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Accelerator: Nuritas
‘We want to impact billions of lives’ - Irish biotech Nuritas lands $42m in oversubscribed funding round
Accelerator: NovoGrid
NDRC alum Novogrid named in ‘fastest growing European start-ups’ ranking, alongside three other Irish companies.
Accelerator: DevAlly
Irish startup DevAlly makes Top 3 Startups at Slush, selected from thousands for it’s digital accessibility tech.
Accelerator: Sulu
Sulu’s chief and co-founder Susan O’Neill named in The Fintech 15 for leading Irish tech revolution.
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Pre-Accelerator: GClinics
Genetics engineer and founder is changing lives by accessible healthcare.
Pre-Accelerator: Zerve
Limerick-based science powerhouse Zerve raises $7.6m to slash developers’ time.
Accelerator: Ceartas
An Irish specialist on removing deepfake content, forecasts impossibility to tell real and manufactured images and videos apart.
Pre-Accelerator: Shuttle
Formerly PitchedIt, Shuttle gets Central Bank authorisation to offer retail investors access to private market investments.
Pre-Accelerator: Graphite Note
Kerry’s Graphite Note targets revenue of €1m with ‘crystal ball’ analytics.
Pre-Accelerator: Kwayga
The matchmaker for B2B buyers and suppliers in food, Cork’s Kwayga now partners with Lidl.
Accelerator: SolidRoad
Solidroad raise $1.2M from a host of Irish tech angels.
Pre-Accelerator: Byowave
Galway's ByoWave raises €1.5M to transform accessibility with its 'Lego for video-game controllers'.
Founder Weekend: Simple Probate
Simple Probate simplifies life as an executor of a will with its legal tech.
Pre-Accelerator: Precision Sports Technology
Galway’s Emma Meehan wins ‘Best New Sports Business of the Year’ at the Irish Sport Industry Awards.
Accelerator: MoveAhead
Analytics startup MoveAhead secures €1.5M seed for its motion tracking tech for children.
Founders: Glitch Ads
Aisling Browne’s Glitch features in the Big Tech Show podcast with Adrian Weckler.
Founders: Inspeq AI
AI safety tech Inspeq AI raise $1.1M, with co-founders meeting at NDRC-backed Founders Talent Accelerator.
Pre-Accel: GraphiteNote
Kerry-based Graphite Note announces €1.2M seed for its machine learning tech.
Accelerator: Solidroad
$6.5M seed round for Solidroad (H2 ‘23), led by renowned US VC First Round Capital.
Portfolio: Brightflag
Brightflag acquired for €425M by Wolters Kluwer — the biggest exit for NDRC-backed company.
Founders: Talio
NDRC-backed Founders alum Talio raises $1M to predict future food and drinks trends
Accelerator: Barespace
Barespace raises €2.9M to scale operating system for the beauty industry.
Irish Times (Sept , 2025)
Portfolio: Nory
Nory raises $37M to scale its AI-powered ops platform for restaurants.
Business Post (Sept, 2025)
Accelerator: DevAlly
DevAlly secures €2M to help companies meet global accessibility standards
TechCrunch (Oct, 2025)
Accelerator: Source
17-year-old’s agentic AI startup ‘Source’ raises $1.4M to automate retail procuremen
Portfolio: Head Diagnostics
Irish medtech and NDRC alum Head Diagnostics signs exclusive global licence with Philips
Portfolio: NewsWhip
NASDAQ-listed Sprout Social acquires NDRC alum NewsWhip for $55 million
Forbes Australia (July, 2025)
RTÉ (June, 2025)
The Currency (July, 2025)
Portfolio: Harbour AI
Harbour AI takes aim at shipping’s late-payment problem with its fintech platform.
Irish Times (Sept, 2025)
Accelerator: Meta-Flux
Meta-Flux lands $2M to accelerate drug development with AI "biologist"
Tech.EU (Oct, 2025)