Where does Fergal Mullen work?

Fergal Mullen is Partner at Highland Europe and Board director at Bitmovin.

What check size does Fergal Mullen write?

Fergal Mullen typically writes checks of $21.6M – $86.4M.

Where did Fergal Mullen go to school?

Fergal Mullen studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Masters in Business Administration); Brown University (BSc/BA, Engineering & Business Studies); Technological University Dublin (Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Fergal Mullen

Investor

Partner at Highland Europe · Board director at Bitmovin

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Writes $21.6M – $86.4M checks

About

Fergal Mullen is a transatlantic operator-investor who applies American-style structural rigor and growth-stage pattern recognition to European tech, prioritizing disciplined, capital-efficient scaling rather than blitzscaling to avoid dilution.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

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Invests in

ConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Bitmovin YC S15

Intro paths

Fergal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Fergal can intro founders to Bitmovin's investors below.

Bitmovin's investors · 7

AtomicoLondon · since 2018 Dawn CapitalLondon · $317.5K – $6.3M checks Entourage Ventures Highland EuropeLondon · $10.8M – $54M checks · since 2018 Mana VenturesEstero SpeedinvestVienna · $5M – $30M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Bitmovin

Stefan LedererFounder/CEO

Christian TimmererFounder/CIO

Christopher MuellerFounder/CTO

Experience

9finBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
Highland EuropeCo-Founder, Partnercurrent2007 — presentGeneva, Geneva, Switzerland
PodimoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen, Denmark
UnibuddyBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
MeditopiaBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
BitmovinBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
NexthinkBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
GetYourGuideBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentBerlin, Germany
AMCS GroupFormer Board Member2013 — 2024Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
SPARTOO.COMFormer Board Member2009 — 2021Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
WoogaFormer Board Member2011 — 2018
Finanzcheck.deFormer Board Member2015 — 2018Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
MyOptique Group LtdFormer Board Member2007 — 2016Greater London, England, United Kingdom
PrivaliaFormer Board Member2007 — 2016Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
PhotoboxFormer Board Member2005 — 2015Greater London, England, United Kingdom
CoremetricsFormer Board Member2003 — 2007Palo Alto, California, United States
Eleven Technology, Inc.Former Board Member2003 — 2006Boston, Massachusetts, United States
VistaFormer Board Member2003 — 2005Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RSA SecurityGeneral Partner2000 — 2003Geneva, Switzerland
Cambridge Technology PartnersSenior Vice President1989 — 2000

Skills & more

SaaS8Technology and Internet Equity Investment, Strategy, Recruitment, M&A1Investments15Private Equity12Venture Capital61E-commerce22Emerging Markets11Entrepreneurship19Start-ups29Strategic Partnerships10

Languages English · French

From Fergal's professional profile.

Colleagues at Highland Europe

Abhishek Lahoti

Head of Platform at Highland Europe

Alanna McCarthy

EA at Highland Europe

Amy Hodgson

Financial Accountant at Highland Europe

Aude Flecchia

Associate at Highland Europe

Audrey Koenig

Office Manager Geneva & EA at Highland Europe

David Blyghton

Partner at Highland Europe

Efosa Ayanru

Senior Associate at Highland Europe

Eleanor Courteney-Harris

EA at Highland Europe

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fergal Mullen?: Fergal Mullen is a transatlantic operator-investor who applies American-style structural rigor and growth-stage pattern recognition to European tech, prioritizing disciplined, capital-efficient scaling rather than blitzscaling to avoid dilution.
Where does Fergal Mullen work?: Fergal Mullen is Partner at Highland Europe and Board director at Bitmovin.
What does Fergal Mullen invest in?: Fergal Mullen invests in Consumer, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Fergal Mullen write?: Fergal Mullen typically writes checks of $21.6M – $86.4M.
Where did Fergal Mullen go to school?: Fergal Mullen studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Masters in Business Administration); Brown University (BSc/BA, Engineering & Business Studies); Technological University Dublin (Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Tim DraperFounder of Draper Associates Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures Hristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk

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Also attended Brown University423

Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew Capital Joe GebbiaCo-founder of Airbnb Dylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis Ventures John KimInvestor Relations at General Catalyst Ali Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Technological University Dublin27

Stephen CondonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VC GiselaInvestor at Eudemian Ventures Brendan WoodsInvestor at 13books Capital Hannah DalySenior Media & Communications Manager at AlbionVC Ramin KhaksarInvestor at DigitalDx Ventures Mariliis HolmOperations & Scientific Diligence at Sustainable Food Ventures

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