Unicorn startups in Ireland (Aug, 2026)

Developer of software for automating workflows and orchestrating technical tasks. This platform enables the creation of automated processes to connect various digital tools and systems. It provides capabilities for managing security incidents, handling information technology operations, and integrating disparate software applications through application programming interfaces. The system supports the design of logical sequences to execute repetitive actions, manage data, and facilitate communication between different technical environments. Users build and maintain these automated sequences to streamline operational procedures across their infrastructure.

Private company specializing in the production, processing, and recycling of critical minerals. It invests in and manages a portfolio of technology metal assets across multiple jurisdictions aligned with the US and its allies. It backs world-class teams to expand production, processing, and recycling of essential minerals that power modern technologies, while maintaining principled investment standards and sustainability commitments. It focuses on securing reliable, responsible supply chains for the minerals critical to the global technology economy.

International B2B payments and receivables transactions. It offers global payment APIs that can integrate with third parties globally. It enables banks, financial institutions, and businesses to send and receive money globally, automate the cross-border payment solution for the end customers, and more.

Revenue-based financing platform that provides fast, flexible growth capital to e-commerce and consumer businesses. It connects to business tools such as e-commerce stores, ad platforms, and payment systems to evaluate growth potential and generate tailored funding offers within hours. Businesses can receive capital without giving up equity, personal guarantees, or restrictive usage conditions, and repayment terms are aligned with revenue cycles. The platform is designed for direct-to-consumer, Amazon, wholesale, and other online businesses seeking flexible funding to scale operations, manage inventory, and expand marketing efforts. By leveraging data-driven underwriting and fast deployment, it enables companies to unlock growth opportunities with speed and transparency.

All-in-one restaurant platform empowering restaurants with online ordering and management tools. This platform provides restaurants and takeaways with a suite of powerful tech solutions, including AI Phone Agent, online ordering, websites, mobile apps, POS, handheld POS, self-service kiosks, restaurant marketing, delivery integrations, and marketplace management. It simplifies operations with an all-in-one POS system, marketplace management, kitchen display system, real-time reporting, and AI efficiency tools. The platform turns insights into profits with AI-powered analytics, smart menu optimization, and predictive sales forecasting. It offers dedicated onboarding and ongoing customer success support. The platform helps restaurants grow their orders with branded websites and apps, loyalty and retention programs, automated upsell, delivery network, and marketing tools. It is a SaaS, software solution for the food industry.

Online platform to order at-home diagnostic tests for all health conditions. Its flagship Simple range is an app to order test kits and store health and lab test results. The user can order the tests online, send a cheek swab, and then view results online through a user portal. If the presence of a disease is detected, a nurse practitioner contacts the customer and sets up an appointment with a private clinic for further discussion. The test kits offered are for detecting HPV, prostate cancer, bowel cancer, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, Gardnerella, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, herpes simplex, syphilis, and hepatitis B & C.

Provider of a platform for employee recognition and performance management. The platform uses data to provide insights into employee performance and impact. It facilitates recognition, rewards, and feedback, aiming to improve employee engagement and retention. The platform offers tools for identifying skills, building teams, and informing leadership decisions.

Afiniti offers an AI-based customer interaction analytics solution for businesses. This solution analyzes customer interactions and on the basis of their behavioral traits, it pairs customers and support agents. Whenever a customer reaches out to a customer support team through chat, email, or other media, it provides a unique customer identification number and starts the data chaining process which can be used to assign appropriate support agents to the customer. This process reduces customer turn around time and improves the efficiency of their works. Clients include Sky, Virgin Media, Casers, and AXA Direct.

Playrix is a video game developer specializing in casual games such as arcade, puzzle, action, etc. for mobile & pc gaming platform. Some of the games developed by the company include Township, Fishdom, Home Scapes, Garden Scapes, etc. These games are available on Android, iOS & Amazon Play Store.

Online marketplace offering multi-category products from independent designers. Its product catalog includes home improvement products, fashion, beauty, electronics, stationery, arts, books, groceries, smoking products, pet supplies, and more.