Paddy Dillon

Principal at Left Lane Capital

📍 Ireland, Ireland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2024
VC🌍 Ireland
13
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Series A Lead Investor & Board Observer
May 2024
Created and organized by Kosmos, the Kings League has become a global phenomenon that has revolutionized the way we understand football and sports. A new 7-a-side football league with teams chaired by the worlds best streamers and content creators, with revolutionary rules aimed at uniting the best of football with the latest trends in esports and new ways of communicating and understanding the world. In this sense, Kosmos has not only managed to "reimagine the game," but has also elevated sport and entertainment to a new dimension, making it more accessible to all audiences. For more information, please visit https://kingsleague.pro
Series A Lead Investor & Board Observer
Jul 2023
At HOLY our vision is to become the most loved soft drink brand of the 21st century. Traditionally, soft drinks fall into two categories: popular brands that are tasty but unhealthy, whereas those with a strong health focus usually lack great taste. At HOLY, we break the status quo. With our product lines HOLY Energy®, Iced Tea®, Hydration®, and Milkshake®, you get great taste with a clear conscience. Zero sugar. Zero bullsh*t. Since launching HOLY from our living room in 2021, we have built a loyal customer base of 2 Million+ across Europe and scaled profitably to more than €150m+ in sales, with a category-leading 4.6-star rating on Trustpilot and reviews.io. And that’s just the beginning: Backed by the world’s leading consumer investors, our team of 150+ aims to disrupt the soft drink industry while creating a product and brand consumers truly love. To join us in this mission and lets discuss how we can build a global consumer rocket ship together! 🚀
Series A Lead Investor & Board Observer
Dec 2022
Kittl’s Mission is: Taking out the friction in professional design. Were empowering creativity, redefining the category of professional graphic design today. For a long time professional graphic design has been dominated by large and complex solutions that required years of training to learn. Kittl is here to change that. With a platform that offers the depth of a desktop tool and an ease-of-use that sparks joy and creativity. Leveraging state of the art technology in software development and AI, Kittl has grown to millions of users and continues to innovate in design. With offices in Berlin, London and Dusseldorf we are a diverse team of 100 creators - hailing from 20+ nationalities & growing. Join us here: https://www.kittl.com/career
Investor
Jan 2022
Left Lane is a global venture capital and growth equity firm investing in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies that are fundamental to the lives of customers. The foundation of Left Lane’s strategy is built on four main elements: specialization in internet-first businesses, proprietary sourcing at every level, deep data rigor and best practices, and a genuine philosophy around partnering with founders. Across our network and portfolio, our mission is to help support and scale category-defining companies that support long-term customer relationships, such as GoStudent, M1 Finance, Tovala, FightCamp, Wayflyer, and more. For more information, please visit www.leftlanecap.com
Board Member
Jun 2021
We believe that every worker has the right to go home safe every day. We also believe that every employer should provide a duty of care in order for this to happen. At Protex AI, were helping enterprise EHS teams to revolutionise how they make proactive safety decisions that help contribute to a safer work environment. Our AI-powered technology is enabling businesses to gain greater visibility of unsafe behaviours in their facilities. The privacy-preserving platform plugs into existing CCTV infrastructure and uses its computer vision technologies to capture unsafe events autonomously in settings such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities and ports.
Board Member
Jul 2020
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Output Sports are an interdisciplinary team merging Sports-Science, Engineering and Data-Science to develop a one-stop-tool which empowers sports-practitioners to optimise their athlete's performance with unprecedented portability, practicality and accuracy. Our athlete testing and monitoring device is used by elite performance coaches training NFL, USA rugby players and Olympic athletes. Equip yourself with an all in 1 system for S&C and Physio. Measure jumps, power, strength, VBT, endurance, RSI, balance and more. Absolute game-changer! Output is not just an excellent VBT tool, it’s your matchbox-sized living laboratory for sports-performance. We're proudly working with pro-teams in the MLS, MLB and Premier League, schools and youth athletes right through to physio centres and clinics.
