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Mairead Roche

Investor

Associate at ACT Venture Capital

Ireland

About

Mairead Roche sources new deals, conducts due diligence, and monitors portfolio companies at ACT Venture Capital. Before joining ACT, she held roles on the investment teams at Enterprise Ireland and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), and worked in Deloitte's Corporate Finance division on M&A Transaction Services. She is an ACA Chartered Accountant with degrees from University College Cork and University College Dublin, as well as a Diploma in Artificial Intelligence from UCD.

Experience

  1. Act Venture CapitalInvestment Associatecurrent2024 — presentDublin
  2. Enterprise IrelandCommercialisation Fund External Evaulator (part-time)current2024 — present
  3. National Treasury Management AgencyInvestment Manager - Scaling Indigenous Business at Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)2022 — 2024Dublin
  4. Enterprise IrelandSenior Investment Advisor2019 — 2022County Dublin, Ireland
  5. Travel and Contract Work - Ireland and AustraliaGap year2017 — 2019
  6. MazarsManager - Corporate Finance Advisory2016 — 2017Dublin
  7. DeloitteCorporate Finance Advisory2013 — 2016Dublin
  8. Self EmployedMusic Teacher and Performer (part-time during school and university)2007 — 2013County Cork, Ireland
  9. University College Cork, Ireland (UCC)Management Accounting Tutor (part-time during final year)2011 — 2012UCC

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel21Microsoft WordAccounting27PowerPoint4Financial Accounting16Financial Analysis10Teamwork11Financial Reporting9Customer ServiceBookkeepingCorporate Finance6Management Accounting3
+7 moreAuditingMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OfficeManagementLeadershipTime ManagementFinance

From Mairead's professional profile.

Colleagues at ACT Venture Capital

Andrew O'Neill
Principal at Act Venture Capital
Cathy McBride
Fund Accountant at Act Venture Capital
Conor Mills
Principal at Act Venture Capital
Debbie Rennick
General Partner at Act Venture Capital
John Flynn
Managing Partner at Act Venture Capital
John O'Sullivan
General Partner at Act Venture Capital
Lorraine Paton
Financial Controller at Act Venture Capital
Sarah Matthews
Accounts at Act Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mairead Roche?
Mairead Roche sources new deals, conducts due diligence, and monitors portfolio companies at ACT Venture Capital. Before joining ACT, she held roles on the investment teams at Enterprise Ireland and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), and worked in Deloitte's Corporate Finance division on M&A Transaction Services. She is an ACA Chartered Accountant with degrees from University College Cork and University College Dublin, as well as a Diploma in Artificial Intelligence from UCD.
Where does Mairead Roche work?
Mairead Roche is Associate at ACT Venture Capital.
Where did Mairead Roche go to school?
Mairead Roche studied at University College Dublin (Diploma, Artificial Intelligence for Business Application); Chartered Accountants Ireland (ACA Chartered Accountant); Chartered Accountants Ireland (Diploma Corporate Finance).

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