About
Ciaran Quinn is the founder of VEO2 and serves as an advisor and seed investor. He works as a Key Advisor to Ochy through Berkeley SkyDeck, and has held roles including chairman, board member, mentor, and angel investor. His areas of focus include strategy, business development, digital media, SaaS, and distribution, with experience spanning sports and OTT sectors.
Experience
- OchyAdvisor; Seed investor; Key Advisor via Berkeley SkyDeckcurrent2023 — presentRennes, Brittany, France
- Berkeley SkyDeckAmbassador, Key Advisor, Limited Partnercurrent2019 — presentBerkeley, California
- BlueZoo Inc.Board Member - Non-Executive Director, co-founding investorcurrent2020 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- Wiz-TeamNon-Executive Board Member - Advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
- Wiz-TeamChairman, Advisory Board, Seed investor2021 — 2025Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Wiz-TeamNon-Executive Board Member - Advisory Board2018 — 2021Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- VEO2Foundercurrent2009 — presentParis / Talloires, France
- SportsDynamicsKey Advisor (via Berkeley SkyDeck) plus angel investorcurrent2022 — present
- MPP GlobalBoard Member - Non Executive Director2019 — 2021Warrington, United Kingdom
- Paris&CoBusiness Mentor at Le Tremplin, Paris & Co.2019 — 2021Paris Area, France
- deltatreEMEA | EVP2018Paris, France
- deltatreCHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER (CCO)2015 — 2017Geneva Area, Switzerland
- AISTS (International Academy of Sport Science and Technology)Lecturer, M.S.A. (Master of Sports Administration) program2014 — 2016Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- SabbaticalStudying, reading, thinking, learning... energy; ideas; digital media; Italian.2014 — 2015
- deltatreCHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER - International Markets2014
- deltatreGroup Director, CEO Advisor Olympics & Partners2013 — 2014
- deltatreDirector of Olympics & Strategic Business2012 — 2013
- deltatreDirector2008 — 2012
- Entriq, Inc.SVP Strategic Business Development (Global)2007 — 2008
- Entriq, Inc.VP & General Manager Europe2002 — 2007
Education
- Stanford UniversityContinuing Studies Program, Creative Writing2023
- University of California, BerkeleyVenture Capital Executive Program2022
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA1988 — 1990
- University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1988 — 1990
- The Washington CampusAwarded scholarship to learn about the US Federal Government. June 1989.1989
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, Mechanical Engineering1977 — 1981
Skills & more
Strategy99Analysis16Management50Leadership36Negotiation29Digital Media99Business Development99New Media49Product Marketing46Product Management34Business Strategy35Sales28
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Start-upsEntrepreneurshipAnalyticsE-commerceDigital StrategySportsStrategic PartnershipsTeam BuildingOlympicLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Venture Capital Executive Program — UC Berkeley Executive Education
- Professional Engineer ("P.E." Now expired) — State of California
From Ciaran's professional profile.
Colleagues at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
EECS Professor (Strategy Council) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Alec Opdyke
Business Development Manager at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Aleksander Kuczek
Ambassador, EMEA at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Allen Yang
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Executive Director, FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Amy E. Herr, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering; Faculty Director, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Anca Dragan
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Director, Interact Lab (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Armando Fox
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Balu Masti
Ambassador, India at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ciaran Quinn work?
- Ciaran Quinn is Ambassador at UC Berkeley Skydeck.
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