Irish Strategic Investment Fund

The Irish Strategic Investment Fund, known as ISIF, is a sovereign development fund for Ireland. It is managed and controlled by the National Treasury Management Agency. Its mandate is to invest on a commercial basis in ways that support economic activity and employment in the country.

What the Irish Strategic Investment Fund offers

• Housing investment: backs projects that add new homes, including a joint venture on housing.
• Climate action: commits to climate funds and to schemes supporting the energy grid.
• Growth capital for companies: co-invests in businesses, for example the vehicle-technology firm CameraMatics.
• Support for diverse fund managers: an initiative to promote female-led investment firms.
• Infrastructure and property: projects such as Port of Cork and a hotel investment fund.

Who it works with

The fund invites investment proposals from businesses and fund managers. It also publishes newsletters, reports, voting disclosures and podcast episodes on its work.

Key facts

• Based in: Ireland
• Managed by: National Treasury Management Agency
• Type: sovereign development fund