Ireland startup funding in H1 2013

European tech funding raised by Ireland startups during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 24 startups in Ireland closed 24 funding rounds and raised €90M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 136.9% versus H1 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Enterprise Ireland was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€90M

+136.9% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+9.1% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

4.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

96.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€4.1M	4
Feb	€300k	6
Mar	€27M	3
Apr	€45M	6
May	€14M	3
Jun	€231k	2

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — top sectors by capital, H1 2013
Healthtech	€40M
Fintech	€30M
Software	€8.6M
Hardware	€4.0M
Transportation	€2.7M
Gaming	€1.9M
Marketing	€1.8M
Wellness & Beauty	€1.3M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — stage mix, H1 2013
Series A	€40M
Series C	€33M
Growth/Late	€7.2M
Series B	€4.0M
Seed	€3.2M
Early VC	€2.4M

Exits & M&A

1 Buyout

1 exit · €91M disclosed.

Green Apple Media

Buyout

Jan 2013

€91M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Opsona	Series C	Apr 2013	€33M
3V Transaction Services	Series A	Mar 2013	€19M
Alpha Payments Cloud	Series A	Apr 2013	€9.4M
Lincor Solutions	Growth/Late	Mar 2013	€7.2M
FeedHenry	Series A	May 2013	€6.9M
Cubic Telecom	Series B	May 2013	€4.0M
MicksGarage	Series A	May 2013	€2.7M
Digit Game Studios	Series A	Jan 2013	€1.9M
Amartus	Early VC	Jan 2013	€1.2M
Vigill	Seed	Jan 2013	€910k
Cluey	Seed	Mar 2013	€762k
Zinc software	Early VC	Apr 2013	€650k
Tweekaboo	Seed	Apr 2013	€625k
OnePageCRM	Early VC	Apr 2013	€585k
Guidecentral	Seed	Apr 2013	€351k

View all 24 Ireland deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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