Gerry Maguire is a General Partner at Atlantic Bridge, a Deep Tech Investment Fund with over $1Bn of assets under management and offices in Dublin, London, Paris, Munich and Palo Alto. Gerry is an experienced investor, executive and design engineer with a 25 year career in the technology industry. He is focused on investments in technology areas such as AI, Quantum Computing, Health Technology and Semiconductors. Prior to joining Atlantic Bridge, he was Vice President at Parthus Technologies responsible for managing a business which included divisions in Ireland, UK and USA. Gerry joined the company in 1993 and played a key role in its transition from startup to successful IPO on Nasdaq. During this time he developed a deep knowledge of the semiconductor and software industries and built an extensive personal network of relationships in the international technology community particularly in Silicon Valley. Prior to this Gerry worked with several technology companies including Philips and S3.Since joining Atlantic Bridge in 2004, Gerry has played a key role in a number of its portfolio companies. His current focus is on investments in Atlantic Bridge Fund IV a €260m growth equity fund and the Atlantic Bridge University Bridge Fund a €60m fund focused on spinouts from Irish third level institutions. Some recent investments include Neurent Medical, Equal1, Siren, Ubotica and Spectricity. Notable successes include Movidius (Acquired by Intel), Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq IPO) Decawave (Acquired by Qorvo) and Axign (Acquired by Monolithic Power Systems) Gerry has a BA, BAI degree in Electronic Engineering from Trinity College Dublin and a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors
Sarah-Jane has been Director General of the IVCA since January 2018. Previously she has worked in commercial roles in the healthcare and medical device sectors and for a representative body in the Lifesciences sector. In her free time Sarah-Jane likes nothing more than socialising with family and friends and keeps fit mainly by running around after her children.
Ciara Burrowes joined the IVCA in 2002. Her role within the IVCA has grown and developed during the last 20 years; she manages the association. Ciara previously specialised in magazine and newspaper publishing. To relax Ciara loves walking with her rescue dog Tess.