Elkstone

Elkstone is a prominent Irish investment house that serves a diverse clientele, including entrepreneurs, senior executives, institutional limited partners, the venture community, and the Irish diaspora. As a multi-family office with deep roots in early-stage venture investment, Elkstone aims to enhance the economic value and overall well-being of Ireland by fostering a robust network, facilitating deserving investments, and achieving strong investment performance. The firm is dedicated to supporting initiatives that contribute to the growth of the Irish economy and the prosperity of its communities.

Paddy Dillon

Investment Professional

Vlad Evseev

Venture Analyst

Tomás Jones

Investment Manager

Declan Magee

Head of Venture & Investment Research

Alan Merriman

Investor

Alan Merriman

Investor

Conor Sweeney

Venture Partner

Past deals in Ireland

Luminate Medical

Seed Round in 2022
Luminate Medical develops a medical device designed to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. Luminate Medical recognises that hair is an essential element of personality and self-esteem, and is dedicated to using the latest advances in medical technology to protect this.

CroíValve

Series A in 2022
CroíValve is a developed a safe, effective, easy to use, percutaneous solution for treating all patients with severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

HealthBeacon

Venture Round in 2021
Healthbeacon Limited develops a smart sharps system that helps patients who use self-injectable medications at home to manage and improve their medical adherence effectively. It offers HealthBeacon, a connected device that supports patients to achieve medication adherence at home by accessing digital and home based support to get them started on therapy and help them improve overall compliance levels. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dublin, Ireland with additional offices in Canada and the United States.

HealthBeacon

Venture Round in 2020
Healthbeacon Limited develops a smart sharps system that helps patients who use self-injectable medications at home to manage and improve their medical adherence effectively. It offers HealthBeacon, a connected device that supports patients to achieve medication adherence at home by accessing digital and home based support to get them started on therapy and help them improve overall compliance levels. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dublin, Ireland with additional offices in Canada and the United States.

Solvotrin Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2020
Solvotrin Therapeutics Ltd is a pharmaceutical company. The company produces ACTIVE IRON, an oral ferrous sulfate supplement. It also engages in the research, development, and production of vitamins, minerals, and therapies. Solvotrin Therapeutics Ltd was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cork, Ireland.

Thriftify

Seed Round in 2020
Thriftify is an online double-sided marketplace that helps charities realize the true value of the unsold donated stock, including books, CDs, console games, and fashion. Thriftify has taken all of the complexities and challenges of selling online and combined them to create the charity retail platform. It is currently available to charity retailers and other ethical enterprises that want to sell online. The software makes it simple for volunteers working in charity shops to decide whether the item could get a better value on the Thriftify platform and to upload it.

Manna Drone Delivery

Venture Round in 2020
Manna provides drone delivery as a service stack to restaurant chains, dark kitchens, and online food delivery platforms. Using custom-developed aerospace-grade drones, they deliver directly from restaurants and centralized kitchens to consumer's homes. It flies at an altitude of 80 meters and a speed of over 80kph, delivering within a 2km radius in less than 3 minutes.​ The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Evercam

Seed Round in 2020
Evercam Limited is a Dublin-based company founded in 2013 that offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for managing cameras on construction sites. Its solution provides an application programming interface (API) that allows developers to create software compatible with any internet-connectable camera. The platform focuses on project management, dispute avoidance, and marketing, enabling users to effectively monitor construction activities and enhance communication among stakeholders. Through its innovative approach, Evercam aims to improve transparency and efficiency within the construction industry.

Soapbox Labs

Series A in 2020
SoapBox Labs has developed child-specific speech technology that creates highly accurate, age-appropriate and safe voice-enabled experiences for children. SoapBox Labs' technology is integrated across a range of application areas including toys, gaming, robotics, AR/VR as well as Education (reading and English Language Learning). Technology is fully COPPA and GDPR compliant - offering deep learning speech recognition based online and offline (embedded) solutions in multiple languages.

Output Sports

Seed Round in 2020
Output Sports operates as a sports tech start-up. We are revolutionizing the way athletic staff optimize sports performance. Using advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques we have developed an end-to-end solution that can test multiple components of athletic performance and track training programmes with a single wearable sensor.

Change Donations

Seed Round in 2020
Change Donations helps charities and non-profits fundraise in the digital age and connect with tomorrow's generation of donors. Their platform allows donors to link their credit or debit cards, round their purchases up to the next euro, and donate their digital spare change to the causes they care about most. They are building a community of everyday philanthropists and helping individuals inspire positive change through their everyday spending

Manna Drone Delivery

Seed Round in 2019
Manna provides drone delivery as a service stack to restaurant chains, dark kitchens, and online food delivery platforms. Using custom-developed aerospace-grade drones, they deliver directly from restaurants and centralized kitchens to consumer's homes. It flies at an altitude of 80 meters and a speed of over 80kph, delivering within a 2km radius in less than 3 minutes.​ The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Manna Drone Delivery

