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Elaine is a co-Founder and Managing Partner of Atlantic Bridge with over 22 years of experience in running and scaling technology companies, including successful realisations through IPOs and M&A. She was co-founder and director of Glonav, a GPS company that was sold to NXP for $110 million. Elaine served as CFO or vice president of finance for three successful technology IPOs − Parthus, IONA and Smartforce – that realized more than $5 billion in value for investors. She is also a co-founder of the China Ireland Growth Technology Fund aimed at helping European companies scale in China. Elaine is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a qualified Chartered Director. She was named as one of Europe’s Inspiring 50, one of Europe’s Top 100 Women in Technology and appointed by the Irish Government to the Board of Enterprise Ireland.

Mark is General Partner & CFO at Atlantic Bridge. Prior to this, Mark was CEO of Mentor Capital, a venture capital firm he founded in 2001 that specialized in investing in and mentoring seed and early stage technology companies. Mark has a successful track record of investing in and growing technology companies and has sold numerous companies, including OMI, Firecomms and Nanotech, to international buyers since 1997. Mark was also previously the Group Financial Director of Mentec Limited, an established Irish enterprise software company where he executed a number of merger and acquisition deals including a partial exit for shareholders Mark was Chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) from June 2013 to June 2014. He holds a B. Comm from University College, Cork and an M.B.A. from University College, Dublin. In addition, Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Gerry is a General Partner at Atlantic Bridge and is an experienced Investor, Executive and Design Engineer with a thirty-year career in the technology industry. Prior to joining Atlantic Bridge, he was Vice President R&D at Parthus Technologies responsible for managing a business which included divisions in Ireland, UK and USA. Gerry joined the company in 1993 and played a key role in its transition from startup to successful IPO on Nasdaq. Gerry also held senior management roles at several technology companies including Philips and Texas Instruments. Gerry has a BA, BAI degree in Electronic Engineering from Trinity College Dublin and a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.

Peter co-founded Parthus Technologies plc (now CEVA Inc.) in 1993. He was Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 2001 and EVP, Corporate Development responsible for significant merger and acquisition activity from January 2001 to October 2002. He is currently Chairman of the board of directors of CEVA Inc., a NASDAQ and London listed company, Since 2003, Peter has been a member of the Board of the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), an appointment made by the Irish Government and is also a member of the Audit Committee at the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA). Peter is a member of the Executive Committee of the Irish Software Association and a member of the Governing Board of ICT Ireland. Peter is also a Chartered Director and a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland and a Business Advisor on the Stanford University Executive Program, Strategic Leadership for CFOs, which is funded by Enterprise Ireland.