# HBAN

> HBAN is a VC fund in Dublin backing Software and Health Care. See 71 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Total investments: 71
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 34%
- Fund size: $10M
- Last fund: Nov 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/hban---investment-syndicates
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/haloireland
- Website: http://www.hban.org

HBAN is an all-island umbrella group responsible for the development of business angel syndicates. HBAN actively works to increase the number of angel investors involved in investing in early stage companies and supports the formation of new and existing angel networks, both regionally and internationally, and within industry sectors.Despitethe economic tsunami, the growth in Irish business angel investment in recent times has been significant. In 2014 HBAN business angels, across the island invested €9 million into 48 companies. This direct angel investment leveraged a further €20M of additional public & private funds into these companies from organisations such as Enterprise Ireland, venture capital companies and founders. These numbers have risen steadily from 2011 when HBAN helped 29 companies raise €12m of which €6m came from angel investors.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for HBAN. Shizune tracks 5 team members at HBAN. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/halo-business-angel-network?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $623k–$3.5M |
| Series A | $1.2M–$9.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 17% |
| Health Care | 11 | 15% |
| Medical Device | 9 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 13% |
| Medical | 6 | 8% |

87 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 36 | 51% |
| Funding Round | 14 | 20% |
| Series A | 6 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 6% |
| Angel | 2 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 38 | 54% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony Bermingham | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-bermingham |
| Brendan McKittrick | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-mckittrick-f411 |
| John Phelan | National Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-phelan-ae5d |
| John Phelan | National Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-phelan-2 |
| Lucy Daly | Operations Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucy-daly-33ee |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Glitch Ads | GlitchAds intends to democratize advertising by "leveraging" adverts and artificial intelligence. | $2.3M | Seed | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| Movetru | Movetru a wearable device that aims to reduce injury and enhance rehabilitation. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| Change by Degrees | Change by degrees supports individuals and organizations in developing sustainable competencies and gaining self-assurance to achieve sustainability goals, expand their businesses, and adhere to legal requirements. | $734K | Seed | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Change by Degrees | Change by degrees supports individuals and organizations in developing sustainable competencies and gaining self-assurance to achieve sustainability goals, expand their businesses, and adhere to legal requirements. | $734K | Seed | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Educatly | We help you get into the University of your dreams. We are the only platform with all the information you need to Study Abroad | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Quantmatix | Quantmatix is a systematic data-driven software platform that assists professional investors in evaluating stock and asset selection, dynamically constructing portfolios, and driving performance. | $2.9M | Seed | Mar 21, 2024 |  |
| FeelTect | FeelTect’s technology, Tight Alright, is a pressure sensing, connected-health device for measuring and monitoring sub-bandage pressure during compression therapy, primarily for the millions of people worldwide with venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Compression is a proven therapy for VLUs, however if it’s applied too loose, it’s ineffective, and if it’stoo tight, it’s dangerous. | $1.6M |  | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| FeelTect | FeelTect’s technology, Tight Alright, is a pressure sensing, connected-health device for measuring and monitoring sub-bandage pressure during compression therapy, primarily for the millions of people worldwide with venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Compression is a proven therapy for VLUs, however if it’s applied too loose, it’s ineffective, and if it’stoo tight, it’s dangerous. | $1.6M | Seed | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| GREYSCOUT | GreyScout protects your brand against online counterfeits, rogue websites, grey market operators, unauthorized resellers and more | $3.7M | Seed | Nov 09, 2023 |  |

10 of 71 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 30 deals together
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Furthr VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbic-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Irrus Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irrus-investments) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Co-FundNI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-fundni) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does HBAN invest in?

HBAN invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 71 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is HBAN's check size?

HBAN typically joins rounds of $623k–$3.5M at Seed and $1.2M–$9.2M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds HBAN participates in.

### How do I contact HBAN?

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### Who are the partners at HBAN?

The team at HBAN includes Anthony Bermingham (Investor), Brendan McKittrick (Chairman) and John Phelan (National Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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