Ireland startup funding in H2 2013

European tech funding raised by Ireland startups during H2 2013.

In H2 2013, 25 startups in Ireland closed 26 funding rounds and raised €40M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 591.2% versus H2 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Enterprise Ireland was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€40M

+591.2% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+52.9% vs H2 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

#11

1.6% of European funding

Top-10 round share

85.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€15M	5
Aug	€4.0M	3
Sep	€11M	4
Oct	€6.5M	5
Nov	€4.5M	5
Dec	€885k	4

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — top sectors by capital, H2 2013
Semiconductors	€12M
Software	€12M
Fintech	€4.5M
Telecom	€3.0M
Healthtech	€3.0M
Media	€2.6M
Cybersecurity	€2.6M
Marketing	€1.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Ireland — stage mix, H2 2013
Series D+	€12M
Seed	€12M
Series A	€10M
Early VC	€3.3M
Series C	€3.0M
Grant	€1.1M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €115M disclosed.

Realex Payments

Acquisition

Nov 2013

€115M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Movidius	Series D+	Jul 2013	€12M
Logentries	Series A	Sep 2013	€7.6M
O2 Ireland	Seed	Aug 2013	€3.0M
Opsona	Series C	Oct 2013	€3.0M
Trustev	Seed	Oct 2013	€2.2M
CurrencyFair	Early VC	Nov 2013	€1.8M
Davra Networks	Series A	Jul 2013	€1.5M
Green Apple Media	Seed	Sep 2013	€1.5M
GeoPal Solutions	Seed	Nov 2013	€1.5M
ReferStar	Series A	Sep 2013	€1.2M
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland(BAI)	Grant	Nov 2013	€1.1M
Monford Ag Systems	Seed	Aug 2013	€1.0M
NewsWhip	Seed	Sep 2013	€831k
HeyStaks	Early VC	Oct 2013	€800k
Soundwave	Early VC	Jul 2013	€688k

View all 26 Ireland deals in H2 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2013, by deal count

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