We have broad experience and a real passion for investing in and partnering with early stage tech companies driven by visionary entrepreneurs with big ambitions. We have invested in over 70 early stage tech start-ups and also bring deep commercial, operational and technical experience from our previous lives in early stage and established tech companies
Investment Manager
Eugene is an Investment Manager for Dublin BIC Managed Funds, including the €53m AIB Seed Capital Fund where he manages the fast-growth technology portfolio. He has been a retained management consultant in the venture capital industry for over 15 years and is a consultant on a variety of European Commission initiatives for cross-border investment and technology-led programmes in the creative and new media sectors. His specialist areas include telecoms, new media, ICT, eCommerce, games and emerging platform technologies. Eugene has a Bsc Comp Sci, (Trinity College) and a BComm (UCD). He is a Member of the Marketing Institute of Ireland (MMII).
AIBSFC Fund Portfolio Manager
Alex is the Funds Portfolio Manager for the AIB Seed Capital Fund. Advised, managed Dublin BIC’s strategic expansion into emerging seed fund market in Ireland.
Managed and expanded multi-disciplinary professional seed fund team, led the implementation of investment strategy, deal flow, evaluation, term sheet valuations, investment recommendations/completions.
Represent Dublin BIC on AIB Seed Capital Fund Investment Committee dealing with all investment and divestment decisions for co-fund managers Dublin BIC and Enterprise Equity.
Led development of 40 company portfolio now well positioned to generate positive IRR for LPs.Managed investee aftercare programme, follow-on investments, investee exit positioning. Managed successful exits for Funds that included iCabbi, REDT, Jolt Online, Netsure Telecom, Demonware, Integral Payment Solutions, Zamano & Locumotion.
Alex is a board member and former Chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association.
Alex holds a B’comm from UCD an MBA from NUIG, Galway and Corporate Finance and Strategic Marketing from the Irish Management Institue, Dublin.
Dublin BIC CEO
Michael is an internationally experienced business executive blending technical, sales, financial and entrepreneurial skills. He is passionate about the fundamental role of entrepreneurship in building long-term wealth in our economy through the creation of innovative, born global, start-up companies. Michael has an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ireland and international best practice. He has assisted over 120+ companies attract over €60M in seed investment funding.
Michael holds a degree in Applied Physics & Electronics from NUIG and is a first-class MBA graduate of the UCD Smurfit School. He is a board member of the GEC (Guinness Enterprise Centre) and of EBAN (The European Business Angel Network). Michael’s strives to provide leadership to a world-class Dublin BIC team supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Managing Partner
Richard is Managing Partner of the Ireland Smart Tech Fund, Dublin BIC’s new seed and early stage fund. He has over 20 years’ experience in venture capital, medical devices and semiconductors. Richard was Investment Manager with the AIB Seed Capital Fund from 2009 to 2017 and prior to this, Investment Manager with UK-based NorthStar Ventures.
Richard started out his career in the medical device industry in Sweden, as Development Engineer for a Swedish diagnostics company, which was acquired by Medtronic. Following this he was R&D Manager for a Stockholm-based drug delivery start-up, working on the design of inhalers and pen injectors for pharma customers. He went on to spend four years with Intel in operations & systems development and was closely involved in the scale-up of Fab 24, one of Intel’s main global fabs.
Richard has a 1st class honours degree in Electronic Engineering from Trinity College Dublin, a Research M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Trinity College Dublin and a 1st class MBA from Durham University.