VentureWave Capital is an actively managed venture private equity group that invests in and builds companies. The firm focuses on investments in companies that produce products and services with a positive social impact, addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals.

VentureWave Capital

VentureWave Capital invests in tech for good companies.

We work hard with talented entrepreneurs and teams to build long lasting value, while maximising the benefits of our investments for all stakeholders, in line with the principles of Impact Investing.

We seek to maximise financial potential by applying proven tools and methods to help great entrepreneurs to scale and grow their companies.

The companies in which we invest produce products and services which have a positive social impact, are in vital sectors and address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).

We invest primarily in people, because the best entrepreneurs gather great teams to make incredible things happen. Together.

Our investment strategy is anchored in the belief that enterprise and innovation, when directed properly, can create more equitable and sustainable societies.

We believe that Impact Investing is not a new way of doing business, but rather the right way to do business.

VentureWave Capital exists to help great entrepreneurs build great companies – combining talented teams with the tools and skills necessary to create real lasting value.

Former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Mary Robinson, has been presented with the inaugural Impact Ireland Award in recognition of her career-long contribution to global environmental sustainability. The Impact Ireland Award was presented by The Edge and Adam Clayton, members of the Global Advisory Council of Impact Ireland. 
 
“The presentation of this Award is the highpoint of the first in-person meeting of our Global Advisory Council with members of the Council present from Ireland, Britain, the United States and Asia. Our Impact Ireland fund invests in tech companies that advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. All of these businesses will be grown from Ireland. We are proud to salute Mary Robinson as an Irish woman who is a global champion of Sustainability," said Kieran McLoughlin, Managing Partner, VentureWave Capital which founded and manages the Impact Ireland fund. 
 
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Announcing the Public Launch of Venturebeam’s Proprietary ‘Venture Impact Score’

We at Venturewave Capital are thrilled to support the public launch of Venturebeam’s powerful, free tool – the ‘Venture Impact Score’. This innovative tool helps venture-backed companies determine and share their global impact.

The Venture Impact Score assists entrepreneurs and management teams in examining, assessing, and improving their impact aspirations, aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Developed using Venturebeam’s proprietary impact methodology, and refined with input from global impact leaders and VC’s including VentureWave Capital, this score evaluates a venture’s global impact on both people and the planet.

Learn more about Venturebeam’s ‘impact tree’ and the scoring process here: 

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At Venturewave Capital, we actively utilise the Venture Impact Score to assess all companies applying for equity funding through us and our global network of VCs and family offices. Now, through our portfolio company Venturebeam we are making this tool freely available to any venture company, regardless of their current fundraising status.

If you’re discussing your impact with investors, customers, or suppliers, or simply aiming to measure and enhance your impact over time, try out the Venture Impact Score and share your results with the broader community.


Let’s drive positive change globally with the Venture Impact Score. Check it out here: 

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Thanks to Charlie Taylor, Elaine Burke  and Business Post for compiling the Top 100 People in Irish Tech List. A great group of entrepreneurs, tech executives, advisors, mentors and investors including our own Chairman Alan Foy and special references to Kieran McLoughlin and Brian Martin

Last week we gathered our Global Advisory Council (GAC) in Dublin to network with our portfolio company CEOs, hear from public policy makers and learn about trends in impact investing.

At our event we honoured Senator George Mitchell with our Impact Award for his outstanding contribution to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. 

Leo Clancy Leo Varadkar Atsushi Taira  Kaidi Ruusalepp  Simon Coveney Katharina Kort James Ives James Brogan Muhammad Gawish Ryan Scott  Gareth Lambe Alan Foy Kieran McLoughlin Brian Martin

Congratulations to returning Wall Street 50 honoree Kieran McLoughlin.

Kieran is Managing Partner of VentureWave Capital which has established one of Ireland’s first Impact Investing funds. The firm aims to deliver a commercial return for its clients by scaling high-growth technology companies from Ireland that benefit society. VentureWave’s Global Advisory Council, chaired by former Taoiseach Enda Kenny, promotes the case for Ireland becoming a global center of Impact Investing. Investments are underway in several highly innovative Irish Technology for Good enterprises.

Previously, Kieran served as CEO of The Ireland Funds. During his ten years at the helm, $300 million was raised, which is half of the total amount The Funds raised since they were established in 1976. Annual grant-making increased by a factor of five, and the organization was awarded four stars (the highest level available) by Charity Navigator for its efficiency, transparency, and governance.

Kieran serves on the North American Advisory Board of the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Glucksman Ireland House, and the John and Pat Hume Foundation. He is Strategic Advisor to Endeavor Ireland.

A graduate of Trinity College, Kieran lives in Dublin with Sarah and their three children.

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Venturebeam Launch in Singapore

Venturebeam was launched at an exclusive gathering of the brightest minds in Impact Investing in Singapore today. 

We were delighted to welcome our Chairman Alan Foy, our Founder Kaidi Ruusalepp, and one of our key investors, Taizo Son of Mistletoe, Inc. and Softbank Ventures Asia.

Venturebeam is a new invite-only venture investing platform – A Private Global Network for Professional Capital Investing in Impact companies.

Venturebeam offers institutional investors global access to venture deals and secondaries, with a robust impact methodology and appraisal process.

Venturebeam is born from the strategic merger of Funderbeam’s technology and investment network with Vestiver, part of the VentureWave Capital family, creating a synergy that enhances our offering to the investment community.

Tailored for equity rounds of €5 million+, Venturebeam meticulously selects opportunities that promise not only substantial growth but also significant impact. 

Our commitment to these principles is underpinned by a proprietary impact scoring system, setting a new benchmark in the field and promoting a culture of collaborative innovation and thought leadership in impact investment.

Many thanks to our event speakers, Geoffrey Tan, Sui Ling Cheah, Michael Lints, Regula Schegg, Gary Ng, 吴岱妮 Wendy Wu, (Tebe) Tubagus Syailendra Wangsadisastra, Patrick Teyssonneyre

Thanks also to our team in Singapore Diana KAM, Jason Ow and Adi Saadon for a wonderful event!

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