Helen McBreen

Helen joined Atlantic Bridge in 2015 on their University Bridge Fund. At Atlantic Bridge, Helen manages early-stage investing and leads investments from University Fund I & II which are focused on early-stage deep tech companies built from world-class research generated at leading research institutions and universities.

Having successfully sourced and financed dozens of IP-rich technology ventures in software (enterprise, cloud, mobile), hardware (robotics, semiconductors), and life sciences (Medtech, diagnostics), Helen brings over 15 years of experience in early-stage investing.

Helen is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 22, 2019) and in 2021 was nominated as VP of TechTour Deep Tech (Software). Active in the early-stage ecosystem Helen is also a board member of several companies and a mentor and advisor to organizations including Knowledge Transfer Ireland, UCD VentureLaunch, NDRC, TechIreland, and TechInnovate.

Prior to joining Atlantic Bridge, Helen was a member of the NDRC Investment Committee playing a key role in the allocation of €45m capital into new technology ventures with a particular focus on health and ICT. Helen also held the position of Sales Director at Celtrak Ltd (acquired by Thermo King, in 2015).

Helen was awarded 1st Class Hons. Electronic Engineering Degree from UCD and was then awarded her Ph.D. from The University of Edinburgh in the area of AI-based conversational agents and multimodal interfaces. Helen was listed as one of the Top 100 Women in STEM in Ireland.