Ronan Finnegan

I invest my time building businesses that help others. I have a strong belief that anything is possible with enough time, dedication, persistence and optimism. --- Focus ---spacebands: wearable technology that saves lives and makes workplaces safer. --- For sale ---Submerge: a waterproof wallet brand - keeping valuables safe at the beach. --- Previous ---1. An alarm clock app that donated money to charity if the user pressed snooze2. A gym routine tracking app that donated money to charity if the user's phone could not find them at the gym on their scheduled days3. A digital marketing agency that helped businesses get sales and hotels attain bookings4. A hardware repair business (buying and selling damaged phones and laptops)5. An arbitrage promotions business6. A fermented vegan protein snack brand (tempe)7. An affiliate sim card channel8. A contact tracing wearables business (founded during the COVID-19 pandemic)--- Highlights ---- Invited to do a TED talk (2014)- Invited to U.K. Parliament’s House of Commons in recognition of my work- Sold to customers like: Amazon, Sony, Panasonic, NHS, MoD- Featured in: BBC news, Sky news, ITV, Daily Mirror, The Sun, Hello! Magazine, Apple News...- Guest on: BBC news (TV), BBC radio, ITV news (TV)- Raised £1.6m in venture capital- Raised $100k on my Kickstarter/Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign (Submerge)- Headhunted to join Amazon's Launchpad Accelerator Program; completed the Lloyd's Lab (insurance) Accelerator; completed the Workplace Accelerator (HR Tech); selected to join UK's best incubator (Setsquared); - Sold my mobile app businesses (GYMorDONATE and WAKEorDONATE)