Threats to Ireland’s FDI model emphasise need to back SMEs as never before – IVCA annual dinner

The Invest Europe ESG Reporting Template is a voluntary tool provides a unified set of ESG reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) applicable to the portfolio companies of venture capital and private equity companies.
The template adopts a proportional approach, gradually increasing reporting expectations across three stages, and includes a component tailored for seed and early-stage venture capital fund managers and their portfolio companies.
To assist early stage companies in meeting these reporting obligation, the IVCA with the support of some of their associate members have produced 9 standard templates for use by early stage portfolio companies. Adopting these policies will ensure that most early stage SME’s will be equipped to adhere to the requirements outlined in the reporting template.
These policies are hosted on the IVCA website, along with short webinar explainers on each policy and how to customise it for your company.

We had the pleasure of bringing together another group of inspiring female funders and female founders.
Part of our wider ‘Road to VC Investment’ programme in partnership with Enterprise Ireland, the collaboration delivers mentorship, strategic workshops, masterclasses, webinars, and provides female-founders with access to leading VC/PE in the Irish ecosystem through the year.
Ultimately our collective goal is to smooth the path to investment by supporting, encouraging and connecting innovative female-led companies with high growth potential to VC and PE contacts, connections and opportunities.
Thank you to all the female funders and female founders who attended and thank you to our panel on the day including Elle Sander, CEO & Founder Lifelet Medical, Allison Liddy, CEO & Founder Relevium Medical, Denise Sidhu, Partner and Director Kernel Capital, and Michael O’Dea, Senior Development Advisor, Enterprise Ireland

The IVCA is delighted to extend our partnership with Enterprise Ireland on the Road to VC Investment Programme helping female founders prepare in their road to securing funding. This programme is aimed at demystifying and smoothing the path to investment for female founded companies, and a variety of resources including webinars, mentoring, masterclasses and in person networking is available to companies undertaking the programme.

The IVCA is delighted to extend our partnership with Enterprise Ireland on the Road to VC Investment Programme helping female founders prepare in their road to securing funding. This programme is aimed at demystifying and smoothing the path to investment for female founded companies, and a variety of resources including webinars, mentoring, masterclasses and in person networking is available to companies undertaking the programme.

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Thank you to all our members, associates and guests who joined us for our Annual Members Dinner on Thursday 23^rd March 2023 in Dublin. It was fantastic to see so many in person again and celebrate a busy, successful, challenging year for venture capital and private equity in Ireland.