Ireland startup funding in Q4 2011

European tech funding raised by Ireland startups during Q4 2011.

In Q4 2011, 14 startups in Ireland closed 15 funding rounds and raised €20M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 69.3% versus Q4 2010. Media was the most active sector, and Enterprise Ireland was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€20M

-69.3% vs Q4 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+87.5% vs Q4 2010

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

2.3% of European funding

Top-10 round share

98.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€6.6M	4
Nov	€9.3M	4
Dec	€4.2M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — top sectors by capital, Q4 2011
Semiconductors	€7.2M
Healthtech	€6.1M
Media	€3.1M
Marketing	€2.2M
Cleantech	€900k
Telecom	€850k
Fintech	€750k
E-commerce	€750k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — stage mix, Q4 2011
Series C	€6.4M
Other	€6.1M
Seed	€2.9M
Series A	€2.0M
Early VC	€1.7M
Growth/Late	€850k

Exits & M&A

1 Buyout

1 exit · €440M disclosed.

CarTrawler

Buyout

Dec 2011

€440M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Movidius	Series C	Nov 2011	€6.4M
Veryan Medical	Other	Oct 2011	€5.8M
Cleverbug	Seed	Nov 2011	€1.8M
ePub Direct	Series A	Dec 2011	€1.3M
RedT	Early VC	Dec 2011	€900k
EpiSensor	Growth/Late	Dec 2011	€850k
Ikon Semiconductor	Early VC	Oct 2011	€800k
Profitero	Series A	Dec 2011	€750k
Ideal Binary	Seed	Nov 2011	€714k
Fantom	Seed	Dec 2011	€447k
Updox	Other	Nov 2011	€357k

View all 15 Ireland deals in Q4 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2011, by deal count

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