Elaine Coughlan
Elaine Coughlan FCA C.Dir
Co-Founder and General Partner of Atlantic Bridge Capital €250m of assets under management based in Silicon Valley, Dublin & London. Over 20 years operational experience in scaling technology companies with extensive operational and M&A experience. Co-founder and director of GloNav, a GPS semiconductor company which was sold to NXP for $110 million.
CFO or VP Finance in three successful Irish technology initial public offerings and secondary offerings raising more than $1.6 billion in capital for Parthus, IONA and Smarforce.
Currently on the board of Fieldaware, Swrve and Sophia Search. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and a qualified Chartered Director. Recently named as one of Europe’s Top 100 Women in Technology and is a lead mentor and advisory board member of Going for Growth an initiative with Irish Government support for the advancement of women Entrepreneurs in Ireland.