Alan Merriman
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Elkstone
Alan Merriman holds a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance from University College Dublin. He spent 17 years at PwC, rising to partner before becoming Finance Director at EBS, where he served through the 2008 banking crisis. In 2011, he co-founded Elkstone, now one of Ireland's leading investment houses, spanning venture capital and real estate for entrepreneurs and high-net-worth clients.
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July 26, 2026
The Case for Irish Venture Capital: Alan Merriman
Why doesn’t a country good enough to produce Ryanair and Stripe have a normal venture fund industry? Alan Merriman spent three years lobbying the Irish government just to be allowed to launch one, and what he ran into along the way says more about Ireland’s capital gap than most economic reports ever will. Merriman built Elkstone from a boutique advisory firm into one of Ireland's most active venture investors, and in this conversation he's candid about what it actually took to get there. In ...
Guest: Alan Merriman