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Baseline raises fund to back early-stage Irish founders — and keep them in Ireland

Baseline Ventures hopes to help the best Irish entrepreneurs build great AI-native companies on home turf

Amy Lewin

2 min read

Dublin-based community and workspace Baseline has raised its first VC fund to back Irish pre-seed startups. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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