Act Venture Capital
Prior to joining Act in 1996, John spent a number of years in various software engineering and business development roles with EDS (now HP).
John is a former chairman of the IVCA and has been venture investing for over two decades in Ireland, Europe and the US. Some of John’s current live investments include Cubic Telecom, Channelsight, and Lime Microsystems. John is a close partner with our founders along the journey and provides valuable insights to companies after 20 years of seed to growth investing.
John graduated from UCD with a degree in Physics & Mathematics, and has an MBA from Trinity College Dublin.
Aside from the day job, John is an avid sailor and a Howth native, so is rarely found on land on the weekends.
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Act Venture Capital
Act Venture Capital partners with entrepreneurs starting out and established teams scaling their growth. They have raised €487m across multiple funds to support this goal. They invest for the long term. The investments span technology sectors and investment stages ranging from seed to growth. They look for companies with potentially cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure, communications, Internet and mobile. They help founders create and scale businesses. They work as a small team with diverse strengths accessing a community of over 100 founders.