Entrepreneurs in Residence

Great people build great companies. At Delta Partners, we are always interested in meeting people with the drive, ambition and skills to make things happen. Sometimes they have only a broad concept and need to flesh out their business plans. On other occasions they need to build out their team. Delta Partners can help through our  Dublin-based entrepreneur-in-residence programme. We have funded a number of businesses that have started in our offices or where we have worked with the company on the strategy and the team in advance of our investment.

"Having successfully managed a number of businesses, I wanted to start
my own. Delta's Entrepreneur in Residence programme proved invaluable
in providing resources, feedback and support as I researched my ideas
and built a plan."

More and more, we are working with great people to bring their concepts to the stage where they can be funded. Under the programme, we base the prospective entrepreneur in our Dublin office (when appropriate) and spend time with them to develop their plans. More importantly, however, we have an extensive network of contacts in the technology sector in Ireland, Europe more broadly and the US. These contacts can yield people for the team, partnership opportunities, insights to the market and, potentially, customer opportunities.

We don't charge for this and we don't expect any equity in return - we are not an incubator. All we seek is the opportunity to fund the venture when the business is ready for launch. We are convinced that working alongside Delta Partners for some time will persuade the entrepreneur to accept us as a partner for the long term.

Who is ideal for this programme?

• Irish or other nationals returning to Ireland / Europe to set up a technology
  venture with a limited on-the-ground network to sustain them. Often they
  have been working for leading edge multi-national technology development
  companies.
  
  
• Development teams / individuals in local technology firms that want to make
  the jump from salaried employment to set up their own business.
  
  
• Other people that believe they could benefit from the type of value-added
  that Delta Partners can deliver.