# Lead investors in Ireland (2026 list) > 34 lead investors in Ireland, 88% active in the last 12 months. Led by SFC Capital, Headline, Earlybird Venture Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-ireland (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Lead investors in Ireland Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a company in Ireland in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 34 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-ireland)The top 25 **34** investors on the list *+4* this week **284** cheques in 12 months *-21%* against the market **$13M** median round they joined *+66%* against the market median **88%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (23) - 1 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **307** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **244** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Denmark **203** **$60M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [B2venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b2venture) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **94** **$9.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Praetura Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **79** **$3.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 7 [SV Health Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-health-investors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **70** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [EQT Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **60** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Molten Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/molten-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **55** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Gresham House Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gresham-house-ventures) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United Kingdom **40** **$6.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [MVM Life Science Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mvm-life-science-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **36** **$37M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 12 [Claret Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claret-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Private credit · United Kingdom **34** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Middlegame Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middlegame-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Luxembourg **25** **$8.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [Hedosophia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hedosophia) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **16** **$98M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Endeit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeit-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **15** **$24M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Seroba.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seroba) *Deploying now* VC firm · Ireland **8** **$32M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 17 [Caesar.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caesar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **5** **$5.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Puma Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/puma-growth-partners) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United Kingdom **5** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Blume Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blume-equity) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **4** **$50M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 20 [BVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bvp) *Deploying now* VC firm · Ireland **3** **$2.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Capital Mills](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-mills) quiet VC firm · Netherlands **3** **$1.8M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 22 [13Books](https://millionrounds.com/fund/13books) *Deploying now* VC firm **3** **$42M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Exponent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/exponent) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **2** **-** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 24 [Miles Ahead](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miles-ahead-capital) quiet Private equity · Belgium **2** **$1.8M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 25 [Age1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/age1) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1** **$10M** median round **May 2026** last seen **9 more on this list** All 34 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-ireland) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[ArrayPatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraypatch)** Seed · $1.8M *Led by* [DeepIE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepie-ventures) - **5** Nov **[Shinka](https://millionrounds.com/company/shinka)** Seed · $2.1M *Led by* [Irish angel investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/irish-angel-investors) - **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) - **5** Nov **[Pliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)** Series C · $80M *With* [Molten Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/molten-ventures) - **4** Nov **[Oghma](https://millionrounds.com/company/oghma)** Other · $563K *Led by* [Caesar.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caesar-ventures) - **30** Oct **[Serval](https://millionrounds.com/company/serval)** Series C · $150M *With* [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) ## Stages This Year 272 rounds - Seed **19%** - Series A **17%** - Pre-seed **11%** - Series B **11%** - Venture **8%** - Other **33%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **84** - Biotech **45** - Fintech **31** - Healthcare **29** - Pharma **15** - Big Data & Analytics **14** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 108 Q1 25 105 Q2 25 79 Q3 25 90 Q4 25 82 Q1 26 69 Q2 26 73 Q3 26 24 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about lead investors in Ireland ### Who are the most active lead investors in Ireland? By cheques observed, the most active are SFC Capital, Headline, Earlybird Venture Capital, Novo Holdings and B2venture. ### How many lead investors in Ireland are there? 34 are on record. 88% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do lead investors in Ireland back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (23%) and Series A (20%). ### How big are the rounds lead investors in Ireland join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M. ### Which sectors do lead investors in Ireland back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Fintech. ### Which lead investors in Ireland lead the most rounds? Headline (24 led), Earlybird Venture Capital (11 led) and Gresham House Ventures (7 led). ### Where are lead investors in Ireland based? Among the most active, most are based in the United Kingdom (11), the Netherlands (3) and the United States (2). ### What have lead investors in Ireland invested in recently? Recent rounds include ArrayPatch (Seed, Nov 2026, with DeepIE Ventures), Shinka (Seed, Nov 2026, with Irish angel investors) and Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)