Where does Barry Downes work?

Barry Downes is Managing Partner at Sure Valley Ventures.

Where did Barry Downes go to school?

Barry Downes studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Venture Capital Executive Programme); Harvard Law School (Program on Negotiation); Henley Business School (Advanced Management Programme).

Barry Downes

Investor

Managing Partner at Sure Valley Ventures · CIO at Sure Ventures plc

Ireland

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Patrik SobockiunlockedBarry: together at Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) (2023–2026)

Barry: together at Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)

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About

Barry Downes is Managing Partner of Sure Valley Ventures, which he founded in 2017 to invest in AI-native companies at pre-seed and seed stages across Europe. In 2026 he founded AgenticInvestor, an industry initiative publishing resources for private-market investors deploying AI agents, and he serves as Executive Chair of Alludium, which supports the deployment and governance of agentic workflows. Earlier in his career he built and exited technology companies, including FeedHenry, which was acquired by Red Hat, and led the Walton Institute, an applied research institute.

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Experience

SVV (Sure Valley Ventures)Managing Partnercurrent2017 — present
AgenticInvestor.orgFoundercurrent2026 — present
AlludiumExecutive Chaircurrent2025 — present
InterTradeIrelandAdvisor / Steering Committeecurrent2026 — present
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)Expert / Evaluator - European Innovation Council (EIC) Acceleratorcurrent2019 — presentBrussels, Belgium
Walton InstituteChief Executive Officer2013 — 2017
FeedHenryCo-founder of FeedHenry — enterprise mobile application platform acquired by Red Hat (2014).2010 — 2014

Skills & more

Mobile Devices45Business Strategy46Software Development12Management22Product Management15HTML1Cloud Computing67Entrepreneurship61Business Planning8Software Project Management1Linux2Mobile Technology13

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Barry Downes?: Barry Downes is Managing Partner of Sure Valley Ventures, which he founded in 2017 to invest in AI-native companies at pre-seed and seed stages across Europe. In 2026 he founded AgenticInvestor, an industry initiative publishing resources for private-market investors deploying AI agents, and he serves as Executive Chair of Alludium, which supports the deployment and governance of agentic workflows. Earlier in his career he built and exited technology companies, including FeedHenry, which was acquired by Red Hat, and led the Walton Institute, an applied research institute.
Where does Barry Downes work?: Barry Downes is Managing Partner at Sure Valley Ventures.
Where did Barry Downes go to school?: Barry Downes studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Venture Capital Executive Programme); Harvard Law School (Program on Negotiation); Henley Business School (Advanced Management Programme).

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Also attended Henley Business School95

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Also attended Waterford Institute of Technology8

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Shared employers

Also worked at InterTradeIreland2

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