# John Phelan

> John Phelan is a Series A investor at HBAN (Dublin) backing SaaS, Medical and Software. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HBAN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halo-business-angel-network)
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-phelan-1b7463
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/johnphelan99

John Phelan is a Series A investor at HBAN 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 | 0% |
| Medical | 1 | 0% |
| Software | 1 | 0% |
| Health Care | 1 | 0% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 0% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 0% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 0% |

## About HBAN

VC Fund · Dublin, Ireland

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.

5 contacts available at HBAN.

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

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## 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 0 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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