Act Venture Capital
Prior to Act, John held operating and business development roles in the software industry (Misys, Kindle Banking Systems and Kao Infosystems) for several years and also worked with Enterprise Ireland.
Markets, People, Technology and Capital are the basis for creating and scaling companies with great potential : John’s time is focused on working with founders and teams to get that balance right for their business and trying to anticipate when it needs to change.
S3 Group, SilverCloud, Worldnet and Swrve are some of John’s current investments.
John graduated from UCC with a degree in Commerce and has an ACCA Certified Diploma in Financial Management.
He is a former Advisory Board Member of Knowledge Transfer Ireland (2013-2017), an Advisory Board Member of Bio-innovate Ireland.
1985: Lycra, Oakley’s and titanium were an odd combination of items …. but then again so was…Cycling. John is a former National and Regional medal winner, in Road Race, Team Time Trial and Hill Climbing (U12’s ….well, possibly not that long ago!). The lycra (slightly larger sizes), Oakley’s and titanium continues…But now it is ‘normal’. How things change.
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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.