Ireland startup funding in H1 2012

European tech funding raised by Ireland startups during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 19 startups in Ireland closed 22 funding rounds and raised €38M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 96.8% versus H1 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Startupbootcamp was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€38M

+96.8% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+83.3% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

2.1% of European funding

Top-10 round share

99.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€199k	3
Feb	€95k	5
Mar	€9.8M	5
Apr	€799k	3
May	€1.8M	2
Jun	€25M	4

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — top sectors by capital, H1 2012
Software	€18M
Telecom	€17M
E-commerce	€7.7M
Semiconductors	€6.0M
Gaming	€946k
Cybersecurity	€915k
Marketing	€769k
Fintech	€697k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — stage mix, H1 2012
Series D+	€17M
Series B	€7.7M
Early VC	€7.6M
Series A	€3.3M
Seed	€2.5M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Openet	Series D+	Jun 2012	€17M
SkillPages	Series B	Jun 2012	€7.7M
DecaWave	Early VC	Mar 2012	€6.0M
Dublin Distillers	Series A	Mar 2012	€3.3M
Digit Game Studios	Seed	May 2012	€946k
XINTEC	Early VC	May 2012	€900k
Boxever	Seed	Apr 2012	€749k
CR2	Early VC	Jun 2012	€697k
Wavebreak Media	Seed	Mar 2012	€400k
ShotClip	Seed	Jan 2012	€169k
swiftQueue	Seed	Feb 2012	€50k
Skynet Labs	Seed	Jun 2012	€32k
Zeto	Seed	Jan 2012	€30k
swiftQueue	Seed	Apr 2012	€30k
Beanup	Seed	Mar 2012	€30k

View all 22 Ireland deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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