Barry Downes
Chief Investment Officer at SURE VENTURES PLC
Profile
Barry Downes was the founder of FeedHenry Ltd.
(founded in 2008) and held the title of Director from 2012 to 2014.
He is currently the Chairman at Telecommunications Software & Systems Group, Executive Director-Centre for Converged Services at Waterford Institute of Technology, Director at Volograms Ltd.
(since 2020), Managing Partner at Sure Valley Ventures (since 2017), and Chief Investment Officer at Sure Ventures Plc.
Mr. Downes previously served as Executive Chairman at Zolk C Ltd., Director at Artomatix Ltd.
(from 2018 to 2019), Director at Immersive VR Education Ltd.
(from 2015 to 2018), and Partner at SVG Ventures LLC.
He also held the position of Vice President-Software Services at Waterford Technologies, Inc. Mr. Downes completed his undergraduate degree at the University of the Witwatersrand and holds an MBA from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.
Barry Downes active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| SURE VENTURES PLC | Chief Investment Officer | - |
Waterford Institute of Technology
 Waterford Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Part of Carlow Institute of Technology, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is a university-level institution in Ireland with over 10,000 students and 1,000 staff. The company is based in Waterford, Ireland. Waterford Institute of Technology was acquired by Carlow Institute of Technology on May 01, 2022. WIT offers tuition and research programmes in various areas from Higher Certificate to Degree to PhD. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Sure Valley Ventures
 Sure Valley Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sure Valley Ventures (Sure Valley Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Shard Capital Partners LLP founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Chief Investment Officer | 2017-01-31 |
| Telecommunications Software & Systems Group | Chairman | - |
Volograms Ltd.
 Volograms Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Volograms Ltd. provides software, virtual reality and media services. The company was founded by Rafael Pagés, Konstantinos Amplianitis and Jan Ondrej and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Director/Board Member | 2020-06-30 |
Former positions of Barry Downes
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Artomatix Ltd.
 Artomatix Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Artomatix Ltd. develops an artificial intelligent software for game development. It offers Artomatix Cloud, an artificial intelligence toolkit for artists. The company was founded by Eric Risser, Barthélémy Kiss and Neal O’Gorman in 2014 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Director/Board Member | 2019-11-30 |
Immersive VR Education Ltd.
 Immersive VR Education Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Immersive VR Education Ltd. operates as a virtual/augmented reality software company. Its portfolio of projects include Titanic VR, a solution that allows users to explore the shipwreck of RMS Titanic, Apollo 11 VR, a title that allows students to live the historical moon landing from start to finish and ER VR, a virtual reality medical training application. The company was founded by David Whelan and Sandra Whelan in October 2014 and is headquartered in Waterford, Ireland. | Director/Board Member | 2018-02-28 |
FeedHenry Ltd.
 FeedHenry Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services FeedHenry Ltd. provides mobile application services. The firm’s platform offers application development tools, such as open toolkits a multi-platform build farm that provides builds for native and hybrid applications for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry devices, online/offline workflow solutions, digital certificates, credentials and application migration solutions. The company was founded by Micheal O. Foghlu, Paul Watson, Brian Delahunty, Barry Downes, Elaine Fennelly, Willie Donnelly and Eamonn de Leastar in 2010 and is headquartered in Carriganore, Ireland. | Founder | 2014-09-30 |
| Waterford Technologies, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Training of Barry Downes
| University of the Witwatersrand | Undergraduate Degree |
| UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| SURE VENTURES PLC | Finance |
| Private companies | 9 |
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FeedHenry Ltd.
FeedHenry Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services FeedHenry Ltd. provides mobile application services. The firm’s platform offers application development tools, such as open toolkits a multi-platform build farm that provides builds for native and hybrid applications for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry devices, online/offline workflow solutions, digital certificates, credentials and application migration solutions. The company was founded by Micheal O. Foghlu, Paul Watson, Brian Delahunty, Barry Downes, Elaine Fennelly, Willie Donnelly and Eamonn de Leastar in 2010 and is headquartered in Carriganore, Ireland. | Technology Services |
Zolk C Ltd.
 Zolk C Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Zolk C Ltd. provides interpretative guides by means of handheld devices for exhibitions, museums and tour sites. It offers multimedia, audio guides, content and translation. The company was founded Paul Savage and Bronwen Robinson in 2007 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Commercial Services |
| Telecommunications Software & Systems Group | |
SVG Ventures LLC
 SVG Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance SVG Ventures LLC (SVG Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Charles J. Hartnett. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. | Finance |
Artomatix Ltd.
Artomatix Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Artomatix Ltd. develops an artificial intelligent software for game development. It offers Artomatix Cloud, an artificial intelligence toolkit for artists. The company was founded by Eric Risser, Barthélémy Kiss and Neal O’Gorman in 2014 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Technology Services |
Sure Valley Ventures
Sure Valley Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sure Valley Ventures (Sure Valley Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Shard Capital Partners LLP founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Finance |
Immersive VR Education Ltd.
Immersive VR Education Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Immersive VR Education Ltd. operates as a virtual/augmented reality software company. Its portfolio of projects include Titanic VR, a solution that allows users to explore the shipwreck of RMS Titanic, Apollo 11 VR, a title that allows students to live the historical moon landing from start to finish and ER VR, a virtual reality medical training application. The company was founded by David Whelan and Sandra Whelan in October 2014 and is headquartered in Waterford, Ireland. | Technology Services |
Volograms Ltd.
Volograms Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Volograms Ltd. provides software, virtual reality and media services. The company was founded by Rafael Pagés, Konstantinos Amplianitis and Jan Ondrej and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Technology Services |
| Waterford Technologies, Inc. |
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