# Paschal Naylor

> Paschal Naylor is a seed investor at Arkphire backing FinTech and Finance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Arkphire
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paschal-naylor-01b9673
- Website: http://www.arkphire.com/

Paschal Naylor is a seed investor at Arkphire in Dublin focused on FinTech and Finance. Before becoming CEO of Arkphire, Paschal Naylor held senior management positions in a number of Irish technology companies, including EDS Ireland where he was a director and Memorex Telex where he was finance manager. Prior to joining Memorex, Paschal worked in Mostek Ireland, General Foods and Bailey Gibson Ireland. He is a certified accountant(FCCA) and a graduate member of the Marketing Institute of Ireland (MMII).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 67% |
| Finance | 2 | 67% |
| Impact Investing | 2 | 67% |
| Personal Finance | 2 | 67% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kalibr8 | Kalibr8 cloud optimization SaaS delivers automated and easy-to-use cloud-cost solutions to organizations through Managed Service Providers and Distributors. Kalibr8’s automated cloud optimization capabilities allow MSPs to manage their customer's cloud resources easily. No coding, No scripting, No hassle. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jan 04, 2022 |  |
| STRATxAI | Aikido Finance puts the power of data behind investing by providing a catalog of quantitative investment strategies. We automate portfolio creation, allowing users to build a high-performance portfolio in minutes. Integrate your broker to live trade a strategy. Create and backtest your own custom strategy. Our mission is to bring quantitativeinvesting to everyone. | $987K | Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| STRATxAI | STRATxAI is a WealthTech Company based in Dublin, Ireland. Specialising in AI-driven model portfolios, combining decades of expertise with proprietary AI to serve Advisors and Institutional Investors. STRATxAI Model Portfolios are built to navigate market complexity and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns. Through close collaboration withclients, we create bespoke portfolios tailored to their unique needs, preferences and risk profiles. Alana, our proprietary engine leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to streamline the implementation and management of adaptive. multi factor strategies. | $1M | Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GoAhead Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goahead-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Arkphire

VC Fund · Dublin, Ireland

Arkphire is a IT product procurement and IT services company, serving customers internationally across more than 90 countries. Arkphire provides integrated technology solutions that span desktops, networking, cyber security, cloud and data centre, enabling the digital workspace and supporting businesses on their digital transformation journey.Arkphire Group has an unrivalled network of partnership accreditations with leading global IT vendors and is a Check Point 3-Star, Cisco Gold, Citrix Platinum, Dell Technologies Titanium, HP Platinum, IBM Gold, Lenovo Platinum and Microsoft Gold Partner. Arkphire is also the only Apple Authorised Enterprise Reseller (AAER) in Ireland.

2 contacts available at Arkphire.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paschal Naylor | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paschal-naylor |
| John Murphy | Managing Director | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Paschal Naylor invest in?

Paschal Naylor invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Impact Investing startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Paschal Naylor?

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### When did Paschal Naylor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paschal Naylor closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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