# Jim Curran

> Jim Curran is a seed investor at Clarendon Fund Managers backing Software and Recruiting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Clarendon Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarendon-fund-managers)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-curran-2832224

Jim Curran is a seed investor at Clarendon Fund Managers focused on Software and Recruiting. Jim has 20 years management experience in industrial, research, economic development and technology transfer roles. He joined Clarendon Fund Managers in November 2003 as an Investment Manager from a senior university technology transfer position. He has considerable experience of deal negotiation and working with early stage technology ventures.Jim represents the funds under management's interests on the Board of four portfolio companies. He holds a MEng in Engineering from Queen's University Belfast, an MBA from the University of Ulster and a professional investment management financial qualification.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 50% |
| Information Services | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SeeMeHired | SeeMeHired is a cloud-based platform to automate much of the recruitment process, including engaging, selecting, and hiring job candidates. | $412.4K | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2021 |  |
| Mountain Technologies | Mountain Technologies is an innovative Northern Ireland-based startup that transforms mountain resort operational management. |  | Seed | Sep 22, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Co-Fund II](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-fund-ii) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Co-FundNI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-fundni) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [COVID-19 Equity Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/covid-19-equity-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Clarendon Fund Managers

VC Fund · Belfast, United Kingdom

Clarendon Fund Managers is a venture capital fund manager based in Belfast, focused on co-investments with business angel and private investor lead deals. It manages £42.5m of regional VC Funds in Northern Ireland including the £30m Co-Investment Fund and has invested in over 60 companies since it began investing in 2001.

5 contacts available at Clarendon Fund Managers.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Mawson | Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-mawson |
| Brian Cummings | INVESTMENT DIRECTOR | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-cummings-e2d0 |
| Chris Trotter | Senior Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-trotter-9b0d |
| Jim Curran | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-curran |
| Neil Simms | Finance Director / Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-simms |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Curran invest in?

Jim Curran invests primarily in Software, Recruiting and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jim Curran last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Curran closed in Mar 2021. 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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