Enterprise Ireland start-up investments rise 15%

According to Enterprise Ireland, 63 of the companies supported last year were based outside of Dublin and 45 were led by women

(Left to right) Aideen Bodkin, StyleAI, Kevin Sherry, Interim CEO of Enterprise Ireland, Joe Fernandez, Early Intervention Tools and Aisling Browne, GlitchAds, at Enterprise Ireland’s annual Start-Up Day conference in Dublin. Picture: Shane O'Neill, Coalesce

Enterprise Ireland funding to start-up companies increased by 15% during 2024, the agency revealed, as it kicks off its annual Start-Up Day conference in Dublin.

Last year, Enterprise Ireland invested €27.6m in Irish start-ups across 157 companies. This is an increase on the €24m invested during 2023 across 156 companies.