Start-Up Relief for Entrepreneurs (SURE)
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Refund of PAYE income tax paid over the previous six years, invested into your own new company. Refund can be up to around EUR 140,000 depending on prior tax paid (up to EUR 100,000 per year invested).
Revenue Commissioners
public · national
Deadline: rolling
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Under 2 years old
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- Locally registered entity required
You must have been mainly in PAYE employment, take up full-time employment in the new company as a director, and hold at least 15% of the shares. Powerful for a first-time founder leaving a salaried job.
Source. https://www.revenue.ie/en/starting-a-business/initiatives-for-startup-businesses-and-smes/start-up-relief-for-entrepreneurs-sure.aspx — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked