Derek Crawley

Investec Ventures Ireland Ltd. (Investec Ventures) is the Irish venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Investec Securities Holdings Ireland. is founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Dublin.

HeyStaks Technologies Ltd. develops a mobile social search solution. It offers HeyStaks, a social search application that provides a magazine-style presented relevant results by adding a layer of social search technology to users favorite mainstream search engine. The firm's application also enables users to collaborate with friends and people of like-minded interests. Its technology analyzes search activity to identify user interests, and identify groups or communities of users that share interests. The company was founded by Barry Smyth, Maurice Coyle and Peter Briggs in 2008 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Ferfics Ltd., designs and manufactures front-end semiconductor components. It develops microchips for radio frequency applications including Cellular, WLAN, WiMax, and Television. The company was founded by Eugene Heaney in 2007 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

Vearsa Ltd. provides global digital publishing solutions to publishers. The firm’s products include eBook distribution, book tracker, eBook analytics, and book conversions. It has locations in Cork, New York, and Norwich. The company was founded by Gareth Cuddy in 2009 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

Davra Networks Ltd. provides Internet of Things (IoT) AEP platform. It allows system integrators, OEMs and end customers to define, build and bring to market industrial grade IoT applications on a single reliable, secure and scalable IoT platform. The firm offers its application to the transportation, smart cities, manufacturing, oil, gas & mining, smart buildings, precision farming and digital healthcare sectors. The company was founded by Paul Glynn, Brian McGlynn and Joe Quinn in 2010 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Brite:Bill Ltd. provides customer communications software for existing billing systems of postal, mobile and fixed telecommunications, utility, and banking companies in Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The firm offers an electronic bill and payment presentment platform, which serves as an interactive paperless billing technology that delivers customizable environment for the delivery, personalization, and payment of bills, invoices, and statements over the Internet, as well as enhances communication and delivery options between businesses and consumers. The company was founded by Alan Coleman, Jim Hannon, Finbarr Callaly, Eric Fitzgerald and Gus Legge in 2010 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

RAPT Touch (Ireland) Ltd. provides multi-touch systems for global consumer original equipment manufacturers and systems integrators. It offers SOLAS/OPTEO products and it has developed an innovative patent protected technology delivering disruptive savings for flush finish multi-touch screens of all sizes and surfaces. The company was founded by Owen Drumm and Gerry Giblin on October 12, 2004 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.