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🚨 Attention Seattle! If you're attending the Women in Manufacturing event on March 10th, be sure to stop by and hear from the incredible Sheila Stafford, CEO of TeamSense! TeamSense simplifies attendance management, particularly for industries with high hourly worker turnover like manufacturing and logistics. With TeamSense companies can reduce absenteeism by 40%, cut no-call/no-show instances by 70%, and improve compliance. IrishAngels are thrilled to be early-stage investors in both Sheila Stafford and TeamSense! 👏 Don't miss out on the chance to hear from this inspiring leader and learn more about how TeamSense is changing the game! 🌟 #WomenInManufacturing #Leadership #Innovation #EarlyStageInvesting #VentureCapital #IrishAngels #AttendanceManagement #Manufacturing #Logistics

📣☘️ Celebrating Our Network's Success!! ⛳️ Huge Congratulations to Ben Holbrook — an incredible IrishAngels member, investor, entrepreneur and golfer(!) — on the successful acquisition of his company WindIQ by Tagmarshal, golf's leading on-course optimization platform. 🚀 Ben identified a unique market opportunity: golfers needed real-time wind condition data on the course to make better, data-driven shot decisions. Tagmarshal clearly saw how WindIQ's technology fit their objective of improving the player experience using cutting edge technology..AND the rest is history! How lucky are we to not only get to work with amazing portco entrepreneurs, but also support our members at they achieve tremendous success in their own ventures. Such a pleasure to be along for the ride 🙌 📰 Press Release here: https://lnkd.in/eT8HciAu ⛳️ LIV golf feature here: https://lnkd.in/eAKcBgNV Excited to see what's next for Ben! Go Irish! ☘️ #entrepreneurship #startups #angelinvesting #venturecapital #innovation #community #golftech #golfing

Let’s talk investments, impact, and the Irish advantage. 🍀 Join us on Zoom this Thursday @ 6 PM ET with the Notre Dame Club of New York! 📩 RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e4QuYhxc What’s on the agenda? 👥 Domer Networking – Connect with fellow ND alums 💸 Angel Investing & VC Insights – Sharpen your edge in the startup scene 🔗 Staying Plugged In – Learn how to navigate and grow within industry communities, locally and beyond We’ll see you there! ✨

📣 Curious about angel investing? This event is for YOU! Register here: https://lnkd.in/e4QuYhxc Join us next week (Thursday!) @ 6pm ET for an evening with the IrishAngels team and the Notre Dame Club of New York! 🌟 We’ll dive into: 💡 What angel investing and venture capital are all about 🌐 Insights into our network and how to engage 🚀 Ways to support and grow your local startup ecosystem Bonus: Stick around for some quality networking time with fellow Domers! ☘️📣 See you there!! Shannon Hagedorn Caroline Gash Julie Moylan #VentureCapital #Startups #AngelInvesting #Entrepreneurship #NotreDame

🚀 GridMatrix is Hiring! Join One of Our Fast-Growing Portfolio Companies! 🚀 One of our exciting portfolio companies is looking for passionate, talented individuals to join their team and make a real impact! 🔍 Open Positions: Cloud Engineer,  Sales Engineer 📍 Location: Austin, TX, Hybrid, Full-Time 💼 About the Company: GridMatrix is a pioneer in digital infrastructure for 21st century transportation. The cloud-based software platform revolutionizes transportation by eliminating congestion, preventing accidents, and reducing emissions. If you're a software engineer ready to work at the intersection of innovation and impact, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. The company is scaling rapidly and is looking for dynamic, forward-thinking problem-solvers to contribute to its growth and success. Interested in learning more about GridMatrix's open roles? Contact Nicholas D'Andre, CEO, or Mike Areen, COO, for details! 💥 🔗 Cloud Engineer; https://lnkd.in/eypNRKjm 🔗 Sales Engineer; https://lnkd.in/ebhi2t_7

