# Top 10 Publishing Angel Investors in Ireland in June 2026

## Peter O'Grady Walshe
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Publishing, Social Media

Peter O'Grady Walshe - Chairman @ VideoElephant

## Tom Kennedy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Travel, Software, Video

Tom Kennedy is the Founder of Hostelworld. Tom Kennedy attended Technological University Dublin.

## Tony Smurfit
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Publishing, Video, Privacy

Tony Smurfit is the Founder & CEO of Smurfit Kappa.

## Paddy Bolger
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Publishing, Social Media

Paddy Bolger - Chief Financial Officer @ CWSI

## James Douglas
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Events, Software, Publishing

James Douglas - Managing Director @ Morgan Healey

## Paul Peters
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Events, Software, Publishing

Paul Harvey Peters is the non-Executive Board Chair of online conference software provider ExOrdo.

## Nagwa Abdel-Mottaleb
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Events, Software, Publishing

Nagwa Abdel-Mottaleb is the CEO at Arab Foundation for Education and Culture.

## Barry Pitcher
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Publishing, Social Media

Barry Pitcher

## John Corcoran
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Video, Publishing, Social Media

Dublin-based John Corcoran (89) co-founded the hugely successful Paddy Power chain of bookmakers in 1988 along with David Power and Stewart Kenny. At a time when big brands were taking over the market, the three men joined their three independent chains to become a force to be reckoned with. Corcoran remains a shareholder in Paddy Power Betfair,although he has sold off tranches for 'estate planning' purposes in recent years. John died in June 2019.

## Sven Fund
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Publishing, Digital Media, Information Technology

Sven Fund - Managing Director @ Fullstopp

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