Organization · Grant Maker
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is a non-profit organization focused on supporting social entrepreneurs in Ireland. Established in 2004, it aims to develop innovative solutions to social challenges through various programs and funding.
Overview
What Social Entrepreneurs Ireland does
What Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is a non-profit organization focused on supporting social entrepreneurs in Ireland. Established in 2004, it aims to develop innovative solutions to social challenges through various programs and funding.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports grantor and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Grant Maker
- Founded
- Founded in 2004
- Approximate age
- About 22 years
- Structured capabilities
- Grantor · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 26, 2026
Official channels
Find Social Entrepreneurs Ireland elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland as a grantor
Grant thesis
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland supports social entrepreneurs in Ireland by providing funding, mentoring, and access to a supportive network to address social issues through innovative solutions.
Focus narrative
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland invests in social entrepreneurs across various sectors, including mental health, homelessness, the environment, education, and unemployment. They provide services such as funding, mentoring, and access to a supportive network, catering to different stages of social entrepreneurship from idea generation to scaling established initiatives.
Value and support
Beyond funding, SEI offers mentoring and access to a network of support, helping social entrepreneurs to develop and scale their initiatives effectively.
Grant economics
- Grant range
- $20,000
- Typical grant
- $20,000
- Grants per year
- 45
- Dilutive
- No
- Nonprofit only
- Yes
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
- Application cycle
- annual
Eligibility and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders
- Sectors
- HealthcareSocial Networks
- Regions
- Europe
Process and recipient context
Application process
To apply for programs, interested social entrepreneurs can visit the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland contact page for more information. SEI runs several programs, including the Ideas Academy for idea-stage entrepreneurs and the Impact Programme, which offers significant funding and mentoring.
Recipient context
Notable portfolio companies include ByoWave, which focuses on health and wellness solutions; Mother Tongues, promoting bilingualism; Mobility Mojo, improving accessibility for individuals with disabilities; Positive Carbon, offering food waste monitoring solutions; Shapes of Grief, providing resources on loss; and jumpAgrade, addressing educational inequality.
Capability profile
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland as a community
Community overview
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) is an organization that supports social entrepreneurs in Ireland. Founded in 2004, SEI is based in Dublin and focuses on identifying and supporting individuals who are addressing social issues through innovative solutions.
Community focus
SEI invests in social entrepreneurs across various sectors, including mental health, homelessness, the environment, education, and unemployment. They provide services such as funding, mentoring, and access to a supportive network. Their programs cater to different stages of social entrepreneurship, from idea generation to scaling established initiatives.
Member value
Members benefit from funding, mentoring, and access to a supportive network, enabling them to address social issues effectively.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Builders
- Benefits
- mentorship, grant-funding, and network-access
- Program types
- accelerator and community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- HealthcareSocial Networks
- Regions
- Europe · Ie
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
SEI hosts events such as 'Voices of Change', an annual event showcasing the work of social entrepreneurs and their impact.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies and initiatives include ByoWave, Mother Tongues, Mobility Mojo, Positive Carbon, Shapes of Grief, and jumpAgrade.
Common questions
What to know about Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
Upseed classifies Social Entrepreneurs Ireland under the Grant Maker organization type. Its current public profile includes grantor and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 26, 2026
Known limits
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