Seedcorn: Judges
Meet the judges from this year's Seedcorn competition.
Judges 2025
Meet the judges who will be presiding over Seedcorn 2025. With their diverse backgrounds and deep knowledge in their respective fields, our panel of esteemed experts brings a wealth of experience to this year's competition.
Munster Final - Limerick, Tuesday 14th October 2025
Jackie King
Executive Director, Ibec Global
Richard Watson
Managing Partner, Furthr VC
Brendan Boland
Loci Orthopaedics
Connacht & Leinster Final - Athlone, Wednesday 15th October 2025
Stephen Scullion
Director of Corporate Finance, Invest NI
Carrie Mandy
Investor, SOSV
Paul Byrnes
CEO, Mavarick AI
Sophie Hughes
Analyst, Seroba Life Sciences
Denise Sidhu
Partner and Director, Kernel Capital
Dublin Final - Tuesday 21st October 2025
Alison Currie
Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, InterTradeIreland
Hal Wilson
Partner, Techstart Ventures
Julie Gormley
Spinout Manager, QUBIS Ltd
Stuart Gaffakin
Chartered Accountant and Senior Investment Manager, Clarendon Fund Managers
Oisín McGrath
Healthtech entrepreneur
Northern Ireland Final - Belfast, Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Claire Carroll
Head of the Growth Capital Department, Enterprise Ireland
David Monffitt
Chair, Folens Group
Gillian Buckley
Head of Investment, Western Development Commission
John Carrigan
Investment Director, Yield Lab
Shannon Beattie
CEO, Genome Diagnostics