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Enterprise Ireland Innovative High Potential Start-Up Fund

Innovative HPSU Fund (iHPSU)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
€1,200,000

The iHPSU page states 'Up to €1.2 million' in its at-a-glance panel, while Enterprise Ireland's startup landing page describes 'co-funded equity investment of up to €800,000'. Both figures appear on Enterprise Ireland's own site; treat €800,000 as the commonly quoted headline and €1.2m as the stated upper bound, and confirm with EI before relying on either. Co-funding model: Enterprise Ireland does not lead investment rounds and requires external investment to be raised first.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Enterprise Ireland

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — No published deadline; engagement is via Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start-Up Unit and is tied to the company's private investment round.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

A High Potential Start-Up is defined as introducing a new product or service to international markets that is truly innovative and disruptive with some form of protectable IP; involved in manufacturing or internationally traded services; capable of creating 10 jobs in Ireland and €1 million in annual sales within three years of starting; led by an experienced management team residing in Ireland; headquartered and controlled in Ireland; and less than five years old from the date of company registration. Must have an MVP and some commercial traction.

How to apply

  1. Confirm you meet the HPSU definition and engage with Enterprise Ireland's HPSU Unit. — link
  2. Raise external private investment — Enterprise Ireland co-invests and does not lead rounds.
  3. Submit a business plan and financial projections for appraisal.
  4. If approved, Enterprise Ireland takes an equity stake alongside the private investors.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/innovative-hpsu-fund

"Capable of creating 10 jobs in Ireland and realising €1 million in annual sales within three years of starting ... Less than five years old from the date of your company's registration ... Enterprise Ireland's iHPSU fund operates on a co-funding model. We do not lead on investment rounds"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.enterprise-ireland.com

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