Video Interview with Siún Ní Raghallaigh, CEO TunePresto, Ireland. In 2003, Siún co-founded Abaltat, a software company that developed a radical new application that composes original royalty-free background music to match a video. After becoming a Regional InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn Competition winner in 2004, the company was successful in attracting funding and started development in 2005. Since then, the original concept has turned into a range of commercial products. An online version of the music maker has just launched as Tunepresto . You can find Siún on Twitter @SiunNI & TunePresto @tunepresto
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Jeff Clavier, SoftTechVC: Beating Odds for Irish and European Startups
Video interview with Jeff Clavier, Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC. SoftTech VC is one of the most active seed stage investors in Web 2.0 startups. Since 2004, Jeff has invested in more than 80 consumer Internet companies in areas like social media, monetization, search, gaming or B2B/B2C web services. These investments are typically located in Silicon Valley, New-York and Boulder. With over 20 years of operational, entrepreneurial and venture capital experience, Jeff is able to add relevant perspective and value to his companies as they grow from inception to maturity, and hopefully, success. Jeff was born, raised and educated in France, earning a MS in Computer Science and a research degree in Distributed Computing. You can find Jeff @ his blog Jeff Clavier’s Software Only and on Twitter @Jeff
Jeff Clavier, SoftTechVC: Betting on Female Startups
Video interview with Jeff Clavier, Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC. SoftTech VC is one of the most active seed stage investors in Web 2.0 startups. Since 2004, Jeff has invested in more than 80 consumer Internet companies in areas like social media, monetization, search, gaming or B2B/B2C web services. These investments are typically located in Silicon Valley, New-York and Boulder. With over 20 years of operational, entrepreneurial and venture capital experience, Jeff is able to add relevant perspective and value to his companies as they grow from inception to maturity, and hopefully, success. Jeff was born, raised and educated in France, earning a MS in Computer Science and a research degree in Distributed Computing. You can find Jeff @ his blog Jeff Clavier’s Software Only and on Twitter @Jeff