# Allan Mulrooney

> Allan Mulrooney is a Series A investor at Western Development Commission backing Biotechnology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Western Development Commission](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/western-development-commission)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanmulrooney/?originalSubdomain=ie

Allan Mulrooney is a interim Chief Executive Officer at Western Development Commission.

## Investment focus

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ovagen | Ovagen is a biotechnology company that has developed the process of producing germ free (GF) chicken eggs and GF birds in commercial quantities for use primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. Ovagen can also provide a Contract Research Service and has extensive expertise in SPF poultry & rodent housing & husbandry, in specific poultry& rodent research technologies to GMP standards and in avian transgenics. | $2.2M | Series A | Oct 29, 2024 |  |
| Ovagen | Ovagen is a biotechnology company that has developed the process of producing germ free (GF) chicken eggs and GF birds in commercial quantities for use primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. Ovagen can also provide a Contract Research Service and has extensive expertise in SPF poultry & rodent housing & husbandry, in specific poultry& rodent research technologies to GMP standards and in avian transgenics. | $1.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 03, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Irrus Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irrus-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boole Investment Syndicate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boole-investment-syndicate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DeepIE Ventures Management Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepie-ventures-management-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HBAN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halo-business-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spark Crowdfunding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spark-crowdfunding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Western Development Commission

VC Fund · Ballaghaderreen, Ireland

Western Development Commission (WDC) is a government institution that offers economic and social development services to Galway, Clare, Mayo, Roscommon, Donegal, Leitrim, and Sligo counties. It provides employment creation; population growth, employment patterns, education levels, and social exclusion analysis; and infrastructure developmentservices. Additionally, the commission offers telecommunication, public transport, and renewable energy sectors development services in rural areas. It also provides business development services in rural tourism, marine, technology, and organic agriculture sectors. WDC was founded in 1997 and is based in Ballaghaderreen, Ireland.

4 contacts available at Western Development Commission.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allan Mulrooney | Interim Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allan-mulrooney |
| Ian Brannigan | Head of Regional Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-brannigan |
| Patricia Teatum | Head Of Corporate Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patricia-teatum |
| Tomas Siochain | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomas-siochain |

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## FAQ

### What does Allan Mulrooney invest in?

Allan Mulrooney invests primarily in Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Allan Mulrooney last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Allan Mulrooney closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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