Ivca

Venture capital funding into Irish SMEs fell by 10 per cent to €578.4m in the first half of 2026, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey published Friday in association with William Fry. While the second quarter showed an increase of over 200 per cent to &eu

Ireland has the opportunity to transform its economy, reduce dependence on overseas investors and raise an initial €1 billion to back indigenous SMEs, without material Exchequer cost, according to the Irish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (IVCA) in its pre-budget submission

Richard Watson, managing partner of Furthr VC, has been elected chairperson of the Irish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (IVCA) replacing Caroline Gaynor, partner at Lightstone Ventures, who has completed her term of office. The IVCA is the representative organisation for venture capi