# Alex Hobbs

> Alex Hobbs is a startup investor at Furthr. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Furthr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dublin-business-innovation-centre)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Alex Hobbs is a startup investor at Furthr. Alex is a leading business and investment specialist with a recognised track record in delivering tailored innovative solutions to many start-up and early stage companies in raising and leading investment rounds, deal structuring, negotiation including management of the investment and legal process through to successful completion.He is aformer senior investment executive of the venture capital group, NADCORP and has served on the boards of many technology led companies. He is also a former corporate finance adviser and non-executive director on behalf of Irish Distillers Group (Pernod Richard). He has also acted as investment adviser to many other companies on raising successful investment rounds from VCs and private investor groups.Alex acts as funds portfolio manager for the four seed funds managed by Dublin BIC to date, including the current co-managed €53m AIB Seed Capital Fund. He provides investment aftercare advice to many of the investee companies in the fund portfolio on growth strategies and follow-on investments.Alex holds a B.Comm from UCD and an MBA from NUIG.

## About Furthr

VC Fund · Dublin, Ireland

Delivering game changing impacts for start-up founders since 1988

5 contacts available at Furthr.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Morton | Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-morton-2 |
| Alex Hobbs | Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-hobbs |
| Heidi Corr | Clients Investment | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heidi-corr |
| John Phelan | Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-phelan-2 |
| John Phelan | Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-phelan-ae5d |

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