About IrishAngels
IrishAngels, established in 2012, is an angel investment group based in Chicago, United States. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in United States. Its portfolio includes 54 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, High Tech sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Zendesk, TradingView and MarginEdge. As of Oct 2026, IrishAngels has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 9 portfolio exits. Its latest investment was a $3.1M Series A round in Bevz on Sep 18, 2023, which also saw participation from Dynamism Capital and Golden Section.
To date, 111 investors have co-invested in IrishAngels's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Elevate Ventures.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Chicago, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
IrishAngels' List of Top Investments
IrishAngels has a portfolio of 54 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Eyelation and Neoantigenics.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by IrishAngels:
1. Zendesk
Cloud based customer service and engagement platform for businesses. The platform integrates with the helpdesk backend systems and streamlines customer support with ticket views, triggers, and automation using products such as help center, insight, and analytics. It provides self-service solutions by leveraging a knowledge base and community forums.
Key facts about Zendesk
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2021
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $89.1M
- Employee Count: 7,613 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Veyo Partners and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 12, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. TradingView
Financial platform for charting markets, analyzing assets, and sharing trading ideas. It provides advanced charting tools, real-time market data, and technical indicators that allow users to analyze global financial markets such as stocks, cryptocurrencies, forex, indices, and commodities. In addition to analytics, it includes a large community where traders share strategies, insights, and market ideas. It also supports alerts, screeners, and brokerage integrations, enabling users to move from market research to execution in one ecosystem.
Key facts about TradingView
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $339M
- Employee Count: 2,943 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Akkadian Ventures, Launchbay Capital and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. MarginEdge
Restaurant management software providing real-time data and back-office automation. It is a SaaS platform designed for restaurant people, by restaurant people, offering a holistic solution for streamlining operations. The software automates invoice processing, bill payments, cost management, inventory and ordering, recipes and menu analysis, and AP automation. It integrates with POS and accounting systems, providing real-time insights into food costs, usage, and menu profitability. The platform empowers restaurants to simplify their business, control complexity, and make informed decisions. It offers features like daily P&Ls, price change tracking, and theoretical cost analysis. It helps restaurants manage product costs from procurement to service, improving back-office efficiencies and overall financial performance. The platform supports multi-unit groups and offers resources like a blog, podcast, case studies, and a resource library.
Key facts about MarginEdge
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Arlington (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $184M
- Employee Count: 1,101 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Alliance Bank, Ten Coves Capital and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Avive
Developer of an automated external defibrillator. The company offers next-generation automated external defibrillators and software solutions to increase survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest.
Key facts about Avive
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Brisbane (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Apr 30, 2023
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $111M
- Employee Count: 153 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Questa Capital, RC Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Gatsby
Gatsby provides app-based stock and options trading platform for investors. It enables users to make a trade for or against companies and ETFs. Features social trading, news and corporate reports etc. The app is available for iOS and Android platform.
Key facts about Gatsby
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12.2M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: SWS Venture Capital, Rosecliff Ventures and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
IrishAngels' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
IrishAngels has invested in 54 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Bevz and most recent follow-on round was in Genomenon.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
IrishAngels' Investments by Stage
IrishAngels has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.64M, 13 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.98M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $11.7M, 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $1.9M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 18 |
Series A | 13 |
Series B | 2 |
Series D | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IrishAngels' Investments by Sector
IrishAngels has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Vertical SaaS, Retail and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 45 Tech companies, 37 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 30 Software companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 18 |
Consumer | 10 |
Vertical SaaS | 8 |
Retail | 7 |
High Tech | 6 |
Others | 34 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IrishAngels' Investments by Geography
IrishAngels has made most investments in United States (35).IrishAngels' recent investments
IrishAngels has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by IrishAngels:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 18, 2023 | United States | Series A | 5388 | [+8] | |
Dec 22, 2022 | United States | Seed | 1249 | [+7] | |
Nov 03, 2022 | United States | Unattributed | 2622 | [+5] | |
Mar 10, 2022 | United States | Series B | 3919 | [+10] | |
Aug 27, 2021 | United States | Seed | 7942 | - |
Unicorns in IrishAngels' Portfolio
IrishAngels has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - TradingView. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is TradingView which became a unicorn in 2021, 7 years after IrishAngels first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in IrishAngels' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | Financial platform for charting markets, analyzing assets, and sharing trading ideas | 2011 | New York City | Series C | nlisdym |
Acquired companies in IrishAngels' Portfolio
9 companies from IrishAngels' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Revive in Dec 2023 by BPD Advertising for $*****.Here are IrishAngels' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 04, 2023 | - | - | 6389 | |
Mar 02, 2023 | Feb 18, 2015 | Seed | 5073 | |
Aug 17, 2022 | Aug 01, 2019 | Seed | 2713 | |
Jun 24, 2022 | Jun 03, 2015 | Series D | 7410 | |
Jul 27, 2021 | Oct 23, 2018 | Series A | 4068 |
Co-investors of IrishAngels
Over the past 13 years, 277 investors have co-invested in IrishAngels's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before IrishAngels: Techstars, Center for Innovative Technology and 50 others have invested in rounds before IrishAngels. There are 4 companies where Techstars has invested before IrishAngels and 2 companies where Center for Innovative Technology has invested before IrishAngels.
- Top Co-investors of IrishAngels: 111 investors entered a company along with IrishAngels. These include investors like Elevate Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after IrishAngels: A total of 114 investors have invested in IrishAngels's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Northmill (1 company) and Singapore Economic Development Board (1 company).
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