Atlantic Bridge

Atlantic Bridge describes itself on its own about page as "a Global Growth Equity Technology Firm with over EUR 1 billion of assets under management across eight Funds, investing in technology companies in Europe and the US." The firm states that it operates "a platform of cross-border technology Funds spanning key markets that are essential for the execution of the Cross Border Value add Bridge Model", that it invests in entrepreneurs with the ambition to create companies of scale, and that it invests "in defensible sectors with fast growth potential where we bring deep domain expertise, knowledge and experience." Its University Bridge Fund pages describe a growth equity firm with a cross border value add strategy investing in deep technology companies in Europe, the UK and the US. It has offices and staff in Dublin, London, Paris, Munich and Palo Alto.

Over €1B (of assets under management across eight funds, stated on the firm's own About Us page and homepage, checked 2026) AUM 72/100 Power Score™ 2004 Founded Dublin, Ireland
Technology Deep Tech
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Signature Exit

Movidius (acquired by Intel, 2016), named as an Atlantic Bridge portfolio exit in Elaine Coughlan's and Brian Long's bios on the firm's team page and covered in the firm's own news index entry "Intel to acquire Movidius" dated 6 September 2016

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Firm Timeline

2004
Brian Long's Atlantic Bridge bio states he "is co-founder and Managing Partner of Atlantic Bridge Capital from 2004 to present time"; Navitas Semiconductor's Form 10-K/A repeats that he has served as Managing Partner of Atlantic Bridge Capital since 2004.
2013
Atlantic Bridge Ventures GP Ltd, described in the filing as "an Irish company limited by shares" at c/o Atlantic Bridge Ventures, 31 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, files a Schedule 13G on Envivio, Inc. reporting approximately 5 percent of the class as of 31 December 2012.
2016
Atlantic Bridge announces Atlantic Bridge III, a EUR 140 million fund, on 31 March 2016, with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Enterprise Ireland, the European Investment Fund, British Business Bank Investments Limited and AIB among the investors.
2016
The University Bridge Fund is launched at UCD, per the firm's own news index entry dated 19 September 2016.
2018
ISIF and CIC Capital announce a EUR 150 million fund on 16 March 2018 that is "co-managed by Dublin-based Atlantic Bridge and Beijing-based WestSummit Capital".
2021
University Bridge Fund II, an EUR 80m fund, is launched on 12 May 2021, backed by the European Investment Fund, Enterprise Ireland and AIB together with Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and University College Cork.