Top 10 Healthtech Startups in Ireland (2026)

Ireland stands out in health technology. The country has over 700 life sciences and health technology firms, and 2025 saw a record €491 million in health-tech venture investment. One industry database now lists 752 Irish healthtech companies, with about 152 funded and one reaching unicorn status.

​This guide highlights ten of the most notable software- and app-driven healthtech startups in Ireland in 2026, explaining what they do and how they're funded. We also tackle a key challenge for health founders: now that building an MVP is faster and cheaper, what does it really take to create a health product that is compliant, clinical-grade, and ready for the next funding round? Wolfpack Digital focuses on this area, so we'll share our experience building health products in Ireland and across Europe.

How we picked this list

We chose software- or app-driven companies founded or based in Ireland that are active in 2026, ranking them by funding, traction, and recent momentum. We left out pure pharma, biotech, and hardware-only medical devices to focus on digital health. Some entries are now scale-ups, not early-stage startups, and we've noted this where relevant.

The 10 healthtech startups in Ireland to know in 2026

1. LetsGetChecked

LetsGetChecked offers at-home health-testing kits, telehealth consultations, and prescription fulfillment, co-headquartered in Dublin and New York, and founded in 2013 by Peter Foley. It has raised roughly $285m and reached a $1bn valuation after a $150m Series D led by Casdin Capital in 2021, making it Ireland's standout digital-health success (Silicon Republic, RTÉ). It's a scale-up rather than an early-stage startup, but no list of Irish healthtech would be complete without it.

2. Oneview Healthcare

Oneview Healthcare, founded in Dublin in 2008 by Mark McCloskey, operates a "connected care" platform that integrates patient engagement, clinical processes, and hospital operations. The company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2016 and has raised approximately $88m over its lifetime (Crunchbase). In 2025, it introduced a generative AI assistant for patient support, a sign of how established players are layering AI onto existing platforms (Oneview Healthcare).

3. Qualio

Qualio builds cloud quality management software (QMS) that helps life sciences companies stay compliant and audit-ready. It was founded in Dublin in 2012 by Robert Fenton and has since moved its headquarters to San Francisco while keeping an Irish base (Irish Times). Qualio has raised more than $63m, including a $50m Series B led by Tiger Global (Silicon Republic). It's a strong example of regulated-industry SaaS born in Ireland.

4. Deciphex

Deciphex develops digital pathology software with integrated AI, spanning a research platform (Patholytix) and a remote expert pathology service (Diagnexia). Founded in Dublin in 2017 by Donal O'Shea and Mark Gregson, it was named Medtech Company of the Year in 2023 (Silicon Republic). The company has raised around $56m in total, including a €31m Series C led by Molten Ventures in early 2025 (Tracxn).

5. T-Pro

T-Pro adds voice capabilities to clinical documentation, using AI speech-to-text to turn clinicians' dictation into structured notes in electronic patient records. Founded in Dublin in 2012 by Jonathan Larbey and Mark Gilmartin, it operates in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand (ThinkBusiness). The company received a minority investment from Livingbridge to support growth and acquisitions (Livingbridge). T-Pro is part of the fast-growing ambient clinical documentation space.

6. patientMpower

patientMpower builds remote-monitoring apps for patients with respiratory and other chronic conditions, and is developing an AI tool to predict lung-disease deterioration. Founded in Dublin in 2015 by Eamonn Costello, Kerill Thornhill, and Colin Edwards, it has raised more than €5m from investors and grant programs (Enterprise Ireland). Its technology has supported the care of nearly 20,000 patients and enabled 1.7 million home respiratory tests across seven countries, including the NHS (Crunchbase).

7. Wellola

Wellola, founded in Dublin in 2016 by Sonia Neary, offers a patient communication and telehealth platform (Portasana®) that covers secure messaging, scheduling, and video consultations (Silicon Republic). The company has raised roughly €4m, including a €2.2m round in 2024 led by Elkstone with Enterprise Ireland, and counts NHS trusts among its customers (Tech.eu). It's one of Ireland's strongest female-founded health companies.

8. MediHive

MediHive is a Dublin-based digital health company that offers telehealth and patient management tools for healthcare providers (ThinkBusiness). It is a promising name in Ireland's telehealth sector.

9. xWave Technologies

xWave Technologies, led by CEO Mitchell O'Gorman, develops AI for medical imaging aimed at earlier and more accurate disease detection (ThinkBusiness). It represents a growing cluster of Irish diagnostic-AI companies.

10. Salaso / Zendra Health

Salaso (Zendra Health) builds digital tools for musculoskeletal care and remote rehabilitation, delivering personalized exercise programs and remote monitoring for physiotherapy (ThinkBusiness). It's a notable name in Ireland's digital-therapeutics scene.

