Accelerate your international growth
Tech Operators is a network of experienced industry executives and founders who advise, connect and invest in ambitious Irish startups, to accelerate their growth.
Not a fund. Not passive advisors.
Operators who are still in the game.
Why Tech Operators?
Startups with one to two experienced advisors are twice as likely to scale successfully. Our network represents years of real-life experiences earned at major multinational companies and successful Irish startups and scaleups. Our members are current and former senior executives at companies including Google, Meta, Salesforce, Intercom, Wayflyer, Stripe, Microsoft, Docusign, Open AI, Lattice, Personio and Oracle. We've worked across every function from GTM to engineering, finance to operations.
But experience only matters if it's put to work. We don't sit on the sidelines. When you work with Tech Operators, you tap into people who've solved similar problems and who'll draw on their experience and open their network to help you solve it.
That might mean pitching to our members for angel investment. It might mean a Meitheal: a room of operators focused entirely on a challenge you bring, leaving you with fresh ideas, warm introductions and a clear path forward. Or it might mean an ongoing relationship with a member who's been where you want to go.
Advice, connections and investment from people who've built and scaled real companies. No fees, no strings attached.
How we help
Investment: Our members have backed Irish startups like Jentic, Kota, Paygentic, Roamr, Glitch, Peri, MARC and Move Ahead.
Mentorship: A dedicated member, with relevant experience, will provide advice and access to the power of our network.
Meitheal: A curated group of members, comes together to advise you on how to tackle a specific challenge in your business
Meet The Board
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Maria McMenamin
Maria is a seasoned go-to-market expert and founding board member of Tech Operators, advising high-growth companies on strategy, revenue generation and execution, with experience in leadership roles at Stripe and Pitch.com.
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John Collins
John is a marketing consultant, advisor and angel investor with experience in content, communications, events and community building, primarily in the B2B space. He was previously Director of Content at Intercom, where he established the content marketing function and helped build the brand.
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Fionnuala Meehan
Fionnuala is a global technology leader with 25 years of experience in B2B and B2C sales, operations, and multinational subsidiary management. With 14 years at Google and having served as Head of Google Ireland, she excels in dynamic environments and is passionate about mentoring CEOs and advising Irish startups
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Niall Murphy
Niall is an experienced engineering executive with specific expertise in Internet infrastructure, large-scale distributed systems, reliability, and AI. He has seen all sides of the startup journey from investor, through individual contributor and on to C-suite, from two-person startups to planet-spanning multinationals.
Expertise That Counts
Our diverse network includes professionals with extensive experience from leading tech companies such as Google, Meta, Salesforce, and many others. These industry veterans are ready to share their insights, helping you navigate the complexities of scaling your business.
Members
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Brian Hannon
Chief Growth Officer - Builder, Creator, Mentor -Areas of Expertise: AI, Digital, CX, Scaling, Global go to Market, Enterprise,
Selected Investments: Barespace, Solidroad, Magstrom, Parch, Branch Energy
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Caoimhe Keogan
Chief People Officer / Non-Executive DirectorAreas of Expertise: People and Culture
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Chandana Fitzgerald
President at HLTH Community | Healthcare Innovation | Community Building
Areas of expertise: Product strategy, Go-to-market / sales, Marketing & growth, Pricing & monetisation, Hiring & org design, Leadership & management, Customer success / retention, Enterprise sales, Founder wellbeing
Investments: Undisclosed biotech and labtech investments
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Claire Fitzpatrick
Strategic Leader & Founder | Expert in Scaling Global Platforms & Incubating Venture Growth | Bridging the gap between Emerging Tech & Commercial ValueAreas of Expertise: Fund raising general management B2B service software
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Declan Fitzgerald
Head of Executive Talent Acquisition
Areas of Expertise: Recruitment & HR, Outplacement and Exit Strategies, Culture & Org Design, Employee Health & Well Being, Undisclosed space tech, data centers, HRtech, GTMtech
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Fionnuala Meehan
Advisor & Board member
Areas of expertise: Go-to-market / sales, Marketing & growth, Hiring & org design, Leadership & management, Customer success / retention, International expansion, Culture and Organisational Structure, Enterprise sales, Founder wellbeing
Investments: MoveAhead, Jentic, Paygentic, Shinka, EstateMin
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Guro Bakkeng Bergan
Areas of Expertise: VP and GM EMEA @ Fivetran, Go-to-market / sales, Pricing & monetisation, Hiring & org design, Leadership & management, Customer success / retention, International expansion, Culture and Organisational Structure, Enterprise salesInvestments: Examfly, Needi, ApplyOn, Jentic
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Jen Gennai
AI Risk Management @ T3 | Founder of Responsible Innovation @ Google | Irish StartUp Advisor & Angel Investor | Public Speaker
Areas of expertise: Product strategy, Hiring & org design, Leadership & management, Culture and Organisational Structure
Investments: VT Electron, Glitch, Konree, the Oakland Ballers
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John Collins
Former marketing leader at Ramp and Intercom, investor, growth consultant.
