Entrepreneurship: How Halo’s angels give start-ups their wings

Halo Business Angel Partnership, which matches business angels with start-ups, turned a corner last year.

John Phelan, national manager of Halo Business Angel Partnership
John Phelan, national manager of Halo Business Angel Partnership

Halo Business Angel Partnership, with offices in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford, matches private investors with pre‐screened investment opportunities in start-up, early stage and developing business.

It is a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and the Irish Business and Innovation Centres (BICs), and is managed by the Dublin Business Innovation Centre. Up to the end of 2014, the partnership oversaw the investment of €78.6 ...