DBIC Ventures

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VCMatch tracks DBIC Ventures as an investor focused on Enterprise SaaS, Medtech, and Fintech companies, Seed and Series A rounds, Ireland markets, and $2.5m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$2.5m

Stages

Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Enterprise SaaS, Medtech, Fintech

Geography

Ireland

Investment Thesis

DBIC Ventures (via the Ireland Smart Tech Fund) targets early-stage, high-growth Irish technology companies with a focus on building scalable, export-focused businesses. The fund prioritises follow-on support — reserving most capital for subsequent rounds — and seeks to co-invest with other investor groups, providing continuity from seed through exit and aiming to underpin Ireland’s technology ecosystem and economic wealth creation.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

DBIC Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Seed and Series A rounds in Enterprise SaaS, Medtech, Fintech, and Cybersecurity, especially across Ireland, with public check-size signals around $2.5m.

Focus statement

The fund will invest primarily in software and medical device companies across Ireland, with a particular emphasis on B2B software areas such as fintech, cybersecurity, healthcare, ICT, smart grid and digital transformation, targeting highly scalable, export-focused companies with exceptional growth potential.

Value Add

Explicit reserve of most of the fund for follow-on investment in strongly performing portfolio companies (emphasis on multi-round support).
Ability to invest up to €2.5m in a company through multiple investment rounds up to an exit event.
Structured to co-invest with other investor groups in each round (syndication/co-investment approach).
Backed by Enterprise Ireland alongside Irish technology entrepreneurs, business leaders and family offices — giving public-private backing and access to state support and networks.
Clear geographic focus on Irish companies and export-led scale (supporting Ireland’s Future Jobs strategy).
Long track record / institutional experience: DBIC Ventures has been investing in Irish seed and early-stage tech since the early 1990s and has managed >€100m of direct investment across >350 companies.
Target operational scope: fund aims to back up to 30 Irish companies over the next five years — defined portfolio sizing and tempo.