Ones to watch: Fire1 (heart-failure remote monitoring, which raised $120m in 2025), Cirdan (digital pathology, based in Northern Ireland), Akara Robotics (disinfection robotics), Bluedrop Medical (diabetic-foot monitoring), and Kids Speech Labs (speech-development software) (ThinkBusiness).

What it takes to build a fundable health product in Ireland

Every health founder is noticing a shift. AI and no-code tools have made it easier and cheaper to build a first version, so the main question is no longer "can I build it?" but "what should I build, and will it pass clinical review and secure the next round of funding?" A demo that looks impressive on stage can still deal with challenges when it encounters real patient data, hospital procurement, or a Series A review.

Three things separate a fundable Irish health product from a prototype:

1. Compliance is designed in from day one. Health products handle special-category data under GDPR, and anything touching clinical care needs the right security and governance foundations. Wolfpack Digital is an ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 certified company, and we build EU-based, GDPR-aligned products from the first line of code rather than retrofitting compliance later.
2. Clinical-grade quality, not just a working app. Health software has to be accurate, auditable, and safe. Two of our own builds sit here. fyl is a mobile app that records a doctor's visit and produces a transcription, a medical-grade summary, and a plain-language summary for the patient, helping people keep better track of their own medical records. ReActive is a prescription digital therapeutic for Overactive Bladder that delivers cognitive behavioural therapy through gamified modules, stores patient data in a HIPAA-compliant way, and gives clinicians a dashboard to track progress. Both show why clinical accuracy, security, and patient usability have to be designed together.
3. Responsible AI you can stand over. AI is now central to health products, but bias and explainability matter when decisions affect patients. Wolfpack Digital's work on Equality AI, a fairness framework for healthcare machine learning, won the 2024 Webby Award in the Responsible AI category (Webby Awards).

We also work directly inside the Irish health system. Wolfpack Digital delivered a design engagement for the HSE National Social Inclusion Office, creating diagrams used across Dublin-region hospitals that show staff how to identify patients experiencing homelessness, who to report to, and how to act. What sets us apart is our local expertise and regulatory experience—our team combines deep understanding of Ireland's healthcare landscape with proven success navigating GDPR, ISO standards, and clinical requirements. We believe that building for Irish healthcare means understanding how care is actually delivered on the ground, not just shipping software.

Frequently asked questions

What are the leading healthtech startups in Ireland in 2026?

Leading Irish healthtech companies in 2026 include LetsGetChecked, Oneview Healthcare, Qualio, Deciphex, T-Pro, patientMpower, and Wellola, spanning at-home testing, patient engagement, life-sciences QMS, digital pathology, clinical documentation, remote monitoring, and telemedicine.

How much investment is going into Irish healthtech?

Ireland recorded a record €491m of health-tech venture investment in 2025, and tracks more than 750 healthtech companies, around 152 of them funded (Digital Health, Tracxn).

What does it take to build a compliant health app in Ireland?

A compliant Irish health app needs GDPR-aligned handling of special-category data, security foundations such as ISO 27001, clinical-grade accuracy and auditability, and Responsible-AI practices where machine learning is involved. Building these in from the start is far cheaper than retrofitting them before a funding round or hospital procurement.

Does Wolfpack Digital work in Irish healthtech?

Yes. Wolfpack Digital builds healthtech products for Irish health companies across a broad health portfolio; examples include fyl (a medical-record app that records, transcribes and summarises doctor visits) and ReActive (a HIPAA-compliant prescription digital therapeutic for Overactive Bladder). It also works with Ireland's health service directly through a design engagement for the HSE National Social Inclusion Office, producing staff diagrams for Dublin-region hospitals (a design project, not a software build). Its wider Responsible-AI work includes the US-based, Webby-winning Equality AI platform. Wolfpack has a Dublin office alongside its Cluj-Napoca HQ and is ISO 27001, 9001, and 14001 certified.

Is it cheaper to build a health MVP now with AI?

Yes. AI-native development makes a first version faster and cheaper to build, but the value has shifted to building the right product: one that's compliant, clinical-grade, and scalable enough to survive a seed or Series A round.

The takeaway

Ireland's healthtech sector is strong and well-funded, with unicorns like LetsGetChecked and fast-growing companies like Deciphex and Wellola. For founders, the opportunity is more accessible than at any time, but the standards for a fundable, compliant, clinical-grade product are higher than what a quick AI prototype can achieve. If you are building a health product in Ireland and want a partner who gets it right from the start, Wolfpack is ready to work with you. Get in touch!