# John Phelan > John Phelan is a Series A investor at Advise (Dublin) backing SaaS and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Advise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/recommenderx) - Location: Dublin, Ireland - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Mar 2020 - Lead investor: 50% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-phelan-1b7463 - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/johnphelan99 - Website: https://x.com/johnphelan99 John Phelan is a Series A investor at Advise in Dublin focused on SaaS and Medical. With a string of successful start ups behind him, both here and abroad, John has substantial personal and professional experience starting and developing businesses. In his role as Dublin BIC consultant, John advises emerging companies on business planning and modelling, strategy development, preparation for investment, access to finance andsuccessful execution.John is widely recognised for his specialism in the creative industries, including media technology, new media, games and animation, as well as software and ICT sectors. At Dublin BIC, John has been very involved with clients such as Storyful, Betapond, Benetel and Brown Bag Films.On behalf of Dublin BIC John manages the Halo Business Angels Partnership and has overseen the investment of €40 million in over 100 companies.He is a board member of FilmBase, The Irish Film Resource Centre and he sits on the committee of the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SaaS | 1 | 50% | | Medical | 1 | 50% | | Software | 1 | 50% | | Health Care | 1 | 50% | | Medical Device | 1 | 50% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 1 | 50% | | Funding Round | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Payslip | Payslip provides Automation & Integration technology for global payroll management. We help multinationals standardize their global payroll process, centrally manage their payroll with visibility & control and scale into new countries easily. | $3M | Series A | Mar 12, 2020 | | | AventaMed | AventaMed is a start-up medical device company focused on improving patient care and reducing healthcare costs. The company is a spin-out from the 'MEDIC' research centre within the Cork Institute of Technology and has been founded upon technology developed from 4 years of product development. | $2M | | Oct 18, 2017 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Frontline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frontline-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Tribal.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tribal-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Advise VC Fund · Dublin, Ireland RecommenderX is an A.I. company, specialising in developing cutting-edge data analytics and recommender systems solutions for the enterprise market. We leverage our Recommendation as a Service (RaaS) cloud platform to convert data into actionable insights, measurably improving business value.With a background in AI academic research, the techteam at RecommenderX have extensive experience combining techniques and technologies from the areas of Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, User Modelling, Information Retrieval, Personalisation and Human-Computer Interaction.We design, develop and deploy cutting-edge solutions for MNCs in various enterprise verticals including, FinTech, Travel and Telecommunications. We develop data and visualisation applications for companies that are looking to digitally transform their currently manual processes. We also have a range of API-Platform products which can be integrated into and augment a company's current solution. 5 contacts available at Advise. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | John Phelan | Commercial Director / Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-phelan-2 | | Fiachra Lennon | Head of Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fiachra-lennon | | John Phelan | Commercial Director / Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-phelan-ae5d | | Kevin McCarthy | CEO / Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-mccarthy-7 | | Mark O’Donovan | Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-o-donovan | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does John Phelan invest in? John Phelan invests primarily in SaaS, Medical and Software startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round 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 John Phelan last invest? The most recent investment recorded for John Phelan closed in Mar 2020. 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? 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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