From Left: Melissa Feddis, Enterprise Ireland; Kevin Burke, Enterprise Ireland; Frank Smyth, Pilot Photonics; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke; William Opperman, Pilot Photonics. 28 July 2026 Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund portfolio Company Pilot Photonics has been selected to receive up to €10.4m in blended funding from the […]
12 June 2026 Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund portfolio Company Pilot Photonics has been awarded a €1M contract by the European Space Agency to space-proof the company’s Optical Frequency Generator Unit (OFGU) for deployment within next-generation satellite constellations. This initiative aims to meet the demands of new satellite constellations, providing higher frequency bands, […]
Denise Sidhu, Partner & Director, Kernel Capital. Kernel Capital is pleased to advise the appointment of our colleague Denise Sidhu to the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council by Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke. Over the next 3 years, Denise’s focus will be to collaborate with fellow council members to enhance productivity, strengthen […]
From Left: Niall Devlin, Head of Business Banking, Bank of Ireland UK; Denise Sidhu, Partner, Kernel Capital & Stephen Dunniece, Director, Cirdan. 12 October 2023 The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Fund supports Cirdan Imaging Ltd.’s Global Expansion Lisburn based Cirdan, is a global leader in digital pathology with clients in over 150 laboratories and hospitals across 20 countries […]
Kernel Capital through The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Funds (NI) has led an £1.5m investment in Queens University Belfast (QUB) campus company, Causeway Sensors. The investment comprised of £1.3M from the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund NI and £250k from existing investor QUBIS. To make a new biological drug, pharmaceutical companies […]
Kernel Capital are pleased to confirm that Altratech Ltd has completed a €5M investment round led by The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund and Infinity Capital each investing €1.5M, Enterprise Ireland invested €500k and Claret Capital are providing €1.5M venture debt facility. “We are delighted to see the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital […]
Kernel Capital confirms, that through The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund II it has completed a further significant investment in Dundalk-based Nova Leah. This investment is part of a substantial round that includes new investor Northwell Ventures, the investment arm of Northwell Health, New York State’s largest healthcare provider. Additional funding has also […]
Kernel Capital confirm that Dedalus Group, a leading international healthcare software solutions provider, has acquired Kildare-based Swiftqueue Technologies Limited, a Kernel Capital portfolio company which specialises in hospital appointment and queue management. In addition Kernel Capital confirm that in recent weeks its portfolio company Oncomark, which is developing a prognostic test for breast cancer, has […]
Kernel Capital are pleased to confirm that portfolio company B-Secur Ltd, a Belfast-based health tech company, has completed a total raise of £8.8 million (USD $12 million) of investment in 2021, with the latest round led by US-based First Capital Ventures and The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund NI increasing its investment level […]
The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Funds Lead €1.5M Investment in Kianda Technolgies Kernel Capital through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund, supported by Enterprise Ireland has led a €1.5M investment in Kianda Technologies. Co-founded in 2016 by Osvaldo and Derya Sousa Dublin-based Kianda has created a cloud-based automation platform that allows users, […]
