€irePreneur: Funding in Irish companies falls sharply

€irePreneur: Funding in Irish companies falls sharply Is this due to 1. no investment opportunities 2. investment opportunities which are "too startup" More and more i see entrepreneurs avoiding the VC's, due to 1. lack of interest from VCs in startups and 2. the time it takes to raise cash (and the confidence bashing that goes with it :-) )