Fundraising Fox

Niall Olden

Investor

Managing Partner and Director at Kernel Capital

Cork Metropolitan Area

About

Niall Olden is Managing Partner of Kernel Capital, a Dublin-based venture capital firm regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, operating offices in Cork, Belfast, and Dublin. He established the firm in 1999 and has led over 40 portfolio companies employing more than 1,200 people, completing 27 trade sales, two public listings, and raising approximately €1.5 billion across 250+ fundraisings for portfolio companies. Olden holds an M.Sc. in International Business from Trinity College Dublin and a B.Comm from the National University of Ireland, Cork, and is a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineers and Chartered Management Accountant.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Kernel CapitalChairman & Managing Partnercurrent1999 — present
  2. The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth FundsInvestment Committee Chairmancurrent1999 — present
  3. Kernel StrategicManaging Partnercurrent2023 — present
  4. Pilot PhotonicsNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
  5. Causeway Sensors LimitedNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
  6. Irish Academy of EngineeringFellowcurrent2021 — present
  7. Automated IntelligenceNon Executive Directorcurrent2021 — present
  8. Altratech LtdChairmancurrent2016 — present
  9. ALTRATECH LIMITEDChairmancurrent2016 — present
  10. CorlyticsNon Executive Director2016 — 2023
  11. University College CorkAudit Committee Member2018 — 2022
  12. ENGAGE XRInvestor & Advisor2017 — 2021
  13. Certification EuropeInvestor & Advisor2018 — 2020
  14. BioAtlantisNon Executive Director2011 — 2020
  15. InterTradeIrelandSteering Committee Member2014 — 2017
  16. Irish Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationDirector2014 — 2016
  17. MPSTORDirector2010 — 2016
  18. Technology Software & Systems Group - Waterford Institute of TechnologyAdvisory Board Member2010 — 2016
  19. Kauffman FellowsMentor - Kauffman Program Palo Alto C.A. USA2012 — 2014
  20. FeedHenry acquired by Red HatDirector2011 — 2013
  21. ChipsensorsDirector2007 — 2010
  22. Stokes Bio LtdNon Executive Director2006 — 2010
  23. FARREN TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.Non Executive Director2003 — 2005
  24. Piercom (Software)Finance Director1997 — 2000
  25. Clondalkin Flexible PackagingPlant Manager Guysal1994 — 1997
  26. Smurfit KappaProduction Manager De La Rue Smurfit1990 — 1994
  27. Smurfit KappaGraduate Program1988 — 1990

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Mark Glukhovsky
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Niall Olden?
Niall Olden is Managing Partner of Kernel Capital, a Dublin-based venture capital firm regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, operating offices in Cork, Belfast, and Dublin. He established the firm in 1999 and has led over 40 portfolio companies employing more than 1,200 people, completing 27 trade sales, two public listings, and raising approximately €1.5 billion across 250+ fundraisings for portfolio companies. Olden holds an M.Sc. in International Business from Trinity College Dublin and a B.Comm from the National University of Ireland, Cork, and is a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineers and Chartered Management Accountant.
Where does Niall Olden work?
Niall Olden is Managing Partner and Director at Kernel Capital.
Where did Niall Olden go to school?
Niall Olden studied at Irish Academy of Engineering (Fellow); Trinity College Dublin (M.Sc. International Business); University College Cork (B. Comm).

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