Through the Scaling Businesses impact theme, ISIF seeks to create a broad, dynamic and competitive range of funding options to support the growth plans of indigenous businesses.
ISIF seeks to achieve this in two primary ways:
- ISIF is an active investor in venture capital, growth equity, private equity and private credit funds that invest in businesses located in Ireland at various stages of their growth journey (from early-stage start-ups to more established SMEs to high-growth companies with the potential to become Irish companies of scale). This investment activity helps support a robust funding ecosystem that provides capital solutions to companies in all sectors, at all stages of the growth lifecycle and across the capital structure. When investing in funds, ISIF seeks to commit to fund managers (both Irish and international) that complement the funding landscape in Ireland and that have an investment focus aligned with ISIF’s objective of growing businesses located in Ireland.
- ISIF complements the funding options in the wider market by investing directly or co-investing in businesses where ISIF’s involvement can help unlock growth or economic impact opportunities that might not otherwise proceed. When investing directly, ISIF is always a minority shareholder and focuses on supporting growth opportunities, with a preference for primary capital. When investing directly in businesses, ISIF seeks to do so alongside other investors.
