Alan Foy
InvestorExecutive Chairman at Venturebeam · Chairman and Managing Partner, Venturewave Capital; Chairman, Venturewave Group at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Greater Dublin
About
Alan Foy is Chairman of Venturewave Group and Chairman and Managing Partner of Venturewave Capital, where he chairs the Investment Committee and oversees corporate governance and strategy across the group. He was previously Chairman and CEO of Blueface, an enterprise communications company acquired by Comcast Business in 2020, and served as CEO and Non-Executive Director of StarBlue and Star2Star Communications. Earlier in his career he held roles at NCB Group in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, and wealth management, and he holds B.B.S., M.A., and M.Litt. degrees in Strategic Management from Trinity College Dublin.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Experience
- VentureWave CapitalChairman & Foundercurrent2008 — presentDublin
- VenturebeamChairmancurrent2023 — present
- RochtaineChairman & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- DropChefBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- iSchoolBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- University of Dublin, Trinity CollegeMember of Provost's Advisory Councilcurrent2015 — presentDublin
- EndeavorBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentIreland
- YPOMember of YPOcurrent2019 — presentDublin, Leinster, Ireland
- XOCEANDirector2021 — 2024Ireland
- Webdoctor.ieDirector2021 — 2024Ireland
- VestiverChairman & Co-Founder2021 — 2024Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- The Ireland FundsChairman Of The Board2014 — 2024Dublin
- Mount Temple SchoolMember of the Board of Management2015 — 2023
- BluefaceCEO; Non-Executive Chairman2009 — 2022Dublin
- Comcast BusinessVice President & Member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)2020 — 2021
- StarBlue, IncNon Executive Director2020 — 2021Sarasota, Florida
- StarBlue, IncGroup CEO2018 — 2020United States
- Star2Star CommunicationsGroup CEO2018 — 2020Sarasota, Florida Area
- Trinity Business AlumniPast President & Trustee2012 — 2013
- NCB Group (acquired by Investec Plc)Executive2005 — 2008
Education
- University of Dublin, Trinity CollegeB.B.S.; MA; MLitt., Business2000 — 2012
- Glasnevin National School & Mount Temple
- Harvard Business SchoolCompeting in the Age of Digital Platforms, Business Administration and Management2022
Skills & more
From Alan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Endeavor173
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Also worked at YPO188
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Also worked at XOCEAN1
Also worked at Comcast Business1
Investments
Board seats
DropChefFunderbeam LimitedVestiver LimitedWebDoctorXocean
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