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STARTUP SUPPORTS▾
Get Investor Ready
We provide support and guidance on how to prepare your business for raising investment. We provide this at all stages of the entrepreneurial journey through our individual startup mentorship, accelerators and masterclasses programmes.

Ready, Set, Go Furthr
Ready, Set, Go Furthr is a one-day interactive workshop to help ambitious founders get started on the right path.

Pre-Seed Start Fund
Guidance for early-stage entrepreneurs on how to successfully apply for pre-seed start funding for their business.

iHPSU Application
Mentorship for startups who qualify for Enterprise Ireland’s iHPSU funding to successfully close their seed investment rounds

Masterclass Series
Accelerate your start up’s journey to investor readiness with Furthr’s 6-part, in-person, Masterclass series, offered fortnightly with the full series covered over the course of 3 months.
FURTHR FOUNDRY▾
Pre-seed Accelerator

Furthr Foundry
Furthr’s in-house, pre-seed, 12-week programme for early-stage founders with global ambition looking to secure pre-seed funding within 6 to 12 months.
FUNDING▾
Funding
Furthr has facilitated over €200m of direct funding into Irish startups through its managed seed venture funds and angel networks. Furthr-supported companies have raised in excess of €500m of equity financing.

Furthr VC
Furthr VC is a relationship-driven early stage VC investor. We invest in and form close partnerships with the founders we back.

Furthr Investor Network
Furthr Investor Network (FIN) is a private investment network for individual investors to view and connect with early-stage equity investment opportunities in starting or scaling companies.
WHAT'S HAPPENING▾
Furthr Events

Pitch Jam
Join Furthr for Pitch Jam, a bi-monthly event to provide budding startups with a platform to showcase their pitching skills in front of industry experts and entrepreneurs.

Funding & Scaling
Providing essential guidance and insights on the funding and scaling requirements for entrepreneurs in Ireland.

Newsletter
Read and sign-up for our newsletter.

Startup Insights Blog
Essential tips, insights, and resources to support startups and entrepreneurs on their growth journey.
Unlock the potential of your business with Furthr events. From industry conferences, to networking events and workshops Furthr offers a wide range of events to support you at every point in the journey.

Webinars
Designed to be interactive and impactful, our webinars cover a wide range of topics—from fundraising and scaling strategies to market trends and leadership development.
ABOUT US▾
About Us
Learn more about us, what we do and who we are. Our team of experts provides strategic guidance, funding support, and hands-on mentorship to drive growth and spark change.

What we do
Furthr is proud to stand alongside the founders shaping the future of Irish entrepreneurship and innovation.

Our History
Delivering game-changing impacts for over 35 years that accelerate success for ambitious founders.

Our Team
Made up of Experienced Entrepreneurs and startup ecosystem professionals who know what it takes. We empower your success and aim to deliver game changing impacts.

Our Culture
Furthr is founded and operated on 6 core values which as an organisation and individuals we embrace in our day-to-day support of startups.

Our Partners
Working closely with, and supported by The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, Enterprise Ireland, Industry, the Research Community and other ecosystem players.

Our Founders
We have supported thousands of amazing startup founders build and scale companies into global markets.

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Furthr VC

Investing in the most ambitious founders who are building tomorrow.

We are a relationship-driven, early stage VC investor. We invest in and form close partnerships with the founders we back.

Funding

Our Investment Approach

We make initial investments at Seed to Series A stage in highly ambitious, born global Irish software and medtech companies. We are hands-on and support teams across key strategic areas to accelerate growth.

In addition to providing institutional investment at an early stage, we reserve significant capital for following on in subsequent rounds.

Our current fund has invested in some of Ireland’s most scalable and transformative tech start-ups at seed stage and beyond. The fund is backed by a number of leading tech entrepreneurs and business leaders as well as Enterprise Ireland. We have invested in 18 innovative software driven businesses and 6 medtech businesses. If you think your startup might be a fit for Furthr VC, get in touch below.

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Investment Criteria

Highly scalable, early-stage companies developing B2B software products and services, as well as Class I and II medical devices.

Product/Service: B2B SaaS, Medtech

Location: Republic of Ireland

Stage: Seed to Series A stage

Sector: Sector agnostic

Colm O'Sullivan | Managing Partner

Colm O'Sullivan Furthr VC Managing Partner

Meet the Furthr VC Team

Richard Watson | Managing Partner

Richard Watson Furthr VC Managing Partner

Caroline Smart | Investment Associate

Caroline Smart Furthr VC

See more at www.FurthrVC.ie

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