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Barry Downes

Managing Partner, Suir Valley Ventures

Barry Downes is a managing partner of Suir Valley Ventures, which invests in early-stage startups powered by deep technology in the AR/VR, financial technologies (FinTech), and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors and is part of the Shard Capital Partners group. Mr. Downes also chairs the Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG), a research institute that specializes in AR/VR, AI, and communication technology research and development. Previously, he was CEO of TSSG and the center director of the Mobile Services Technology Gateway. Mr. Downes founded FeedHenry, a leading cloud-based mobile applications platform that was acquired by Red Hat in 2014. He is currently a board member of Immersive VR Education, which develops the award-winning Apollo 11 VR experience, of which he is an executive producer. Mr. Downes has also worked extensively in Silicon Valley as a partner of SVG Partners, a Los Gatos–based investment and advisory firm.

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