About
Director at Kennet Partners covering the UK and Europe with about a decade of experience investing in and advising technology companies across Europe and the US. Previously an investor at Atlantic Bridge focusing on enterprise SaaS and deep tech, and an associate at IBI Corporate Finance; he is a CFA charterholder with a First-Class Honours degree in Economics & Finance from University College Dublin.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Kennet PartnersDirectorcurrent2020 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- ScreendragonBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentCork, County Cork, Ireland
- Fluid TopicsBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentLyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- eStoreMedia - digital brand intelligence #ecommerce #digitaltransformationBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- GripBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- ScoroBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- ABA EnglishBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Atlantic BridgeSenior Investment Associate2017 — 2020Greater Dublin
- IBI Corporate FinanceExecutive2015 — 2017Dublin, Ireland
- Bank of Ireland Corporate and TreasuryManagement Associate - Corporate Banking2014 — 2015Dublin, Ireland
- CydcorSales Associate2012Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- UCD Investors and Entrepreneurs SocietyCo Founder2011 — 2012Dublin, Ireland
Skills & more
Corporate FinanceFinancial ModelingValuationCross-border M&AResearchCredit AnalysisSalesMarketingTime ManagementFinancial AnalysisFinanceBusiness Strategy
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EconomicsInvestment BankingFinancial ServicesMicrosoft OfficeVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointPublic SpeakingTeamworkLeadershipManagementAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · French
- CFA Level III — CFA Institute
From Cillian's professional profile.
Investments
Led
ABA EnglishGripScreendragon
Board seats
eStoremediaFluid TopicsScoro
Investor
Atlantic TherapeuticsCaption HealthDecawaveNuviaSemsyscoSwrve
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Kennet Partners
Alex Taylor-Harris
Director at Kennet Partners
Anila Repaj
Operations & Investor Relations Manager at Kennet Partners
Capucine Viard
Associate at Kennet Partners
Carl Goldfischer
Advisor, MD at Bay City Capital
Edward Blayney
Financial Controller at Kennet Partners
Eric Filipek
Managing Director at Kennet Partners
Gillian Skendaj
Executive Assistant at Kennet Partners
Hillel Zidel
Managing Director at Kennet Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cillian Hilliard?
- Director at Kennet Partners covering the UK and Europe with about a decade of experience investing in and advising technology companies across Europe and the US. Previously an investor at Atlantic Bridge focusing on enterprise SaaS and deep tech, and an associate at IBI Corporate Finance; he is a CFA charterholder with a First-Class Honours degree in Economics & Finance from University College Dublin.
- Where does Cillian Hilliard work?
- Cillian Hilliard is Director at Kennet Partners.
- What does Cillian Hilliard invest in?
- Cillian Hilliard invests in Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What boards does Cillian Hilliard sit on?
- Cillian Hilliard holds tracked board seats at eStoremedia, Fluid Topics, Scoro.
- What companies has Cillian Hilliard invested in?
- Investments tracked here include ABA English, Grip, Screendragon, Atlantic Therapeutics, Caption Health, Decawave, Nuvia, Semsysco, Swrve.
- Where did Cillian Hilliard go to school?
- Cillian Hilliard studied at CFA Institute (Passed all three levels on first attempt); University College Dublin (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics & Finance).
- Does Cillian Hilliard lead rounds?
- Yes — Cillian Hilliard has led 3 tracked investments.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Screendragon1
Also worked at Scoro9
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Also worked at ABA English7
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Also worked at Atlantic Bridge32
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