Irish sports tech company Hexis has secured fresh backing in a move that could reshape how athletes approach fuelling and recovery. The Hexis seed round, announced alongside support from Enterprise Ireland, brings €1.85 million in new funding to accelerate the company’s elite sport expansion and prepare the launch of a direct-to-consumer platform.
The Dublin-based business said the round was led by returning investor APEX Capital, with participation from Enterprise Ireland and ScaleX. The investment will be used to deepen Hexis’s professional sports offering while also building out technology and infrastructure for a wider consumer launch later in 2026.
Hexis seed round backed by Enterprise Ireland and APEX Capital
The Hexis seed round signals strong confidence in the company’s science-led approach to performance nutrition. APEX Capital, which first invested in Hexis at pre-seed stage in 2024, has now doubled down with follow-on funding. The company is also gaining support from Enterprise Ireland, a key agency in Ireland’s startup and export ecosystem, often featured alongside national business and innovation updates on gov.ie and across the wider Irish enterprise landscape.
Hexis has built its platform around carbohydrate periodisation, helping athletes align nutrition with training demands, performance goals and recovery needs. Its technology already supports professional teams and athletes across the UK, Europe, the United States and Australia.
- Funding raised: €1.85 million
- Lead investor: APEX Capital
- Other investors: Enterprise Ireland and ScaleX
- Core focus: elite sport growth and consumer platform expansion
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How Hexis plans to use the new investment
The Hexis seed round will fund continued development of the company’s Coach Hub, a practitioner-facing tool designed to help performance staff deliver personalised nutrition plans across full squads. It will also support new athlete-facing features and the systems needed to scale for a broader public audience.
The company has also expanded its integration ecosystem, connecting with Garmin, WHOOP, Apple Health, Catapult and STATSports. These integrations allow real-time fuelling recommendations based on athlete performance data, training loads and recovery signals.
According to the company, Hexis has grown headcount by 33% and is strengthening leadership with senior hires, including a Vice President of Performance Solutions and a Head of Growth.
Why this matters for Irish sports tech
This funding announcement is another positive signal for Ireland’s innovation economy, where organisations such as Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, the Department of the Taoiseach, Finance, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and the CSO often track and support high-growth sectors. While the story is company-specific, it also reflects broader momentum in Irish health technology, sports science and digital performance tools.
Enterprise Ireland said its backing reflects confidence in the founding team, the science behind the platform and the company’s global ambition. Hexis already works with professional and Olympic-level sporting bodies, placing it among a growing cohort of Irish firms scaling internationally.
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What Hexis offers athletes and coaches
Founded by Dr. David Dunne, Dr Xiaoxi Yan and Dr. Sam Impey, Hexis combines behaviour change science, data science and metabolism research. Its proprietary Carb Coding system translates workout data into personalised nutrition strategies tailored to each athlete’s training, lifestyle and objectives.
The Hexis seed round gives the company a stronger platform to pursue its stated ambition: becoming a global nutrition operating system for human performance. As wearables and training analytics become standard, nutrition is emerging as the next major frontier in sports performance.
For Irish readers following Enterprise Ireland-backed companies, this is a notable growth story. The Hexis seed round is not just another funding announcement; it marks a significant step for an Irish-founded platform aiming to bring elite-level personalised nutrition to athletes at every level.
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