# Paul McGuinness

> Paul McGuinness is a funding round investor backing TV and DRM. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mcguinness-9823118/?originalSubdomain=ie

Paul McGuinness is an angel investor. Mr. McGuinness served as an associate at 4th Level Ventures. He graduated from UCD with a B.Com in 1995 and then completed a Masters in Accountancy in 1996. He then qualified as an ACA with Arthur Andersen in Dublin working mainly in the Audit and Business Advisory department. On qualification in 1999, he movedto London and worked with Salomon Smith Barney in their Financial Institutions Group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. In that role, he worked on some major UK transactions including the acquisition by Amvescap plc. of Perpetual plc. He also has significant experience in international M&A having worked on the disposal of Schroders Japan Limited to CSFB, the acquisition of Grand Pacific (a Taiwanese fund manager) by Amvescap plc. and ING's bid for a division of a major Japanese bank.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 50% |
| DRM | 1 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Music | 1 | 50% |
| Android | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ROXi | British music streaming company Magic Media Works Limited (trading as ROXi) is backed by Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams, bringing friends and family together to enjoy free unlimited music video streaming, exclusive music video channels, karaoke, music games and more. ROXi’s free TV Music App is available from launch on Sky Q, Fire TV, Android TVand Google TV including compatible Sony Bravia, Panasonic, Philips, Toshiba, TCL, HiSense and Shield Smart TVs and set-top boxes with Samsung TV and others coming soon. ROXi is also available as a Console with Microphone Controller for use with any TV. ROXi is backed by all the major and leading independent record labels with all the original music videos and over 70 million music releases. | $9.2M |  | Apr 16, 2023 |  |
| ROXi | British music streaming company Magic Media Works Limited (trading as ROXi) is backed by Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams, bringing friends and family together to enjoy free unlimited music video streaming, exclusive music video channels, karaoke, music games and more. ROXi’s free TV Music App is available from launch on Sky Q, Fire TV, Android TVand Google TV including compatible Sony Bravia, Panasonic, Philips, Toshiba, TCL, HiSense and Shield Smart TVs and set-top boxes with Samsung TV and others coming soon. ROXi is also available as a Console with Microphone Controller for use with any TV. ROXi is backed by all the major and leading independent record labels with all the original music videos and over 70 million music releases. | $8.7M |  | Apr 16, 2023 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul McGuinness invest in?

Paul McGuinness invests primarily in TV, DRM and Apps startups, most often at Funding Round 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.

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### When did Paul McGuinness last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul McGuinness closed in Apr 2023. 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.

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