300m in early stage fintechs that including Ripple
Irish VC group Fountain Healthcare Partners raises €118m
Group beats €100m target and intends to invest the bulk of the fund in Europe and US
Business angels get more firepower to invest in Irish SMEs
European Angels Fund Ireland doubled to €40m with aim of supporting 100 companies
Greece’s new start-ups offering hope as economy recovers
Tech sector still in its infancy but shows signs of high growth potential, says Greek bank
EU launches €410m venture capital fund for start-ups and SMEs
Venture EU hopes to trigger €6.5 bn of new investment in innovative start-ups across Europe
Plans for new longer-term Brexit loan scheme under discussion
News comes as Government’s €300m scheme officially opens for applications
Loans of €22m approved by Microfinance Ireland in 2017
State-backed not-for-profit firm offers loan funding up to €25,000 to small businesses
SMEs get big boost as fund operators triple available finance
EIF and the SBCI have said they will provide an additional €230m to small companies
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
Getting the right funding fit
Growth-oriented businesses have a wide range of financing options open to them
Seroba eyes potential investments from €100m fund
First investment to be in Endotronix, which makes products for treating heart disease
€100m funding for SMEs in scheme backed by EU Commission
Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to share credit risk with lenders for first time
TCD and UCD come together to create €60m start-up fund
Other investors include Atlantic Bridge, European Investment Fund, AIB and EI
Is State money best way to fund start-ups?
Government involvement criticised for spurring conservatism, encourage companies to sell early and preventing influx of US-style private investors
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