Hi-Tech Startup Advisor (Venture Nanny) at Setupinireland
NationalityIrish
Current locationIreland
Work categoryIT and Technology
EducationMasters/PostGrad
Profile Activity
I am an experienced Entrepreneur with a strong commercial & technical background in a wide spectrum of industries and a proven track record in business start-up, funding and commercial development. I have been the driver behind at least ten hi-tech startups, either as a promoter, founder or advisor, in the last ten years. The industries include Medical Devices, ICT, BioTech, Life Science, Networking, Internet, Software, Manufacturing, Semiconductors and Optics.
Joe O'Keeffe's Professional Experience
ScienceWorks Ventures Limited - Founder/Director/CEO
ScienceWorks is a hi-tech startup accelerator which is structured as an investment opportunity for investors looking for a hi-tech startup portfolio.
InfiniLED - Founder/Director/CEO
Novel MicroLED technology for applications such as analytical equipment, LCD back lighting and mask-less lithography
Setupinireland - Hi-Tech Startup Advisor (Venture Nanny)
Why the term ‘Venture Nanny’? Relative to a Venture Capitalist, which invests money but little else, Joe is willing to invest his time, blood, sweat and experience in interesting hi-tech ideas to get them off the ground. His focus is in getting new companies to a stage where they have an experienced management team, sufficient funding and a verifiable as well as a realistic business plan.
EnBIO - Founder/Chief Commercial Officer/Director/Director
Irish start-up with technology for applying coatings to medical implants
SensL - Founder / Chief Commercial Officer / Director
Irish start-up producing low light detectors/systems for security, biomedical & cancer imaging applications.
NanoComms - Promoter / Chief Operations Officer / Director
Irish microtechnology start-up producing biophotonic microsystems
Inflow - Managing Director
Inflow (Taken over by Data Electronics) was an US based Internet infrastructure, data center and telecommunications company
Joe O'Keeffe's Education and Qualifications
Masters/PostGrad - MBA
Dublin City University
Masters/PostGrad - IT & Computer Applications
Dublin City University
Bachelor/Degree - Electronic Engineering
University College Dublin
Joe O'Keeffe's Additional Information
Links
- SetupInIreland - http://www.setupinireland.com
Languages
- German - Fluent
Interests
Entrepreneurship & hi-tech startups
My pet hate is the lack of success in turning government R&D expenditure into successful startups in Ireland!!