# Nigel Byrne

> Nigel Byrne is a seed investor backing Tourism, Mobile Apps and Augmented Reality. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Nigel Byrne is an angel Investor and a former group CTO of Ooredoo.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $847k–$1.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tourism | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Augmented Reality | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Imvizar | Imvizar focuses on life-size, location-based experiences that allow users to feel as if they've gone back in time, meeting renowned individuals and witnessing historical events all from the comfort of their own phone. Imvizar was founded by Michael Guerin and is located in Dublin, Ireland. | $1.7M | Seed | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| Imvizar | Imvizar focuses on life-size, location-based experiences that allow users to feel as if they've gone back in time, meeting renowned individuals and witnessing historical events all from the comfort of their own phone. Imvizar was founded by Michael Guerin and is located in Dublin, Ireland. | $846.8K | Seed | Feb 24, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpama](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpama) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Delta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delta-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HBAN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halo-business-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nigel Byrne invest in?

Nigel Byrne invests primarily in Tourism, Mobile Apps and Augmented Reality startups, most often at Seed 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.

### What is Nigel Byrne's check size?

Nigel Byrne typically joins rounds of $847k–$1.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nigel Byrne participates in.

### When did Nigel Byrne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nigel Byrne closed in Sep 2024. 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.

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