Furthr VC announces Niamh Sterling as new partner
Furthr VC today has appointed Niamh Sterling as partner. Sterling will be actively involved in identifying and investing in Ireland’s most promising early stage SaaS and medtech companies, while supporting investee companies on their scaling journeys.
Her responsibilities will include deal origination; investment appraisal; portfolio management, including board representation with investee companies; and fund promotion. Furthr VC’s latest fund has invested in 18 high-growth SaaS and Medtech companies to date, with an additional seven new companies to be added to the portfolio in the next 15 to 18 months.
Her entrepreneurial background includes being co-founder and board member of leading Irish-owned companies Interact and H2O Solutions, both of which were acquired by Bidvest Noonan in 2021. She also served on the board of Leo Lynch Engineering Contractors, which was acquired by US-based Private Equity firm Cathexis Holdings in 2022.
“Furthr VC comprises a highly experienced, pragmatic and hands-on team. They are focused on delivering the best outcomes for their investors and investee companies by identifying and investing in Ireland’s most promising early-stage technology companies, as well as partnering with investee management teams to actively support them with accelerating growth and value creation,” said Sterling.
Niamh was previously a mentor for the European Commission’s Women in Leadership programme, supporting female CEOs scaling companies in deep tech sectors. Additionally, she was Barclaycard UK Retail Woman of the year on 2018 and is founder and Chairperson of RecipeGuru, a company which provides digital content solutions to the grocery retailers and FMCG sectors in Australia and the US.
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