Enterprise Ireland is a government agency established in 1998 that focuses on developing and funding indigenous businesses in Ireland. Its mission is to promote the growth of world-class companies in global markets, thereby enhancing national and regional prosperity. The agency manages an Equity Fund with over 2,500 investments, predominantly in technology, life sciences, and general sectors. Enterprise Ireland specializes in direct investments, including private equity and venture capital across various stages from seed to growth capital, while excluding companies involved in gambling. It targets sectors such as digital content, clean technology, and healthcare, and aims to invest in small to medium enterprises based in Ireland and select regions. Additionally, it operates a Fund of Funds program and engages in co-investments with both domestic and international venture and private equity funds. The agency seeks to provide equity and debt financing ranging from €2 million to €10 million to established companies, while preferring to maintain a maximum 10% stake in its portfolio. Enterprise Ireland is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Frontline, established in 2012, is a private equity firm headquartered in London with a presence in Dublin. Specializing in early-stage investments in technology-facing companies, Frontline leverages a combination of capital and experience to support ambitious founders in Europe, bridging the gap between technical expertise and human connections. Through their innovative platform, Frontline aims to harness collective intelligence and provide valuable resources to shorten founders' learning curves. Additionally, the firm invests in building relationships to facilitate expansion into the US market, offering insights and support to reduce friction for companies looking to grow internationally.

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, managed by the National Treasury Management Agency, is an €8.5 billion sovereign development fund with a unique mandate to invest on a commercial basis to support economic activity and employment in Ireland. With a long investment horizon and flexibility in the capital structure, the Fund aims to make a positive economic impact by investing in transactions where it can make a difference. As a strategic investor with strong connections in public and private sectors, the Fund drives innovation and fosters partnerships to unlock opportunities for growth and development that might otherwise be overlooked.

ACT Venture Capital Limited is a venture capital firm specializing in start up and early to late stage, mid stage investments and expansion. The firm seeks to invest in information and communication technology; software; healthcare; semiconductors; Internet and media; medical devices; clean energy; and life sciences sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in Ireland, United Kingdom, and Europe. It takes minority stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm either invests on its own or alongside other venture capital firms, usually as lead investor. It seeks to take a board seat on its portfolio companies. ACT Venture Capital Limited was founded in 1994 and is based in Dublin, Ireland with an additional office in Belfast, United Kingdom.

Foresight Group is an alternative asset manager with a strong 30-year track record and specific expertise in environmental and solar infrastructure and private equity. Foresight Group is a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing investment funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for 30 years. With current assets under management of over £2.2 billion, raised from the UK and international private and high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension funds and other institutional investors, Foresight strives to generate increasing dividends and capital appreciation for its investors over the long term. Foresight has offices in UK, USA, Italy, and Australia.

Atlantic Bridge is a growth equity firm founded in 2004, headquartered in Dublin, with additional offices in London, Palo Alto, Munich, and Paris. The firm specializes in early to mid-stage investments in technology and life sciences, focusing on sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and clean technology. Atlantic Bridge targets growth-stage companies primarily in Europe, the United States, and China, aiming to scale these businesses in international markets. The firm typically invests between €5 million and €20 million in companies with revenues ranging from €15 million to €50 million. Its strategy includes taking minority stakes, securing board seats, and pursuing exits through initial public offerings or trade sales within five to eight years. Atlantic Bridge also manages a €60 million University Fund dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in commercializing innovative research and scaling their ventures. The firm's team comprises experienced technology entrepreneurs and finance professionals who leverage their extensive international business backgrounds to foster successful partnerships and investment outcomes.

IDIA Capital Investissement is the private equity arm of Crédit Agricole Capital Investissement et Finance. The firm specializes in direct and fund of funds investments. Within the fund of funds investments, the firm seeks to invest in private equity and venture capital funds. Within the direct investments, the firm specializes in growth capital, middle market, leveraged buyouts, leveraged buyins, OBO, spin-off, recapitalization, PIPES, and mezzanine financing. It provides financing in the form of combined equity, quasi equity, convertible bonds, and long-term subordinated debt to mid-cap and small and medium size listed and unlisted companies. It does not invest in venture capital and only co-invests in growth capital with a minority or majority stake. The firm primarily invests in food processing, nutrition, food retail, agricultural distribution, catering, agrifood, agriculture, and wine industry, such as wine growing and wine producing. Within agrifood, it invests in Agroindustries and related sectors mainly in mid-cap and in small and medium size companies, investing between €1 million to €50 million in companies with an enterprise value of €15 million to €500 million taking typically minority stake or majority stake in case of co-investments over an average holding period of five to seven years. Within the wine industry, it seeks to take majority and minority stakes in prestigious vineyards with an enterprise value of €5 million to €150 million, investing usually between €5 million to €20 million over an average holding period of seven to twelve years. Within agriculture, it invests in agricultural production, forestry, farming, and vineyard groups. The firm seeks to invest in French and Italian companies. Generally, the firm invests TO_DELETE in companies valued TO_DELETE taking minority as well as majority stake in its portfolio companies and also co-invests alongside other partners. It usually takes a seat on the Board of Directors or in the Strategic Committee of it investee companies. The average investment period is between seven to ten years. IDIA Capital Investissement is based in Montrouge, France with additional offices in Montrouge, France and Milan, Italy.

Speedinvest is a European venture capital fund for tech start-ups. The company collaborates with entrepreneurs in achieving their goal of building great companies. It is involved in early stage investments and specializes in operational support. Speedinvest partners with a global network, that includes operations in Silicon Valley, to become a key investment and development hub for Europe’s start-up community.

Crescent Capital is a Belfast-based private equity and venture capital firm established in 1995, focusing on early-stage, development-stage, and growth-oriented investments in Northern Ireland. The firm primarily targets the information technology, life sciences, and manufacturing sectors, investing through equity. Crescent Capital typically makes initial investments ranging from £0.45 million to £1.20 million, with the potential for total investments of up to £3 million per company across all funding rounds. The firm is open to both majority and minority ownership stakes and often seeks a Non-Executive Director position on the boards of its portfolio companies. Crescent Capital aims to exit its investments within five to seven years, often through trade sales.

Kernel Capital is the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance on the island of Ireland. Kernel leverage their extensive network to enable their portfolio companies recruit the highest caliber people, to break into new international markets and to generate revenues of scale. It is the only investment firm with venture capital Funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the Island. Kernel have raised over €210M from investors which including their strategic partner Bank of Ireland, Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, Galway University Foundation, The University of Limerick Foundation, The New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Consistently delivering strong financial returns for their investors Kernel have led more than 20 substantial trade sales to NASDAQ, NYSE, and LSE listed corporations.