Invest Northern Ireland

Invest Northern Ireland is the economic development agency for Northern Ireland, based in Belfast and established in 2002. Its primary objective is to enhance the local economy by supporting both new and existing businesses in competing on an international level, as well as attracting new investments to the region. The agency serves as a central resource for the business community, offering a range of services, programs, and expert advice tailored to promote economic growth. As a part of the Department for the Economy, it operates under strong government backing to implement effective economic development strategies. The agency’s activities are overseen by a board of directors, ensuring that its efforts align with the broader goals of wealth creation and community benefit.

Mel Chittock

Interim CEO

Kieran Donoghue

CEO

Steve Harper

Executive Director of International Business and Skills

Vicky Kell

Director, Innovation, Research and Development

Past deals in Ireland

Neurovalens

Funding Round in 2024
Neurovalens is a UK-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in developing medical devices grounded in neuroscience, bioscience, and neurophysiology. The company's portfolio includes Stimu Slim and Modius, electronic headsets designed to address obesity through non-invasive neurostimulation. Neurovalens' technology focuses on transdermal activation of key brain regions to modulate autonomic function, circadian rhythms, and metabolic processes, offering healthcare providers drug-free treatment options for various health conditions. The company has received support from Invest NI under the European Union’s Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme to enhance its research and development activities.

Signum Surgical

Venture Round in 2022
Signum Surgical is a medtech company developing bio-absorbable implant devices to treat colorectal diseases, with a focus on perianal fistulas. Founded in 2014 by Eoin Bambury and Moshe Zilversmit and based in Galway, Ireland, the company aims to prevent reinfection and accelerate healing after fistula surgery. Its devices securely close the fistula tract and dissolve within the body after treatment, enabling long-lasting healing.

Neurovalens

Grant in 2021
Neurovalens is a UK-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in developing medical devices grounded in neuroscience, bioscience, and neurophysiology. The company's portfolio includes Stimu Slim and Modius, electronic headsets designed to address obesity through non-invasive neurostimulation. Neurovalens' technology focuses on transdermal activation of key brain regions to modulate autonomic function, circadian rhythms, and metabolic processes, offering healthcare providers drug-free treatment options for various health conditions. The company has received support from Invest NI under the European Union’s Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme to enhance its research and development activities.

Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy

Venture Round in 2020
The Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE) is an industry-led sustainable energy research centre. Through the Invest Northern Ireland Competence Centre programme they fund collaborative Research & Development (R&D) in sustainable energy. They bridge the gap between industry research needs and academic research offerings.

BrainWaveBank

Grant in 2018
BrainWaveBank, established in 2015, is a UK-based brain health research company. It specializes in developing data-centric solutions to track and understand cognitive health. The company's flagship product, also named BrainWaveBank, is a wearable EEG headset that measures brain activity while users engage in mobile games, enabling daily tracking of cognitive health at home. This data is securely stored and analyzed, creating neurocognitive profiles for individuals and populations, and aiding clinical professionals in advancing brain health research and treatments. The company has offices in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Dublin, Ireland.

Aepona

Series B in 2005
Aepona Limited is a technology company headquartered in Belfast, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing a platform for business transformation tailored for telecommunications operators and enterprises. Founded in 1995, Aepona enables organizations to leverage their data, connected devices, and infrastructure by creating and monetizing services through managed APIs. Its offerings include an API monetization platform designed for communications service providers, a service creation and orchestration solution that incorporates API management, and a payments and settlement engine that facilitates the implementation of diverse business models. Aepona serves a global customer base across Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia, with additional locations in Bristol, United Kingdom; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Leixlip, Ireland. The company operates as a subsidiary of Persistent Systems, Inc. as of October 2015.

Aepona

Venture Round in 2003
Aepona Limited is a technology company headquartered in Belfast, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing a platform for business transformation tailored for telecommunications operators and enterprises. Founded in 1995, Aepona enables organizations to leverage their data, connected devices, and infrastructure by creating and monetizing services through managed APIs. Its offerings include an API monetization platform designed for communications service providers, a service creation and orchestration solution that incorporates API management, and a payments and settlement engine that facilitates the implementation of diverse business models. Aepona serves a global customer base across Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia, with additional locations in Bristol, United Kingdom; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Leixlip, Ireland. The company operates as a subsidiary of Persistent Systems, Inc. as of October 2015.
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