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Fergal Mullen

Investor

Partner at Highland Europe

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.

Invests in

ConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. 9finBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  2. Highland EuropeCo-Founder, Partnercurrent2007 — presentGeneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  3. PodimoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen, Denmark
  4. UnibuddyBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. MeditopiaBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
  6. BitmovinBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  7. NexthinkBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  8. GetYourGuideBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentBerlin, Germany
  9. AMCS GroupFormer Board Member2013 — 2024Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
  10. SPARTOO.COMFormer Board Member2009 — 2021Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
  11. WoogaFormer Board Member2011 — 2018
  12. Finanzcheck.deFormer Board Member2015 — 2018Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  13. MyOptique Group LtdFormer Board Member2007 — 2016Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  14. PrivaliaFormer Board Member2007 — 2016Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  15. PhotoboxFormer Board Member2005 — 2015Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  16. CoremetricsFormer Board Member2003 — 2007Palo Alto, California, United States
  17. Eleven Technology, Inc.Former Board Member2003 — 2006Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  18. VistaFormer Board Member2003 — 2005Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  19. RSA SecurityGeneral Partner2000 — 2003Geneva, Switzerland
  20. Cambridge Technology PartnersSenior Vice President1989 — 2000

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Masters in Business Administration1993 — 1995
  2. Brown UniversityBSc/BA, Engineering & Business Studies1986 — 1989
  3. Technological University DublinElectrical and Electronics Engineering1984 — 1986

Skills & more

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

Languages English · French

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