Brian Caulfield
InvestorVenture Partner at Molten Ventures
Ireland
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Brian Caulfield, a serial founder-turned-VC, sold two tech companies for $81M, steered Aepona to a $120M Intel exit as interim CEO, and helped take his firm public raising £100M.
Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Scale IrelandChaircurrent2019 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Molten VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Draper EspritVenture Partner2018 — 2021County Dublin, Ireland
- Draper EspritManaging Partner2010 — 2018Dublin, Ireland
- GraphcoreBoard Observer2016 — 2019Bristol, United Kingdom
- The Irish TimesNon-executive Director2010 — 2019Dublin, Ireland
- RhodeCodeNon Executive Director2015 — 2018Berlin Area, Germany
- Clavis InsightNon-executive director2008 — 2017Dublin, Ireland
- Caliban VenturesDirector2007 — 2017
- MovidiusNon-executive Director2013 — 2016San Mateo, California
- DatahugNon-executive Director2012 — 2016Dublin, Ireland
- Mobile Travel TechnologiesNon-executive Director2012 — 2015
- Imagine BroadbandNon-executive Director2012 — 2014Dublin, Ireland
- AePONANon-executive director2003 — 2013
- AePONAInterim CEO2007 — 2008
- ezetopNon-executive director2010 — 2012
- PutPlaceNon-executive Director2006 — 2010
- Trinity Venture CapitalInvestment Director2002 — 2007
- Similarity SystemsFounder2001 — 2006
- TrintechVP of Product Management2000 — 2002
Education
- Trinity College DublinPost-graduate research1986 — 1988
- Trinity College DublinBA, BAI1981 — 1986
Skills & more
Start-ups99Mobile Devices67Entrepreneurship99Product Management96Venture Capital99Business Strategy99SaaS34Cloud Computing28E-commerce35Software Development14New Business Development28Mobile Applications7
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Business DevelopmentMergersBusiness AnalysisStrategyAgile MethodologiesMobile TechnologyEnterprise SoftwareBusiness PlanningGo-to-market StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipWeb ApplicationsManagementFrom Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Molten Ventures
Alan Duncan
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Andrew Zimmermann
Chief Financial Officer at Molten Ventures
Bakhrom Ibragimov
Partner - Head of Molten East at Molten Ventures
Ben Wilkinson
CEO at Molten Ventures
Bindi Karia
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Ceyda Sabanci Dinçer
Associate at Molten Ventures
Christoph Hornung
Partner at Molten Ventures
David Cummings
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Network8
Alan DuncanScout
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Christoph HornungScout
Partner at Molten Ventures
David CummingsScout
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Michael JacksonScout
Partner at Molten Ventures
Vinoth JayakumarScout
Partner at Molten Ventures
Inga Deakin
Principal at Molten Ventures
Niall McEvoy
Partner at Elkstone Capital Partners
Richard Marsh
Chief Portfolio Officer at Molten Ventures
Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian Caulfield work?
- Brian Caulfield is Venture Partner at Molten Ventures.
- What does Brian Caulfield invest in?
- Brian Caulfield invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Brian Caulfield write?
- Brian Caulfield typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Trinity College Dublin107
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Shared employers
Also worked at Draper Esprit32
Isabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton VenturesMohadeseh AbdullahiPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpTheo WetheredPrincipal at Nauta CapitalOlav OstinInvestor at TempoCapTom BradleyManaging Partner at Salica InvestmentsMichael DimelowCCO at Bloc Ventures
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Also worked at Graphcore8
Eyal NivManaging Partner | First at PitangoIsaac HillelManaging Partner | Growth at PitangoDaniel DocterManaging Director at Dell Technologies CapitalAmelia ArmourPartner at Amadeus Capital PartnersOlivier HuezPartner at Red River WestNicolas AutretPartner at Walden Catalyst
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