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Ireland startup funding in H2 2012

European tech funding raised by Ireland startups during H2 2012.

In H2 2012, 17 startups in Ireland closed 17 funding rounds and raised €5.9M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 84.5% versus H2 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Enterprise Ireland was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€5.9M
-84.5% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
17
-19.0% vs H2 2011
Companies
17
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#16
0.3% of European funding
Top-10 round share
96.4%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Ireland — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jul€2.8M3
Aug€750k1
Sep€1.0M4
Oct€1.1M5
Nov€55k1
Dec€365k3

Top sectors

by € raised
Ireland — top sectors by capital, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Ireland — top sectors by capital, H2 2012
Software€4.0M
Media€948k
E-commerce€634k
Energy€283k
Marketing€268k
Cybersecurity€255k
Sports€55k
Fintech€50k

Stage mix

by € raised
Ireland — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Ireland — stage mix, H2 2012
Seed€3.9M
Early VC€1.9M
Grant€255k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
Clavis InsightEarly VCJul 2012€1.9M
LogentriesSeedJul 2012€874k
SoundwaveSeedOct 2012€773k
KeelvarSeedAug 2012€750k
ScurriSeedSep 2012€634k
Skynet LabsSeedDec 2012€283k
CipherAppsGrantOct 2012€255k
PropelAdSeedSep 2012€198k
PopdeemSeedSep 2012€119k
farmfloSeedDec 2012€70k
LogoGrabSeedSep 2012€56k
Kitman LabsSeedNov 2012€55k
PayMinsSeedOct 2012€50k
HiriSeedOct 2012€50k
Task MessengerSeedDec 2012€12k
View all 17 Ireland deals in H2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2012, by deal count
← All 2012 Ireland funding