Atlantic Bridge

Quick read

Atlantic Bridge is a growth equity VC, founded in 2004, headquartered in Dublin with a presence in London and Palo Alto. It manages over €1Bn in AUM across eight funds, backing deep tech companies in machine learning, digital health, Industry 4.0, and cybersecurity across Ireland, Europe, and the US. Its cross-border value-add model is a defining feature — helping portfolio companies expand between Europe and North America.

Key facts

Founded

2004

Founders

Brian Long, Elaine Coughlan, Kevin Dillon

Employees

10-55

Sectors

enterprise, ai, devtools, healthcare, security

Website

www.abven.com

Investment thesis

Atlantic Bridge backs deep tech companies — spanning AI, digital health, cybersecurity, and Industry 4.0 — at growth equity stages across Ireland, Europe, and the US, deploying a cross-border expansion model to help European companies scale into North America and vice versa.

Recent activity

• 2026press
  Atlantic Bridge named Irish VC House of the Year at the 2026 Irish Investor Awards. linkedin.com
• 2026press
  Atlantic Bridge hosted its annual Founders Forum 2026, themed 'The Founder's Edge', in partnership with AIB. A series of highlight videos capturing founder conversations and insights from the event was released. linkedin.com
• Dec 2024investment
  Portfolio company LaNua Medical, a UCD medtech spin-out, raised €6m in funding with Atlantic Bridge participating alongside Elkstone and Enterprise Ireland. tracxn.com
• 2024investment
  Portfolio company Neurent Medical raised $74M (€62.5M) in an oversubscribed Series C to accelerate the commercial launch of its Neuromark® RF-based device for chronic rhinitis treatment. Neurent is a deep tech spinout from University of Galway. linkedin.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Atlantic Bridge co-invested in Vertigenius's €2.55m round to expand its vertigo device into the US market. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026press
  Atlantic Bridge hosted its annual Founders Forum 2026, themed 'The Founder's Edge'. linkedin.com
• Jan 2026investment
  Atlantic Bridge participated in Equal1's €51m ($60M) round to scale silicon-based quantum computing, led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF). Managing Partner Gerry Maguire cited Equal1's potential to change the future of quantum computing. tracxn.com
• Jan 2025investment
  Atlantic Bridge participated in Mitiga's $30M Series B alongside SYN Ventures and ClearSky. tracxn.com
• May 2026leadership
  Partner Paul Murray announced his retirement from Atlantic Bridge, with May 1, 2026 as his last full-time day. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• LaNua MedicalSeed/EarlyDec 2024tracxn.com
• Neurent MedicalSeries C2024linkedin.com
• Equal1GrowthJan 2026tracxn.com
• MitigaSeries BJan 2025tracxn.com
• AttackIQSeries Cparsers.vc
• AizonSeries Bparsers.vc
• ArturoSeries Bparsers.vc
• Ubotica TechnologiesSeedparsers.vc
• CroiValveSeries Aparsers.vc
• Micron AgritechSeedparsers.vc

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Brian Long · Founder & Managing Partner
  LinkedIn
• Elaine Coughlan · Co-Founder & General Partner
• Gerry Maguire · Managing Partner
• Paul Murray · Partner (retiring May 2026)
  LinkedIn
• Kevin Dillon · Co-founder & Managing Partner
• Eoin Goulding · Partner

Sources

• Atlantic Bridge Homepage
• Atlantic Bridge Team
• Atlantic Bridge LinkedIn
• Atlantic Bridge – Tracxn Profile
• Atlantic Bridge – Tracxn Investor Profile
• Elaine Coughlan – Wikipedia
• Atlantic Bridge Capital – Parsers VC
• Paul Murray – LinkedIn
• Mark Horgan – LinkedIn (Founders Forum reference)
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustine-syn-20256a/

Other VCs in Ireland

• ACT Venture Capital · Multi-stage VC, Dublin·
• Delta Partners · Multi-stage VC, Dublin·
• Elkstone · Multi-stage VC, Dublin

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• Enterprise software in Ireland
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