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Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund

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The Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund is a joint fund built with contributions from the Bank of Ireland, the University of Limerick Foundation, and government-backed Enterprise Ireland.

The seed fund will invest in export-oriented high potential firms that operate in the technology, food and financial services sectors, in addition to supporting patent and patent pending projects within Irish universities, targeting investments between EUR 100K-500K.

The new fund comprises of a €17 million investment by Bank of Ireland, along with funding of €8 million from Enterprise Ireland and € 1million by the University of Limerick Foundation. It will be managed by Kernel Capital..

Recent Milestones

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  Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund invested in Profitero. (12/18/11)
  Posted 11/30/11 at 9:05am via finsmes.com
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  Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund invested in ServiceFrame. (4/7/11)
  Posted 4/7/11 at 7:05am via rte.ie
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  Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund invested in Wavebreak Media. (9/25/10)
  Posted 9/26/10 at 6:01pm via finsmes.com
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  Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund invested in InishTech. (9/20/10)
  Posted 9/26/10 at 5:56pm via inishtech.com

Investments

Videos

Sources

1. Ireland Launches $40 Million Seed Fund (cleantechbrief.com) [edit]
2. Profitero Raises €750K in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
3. ServiceFrame wins €950,000 in funding (rte.ie) [edit]
4. Wave Break Media Receives €350K Investment (finsmes.com) [edit]
5. Bank of Ireland Seed Fund Leads Syndicated €1.8m Investment in InishTech (inishtech.com) [edit]