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€3m investment opportunity for Irish start-ups

Written by Robert McHugh, on 31st May 2018. Posted in Financial

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HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland, today announces that its new London Syndicate plans to invest €3 million in Irish start-ups over the next three years.

Earlier this year, HBAN partnered with the New York-based Digital Irish Angels (DIA) Syndicate, making the London Syndicate the second of HBAN’s international business angel groups. The syndicate has been established to support the creation of a sustainable and driven international network with an affinity to Ireland. HBAN will supply high-potential, investor-ready early-stage and scaling companies to the network.

Over the next 12 months, the syndicate aims to invest in up to six Irish companies that have ambitions to expand into export markets, including the UK. The investors will not only provide these businesses with financial support, but also access to contacts which will enable them to grow.

At the inaugural meeting, the syndicate heard pitches from three high potential companies, with one receiving funding within two weeks and another actively closing their funding round.

More than 10 investors have already signed up to the UK-based syndicate, which is being led by experienced entrepreneur and angel investor Harry McDermott. The members come from a wide variety of backgrounds including finance, technology, telecoms, medtech and fintech, and have significant experience investing in start-up companies.

The information and communications technology (ICT), medtech, life-sciences and healthcare sectors continued to be very attractive for HBAN investors last year, with almost €10 million invested by our members across a total of 27 deals in these sectors in 2017.

Nearly a third (29%) of all deals done last year were in the booming area of healthcare, medtech and life-sciences, with an average deal value of €510,000, more than double that of the average ICT deal at €227,000. The overall average deal value across all sectors last year was a record high of €285,000.

Speaking this week, National Director at HBAN, John Phelan said, "The international syndicates are a testament to the quality of Irish start-ups with an international market focus. The launch of a second overseas syndicate is a significant step towards HBAN establishing a global business angel network that has an affinity to Ireland, and we wish to further develop connections with the international investment community. New York and London are key locations and advanced discussions are already in place to launch new syndicate partnerships in other locations."

Source: www.businessworld.ie

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