Pitching and Fundraising Clinic with Brian Caulfield
Garage - Terreta Labs - Carrer dels Boters 10, bajo izq Valencia, 46024 - View Map Valencia
Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 4:00 PM (CET)
Join us for an evening with Brian Caulfield, an Irish entrepreneur and Partner at Draper Esprit. Brian has worked both as an entrepreneur and an investor - and so has a unique perspective of the Irish tech sector from its early days, through the first dot com boom right up to the present day. He will share his experiences and stories with us and give a unique perspective on startups.
Prior to joining Draper Esprit, Brian was a partner at Trinity Venture Capital. Brian is a private investor/advisor in a number of early-stage technology companies, and sits on the Boards of Clavis Technology and The Irish Times, Ireland's leading newspaper. He was the 2007 recipient of the Irish Software Association's 'Technology Person of the Year' award. In 2010, he also received the Halo Business Angel Network's 'Business Angel of the Year' award and has been inducted into the Irish Internet Association Hall of Fame. Brian is the current Chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association.
If you are interested in the world of startups and want to know more about how to raise money for your own new company, do not hesitate to participate!
Brian Caulfield
Draper Esprit VC
Prior to Draper, he served as a Partner and an Investment Director of Trinity Venture Capital. Mr. Caulfield joined Trinity in June 2002; he co-founded Similarity Systems Ltd in 2001. Mr. Caulfield co-founded Exceptis Technologies in 1992 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Caulfield served as the Chief Technology Officer of Trinity Venture Capital. He serv…
Prior to Draper, he served as a Partner and an Investment Director of Trinity Venture Capital. Mr. Caulfield joined Trinity in June 2002; he co-founded Similarity Systems Ltd in 2001. Mr. Caulfield co-founded Exceptis Technologies in 1992 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Caulfield served as the Chief Technology Officer of Trinity Venture Capital. He served as an Interim Chief Executive Officer of Aepona Ltd., until March 2008 and also served as its Director. Mr. Caulfield co-founded two other venture capital backed software start-ups, Similarity Systems and Prediction Dynamics. While doing postgrad work there he joined a subsidiary of a Swiss multinational, Landis & Gyr. He serves as a Non-Executive Director of The Irish Times Limited. He has been a Director of Movidius, Inc. since July 10, 2013. Mr. Caulfield serves as a Non-Executive Director of PutPlace Ltd. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Clavis Technology Limited, Prediction Dynamics Ltd. and ChangingWorlds Ltd. He served as a Director of ezetop Ltd. Mr. Caulfield served as a Director of SteelTrace Limited, CR2 Ltd., APT and Similarity Systems Ltd.
Wednesday, Nov 20
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CET)
Garage - Terreta Labs
Carrer dels Boters 10, bajo izq Valencia, 46024
Phil Riordan
Erasplus
SG Valencia Director