About IrishAngels Ventures
IrishAngels Ventures is a venture capital firm located in Chicago, United States. As of Oct 2018, IrishAngels Ventures has invested in 5 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and EdTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Placer Overall, IrishAngels Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 2 acquisitions, namely Placer, Elevate K-12 and Vagabond. A lot of funds co-invest with IrishAngels Ventures, with names like Array Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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IrishAngels Ventures' List of All Investments
IrishAngels Ventures has a portfolio of 5 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Vagabond and Placer.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, EdTech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of all investments by IrishAngels Ventures:1. Placer
Provider of location intelligence and foot traffic data software platform. The platform offers analytics for strategic decisions, along with an enrichment API to pair data with applications and custom reports. A data marketplace is available to enhance insights with datasets. The company provides tools to analyze chain performance, industry trends, and points of interest. Embeddable widgets enhance analytics tools with exported data.
Key facts about Placer
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Los Altos (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $268M
- Employee Count: 648 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: HT Ventures, Akkadian Ventures and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Elevate K-12
Online platform providing virtual teaching solutions for schools. The platform offers live teaching, live quizzes & polls, live labs, live audio, live video, and more. The platform offers learning solutions in math, science, computer science, and more.
Key facts about Elevate K-12
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $58.3M
- Employee Count: 62 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Arsenal Growth Equity, Slojo Investments and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. myCOI
myCOI provides software as a service based certificate of insurance (COI) management solutions in the United States. It handles the tasks of managing certificates of insurance and protecting the company against underinsured claims, costly litigation and failed audits. It's a cloud based solution.
Key facts about myCOI
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.27M
- Employee Count: 66 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: SaaS Capital, Sandalphon Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 08, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Vagabond
IoT-powered vending solutions for the food industry. It offers a mobile application that allows users to purchase products from vending machines. It provides vending machine operators with access to the vending management software to manage operations through their mobiles. Also, allows them to track sales and inventory in real-time. The mobile applications for consumers and vending machine operators are available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Vagabond
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $3M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Blu Venture Investors, Sorin Capital Funds and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 27, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Enklu
Developer of immersive augmented reality experiences and creation tools. It provides location-based entertainment venues featuring interactive, headset-based AR adventures. The company also offers a cloud-based platform enabling creators to design, customize, and publish their own AR content for various devices. This platform includes tools for scene layout, asset uploading, and real-time interaction tailoring. The focus is on creating shared digital universes and adapting experiences to physical spaces, fostering social interaction within the AR environment. The offered experiences range from action-packed games to educational and artistic explorations.
Key facts about Enklu
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $4.15M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: Artis Ventures, The 6ixth Event and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
IrishAngels Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
IrishAngels Ventures has invested in 5 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Placer.IrishAngels Ventures' Investments by Stage
IrishAngels Ventures has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.5M.IrishAngels Ventures' Investments by Sector
IrishAngels Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Tech companies, 4 Software companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IrishAngels Ventures' Investments by Geography
IrishAngels Ventures has made most investments in United States (2).IrishAngels Ventures' recent investments
IrishAngels Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by IrishAngels Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 24, 2018 | United States | Series A | 6115 | [+3] | |
Jun 27, 2016 | United States | Series A | 1643 |
Unicorns in IrishAngels Ventures' Portfolio
IrishAngels Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Placer. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Placer which became a unicorn in 2022, 3 years after IrishAngels Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in IrishAngels Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Provider of location intelligence and foot traffic data software platform | 2018 | Los Altos | Series D | omegxue |
Acquired companies in IrishAngels Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from IrishAngels Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Elevate K-12 in Mar 2026 by Fullmindlearning.Here are IrishAngels Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 13, 2026 | - | - | 7732 | |
May 08, 2023 | Jun 27, 2016 | Series A | 3097 |
Co-investors of IrishAngels Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 22 investors have co-invested in IrishAngels Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of IrishAngels Ventures: 6 investors entered a company along with IrishAngels Ventures. These include investors like Array Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after IrishAngels Ventures: A total of 16 investors have invested in IrishAngels Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Todd Goldberg (1 company), Rahul Vohra (1 company) and JBV Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to IrishAngels Ventures
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Placer.ai Raises $4M to Bring Unprecedented Visibility Into Consumer Behavior and Foot Traffic in the Physical WorldBusiness Wire•Oct 24, 2018•Placer, Array Ventures, IrishAngels Ventures, Stage Venture Partners and 3 others
