Éire Ventures

🪙 Quick Facts

• Type: Non-dilutive $500 grant, with optional $10k investment consideration
• Eligibility: Anyone, anywhere, any age
• Process: Rolling applications, brief interview, milestone-based payment
• Contact: Éire Ventures Contact Page

👀 Mission

Éire Ventures aims to support ambitious individuals and entrepreneurs at the earliest stages, providing fast, flexible micro-grants to catalyze new projects. The program is especially interested in applicants aligned with Éire Ventures' mission of empowering builders and early-stage founders.

💰 What Éire Ventures Funds

• $500 micro-grants for individuals and entrepreneurs to kickstart projects or experiments
• Optional $10,000 investment (SAFE, no valuation cap, MFN) for select grantees who opt in and form a corporate entity
• No claim on IP or rights in the work produced

📝 Application Process

Key Application Steps

1. Online Application Form

   • Brief project and personal details
   • Option to opt-in for $10k investment consideration

2. Interview

   • 15-minute interview for selected applicants (rolling basis)
   • Notification within 1 hour post-interview

3. Decision & Payment

   • Payment initiated by end of the month in which the milestone is completed
   • Requires invoice (paid via bank transfer, PayPal, or Stripe)

Deliverables

• Post-grant: Grantees must submit:
  • Title/headline of accomplishment
  • 280-character tweet-style summary
  • 500-word summary
• With permission, Éire Ventures will publicly announce the recipient and project

Investment Option

• $10,000 investment (SAFE, no valuation cap, MFN) available to grantees who opt in and have a corporate entity (Delaware C Corp or Irish Limited preferred)
• Cannot apply directly for investment without first completing a micro-grant

🏆 Recent Recipients

4Q2024

• Ayana Farooq: ConstructCrew – App matching temporary trades workers with open shifts (LinkedIn)
• Bavukile (Bavu) Vilane: Whatsnxt – App for discovering events (Whatsnxt App, LinkedIn)
• Saanika Kulkarni: Aesthatech – Platform for beauty professionals (LinkedIn)

3Q2024

• Josh Ajayi: PayDai – Financial hub for remote sales teams (LinkedIn)

🔗 Program Benefits

• No strings attached: No equity, no IP claims, only brief reporting required
• Fast turnaround: Interviewees notified within 1 hour, payment by month-end
• Global eligibility: Open to all ages and locations
• Milestone-based payment: Funds released upon completion and submission of deliverables

📧 Contact Information

• Website: Éire Ventures Micro-Grants
• Contact: Éire Ventures Contact Page

🚀 Program Structure

• Funding: $500 micro-grants (with optional $10k investment)
• Type: Non-dilutive grants
• Timeline: Rolling basis with monthly notifications
• Focus: Early-stage builders and entrepreneurs worldwide