Investors’ €52m boost to start-ups

Start-ups continue to manage to tap venture capital funding despite the credit crunch with companies pulling down €52.1m from investors in the first three months of 2013.

The VenturePulse survey which is sponsored by William Fry and completed with the Irish Venture Capital Association found that the levels of venture capital in Ireland had been maintained.

“This is similar to last year and a highly satisfactory performance especially as activity in international markets is experiencing significant volatility.