Two very popular areas of investment in the city are startups and real estate. If you’re looking for investment opportunities in Dublin, this is probably the best place to start. If you’re still unsure if investing in Ireland is right for you, check out our informative facts and figures about investments in Dublin.
Dublin’s startups
Whatever your interests, budget and appetite for risk are, Dublin’s capital ecosystem has an investment opportunity to match what you’re looking for. The city’s startups cover a wide range of industries, but they all have one thing in common. They’re supported by a startup ecosystem, which encourages innovation, growth, research and investment.
Investors and startups alike can benefit from business-friendly tax incentives. Schemes like the Employment Investment Incentive provide tax relief to investors who provide equity-based finance to certain startups.
Here’s how you can find relevant investment opportunities among the hundreds of startups based in Dublin.
Network
Tech Ireland’s website is a good place to start your search. One of Dublin’s many startup hubs, Dogpatch Labs, also holds First Friday for Startups.
Contact Enterprise Ireland
No one knows Ireland’s emerging companies investment landscape better than Enterprise Ireland. This is the state’s economic development agency and it invests in promising businesses itself. In order to do this, it undertakes extensive technical, commercial, financial and market due-diligence.
Enterprise Ireland also makes this research available to potential investors and provides portfolios of screened investment opportunities in the technology and services sectors.
If you’re interested in meeting other investors for syndicated investment opportunities, Enterprise Ireland can also make that happen. It runs programmes that help investors connect with startups, including the High Potential Startup Showcase. It also partners with Venture Capital funds and Business Angel networks.
Try the Irish Investment Network
The Angel Investment Network specialises in connecting relevant startups with those looking for investment opportunities.
Its software uses a user-friendly interface and sifts through over 150,000 investment opportunities to find a selection of startups that match your needs.
Reach out to the National Digital Research Centre
The NRDC runs events, masterclasses, mentoring and accelerator programmes for some of Ireland’s most exciting digital startups. Each gives investors the opportunity to engage with them too.
Consider crowdfunding
If you want to start small, you can invest directly in early-stage startups through Irish crowdfunding platforms. Dublin based ones include: Spark Crowdfunding and Linked Finance.
Real estate investments
Strong economic factors and new, attractive opportunities presented by shifting market conditions are propelling the Irish real estate market forward into 2024.
Ireland’s population is rapidly increasing, driving residential demand in 2024. Along with this, a number of industries such as hotels, industrial and logistics, residential, and healthcare, continue to grow, creating supply shortages.
Traditional core sectors for real estate investment (offices, logistics and retail) are expected to experience continued interest in 2024.
According to CBRE, sustainability in building, digitalisation’s growing role in society, and the increasing ‘hotelification’ of certain real estate assets will be major themes that define strategies, offering fresh opportunities in current buildings, new projects, and expanding sectors.