Areas of expertise: Go-to-market / sales, Marketing & growth, Hiring & org design, Customer success / retention, International expansion, Culture and organisational structure
Investments: Roamr, Jentic, Kota, Tipple, Glitch, AirOps, Equals, Escape Collective, Rivet Tax
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John McElligott
Chief Operating Officer | Tech-enabled business builder | Track record of outstanding business results
Areas of expertise: Product strategy, Marketing & growth, Pricing & monetisation, Hiring & org design, International expansion
Investments: Interflora Europe, Gustitos Go
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Maria McMenamin
Revenue Generation Advisor & Tech Operator Founding Member
Area of Expertise: Zero to €2mRevenue Growth, Marketing and Sales, Pricing and Monetisation, Customer Success and International Growth.
Investments include: Paygentic, Jentic, Trumpet, Cytidel, Kota
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Mark Peters
Impact Investor, Founder & Product Leader
Areas of expertise: Fundraising, Product strategy, Leadership & management, International expansion
Investments: ApplyOn, MARC, Gemell, MoveAhead
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Mark Swaine
AI Native Product Leader. AI Startup Advisor/InvestorAreas of Expertise: Fintech, MedTech, Venture Cpaital, AI, SaaS B2B/B2C, eCommerce
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MÃcheál O Foghlú
Engineering Director, Core Developer at Google
Areas of Expertise: Large scale distributed systems
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Niall Moran
Fractional CTO | Startup Advisor | Mentor |Areas of Expertise: Application Development, AI Prototyping, AI Coding, Architecture, Product Strategy
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Niall Murphy
Co-founder & CEO @ Stanza
Areas of expertise: Fundraising, Product strategy, Engineering & architecture, Marketing & growth, Pricing & monetisation, Hiring & org design, Leadership & management, AI / data / ML, Enterprise sales
Investments: Basis Climate, Honeydew, Giskard.ai
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Niamh Sterling
Co-founder Interact acquired by @Bidvest. Former Board @LeoLynch acquired by @Cathexis. PCF-2B INED @BVP. EIR Dogpatch Labs. EIC Mentor. Angel Investor. EWOB member. Allbright member.
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Richa Pathak
Transformation, Product Strategy & Innovation, Sustainability
Areas of expertise: Product strategy, Pricing & monetisation, Hiring & org design, Leadership & management, Finance & metrics, Culture and Organisational Structure
Investments: Undisclosed
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Rick Kelley
Former MD @ Meta Ireland
Areas of expertise: Go-to-market / sales, Marketing & growth, Pricing & monetisation, Hiring & org design, Leadership & management, Customer success / retention, International expansion, Culture and Organisational Structure, Enterprise sales
Investments: Undisclosed
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Dave O’Meara
Director of Growing FurtherAreas of Expertise: MarTech, AI, Roamr, Wiistream, Selfers
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Andrew Carlisle
Chief Technical Officer at SuperNode
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Kammil Mahajan
Helping SMEs adopt AI securely | Tech Strategist | Speaker | PhD Researcher - AI Security
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Danielle McConville
VP of GTM at Greenhouse Software
Areas of Expertise: Scaling B2B SaaS, International GTM Strategy, Data/AI products & HR Tech, Leadership & building high performing teams, Partnership & Ecosystem Development
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Colin Creagh
Head of Klarna Ireland | Digital retail, BNPL & regulated payments | Irish market leadership · Regulatory accountability · App-led ecosystem & partnership growth | MBA
Areas of Expertise: Go-to-market / sales, Marketing & growth, Pricing & monetisation, Leadership & management, Customer success / retention, Legal / compliance, International expansion, Enterprise sales,
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Scott Houchin
CMO, eClerx
Areas of Expertise: Fashion & Luxury, High Tech, Creative Services, B2C/B2B eCommerce, Offshoring
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