The founder journey
Every great company starts with a bold idea—We partner with founders to turn ambition into a strategic roadmap for success.
Scaling a business comes with obstacles—We provide the capital, expertise, and network to help founders navigate the complexity.
With the right support, breakthroughs happen faster—our hands-on approach accelerates growth and unlocks new opportunities.
Beyond scaling, we help founders build lasting impact—shaping companies that define industries and leave a meaningful legacy.
Venture in
numbers
60
Portfolio Companies
3
Unicorns
€200M AUM
Venture Portfolio
11
Venture Experts
Founder Series
Dive deeper into the founders behind Elkstone's Venture Fund I and Elkstone Venture Club portfolio companies.
Our Venture Portfolio
Portfolio Spotlight
LetsGetChecked
Peter Foley
Founder of LetsGetChecked
Elkstone’s backing empowered LetsGetChecked to scale rapidly, revolutionizing at-home healthcare with global expansion, strategic partnerships, and significant funding milestones.
Portfolio Spotlight
Protex AI
Dan Hobbs & Ciarán O'Mara
Co-founders of Protex AI
Revolutionising Safety Today. Empowering a proactive and preventative safety culture, protecting the industrial workforce, reducing risks, accidents and fatalities.
Portfolio Spotlight
Manna
Bobby Healy
Founder of Manna
Manna Air Delivery is on course to becoming the dominant deep tech company in drone delivery, investing ambitiously in the future.
Portfolio Spotlight
Zerve
Phily Hayes & Jason Hillary
Founders of Zerve
Zerve is on a mission to elevate the impact of data science & AI on the world.
Portfolio Spotlight
Mesh
Brian Byrne, Ralph Casey
& Daimhim Kavanagh
Founders of Mesh
Mesh is an email security and threat management platform built for managed service providers.
Portfolio Spotlight
Flipdish
Conor McCarthy & James McCarthy
Founder of Flipdish
Elkstone’s support helped Flipdish accelerate its growth, expand internationally, and become a leading global provider of digital ordering solutions, culminating in a landmark investment and billion-dollar valuation.
Portfolio Spotlight
SoapBox Labs
Dr. Patricia Scanlon
Founder of SoapBox Labs
As an early investor we enabled SoapBox Labs to scale its world-leading voice AI technology, securing global partnerships and a successful acquisition by a major industry player.
Our Venture Team
Niall McEvoy
Head of Venture
Sarah Bogossian
Venture Partner
Barry Brennan
Venture Partner
Caolfhionn McCarthy
Venture Platform Associate
Dara O'Shea
Senior Venture Investment Associate
Ruth Skehan
Venture Operations
Cillian Sugrue
Venture Associate
Jeremy Debono
Senior Venture Investment Associate
Niall McEvoy
Head of Venture
Sarah Bogossian
Venture Partner
Barry Brennan
Venture Partner
Caolfhionn McCarthy
Venture Platform Associate
Dara O'Shea
Senior Venture Investment Associate
Ruth Skehan
Venture Operations
Cillian Sugrue
Venture Associate
Jeremy Debono
Senior Venture Investment Associate
News & Articles
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Direct Venture Investing: The Rise of Hands-On Startup Capital
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2 mins
Elkstone discusses the importance of supporting Irish companies and startups.
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Empowering the Next Generation of Irish Founders