Atlantic Bridge
Venture Capital · Dublin, Ireland
Atlantic Bridge is a Dublin- and London-headquartered growth-equity firm founded in 2004 by Brian Long, Elaine Coughlan, Gerry Maguire and Peter McManamon. It manages over €1.2bn across eight funds, including flagship growth vehicles (Atlantic Bridge III at €140M, AB IV at $317M), two China-Ireland Technology Growth Capital funds, and two University Bridge Funds (€65M + €80M) seeding deep-tech spinouts from Irish universities. Its defining 'Bridge Model' accelerates the internationalisation of European technology companies via the partners' US networks. The firm invests at expansion and growth stage — typically €10–20M cheques — across AI, next-generation semiconductors, cybersecurity, enterprise software, quantum computing and digital health. It has recorded 50+ exits worth over $7bn, including Movidius (Intel), Decawave (Qorvo), NUVIA (Qualcomm, $1.4bn) and the Nasdaq listing of Navitas Semiconductor. Active holdings include SambaNova, Vectra AI, Equal1 and Cambridge Mechatronics. The team is led by co-founders Brian Long and Elaine Coughlan with Managing Partner Kevin Dillon.
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