# Evelyn Bourke

> Evelyn Bourke is a pre-seed investor at The Ireland Funds (London) backing InsurTech and Software. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Ireland Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-american-ireland-fund)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAZn4sBLYMSXSBp1CcfM1YTobxxMa1EgWg/

Evelyn Bourke is a pre-seed investor at The Ireland Funds in London focused on InsurTech and Software. Evelyn was appointed Bupa’s Group CEO in July 2016, having been Acting Group CEO from April 2016. She is also a member of the Bupa Board and Nomination & Governance Committee.She has a strong track record in global executive management and extensive experience in financial services, risk and capital management, and mergers and acquisitions.Evelyn joined Bupa as CFO in September 2012, from Friends Life where she was Chief Executive Officer of its Heritage division. Previously at Friends Provident, she was the Executive Director responsible for strategy, capital and risk and, before that, Chief Financial Officer.Evelyn grew up on a dairy farm in Ireland and she’s the eldest of six. She was one of the first two women in Ireland to qualify as actuaries. She began her career with New Ireland Assurance and Bank of Ireland. She holds an MBA from London Business School and was previously a Non-Executive Director of the IFG Group in Ireland. Evelyn is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Bank of Ireland Group plc and a member of their Audit Committee and Nomination and Governance Committee.On becoming Group CEO in April 2016, Evelyn established a clear Strategic Framework to focus the organisation on delivering for customers.Evelyn believes strongly in promoting diversity in the workplace and empowering people to deliver high standards of service and care for customers.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$8.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $312k–$3.7M |
| Series B | $25M–$26M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InsurTech | 5 | 42% |
| Software | 4 | 33% |
| Insurance | 4 | 33% |
| Pet | 2 | 17% |
| Finance | 2 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Seed | 4 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Klarytee | Klarytee provides secure document data, maintain access control, prevent data loss, non-repudiation, integrated workflows, real-time audit, manage document interactions, granular access control, and data protection services. | $881.6K | Pre-Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Hybr | Hybr is a student-letting platform. They offer all types of accommodation options for all types of students and budgets. It also helps students find houses, house shares, and any relevant services they need. | $4.1M | Seed | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| Lukango | Lukango provides custom insurance for small businesses. The platform of the company delivers simple-to-understand, fit-for-purpose digital insurance products. It enables consumers to accomplish their aspirations by providing really flexible, simple-to-understand insurance coverage. | $311.9K | Pre-Seed | Oct 18, 2022 |  |
| The Electric Car Scheme | Electric Car Scheme works with a wide range of car lease companies to find the best lease on the market for each car. | $3.3M |  | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| The Electric Car Scheme | Electric Car Scheme works with a wide range of car lease companies to find the best lease on the market for each car. | $3.7M | Pre-Seed | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| Nuon AI | Intelligent insurance software. Nuon's patent-pending Artificial Intelligence (AI) optimises insurance pricing so insurers can adapt to market conditions in an instant, maximising premium income and helping to drive down loss ratios. Delivered by cloud based API's, integration with insurers existing systems and processes is low friction,providing a low risk opportunity for insurers to take advantage of the benefits of AI. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| National MRI Scan | National MRI Scan expanding at an incredible pace with the aim of becoming the world's largest diagnostic imaging platform. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 07, 2021 |  |
| Anansi | Anansi is an embedded goods-in-transit insurance platform for distribution partners and e-commerce merchants. Access to the platform is via an embedded API, enabling 3PLs, e-commerce and shipping platforms, marketplaces and online retailers to offer insurance directly to their customers from within their own front-end environments.It is the onlysolution, in a $33 billion market, that is automated to offer one-click signup, zero admin and parametrically triggered claims and payouts when a parcel is lost or delayed.Founded by Megan Bingham-Walker and Ana Martins de Carvalho, who have experienced first hand the frustrations of cumbersome paper-based onboarding and claims processes, ambiguous pricing, and the inadequate cover offered by traditional providers. As an Appointed Representative of Resolution Underwriting Partnership Limited, Anansi has successfully secured £1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures and is on a mission to provide e-commerce businesses with fast, fair and flexible goods-in-transit insurance. | $2M | Seed | Sep 28, 2021 |  |
| Hertility Health | Hertility Health is on a mission to revolutionize the world of reproductive health. | $8.7M | Seed | Jun 15, 2021 |  |
| PowerMarket | PowerMarket is a SaaS platform that provides businesses end-to-end solar life-cycle management. They use satellite data, meteorological data, and machine learning to help businesses find, implement, and manage solar installations. It will help enterprises manage and scale solar while reaching their goals. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 05, 2020 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Portfolio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portfolio-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Munich Re Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/munich-re-hsb-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Octopus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/octopus-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [QVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/q-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About The Ireland Funds

VC Fund · Boston, United States

The Worldwide Ireland Funds are a philanthropic network that supports worthy causes in Ireland and around the world. Their mission is to be the largest network of friends of Ireland dedicated to supporting programs of peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education and community development throughout the island of Ireland.Founded in1976, The Worldwide Ireland Funds currently operate in 12 countries and have raised over $500 million for over 3,000 outstanding organizations.

2 contacts available at The Ireland Funds.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Evelyn Bourke | Non Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evelyn-bourke |
| Darren Ryan | Vice President and Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darren-ryan |

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## FAQ

### What does Evelyn Bourke invest in?

Evelyn Bourke invests primarily in InsurTech, Software and Insurance startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Evelyn Bourke's check size?

Evelyn Bourke typically joins rounds of $2M–$8.7M at Seed, $312k–$3.7M at Pre-Seed and $25M–$26M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Evelyn Bourke participates in.

### When did Evelyn Bourke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Evelyn Bourke closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 12 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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