Alan Foy is Chairman and Co-Founder of Venturewave Group. Established in Dublin in 2008, the group includes Venturewave Capital, Venturebeam, Venturewave Partners and Rochtaine. Its businesses span venture capital, financial services, advisory work and property.
Alan oversees the group’s strategic direction and corporate governance. He is also Chairman and Managing Partner of Venturewave Capital, where he chairs the Investment Committee.
Alan’s career spans financial services and technology. He worked at Coyle Hamilton and NCB Group before leading Blueface’s international growth as CEO. He also held leadership roles at StarBlue and Star2Star Communications. Blueface was acquired by Comcast in 2020, and Star2Star by Sangoma in 2021.
Alan is a past pupil of Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin and serves on its Board of Management. He is also a board member of Endeavor Ireland and a former Chairman of The Ireland Funds in Ireland.
He graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a first-class honours BBS and received a Gold Medal and the Business Student of the Year Award. He also holds an MA and an MLitt in Strategic Management.
