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Venture capital funding fell in 2025 as US tariffs sparked uncertainty, report finds

  • Ciara O'Brien--The Irish Times
  • published date: 2026-02-08 14:00:00 UTC

Funding for Irish SMEs was down 23% to €1.1bn, the first decline since 2018

Irish small and medium-sized enterprises saw venture capital funding fall in 2025 for the first time in seven years, a new report has found. Funding over the year was down 23 per cent to 1.1 billio… [+2867 chars]