SharkPod #25 ”The History of Venture Capital in Ireland” with Brian Caulfiled

2020-06-24

What is up SharkNation! This week were lucky to sit down with one of the originals of the Irish tech scene. Brian Caulfield is an entrepreneur, ex-CEO, Board Member of a huge amount of companies and a Venture Capitalist. He was at the forefront of the technology startup scene in Ireland back in the 80's and was the leader of one of the first companies to raise VC money in Ireland in the mid-90s. We cover: 1. How Brian got into tech in the 80's - getting into one of the first computer engineering classes in T...

What is up SharkNation!

This week were lucky to sit down with one of the originals of the Irish tech scene.

Brian Caulfield is an entrepreneur, ex-CEO, Board Member of a huge amount of companies and a Venture Capitalist.

He was at the forefront of the technology startup scene in Ireland back in the 80's and was the leader of one of the first companies to raise VC money in Ireland in the mid-90s.

We cover:

1. How Brian got into tech in the 80's - getting into one of the first computer engineering classes in Trinity.

2. Starting his first software business in the doldrums of 1980's Irish economy.

3. Raising VC capital for the first time.

4. The best kind of people to work with and how to find them.

5. How he got into VC.

6. The industries he would start his business if he were starting again.

7. The when, the how and why of VC funding

8. What the future looks like for Irish tech startups.

And a lot more....

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