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Isabelle O'keeffe
Partner VC at Focal
United Kingdom
Overview
Isabelle O'Keeffe is an accomplished Early Stage Tech Investor and Angel Investor based in the United Kingdom, with a strong track record in deal origination and equity financing. Currently serving as a Venture Partner and Special Advisor at Yonobi Capital, she has made significant investments in companies like Captur and Everyangle, showcasing her expertise in seed-stage investments and M&A analysis.
Work Experience
Venture Partner
2025 - Current
Mercuri is an early stage venture capital fund, focused on investing in high growth, deep tech businesses with an application in AI, media and adjacent sectors
Investor in Residence
2025
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Angel Investor
2024
Angel Investor
2024
Member / Angel Investor / Advisor
2024
As a member of the Tech Operators group, I advise and invest in Irish-based tech start-ups. The membership of this group is made up exclusively of senior leaders in the international tech sector. Together with a talented team of Senior Leaders from the Irish technology landscape, our shared purpose is to leverage our experience to help elevate the Irish technology sector
Venture Partner | Special Advisor
2024
Board Advisor
2024
Ambassador
2019
Investor and Board Director
2022 - 2024
Investor and Board Observer
2018 - 2024
Sourced and led investment into Landvault formerly known as Admix in 2018 on behalf of Sure Valley Ventures. First investor into the business alongside Speedinvest. Have been on the board since 2018 helping the company go from Seed to Series B and Exit in July 2024. Landvault was acquired by Infinite Reality for $450m in July 2024, becoming their Enterprise Solutions arm. Landvault is building infrastructure for the 3D internet, by building tools to create, deploy and monetize content. The company has helped over 200 clients enter the metaverse, including Fortune 500 organisations like Abu Dhabi government, Mastercard, L’Oreal, RedBull and Heineken. The company was originally known as Admix, pioneered in-game advertising and raised over $40M from top VCs.
Education
Diploma Institute of Directors
2019 - 2020
MSc Management,with a specialism in Strategy
2010 - 2011
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) and Spanish
2006 - 2010
ADE
2008 - 2009
Leaving Certificate
2001 - 2006