Conor Doyle

Conor Doyle is best known as a venture investor at Atlantic Bridge, where he worked from approximately October 2014 to June 2022 and was described in public profiles as an Investment Director and later as a Partner. Atlantic Bridge is a global growth equity technology firm with more than €1 billion under management across eight funds, investing in technology companies in Europe and the US.

At Atlantic Bridge, Doyle focused on early-stage data, machine learning, and cybersecurity startups. LFDT Summit described him as having led investments in 20+ early-stage startups across Europe and the United States, including Snowplow, AtScale, CloudSphere, and Mitiga. The same profile says he supported portfolio companies through operating secondments, particularly around early business development, and that he was on the founding team of Atlantic Bridge’s University Bridge Fund in 2015.

After investing in Snowplow, Doyle joined the company operationally. Public profiles list him as Investor and Board Member at Snowplow from November 2020 to June 2022, then VP Business Development from July 2022 onward. Snowplow’s own blog identifies him as VP of Alliances and Business Development in 2023 and 2024.

Doyle holds an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from University College Dublin. The Software Report also lists a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering with Business from University College Dublin, and notes earlier roles with CloudSphere, Atlantic Bridge, Rocket Internet SE, and Aer Lingus.

• Atlantic Bridge describes its strategy as “Cross-Border Value Add and Expansion Capital for Technology Companies,” investing in deep technology companies in Europe, the UK, and the US.
• Atlantic Bridge says it backs “strong ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams” with the drive to scale and exploit major growth opportunities.
• Doyle’s stated specialist focus at Atlantic Bridge was data, machine learning, and cybersecurity startups.
• He has invested across early-stage and growth rounds; public investor data lists stages including Seed, Series A, and Series B, with a $100K–$5.0M investment range.
• Atlantic Bridge’s Office Hours page says the firm is interested in “ambitious founders using deep technology to address large B2B markets.”
• Atlantic Bridge’s portfolio focus includes Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Compute, Next-Generation Semiconductors, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Climate, and Sustainability.
• Doyle appears to favor technically differentiated B2B infrastructure/software companies where Atlantic Bridge can help with international expansion, business development, partnerships, and US market access.