Shows
Exilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 E9 - Ciaran O'Keeffe (Co - Founder & CEO Of Akeero)This week Rob chats to Co - Founder and CEO of Akeero, Ciaran O'Keefe. Akeero is a very promising Irish cyber security startup, Ciaran lets us in on the journey from idea to funding to launch. Enjoy!2021-04-0735 min
Exilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 E8 - Dhruv Jain (VC at Bessemer Venture Partners)This week on Exilio, Rob chats to Dhruv Jain (VC at Bessemer Venture Partners). They talk all things from what Bessemer look for in a founder to their 'Anti-Portfolio'.
Enjoy!2021-03-1633 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 E7 - Matt Schulman (CEO & Co - Founder Of Pave)This week on Exilio podcast, Rob interviews Matt Schulman, founder of pave.com in San Francisco. They chat about his background, the couple of years he spent at Facebook and his journey to raising $17 million in only 10 months for his future plans at Pave.2021-03-0231 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 E6 - Mike Brennan (Principal At Finch Capital)On this episode of Exilio Podcast is Principal at Finch Capital, Mike Brennan.
Finch Capital made the news just last week as they announced they are to step up their investment in Irish start-ups after the first close of a new €150 million fund. We talk about Mike’s career to date from being a founder to becoming an investor and also the journey to accessing such an extensive fund.2021-02-2228 min
Exilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 E5 - Ciaran Burke (COO Swoop Funding)Rob chats to Co - Founder and COO of Swoop Funding Ciaran Burke about his journey and the major wins the SME finance tool has had in the last few years.2021-02-1541 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 E4 - Conor Mills (ACT VC)Rob chats to Conor Mills from Act VC about the venture market in Ireland.2021-01-2933 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 E3 - Barry O'Brien (Silicon Valley Bank Capital)Rob chats to Barry about his career shift from Foreign Diplomat to working on the Sand Hill Road.2020-12-0341 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 Ep2 - Will Orde (Downing Ventures)On this episode of the Exilio podcast, we’re continuing the investment theme and I spoke with Will Orde from Downing Ventures in London. Will has a few years in venture under his belt and shares his tips on what to expect in this career, what separates good VCs from bad and generally gives his take on the market.2020-11-2639 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - S2 Ep1 - Isabelle O'Keeffe (Sure Valley) And Edel Coen (Draper Esprit)Rob chats with Isabelle O’Keeffe, Principal at Sure Valley Ventures and Edel Coen, Head of Deal Flow at Draper Esprit to hear their perspective on the different stages of funding, from seed rounds right up to Series B.2020-11-1150 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 15 - Finan O’Donoghue From CampsitedIn this episode of the Exilio podcast, Rob was joined by Finan O’Donoghue, founder and CEO of Campsited.com.
Very interesting chat to hear how an experience in Finan’s personal life, in this case trying to book camping holidays throughout Europe, led him to try to overhaul the camping holiday sector. Finan discusses the devastating impact that Covid has had on the industry and how he thinks it will bounce back.2020-06-2929 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 14 - Luca & Alessandro From VisuaOn this episode of the Exilio podcast, Rob was joined by Alessandro Prest and Luca Boschin, co-founders of Visua.com (formally LogoGrab).
Visua is a computer vision startup that uses AI for image or logo detection, text and object or scene detection and is used by some of the biggest brands in the world.
Really interesting chat around how the company got to where it is today and why Alessandro and Luca chose Ireland as a location to start their business.2020-06-2343 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 13 - Ben Harris From DropIn this episode of the Exilio podcast, Ben Harris (CEO of Drop) talks about how he had a vision to get more people cooking. After putting his founding team together he joined a leading accelerator in San Francisco which led their product onto the shelves of Apple stores around the world. Since then, they've had a pivot, raised 10s of millions of dollars in venture funding and are now the leading software provider for the biggest kitchen appliance manufacturers in the world as they move into the connected device space.2020-06-1652 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 12 - Funding WebinarHear how VCs are navigating the current climate and also from a founder who raised a venture round during the crisis.2020-06-0252 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 11 - Lizzy Hayashida From ChangeDonationsIn this episode of the Exilio podcast Rob spoke with Lizzy Hayashida, CEO and co-founder of Change Donations which is a brilliant platform that allows consumers nominate the digital change in their bank account to go towards certain charities.2020-05-2232 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 10 -Alan Hickey From VromoRob had a great chat with Alan Hickey, co-founder and CEO of Vromo. Interesting to hear how a company can pivot, even when successful, in order to find the best market fit for them.2020-05-1837 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 9 -Kealan Lennon From CleverCardsIn this episode of the Exilio podcast, Rob caught up with Kealan of CleverCards, an exciting company changing the way we spend money. Kealan is keen for CleverCards to be at the forefront of digital payments.2020-05-1449 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 8 - Steve Collins, Founder and VCIn this podcast, Rob speaks to Steve Collins, founder of extremely successful companies such as Swrve before sitting at the other side of the funding table with Frontline ventures. He gives a really interesting insight into all aspects of funding and his move then to CTO of one of the worlds biggest gaming companies.2020-05-0842 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 7 - Anthony Kelly From GlofoxIn this episode of The Exilio Podcast Rob caught up with Anthony Kelly, co-founder of Glofox. Very interesting to hear how Glofox are using their recent round of funding to help gyms function, even through this pandemic.2020-04-2944 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 6 - Alan Coleman From Brite:Bill and SweeprIn this episode Rob spoke with Alan Coleman, the founder of Brite:Bill and more recently Sweepr. Alan had a major success in Brite:Bill and Rob dives into what drove him to do it all over again with Sweepr.2020-04-2353 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 5 - Gareth Hickey From NoaIn this episode of Exilio, Rob caught up with Gareth Hickey, CEO of Noa to chat about how he's changing how global topical news is being consumed.2020-04-1647 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 4 - Alex Kelly From BrightflagIn this episode of Exilio, Rob Shannon talks to corporate lawyer Alex Kelly on how we went from working long hours in a big law firm, to working all hours having founded a tech startup. Really interesting chat about how someone’s first hand industry knowledge can help shape that industry using new technologies. Hope you enjoy...2020-03-3041 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 3 - Bart Lehane from EdgeTierIn this episode of Exilio by Martensen Mayer, Rob chats with Bart Lehane (CTO & Co-Founder) from EdgeTier. Bart gives us some great insight on the growth of their AI business.2020-03-0622 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast - Episode 2 - Rob Fenton from QualioIn this episode of Exilio, Rob chatted with Robert Fenton, Founder & CEO of Qualio.com. In this really interesting chat we hear about how Robert begun in Cork and found his way to becoming a tech CEO in San Francisco.2020-02-1437 minExilio PodcastExilio Podcast Episode 1 - NewswhipExilio Podcast Episode 1 - Newswhip by Martinsen Mayer2020-01-2952 min