Business angels invest €500k in Limerick software firm

Emutex, which is based in Raheen, Limerick, will use the investment to sustain development of its phone technology for small firms as well as support high-skilled employment in Limerick in the longer term.

The outside world using their broadband connection

Emutex’s phone solutions enable small businesses to seamlessly connect their office phones to the outside world using their broadband connection.

This enables businesses to significantly reduce recurring line rental and call charges while availing of corporate phone system features such as automated attendants, conferencing, recording and voicemail by email.

In October 2007, John Twomey and Mark Burkley, former senior engineers in Intel, paired together to form Emutex. Their vision was to form a software engineering company that designs and develops software solutions tailored to meet the needs of clients requiring electronic telecommunication, telemetry and IT products.

In December 2009, Tony Treacy, John Ryan through Axiom and Enterprise Ireland invested significant funds into the company to grow both its services and product businesses. The investments have since triggered significant growth and the team now look forward to challenging and exciting years as it strives to become a world leading software engineering solutions provider.

“The investment also enabled us to grow our successful services business and deliver complex embedded software solutions to high-tech clients including Avocent, ResourceKraft, Cloudium Systems and, more recently, Intel Corporation.”

The investment

The investment was made possible by the Business Angel Partnership (BAP), who specialises in matching potential investors with High-growth Potential Start-Ups (HPSUs).

Aidan O’Driscoll, of the Business Angel Partnership in the Mid-West commented on the investment: “Finding the right investor match for a company can be a long and frustrating time for a start-up.

“With Emutex, the hard work has paid off and the investment has provided them with a platform to execute their longer term growth plans as well as the development of their phone solutions products and subcontract embedded software services.”

The Business Angel Partnership (BAP) in the south

CorkBIC manages The Business Angel Partnership (BAP) in the south and mid-west region - a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland, InterTrade Ireland and the Irish Business Innovation Centres (BICs).

The BAP Operates on a regional basis, providing a matching service for private investors (Business Angels) and pre-screened investment opportunities in start-up, early stage and developing businesses.