# Ger Goold

> Ger Goold is a Series A investor at Kernel Capital backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kernel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kernel-capital-partners)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2014
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ger-goold/19/bb6/782
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ggoold
- Website: http://www.kernel-capital.com

Ger Goold is a Partner with Kernel Capital, an ICT-oriented venture capital firm focused on the Irish market, headquartered in Cork. Ger sits on the Board of Series A investees MPSTOR and BioAtlantis. Kernel's Seed Fund is Ireland's leading seed fund, with a current portfolio of circa 30 companies and still actively investing. Gerhas played a key role in its development over the last three years, where it has focused on seed and early-stage opportunities in ICT and MedTech; investees include FeedHenry, Ikon Semiconductor, Radisens Diagnostics and NeoSurgical.Prior to joining Kernel Capital Ger spent six years with KPMG where he managed services to a wide range of clients, from NYSE and NASDAQ-quoted multinationals to indigenous Irish tech startups. Ger has also worked in Australia in the energy sector. Ger is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 17.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Web Development | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MPSTOR | MPSTOR engages in the design and supply of enclosures, storage servers, and storage management software. Its product focus is on the disk array tiered storage and information lifecycle management/intelligent information management. The company’s product allows original equipment manufacturers and integrators to access storage technology.The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Bishopstown, Ireland. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 30, 2014 | http://mpstor.com |
| MPSTOR | MPSTOR engages in the design and supply of enclosures, storage servers, and storage management software. Its product focus is on the disk array tiered storage and information lifecycle management/intelligent information management. The company’s product allows original equipment manufacturers and integrators to access storage technology.The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Bishopstown, Ireland. | $2.2M | Series A | Oct 27, 2009 | http://mpstor.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kernel Capital

VC Fund · Cork, Ireland

Kernel Capital is the independent manager of The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance on the island of Ireland. Kernel leverage their extensive network to enable their portfolio companies recruit the highest caliber people, to break into new international markets and to generaterevenues of scale. It is the only investment firm with venture capital Funds dedicated to both jurisdictions on the Island. Kernel have raised over €210M from investors which including their strategic partner Bank of Ireland, Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, Galway University Foundation, The University of Limerick Foundation, The New York State Common Retirement Fund and undisclosed Family Offices. Consistently delivering strong financial returns for their investors Kernel have led more than 20 substantial trade sales to NASDAQ, NYSE, and LSE listed corporations.

5 contacts available at Kernel Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ger Goold | Partner & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ger-goold |
| Niall Olden | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niall-olden |
| Orla Rimmington | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orla-rimmington |
| Sigurdur Sævarsson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sigurdur-svarsson |
| Alan Seacy | Financial Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-seacy |

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## FAQ

### What does Ger Goold invest in?

Ger Goold invests primarily in Software and Web Development 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.

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### When did Ger Goold last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ger Goold closed in May 2014. 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.

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