{"id":388031,"date":"2026-04-08T12:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/388031\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:09:10","slug":"irish-vertigo-treatment-start-up-enters-us-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/388031\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish vertigo treatment start-up enters US market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vertigenius, an Irish start-up company focussed on the treatment of vertigo, has announced the close of a \u20ac2.55m funding round to drive its growth in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The company has produced a wearable head sensor and software that allows therapists to prescribe and track exercises carried out by patients, monitor patient symptoms and gain insights into the effectiveness of treatments.<\/p>\n<p>The technology helps patients to carry out at-home rehabilitation exercises correctly.<\/p>\n<p>The investment being announced today, which follows a \u20ac2.1m fundraising round in 2024, was led by Atlantic Bridge and supported by Enterprise Ireland, MedTech Syndicate, IRRUS Investments, Xcendra Ventures, Ascentifi and others.<\/p>\n<p>With FDA registration complete, Vertigenius launched in the US market in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>20 clinics across 11 US states are now using the device and 3,000 patients have been treated.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next five years, Vertigenius said it is planning to expand further in Europe and enter other markets including Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it will use the new funding to grow its US commercial team.<\/p>\n<p>The investment will also fund hiring in clinical research, product R&amp;D, quality assurance and regulatory affairs, all of which will continue to be based in its Irish headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This investment marks an exciting new chapter for Vertigenius as we move into the world&#8217;s largest market for vestibular care,&#8221; said Mark Barry, CEO, Vertigenius.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The early traction we have seen in the US validates both the clinical value of our platform and the commercial opportunity,&#8221; Mr Barry said.<\/p>\n<p>Conor O\u2019Sullivan, Investment Director of Atlantic Bridge, said Vertigenius is addressing a significant gap in vestibular care in a multi-billion dollar market.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The team has built a unique platform that is significantly enhancing the delivery of vestibular care by supporting clinicians and patients between visits, and we are excited to back their US expansion,&#8221; Mr O&#8217;Sullivan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vertigenius, an Irish start-up company focussed on the treatment of vertigo, has announced the close of a \u20ac2.55m&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-388031","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}