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.

Venture capital chief says there’s plenty of money available for start-ups, writes John Hearne.

Cross-border business development agency, InterTrade Ireland, has warned of a “funding gap” in post-seed capital financing for Irish companies.

SUPPORT for Irish technology companies is gathering pace, according to a survey.

IRISH companies seeking venture capital funding felt the pinch in the third quarter of the year as the amount raised fell by €5 million to almost €71m.

IRELAND has been knocked off the top spot in a list of the attractiveness of European countries when it comes to tax and the legal environment.

FUNDS raised by Irish technology firms have fallen by close to €20 million this year, while the number of companies looking for financing more than doubled.