Following our series of country deep dives, we now turn to Ireland, where Dublin has become the clear centre of gravity for the country’s newest generation of tech companies. While Ireland has long attracted multinational giants, a new cohort of locally founded startups is building across biotech, AI infrastructure, fintech, and enterprise software.
In this article, we highlight 10 of the most promising Irish startups founded from 2023 onwards, all headquartered in Dublin (without this being intended). Presented in alphabetical order, the selection focuses on companies that have secured early funding, launched defined products, and are beginning to gain traction as Ireland’s ecosystem moves into its next growth phase in 2026.
Founded in 2025, Aerska is a biotechnology company developing RNA interference medicines designed to treat, delay, and potentially prevent diseases of the brain. RNA interference, or RNAi, works by silencing specific genes that produce harmful proteins, allowing treatment to target disease at its biological source rather than managing symptoms alone.
By combining gene-silencing technology with targeted delivery approaches and biomarker-guided development, the company aims to build more precise treatments for complex neurological diseases. To date, Aerska raised €50.4 million to advance its platform and early-stage therapeutic pipeline.
Founded in 2024, Bronto develops a unified logging layer designed for modern, AI-driven organisations. Logging refers to the collection and storage of system-generated data that helps teams monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and investigate incidents. Many companies still rely on multiple legacy logging systems that are costly, fragmented, and difficult to scale as data volumes increase.
Bronto replaces this patchwork setup with a single platform that stores, parses, and makes logs searchable in real time, even at very large volumes. Its system is built to handle long-term retention and high data throughput while keeping search speeds fast and costs predictable. The company has raised over €11.7 million to expand its product and support growing demand from enterprise teams managing increasingly complex infrastructure.
DevAlly is an AI-driven accessibility compliance platform that helps organisations make their digital products usable for people with disabilities. Many websites and applications fail to meet recognised accessibility standards, exposing companies to legal risk and limiting access for users. DevAlly provides automated testing tools that scan digital products for accessibility issues and monitor them continuously.
Beyond identifying problems, the platform includes issue tracking workflows, documentation tools, and guidance to help teams fix issues and demonstrate compliance. By combining automation with expert support, DevAlly aims to simplify what is often a complex and fragmented process. Founded in 2024, they have secured €2 million to expand their product and support organisations responding to increasing accessibility regulations.
Founded in 2023, Glitch Ads is an adtech startup developing AI software that automates the creation and optimisation of Google Ads campaigns. The platform analyses a company’s website, identifies products and target audiences, and generates ready-to-launch campaigns with suggested keywords, headlines, and descriptions. The aim is to reduce the time and expertise typically required to set up paid search advertising.
Once campaigns are live, Glitch Ads continuously adjusts bids, reallocates budgets, and removes underperforming keywords based on performance data. By automating both setup and ongoing optimisation, the company positions its tool as a way for businesses to manage advertising more efficiently without relying heavily on external agencies. Glitch Ads has landed €2.1 million to expand its product and customer base.
Founded in 2023, Grass operates a platform that allows users to earn rewards by sharing unused internet bandwidth. Many households and individuals pay for internet capacity that they do not fully use. Grass enables users to install an application that runs in the background and shares a portion of that unused connection with verified institutions.
Users earn points, which can translate into token-based rewards, based on the amount of bandwidth shared over time. The company states that it does not access personal data or browsing activity, only unused network capacity. With over 8.5 million users globally, Grass has raised more than €11 million to expand its infrastructure and grow its network.
Jentic is an enterprise AI automation platform designed to help organisations safely deploy AI agents across their internal systems. Many companies experiment with AI in isolated pilots, but struggle to scale due to fragmented APIs, security concerns, and a lack of governance. Jentic focuses on making internal APIs and applications “AI-ready” so they can be reliably used by autonomous agents.
The platform centralises integrations, workflow creation, and governance in one environment. It allows teams to test and simulate agent workflows before moving them into production, while enforcing access controls, auditability, and policy management. Built on open standards and designed to be vendor-neutral, Jentic aims to give enterprises more control over how AI interacts with their systems. Founded in 2024, they have raised €4 million in funding.
Founded in 2023, MoneyTime is a mobile application that allows users to earn cash rewards by playing games. The platform operates as a loyalty-style programme where users accumulate in-app points, referred to as “Monies”, based on their activity and engagement within supported games.
Over time, these points can be converted into real-world rewards, creating a play-and-earn model built around user participation. MoneyTime focuses on turning gaming time into a monetisable activity while handling verification and reward distribution within the app. The company has raised over €2.5 million to support platform development and user growth.
Founded in 2024, Oraion is an AI-powered data platform designed to help companies make sense of information spread across multiple tools and systems. Instead of relying on separate dashboards and manual reports, Oraion connects to existing data sources and allows teams to ask questions in natural language to receive instant answers. The goal is to reduce the time spent gathering data and make insights more accessible across departments.
Beyond simple reporting, the platform provides predictive insights and automated reports based on historical performance and defined business rules. By centralising data and applying AI models on top, Oraion aims to give teams a clearer view of what is happening and suggest practical next steps. The company has raised around €3 million to further develop its platform and expand its customer base.
Founded in 2025, Seapoint is a business account platform designed to help startups manage invoice payments, expenses, payroll, and reporting from a single interface. Instead of relying on separate tools for banking, cards, payroll, and accounting, Seapoint connects to existing bank accounts, email inboxes, and accounting software to provide a consolidated view of company finances.
The platform automates tasks such as invoice processing, payroll runs, expense categorisation, and financial reporting, giving founders real-time visibility over cash flow and burn. It also offers multi-currency accounts and corporate cards, positioning itself as an operational finance layer rather than a traditional bank. Seapoint has raised over €2.5 million to support product development and early customer growth.
Solidroad is a quality assurance and training platform designed for customer experience teams managing both human and AI agents. The platform reviews customer interactions across channels such as phone, chat, video, and email, allowing teams to assess performance and identify areas for improvement at scale. Instead of manually sampling a small number of conversations, Solidroad aims to analyse interactions more comprehensively and quickly.
In addition to quality monitoring, the platform generates customised training simulations based on real customer scenarios, helping agents improve before interacting with live users. By combining QA, coaching, and performance tracking in one system, Solidroad positions itself as an optimisation layer for modern CX operations. Founded in 2023, they have secured over €6.4 million in funding.
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