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Venture Capital & Venture Debt

William Fry acts for a number of venture funds, both Irish and international.

We acted on 50% of all reported Venture Capital deals in Ireland where the identities of advisors were disclosed (IVCA ‘VenturePulse’ survey 2020), more than any other Irish law firm.

We have advised on the structuring of new funds and fundraisings as well as on venture capital investments across all sectors, and on exits. We also advise companies raising venture capital and/or venture debt on the fundraising process and transaction documents.

We also act for a number of high-profile venture debt providers who provide innovative financing solutions to emerging and scaling businesses.

Experience

Recent Company-side work includes advising:

Software platform Flipdish on its €40m fundraising from Tiger Global
Irish cybersecurity start-up Tines on its $26m Series B fundraising lead by Addition Capital with Accel and Blossom Capital participating (and previously on Tines’ Series A and A1 round)
Customer care platform for connected devices Sweepr on its $9m Series A Fundraising by Draper, Frontline and the Alexa Venture Fund
Technology developer for manufacturing MicroLED X Display Company on its Series A Fundraising
Supply Finance on several funding rounds and acquisition transaction including the Danish Omniveta Group

Recent Investor-side work includes advising:

Atlantic Bridge on the establishment of its venture capital funds and on its venture investments in WellAir, Navitas, HiLight Semiconductor, Fieldaware, Swrve and other portfolio companies.
University Bridge Fund on its venture investments including Apisprotect, Plasmabound, Output Sports, Proverum and Siren.
ACT Venture Capital on the establishment of and investment by a significant number of its funds as well as on several exits.
Vivo Capital on its investment in ALX Oncology.
Middlegame Investments on its investment in Fintech Payslip.