EI
Enterprise Ireland
Other · Founded 1998 · Dublin, Ireland
State agency providing funding, advisory, R&D, and export support to help Irish-owned companies expand and create employment
The funds Enterprise Ireland backs.
Enterprise Ireland is a limited partner in 34 funds. 2 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.
Enterprise Ireland’s biggest exits.
Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Enterprise Ireland’s transaction record.
Where Enterprise Ireland’s portfolio is concentrated.
Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 840 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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Ireland763
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USA43
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UK22
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Australia2
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Russia2
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France1
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Kazakhstan1
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Luxembourg1
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New Zealand1
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South Africa1
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Sweden1
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Enterprise Software232
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Health161
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Fintech92
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Food86
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Marketing69
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Education45
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Energy43
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Media38
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Transportation34
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Security33
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Sports28
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Telecom25
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Seed404
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Series A189
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Series B+40
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Early Growth703
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Breakout Stage108
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Late Growth15
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Mature12
Inside Enterprise Ireland’s portfolio.
The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 840 tracked.
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LoWhere Enterprise Ireland’s portfolio founders come from.
127 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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Ireland96
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United States14
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United Kingdom7
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Australia2
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Armenia1
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France1
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Romania1
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Serbia1
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University College Dublin19
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Trinity College Dublin15
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University of Galway13
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Dublin City University11
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University College Cork11
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Technological University Dublin10
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University of Limerick10
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Dublin Business School3
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Stanford University3
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business3
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Medtronic7
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University of Galway6
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BioInnovate Ireland5
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Given Imaging5
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EY4
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International Centre for Neurotherapeutics4
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Accenture3
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Analog Devices3
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Ericsson3
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Health Service Executive3
Similar LPs.
Other foundations in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Enterprise Ireland by combined power-law score, with the assets each one manages and how many VC funds it backs.
