University Bridge Fund I

University Bridge Fund I is an early-stage venture capital firm managed by Atlantic Bridge Capital, based in Dublin, Ireland. The firm focuses on investing in Western Europe and aims to support entrepreneurs who aspire to build scalable, world-class companies. With a specific interest in sectors such as information technology, health tech, education, robotics, the Internet of Things, quantum computing, therapeutic devices, financial services, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, University Bridge Fund I seeks to accelerate the commercialization of innovative research. The firm typically targets a diverse portfolio, preferring to make over 50 investments to foster growth and development across various industries.

Brian Long

Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Ireland

TerminusDB

Seed Round in 2021
TerminusDB is an open-source in-memory graph database management system founded in Dublin, Ireland. It offers a comprehensive platform designed to transform inconsistent data sets into structured and integrated information. TerminusDB features a rich query language, WOQL, and provides a suite of revision control capabilities, including branch, merge, and time-travel functions. The platform facilitates data inference from business objects and relationships while enabling users to define governing rules and automate data migration for analytics. By focusing on structuring data to meet business needs, TerminusDB aims to reduce the complexity of data manipulation and enhance decision-making processes, ultimately supporting increased productivity and efficiency for its users.

Parvalis Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2021
Parvalis Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 2020. The company focuses on developing innovative autoimmune therapies for inflammatory diseases and cancer. Parvalis Therapeutics specializes in creating novel immunotherapeutics and conducting research on immunomodulatory compounds. Its mission is to provide effective therapeutic treatments that enhance patient care for those affected by autoimmune disorders and related conditions.

AtriAN Medical

Seed Round in 2019
AtriAN Medical is an Irish medical device company based in Galway, specializing in innovative treatments for atrial fibrillation. The company has commercialized technology developed at the Mayo Clinic, focusing on a unique approach that utilizes micro Pulsed Electric Fields (mPEF) to selectively ablate hyperactive tissues while preserving surrounding myocardial tissue. AtriAN's device employs a catheter to deliver short pulses of electrical energy to the clusters of neuronal cells responsible for the condition. This method allows for effective treatment without causing damage to the heart muscle, offering physicians a new option in managing atrial fibrillation and improving patient outcomes.

Danalto

Seed Round in 2018
Danalto Limited is a company based in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in developing and manufacturing Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. Since its incorporation in 2017, Danalto has focused on providing managed services and devices designed to enhance operational efficiency and asset management for businesses. The company offers d-IoT, a managed service that enables enterprises to gain insights into their operational and energy efficiency through the deployment of various sensor devices. These devices measure parameters such as temperature, humidity, and liquid levels, while also including specialized products like d-AlignSpy for monitoring communication link quality and d-GullySpy for flood detection in critical infrastructure. Danalto’s IoT platform integrates tracking capabilities across device, edge, and cloud contexts, catering to sectors such as agriculture, facilities management, transport, and utilities.

Kastus

Series A in 2018
Kastus is an award-winning surface innovation company founded in 2014 by John Browne, with its global headquarters and manufacturing based in Ireland. The company specializes in patented surface coating technology designed for glass and ceramics, which was developed to address the growing concerns over antibiotic-resistant infections and the spread of harmful microorganisms. Kastus' ISO-validated coatings have been proven to kill over 99% of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, including human coronavirus, making them particularly effective for enhancing touch hygiene across various products. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kastus introduced antiviral and antimicrobial screen protectors to help businesses safely reopen from lockdown. The company continues to pursue innovative solutions to combat infection risks in indoor environments, backed by recent EU funding aimed at developing new protective technologies.

TerminusDB

Seed Round in 2018
TerminusDB is an open-source in-memory graph database management system founded in Dublin, Ireland. It offers a comprehensive platform designed to transform inconsistent data sets into structured and integrated information. TerminusDB features a rich query language, WOQL, and provides a suite of revision control capabilities, including branch, merge, and time-travel functions. The platform facilitates data inference from business objects and relationships while enabling users to define governing rules and automate data migration for analytics. By focusing on structuring data to meet business needs, TerminusDB aims to reduce the complexity of data manipulation and enhance decision-making processes, ultimately supporting increased productivity and efficiency for its users.

Volograms

Seed Round in 2018
Volograms Limited, based in Dublin, Ireland, specializes in volumetric video processing solutions that convert 2D videos into interactive 3D holograms. Founded in 2018, the company offers a mobile content creation platform called Volu, which leverages artificial intelligence to facilitate user-generated 3D content for augmented reality (AR) applications. This platform empowers smartphone users to easily create, share, and engage with immersive content from a single video recording. Volograms serves various sectors, including digital productions in virtual reality (VR), brand fan engagement, and enterprise applications such as professional education and training. Through its innovative technology, Volograms aims to make advanced content creation and communication accessible to a broader audience.

Irish Global Health Education Innovation

Series A in 2017
iheed is an online medical education company that designs, develops, and delivers online accredited post-graduate education programs and degrees in partnership with medical universities. The company is built by doctors and healthcare professionals (HCPs) for doctors and healthcare professionals. iheed offers certificate, diploma, and Masters level education material to HCPs, packaged in modules. It utilizes technologies to offer the students a personalized, multi-sensory, multi-device learning experience suited to their learning style. Its programs and courses are adapted to the requirements of the healthcare system in different countries combining global best practice in medical training with local population healthcare needs. Its programs and courses are aimed at addressing the broad topics of healthcare need for frontline HCPs globally such as diabetes, women’s health, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiology, travel medicine, infection control, emergency medicine, disaster planning, research methodologies, practice management, nursing and pharmacology, and more. The iheed Online Learning Environment (OLE) is a next generation cloud-based platform for online education supports interactive case-based learning methods, provides practical real-world education for practicing clinicians, and helps them build up their clinical, professional, and communication skills in patient consultation. It offers a number of features aimed at tutors and administrators such as rubrics, Speedgrader, and Turnitin to support tutors in reviewing and grading student assignments, extensive reporting and analytics, targeted messaging, and various views that enable tutors to identify students that are not keeping up with the instruction or meeting pre-defined learning thresholds. Tutors of iheed’s Tutor Network hold weekly, bi-monthly, and per topic tutorial discussions via the web conferencing system within the iheed OLE platform to ensure students are aware of what is expected of them each week, and to discuss the key learning points in the context of the students’ day-to-day practices. iheed works in partnership with many medical universities, global health organizations, and technology companies, including University of Florida Health, Qualcomm, Hamad International Training Center, Johnson & Johnson, Health Human Resources Development Center, HP, Harvard School of Public Health, Tropical Medical Bureau, and Alliance Boots. Iheed was founded in 2010 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Kastus

Seed Round in 2016
Kastus is an award-winning surface innovation company founded in 2014 by John Browne, with its global headquarters and manufacturing based in Ireland. The company specializes in patented surface coating technology designed for glass and ceramics, which was developed to address the growing concerns over antibiotic-resistant infections and the spread of harmful microorganisms. Kastus' ISO-validated coatings have been proven to kill over 99% of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, including human coronavirus, making them particularly effective for enhancing touch hygiene across various products. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kastus introduced antiviral and antimicrobial screen protectors to help businesses safely reopen from lockdown. The company continues to pursue innovative solutions to combat infection risks in indoor environments, backed by recent EU funding aimed at developing new protective technologies.
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