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Fergal O'Connor
Member #160FounderBetaL1Founder | CEO, Buymedia
Founder at Buymedia building a platform to democratise advertising across all media.
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About
Fergal O'Connor is the founder and CEO of Buymedia, which he started in 2015 to build an AI platform that helps marketing teams plan advertising across all media and make data-driven decisions about where to spend. Before founding the company, Fergal spent about 20 years in media ad sales at various levels internationally. Today he is focused on letting marketers build AI versions of their customers to find the media those customers use and cut waste from campaigns.
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Raises & exits
Member Raises$927K+
Buymedia has raised $927K+, including a roughly $820K early-stage round in 2019 that featured a €110K investment from the Western Development Commission, and it closed further undisclosed rounds in 2021.
Experience
CEO | Founder at Buymedia
Chief Strategy Officer / Advisor · Krealandia
CEO | Founder · Buymedia
CEO & Founder · Buymedia
IT
Head of Sales · IRISH TV
Direct Advertising Sales and Agency Manager · Galway Independent
MA
Sales Manager · Mayo Advertiser
Advertising Executive · Newstalk
GE
Commercial Manager · Golden Egg Productions Ltd
Education
Dublin Institute of Technology
Technological University Dublin