📣🚀 Our portfolio grows! Welcome Nichefire to the family! We are thrilled to announce our investment in Nichefire, a trailblazer in AI-Powered Cultural Intelligence and Trend Prediction. Nichefire is poised to help the biggest brands understand their audience and their changing industry landscapes, already having partnered with some of the biggest CPG names out there! The team at Nichefire, led by 🔥Michael Howard, has shown incredible vision, and we’re excited to partner with them on their journey to pioneer further growth in predictive cultural intelligence. We join a phenomenal group of co-investors including Rev1 Ventures, Allos Ventures, Keyhorse Capital, Cintrifuse Capital, Bluegrass Angels, and Commonwealth Seed Capital to name a few. 🚀 Glad to be part of the journey. For further information, contact 🔥Michael Howard, CEO or visit www.nichefire.com. 🔥🔥🔥

📣☘️ GO IRISH! Beat Hoosiers! ☘️📣 In honor of today’s big game, we’re excited to spotlight our portfolio company, TayCo Brace, for their work in helping both the Fighting Irish and Hoosiers bring their A-game! 🏈 TayCo Brace is taking the sports world by storm 🌪 From being featured on ESPN for its “revolutionary product” worn by Quinn Ewers of the Texas Longhorns Football to helping National Football League (NFL) QB Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers avoid being sidelined by an ankle injury, TayCo Brace is changing the game for athletes everywhere. IrishAngels couldn’t be prouder to back a company that’s empowering University of Notre Dame athletes — and athletes nationwide — to perform at their absolute best. 🚀💪 Check out more here: ESPN's Holly Rowe shout out: https://lnkd.in/es6jaB38 Laura Rutledge shout out: https://lnkd.in/eVXFzthM Justin Herbert's Story: https://lnkd.in/ea5AD7b4 #NotreDame #PortfolioCompany #Startups #AngelInvesting #VentureCapital #CollegeFootball #GameChangers

What an incredible way to close out a BIG year at IrishAngels! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Q4 Meeting on Thursday to celebrate 2024! It was truly a night to remember. Special shoutout to the amazing founders who pitched our group: ☘️ 🔥Michael Howard of Nichefire ☘️ Karla Valdivieso of Shappi ☘️ Melissa Corto of Education Modified AND to our keynote Dave Winkler of Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O. who discussed fundraising in today's climate, the market as a whole, and shared some key learnings from his years of experience as an angel investor. To cap off the day, we shared a delicious meal and honored our incredible 5-year and 10-year IrishAngels members. Check out our 10-year member jerseys modelled off of the University of Notre Dame 2024 Shamrock Series jerseys and provided by our portfolio company Campus Ink who always do an amazing job!! Congrats also to Drew Mitchell, Raegen Siegfried, Katie Swartz, and Jim Koehr on their Golden Angel awards and thank you for going above and beyond this year for our organization 🙏 A final shout out to our 2024 partners! What an honor to work closely with Wesley Pritchett, Jeff Schultz, CFP ®, Jack Horgan, Fred Hoch, Kaitlyn (Howard) Doyle this year. 🌟 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 🌟 Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O. 🌟 TechNexus Venture Collaborative We’re also thrilled to welcome AEBetancourt to the IrishAngels family, and we’re excited for what 2025 will bring! 🚀 A final question for our IrishAngels members: What was the highlight of your night? Drop your favorite moments in the comments! 🤔 #angelinvesting #venturecapital #startups #entrepreneurship #community #irishangels #goldenangels2024

We have the best members 🤩🤩🤩 Thank you Drew Mitchell for being the best Guardian Angel this year! 🙌🙌 IrishAngels #angelinvesting #community #venturecapital

Hear from Alex at Hallow, founder & CEO of the #1 prayer app, on faith, perseverance, and the incredible impact of Hallow on millions worldwide. 🌎🙏 Alex's story of how he built Hallow for himself as part of his journey back to faith is inspiring. Along the way Hallow got many no's, but IrishAngels said yes. AND now, ✅ 22M Downloads ✅ 600M prayers prayed ✅ The first-ever faith-based app to break into the Top 10 Apps on the App Store—hitting #3 overall (ahead of global giants like Netflix, Spotify, Instagram and many more) Beyond the numbers, it’s the personal stories of how Hallow continues to transform lives that truly shine. 🌟💬 Listen to the passion and purpose driving Hallow forward here: https://lnkd.in/eQDqGvAa David Wieland #FaithInTech #HallowApp #Leadership #IrishAngels #SpiritualInnovation #VentureCapital #AngelInvesting