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    Elkstone

    Dublin, IrelandFounded 2011

    Elkstone is a Dublin-based private markets investment firm founded in 2011, recognized as Ireland's leading early-stage venture capital investor. Its venture arm manages a €100M fund backed by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and Enterprise Ireland, investing in 50+ Irish tech-enabled startups across sectors including AI, fintech, cybersecurity, and healthcare.

    Average disclosed round size is $15.6M (across 27 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    40

    Fund Size

    $108M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    Alan Merriman

    Alan Merriman

    Co-Founder & Executive Director

    Alex Walsh

    Alex Walsh

    Real Estate Project Director

    Niall McEvoy

    Niall McEvoy

    Head of Venture

    Ciarán McIntyre

    Ciarán McIntyre

    Co-Founder

    Ruairí O'Neill

    Ruairí O'Neill

    Co-Founder

    Joe Bergin CFP®

    Joe Bergin CFP®

    CEO

    Shane Scannell

    Shane Scannell

    Chief Financial Officer

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    57 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    EEntitySeed—Aug 2026
    LLuminate MedicalSeries A$17.5MJan 2026
    Glitch logoGlitchSeed—Nov 2025
    BBarespaceSeed—Sep 2025
    TTrustWorksUnknown—Aug 2025
    Laka logoLakaSeries B—Jul 2025
    ZZeroRiskUnknown$4MFeb 2025
    LLANUA MEDICAL LIMITEDSeed—Dec 2024
    ZZerve AISeed$7.6MOct 2024
    LLANUA MEDICAL LIMITEDSeed—Jan 2024
    LaNua Medica logoLaNua MedicaSeed—Jan 2024
    ZZerve AIPre-Seed$3.8MOct 2023
    Mesh logoMeshSeed—Jun 2023
    Zerve logoZervePre-Seed$3.8MJan 2023
    Cytidel logoCytidelSeed—Jan 2023
    Vaultree logoVaultreeSeries A$12.8MDec 2022
    StoryFit logoStoryFitSeries A$5.5MOct 2022
    PProtexSeed$18MAug 2022
    PProtexSeries A$18MAug 2022
    Protex AI logoProtex AISeed$18MAug 2022
    Protex AI logoProtex AISeries A$18MAug 2022
    GGarentiiUnknown—Jun 2022
    Laka logoLakaSeed$1.5MJan 2022
    Flipdish logoFlipdishGrowth$100MJan 2022
    CroíValve logoCroíValveSeries A—Jan 2022
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026