Enterprise Ireland is the enterprise development agency in Ireland responsible for assisting Irish-owned and controlled enterprises. it works with High Potential Start-Up companies (HPSUs) to confirm the viability of their business ideas and also co-invest with the companies and other private investors to finance and implement their start-up and development plans.
Enterprise Ireland is the largest seed capital investor in Ireland. It invests directly in start-up companies and are also limited partners in many of the Irish-based seed and venture capital funds.
Enterprise Ireland invests in over 95 High Potential Start-Up companies each year and manages a portfolio of over 1,300 investments in client companies.
The Enterprise Ireland Growth Capital team is a dedicated resource within Enterprise Ireland that works with private investors, business angel networks and institutional investors (seed and venture capital funds) in Ireland and internationally, identifying suitable investment opportunities in client companies. The Growth Capital team has a portfolio of emerging and existing Irish technology-based enterprises that are actively raising private investment in order to implement their start-up and expansion plans.
For more information go to the Entreprise Ireland website: www.enterprise-ireland.com