Ireland · Investor

Act Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 22 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AGamedevBiodiversityCircular Economy

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 22 on record
Since the last cheque326days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MCheque size, as they say$100K – $10MRounds led0 of 22Sole investor3 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inIreland, 81%
Pitch Act Venture Capital

Act Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

140 companies backed with €600m raised across 6 fundsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
GamedevBiodiversityCircular Economy
Based in
Dublin, Ireland
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first22 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Dec
    FrescoSeries C · IE · Ventureburn$17MWith 10 others
  3. Jan
    DeciphexSeries C · IE · Seroba Life Sciences$32MWith 9 others
  4. 2019

    1 round

  5. Jul
    VideoElephantIE · Irishtimes$6.2MSole investor
  6. 2015

    2 rounds

  7. Oct
    ChannelSightVenture · IE$3.8MWith 1 other
  8. Mar
    AltocloudSeed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  9. 2014

    8 rounds

  10. Dec
    Xpreso Software LimitedSeed · IE$1.0MSole investor
  11. Dec
    initiafySeed · IE$1.2MWith 2 others
  12. Nov
    TrustevIE$4.0MWith 3 others
  13. Oct
    VideoElephant.comSeed · IE$1.0MWith 4 others
  14. Oct
    Meetingsbooker.comVenture · IE$1.3MWith 3 others
  15. Aug
    NVMduranceVenture · IE$800KWith 3 others
  16. Feb
    SoundwaveSeed · IE$1.0MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    ScurriSeed · IE$1.7MWith 6 others
  18. 2013

    1 round

  19. Jul
    SoundwaveVenture · IE · techcrunch.com$900KWith 7 others
  20. 2012

    1 round

  21. Dec
    VideoElephant.comSeed · IE$1.1MWith 5 others
  22. 2007

    1 round

  23. Sept
    Novate MedicalVenture · IE$5.6MWith 1 other
  24. 2003

    2 rounds

  25. Jun
    AmphionVenture$5.0MWith 2 others
  26. May
    AlphamosaicSeries B · GB$12MWith 3 others
  27. 2002

    2 rounds

  28. Dec
    Am-BeoSeries B · IE$13MWith 2 others
  29. Aug
    IntenseSeries B · GB$16MWith 4 others
  30. 2001

    2 rounds

  31. Jun
    Prediction DynamicsSeries A · IE$552KSole investor
  32. Jan
    Raidtec CorporationVenture · US$16MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

esg policy

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

AlphamosaicBought by BroadcomUndisclosedSept 2004

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Act Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Act Venture Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Act Venture Capital

What does Act Venture Capital invest in?

Act Venture Capital invests most often at Seed and Venture (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Gamedev, Biodiversity and Circular Economy.

How active is Act Venture Capital?

22 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2025.

What has Act Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fresco (Series C, Dec 2025), Deciphex (Series C, Jan 2025) and VideoElephant (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019).

How big are Act Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

Does Act Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Act Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Ireland (81%), the United States (10%) and the United Kingdom (10%).

Is Act Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Act Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Enterprise Ireland (5 rounds together), NDRC (2 rounds together) and Paddy Holahan (2 rounds together).

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