{"id":6666,"date":"2025-03-11T16:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/?p=6666"},"modified":"2025-03-11T16:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:01:54","slug":"ireland-named-2nd-in-europe-for-investment-in-women-led-start-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/ireland-named-2nd-in-europe-for-investment-in-women-led-start-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Named 2nd\u00a0in Europe for Investment in Women-led Start-ups\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish women-led startups secured \u20ac200.1 million in venture capital (VC) funding in 2024, marking a 39% increase from the \u20ac144.2 million invested in 2023. The data, published by financial research firm PitchBook in its All In: Female Founders in the VC Ecosystem<\/em> report, provides a pan-European analysis of VC investment in women-founded companies. The report also highlights Ireland\u2019s strong position in supporting female entrepreneurs, ranking 2nd in Europe per deal count on a per capita basis for investment in women-led startups. Ireland has consistently been among the top five countries in this category over the past decade.<\/p>\n

Welcoming the results,\u00a0Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke said,<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe increase in investment in women-led start-ups is 2024 is a very positive trend. Strong VC investment is vitally important for early-stage and high-growth companies and the Government\u2019s \u20ac250 million Seed and Venture Capital Scheme, administered by Enterprise Ireland, strengthens the funding ecosystem in Ireland. Having a strong funding environment and harnessing the full talent pool of Ireland\u2019s population is essential to drive enterprise growth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Jenny Melia, Executive Director, Enterprise Ireland, said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWe are very pleased to see such a strong increase in the level of investment in women-founders in Ireland. This achievement reflects the calibre of women-led startups in Ireland and their determination and ambition to scale their businesses. Through our investments in High Potential Start-Ups (HPSUs), our Pre-Seed Start Fund and supporting a robust VC ecosystem, our focus is not only on ensuring that founders have access to funding to start and grow, but also have the support of an inclusive and well-connected business environment. Enterprise Ireland\u2019s 5-year strategy, launched earlier this week, places a continued emphasis on supporting women founders in Ireland.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In 2024, significant fundraises by women founders in Ireland, included biotech AI company Nuritas, founded by Dr. Nora Khaldi raised $42 million, medtech company Luminate Medical co-founded by Barbara Oliveira raised \u20ac15 million.<\/p>\n

PitchBook Report – <\/strong>2024 European All In: Female Founders in the VC Ecosystem | PitchBook<\/a><\/p>\n

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