Seed Round in 2019
Manna provides drone delivery as a service stack to restaurant chains, dark kitchens, and online food delivery platforms. Using custom-developed aerospace-grade drones, they deliver directly from restaurants and centralized kitchens to consumer's homes. It flies at an altitude of 80 meters and a speed of over 80kph, delivering within a 2km radius in less than 3 minutes.​ The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

CheckVentory

Seed Round in 2019
CheckVentory Innovation specializes in providing inventory control solutions through a cloud-based platform and mobile technology. The company enables efficient audit management and reconciliation, allowing customers to assign and oversee audits from a single interface. By leveraging innovative mobile technology, CheckVentory helps clients utilize existing resources at various locations, significantly reducing the costs and time associated with conducting audits. The services offered include API development, software as a service, database consolidation, report development, and change management, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency. Additionally, CheckVentory provides banks with essential information to improve credit control and cash flow management concerning funded inventory. The company is headquartered in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.

HealthBeacon

Series A in 2019
Healthbeacon Limited develops a smart sharps system that helps patients who use self-injectable medications at home to manage and improve their medical adherence effectively. It offers HealthBeacon, a connected device that supports patients to achieve medication adherence at home by accessing digital and home based support to get them started on therapy and help them improve overall compliance levels. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dublin, Ireland with additional offices in Canada and the United States.

Flipdish

Series A in 2018
Flipdish will be the go-to brand for online ordering for on-demand food businesses. Flipdish make branded ordering apps and websites for quick service delivery and takeout restaurants. Flipdish will be the go-to brand for online ordering for on-demand food businesses. Take control by using the Flipdish online ordering platform and power your online ordering business with your own branded website and app.

Soapbox Labs

Venture Round in 2018
SoapBox Labs has developed child-specific speech technology that creates highly accurate, age-appropriate and safe voice-enabled experiences for children. SoapBox Labs' technology is integrated across a range of application areas including toys, gaming, robotics, AR/VR as well as Education (reading and English Language Learning). Technology is fully COPPA and GDPR compliant - offering deep learning speech recognition based online and offline (embedded) solutions in multiple languages.

Flipdish

Venture Round in 2018
Flipdish will be the go-to brand for online ordering for on-demand food businesses. Flipdish make branded ordering apps and websites for quick service delivery and takeout restaurants. Flipdish will be the go-to brand for online ordering for on-demand food businesses. Take control by using the Flipdish online ordering platform and power your online ordering business with your own branded website and app.

Coras

Seed Round in 2018
Coras enables customers to purchase tickets they want from the sites they already use.

SalesOptimize

Venture Round in 2018
SalesOptimize helps sales and marketing teams resolve two of the biggest problems lead generation and lead scoring. It is a B2B online sales lead generation platform. Our patent technology scans the internet, analyzing online shops globally and ranks them in terms of merchant size - Enterprise ($20m) versus Sole Proprietor ($10k). These shops drive over $ 400 Billion Dollars in sales each year. Our algorithm can also uncover specific operating details such as which payment platform or shipping service an eCommerce site employs. A customer can download leads directly into their CRM system. We have cracked the problem of lead generation of online shops. Benefits to a business - Increase the overvalue of a sales pipeline 10 x - Double/triple sales within 2 years - Buy leads based on a company's perfect customer profile - De duplicate and not buy the same leads twice with our new B2B search engine - Keep lead converted costs below $10 - Clean up existing pipelines and remove the bad leads - Score and enrich leads coming from different data sources - Score and identify which Pay Per Click or inbound leads are hot leads - Reduce lead qualification time by up to 90%

Coras

Seed Round in 2017
Coras enables customers to purchase tickets they want from the sites they already use.

Solvotrin Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2017
Solvotrin Therapeutics Ltd is a pharmaceutical company. The company produces ACTIVE IRON, an oral ferrous sulfate supplement. It also engages in the research, development, and production of vitamins, minerals, and therapies. Solvotrin Therapeutics Ltd was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Cork, Ireland.

Soapbox Labs

Seed Round in 2017
SoapBox Labs has developed child-specific speech technology that creates highly accurate, age-appropriate and safe voice-enabled experiences for children. SoapBox Labs' technology is integrated across a range of application areas including toys, gaming, robotics, AR/VR as well as Education (reading and English Language Learning). Technology is fully COPPA and GDPR compliant - offering deep learning speech recognition based online and offline (embedded) solutions in multiple languages.

CheckVentory

Seed Round in 2016
CheckVentory Innovation specializes in providing inventory control solutions through a cloud-based platform and mobile technology. The company enables efficient audit management and reconciliation, allowing customers to assign and oversee audits from a single interface. By leveraging innovative mobile technology, CheckVentory helps clients utilize existing resources at various locations, significantly reducing the costs and time associated with conducting audits. The services offered include API development, software as a service, database consolidation, report development, and change management, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency. Additionally, CheckVentory provides banks with essential information to improve credit control and cash flow management concerning funded inventory. The company is headquartered in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.