Investments
560Portfolio Exits
71Funds
28Partners & Customers
10About Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland is the government organization responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. It works in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, and win export sales on global markets. The company supports sustainable economic growth, regional development and secure employment. Enterprise Ireland was founded in 1998 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
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Latest Enterprise Ireland News
Apr 25, 2023
CEO Kevin O’Loughlin. Image: Nostra The acquisition doubles the Enterprise Ireland client’s employees in the west of Ireland, bringing its total headcount to 270. Nostra, one of Ireland’s largest Irish-owned managed services providers, has acquired Galway-based Passax Business Systems, marking a significant expansion of its presence in the west of Ireland. Founded in 1983, Passax Business Systems has expertise in telecoms and cloud-based PBX systems. PBX, or Private Branch Exchange, is used to describe a business telephone system that offers multiple inbound and outbound lines, call routing, voicemail and call management features. The acquisition doubles Nostra’s number of employees in the west of Ireland, bringing its total headcount to 270. As a result, Nostra is relocating its Galway regional office in Athenry to a new state-of-the-art office based in Ballybrit. Nostra is headquartered in Dublin’s Park West and has various regional offices around Ireland and Bulgaria. Founded in 2006, Nostra brings end-to-end managed IT services to clients across several industries, from manufacturing and pharmaceuticals to healthcare and fintech. Acquiring Passax Business Systems is part of a broader plan to make several strategic acquisitions in 2023. It has previously acquired IT service provider Enclave in 2021, the same year it announced a major expansion of its headcount through new jobs. The company, a client of Enterprise Ireland, is now on track to achieve revenues of €50m by the end of the year, according to CEO Kevin O’Loughlin, thanks to its business strategy based on organic growth and expansion through acquisitions. “We will continue to acquire businesses which will widen our customer base, and which align with our culture while adding to our human capital, products, and services. Very early on we identified businesses which we had ambitions to acquire for us to grow and to deliver further expertise to our clients,” O’Loughlin said. “The acquisition of Passax is just one of several we will close on this year. Nostra has ambitious targets to achieve, and these targets will be met by the skill, talent and expertise of our workforce. To date we have acquired Tech Department, Emit, Brandon, Enclave and Passax.” 10 things you need to know direct to your inbox every weekday. Sign up for the Daily Brief , Silicon Republic’s digest of essential sci-tech news.
Enterprise Ireland Investments
560 Investments
Enterprise Ireland has made 560 investments. Their latest investment was in Klearcom as part of their Seed VC - II on March 3, 2023.

Enterprise Ireland Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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3/10/2023 | Seed VC - II | Klearcom | $1.58M | No | 1 | |
3/5/2023 | Series A | Danu Sports | $3.72M | No | 3 | |
3/1/2023 | Seed | Biologit | $2.14M | Yes | 1 | |
2/24/2023 | Seed | |||||
1/24/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 3/10/2023 | 3/5/2023 | 3/1/2023 | 2/24/2023 | 1/24/2023 |
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Round | Seed VC - II | Series A | Seed | Seed | Seed VC |
Company | Klearcom | Danu Sports | Biologit | ||
Amount | $1.58M | $3.72M | $2.14M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Enterprise Ireland Portfolio Exits
71 Portfolio Exits
Enterprise Ireland has 71 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Workvivo on April 14, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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4/14/2023 | Acquired | 7 | |||
4/12/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
2/28/2023 | Acquired | 5 | |||
Date | 4/14/2023 | 4/12/2023 | 2/28/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Enterprise Ireland Fund History
28 Fund Histories
Enterprise Ireland has 28 funds, including Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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12/9/2019 | Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund | Diversified Private Equity | Open | $71.9M | 1 |
10/14/2019 | Small Business Innovation Research Fund | $0.83M | 1 | ||
7/2/2019 | Regional Technology Clustering Fund | $3.1M | 1 | ||
6/24/2019 | Regional Enterprise Development Fund | ||||
10/24/2018 | Enterprise Ireland E-Commerce Fund I |
Closing Date | 12/9/2019 | 10/14/2019 | 7/2/2019 | 6/24/2019 | 10/24/2018 |
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Fund | Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund | Small Business Innovation Research Fund | Regional Technology Clustering Fund | Regional Enterprise Development Fund | Enterprise Ireland E-Commerce Fund I |
Fund Type | Diversified Private Equity | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $71.9M | $0.83M | $3.1M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Enterprise Ireland Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Enterprise Ireland has 10 strategic partners and customers. Enterprise Ireland recently partnered with Irish Rugby Football Union on March 3, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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3/20/2023 | Partner | Ireland | Enterprise Ireland and IRFU strategic partnership selects three companies to test and dev... We are eager to learn from Ireland 's innovative entrepreneurs , and this opportunity to collaborate with these Irish companies in this phase of our strategic partnership with Enterprise Ireland will provide the IRFU and these companies the perfect opportunity to support each other as well as developing the game of rugby . '' | 1 | |
7/13/2022 | Partner | France | Niall Bolger European Space Agency , Enterprise Ireland said , `` Enterprise Ireland assists innovative Irish companies to develop their relationship with the European Space Agency and the contribution by Irish companies to today 's successful launch is evidence of the value this relationship can bring . | 1 | |
6/28/2022 | Partner | Ireland | Enterprise Ireland and IRFU develop new partnership to accelerate the development of Iris... As part of this new partnership , Enterprise Ireland will provide expertise to the IRFU on the adoption and implementation of technology and innovation from Irish-based firms under each of their technology pillars . | 2 | |
6/28/2022 | Client | ||||
5/16/2022 | Partner |
Date | 3/20/2023 | 7/13/2022 | 6/28/2022 | 6/28/2022 | 5/16/2022 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Client | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Ireland | France | Ireland | ||
News Snippet | Enterprise Ireland and IRFU strategic partnership selects three companies to test and dev... We are eager to learn from Ireland 's innovative entrepreneurs , and this opportunity to collaborate with these Irish companies in this phase of our strategic partnership with Enterprise Ireland will provide the IRFU and these companies the perfect opportunity to support each other as well as developing the game of rugby . '' | Niall Bolger European Space Agency , Enterprise Ireland said , `` Enterprise Ireland assists innovative Irish companies to develop their relationship with the European Space Agency and the contribution by Irish companies to today 's successful launch is evidence of the value this relationship can bring . | Enterprise Ireland and IRFU develop new partnership to accelerate the development of Iris... As part of this new partnership , Enterprise Ireland will provide expertise to the IRFU on the adoption and implementation of technology and innovation from Irish-based firms under each of their technology pillars . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Enterprise Ireland Team
8 Team Members
Enterprise Ireland has 8 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Julie Sinnamon.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Julie Sinnamon | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Julie Sinnamon | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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