Board Observer
Jul 2020
Flipdish is the all-in-one hospitality solution that helps restaurants flippin’ thrive. _POS_ Caller ID Flash notes Full CRM Intuitive interface Integrated card reader Hardware agnostic Staff app _REPORTING_ Detailed and powerful reporting Margin analysis _STAFF_ Staff rostering Payroll _KITCHEN_ Kitchen display screen Label printing Customisable receipts Stock control and inventory management Automated stock ordering _MARKETPLACES_ All your marketplace orders on one screen Centralised menu management Turn off marketplace channels to manage demand Snooze items across all channels easily _DIGITAL ORDERING_ World class low friction ordering flow Branded iOS app Branded Android app Web ordering Self serve kiosks QR order and pay Pick-up & delivery _LOGISTICS_ Delivery status updates Driver management Driver tracking _LOYALTY_ Automated retention and reward system Automated loyalty campaigns 360 loyalty system works across native channels Configurable vouchers _MARKETING_ Branded website Full managed marketing offering Google ads Social ads Google business page management SMS marketing Push notifications _PAYMENTS_ Best in class fraud detection Low chargeback rates Competitive rates Multi currency and payment types supported Daily payouts Integrated payments and card reader _INTEGRATIONS_ Open API Numerous integrations _HEALTH & SAFETY_ An app to help your staff keep track Log food and appliance temperature Incidence logger _DOCUMENT EXPLORER_ All your documents in one place Keep you staff on track
Investor
May 2020
Thirty Madison exists to deliver on healthcares biggest opportunities: access and affordability; patient outcomes; and patient experience. With empathy at the heart of its innovation, its proprietary care model empowers hundreds of thousands of people with ongoing conditions with accessible, effective treatments across a lifetime of care. Learn more at ThirtyMadison.com.
Investor
Apr 2020
Robotify is passionate about making coding and robotics more accessible and affordable for all educators and students across the globe. We are nurturing the minds of the future by enabling students to learn vital life skills through STEM education. Our platform is a fun and engaging way for students to learn how to code through the wonder of virtual robots. Robotify guides students to produce original ideas, with the tools, resources, & freedom to grow their capacity for creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. We work with some fantastic partners around the globe, who help us to ensure each and every child gets the opportunity to explore coding and robotics.
mid stageE-learning
Board Observer
Jan 2020
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Output Sports are an interdisciplinary team merging Sports-Science, Engineering and Data-Science to develop a one-stop-tool which empowers sports-practitioners to optimise their athlete's performance with unprecedented portability, practicality and accuracy. Our athlete testing and monitoring device is used by elite performance coaches training NFL, USA rugby players and Olympic athletes. Equip yourself with an all in 1 system for S&C and Physio. Measure jumps, power, strength, VBT, endurance, RSI, balance and more. Absolute game-changer! Output is not just an excellent VBT tool, it’s your matchbox-sized living laboratory for sports-performance. We're proudly working with pro-teams in the MLS, MLB and Premier League, schools and youth athletes right through to physio centres and clinics.
Founding Board Member and Head of Corporate Relationships
Nov 2019
The Irish Graduates Network connects Irish business graduates and final year business students from Irish and overseas universities for the purposes of identifying and exploiting new opportunities.
early stageHigher Education
Experience · 16 entries
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Investments (13)
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2024
Series A Lead Investor & Board Observer
May 2024
Created and organized by Kosmos, the Kings League has become a global phenomenon that has revolutionized the way we understand football and sports. A new 7-a-side football league with teams chaired by the worlds best streamers and content creators, with revolutionary rules aimed at uniting the best of football with the latest trends in esports and new ways of communicating and understanding the world. In this sense, Kosmos has not only managed to "reimagine the game," but has also elevated sport and entertainment to a new dimension, making it more accessible to all audiences. For more information, please visit https://kingsleague.pro
2023
Series A Lead Investor & Board Observer
Jul 2023
At HOLY our vision is to become the most loved soft drink brand of the 21st century. Traditionally, soft drinks fall into two categories: popular brands that are tasty but unhealthy, whereas those with a strong health focus usually lack great taste. At HOLY, we break the status quo. With our product lines HOLY Energy®, Iced Tea®, Hydration®, and Milkshake®, you get great taste with a clear conscience. Zero sugar. Zero bullsh*t. Since launching HOLY from our living room in 2021, we have built a loyal customer base of 2 Million+ across Europe and scaled profitably to more than €150m+ in sales, with a category-leading 4.6-star rating on Trustpilot and reviews.io. And that’s just the beginning: Backed by the world’s leading consumer investors, our team of 150+ aims to disrupt the soft drink industry while creating a product and brand consumers truly love. To join us in this mission and lets discuss how we can build a global consumer rocket ship together! 🚀
2022
Series A Lead Investor & Board Observer
Dec 2022
Kittl’s Mission is: Taking out the friction in professional design. Were empowering creativity, redefining the category of professional graphic design today. For a long time professional graphic design has been dominated by large and complex solutions that required years of training to learn. Kittl is here to change that. With a platform that offers the depth of a desktop tool and an ease-of-use that sparks joy and creativity. Leveraging state of the art technology in software development and AI, Kittl has grown to millions of users and continues to innovate in design. With offices in Berlin, London and Dusseldorf we are a diverse team of 100 creators - hailing from 20+ nationalities & growing. Join us here: https://www.kittl.com/career
Investor
Jan 2022
Left Lane is a global venture capital and growth equity firm investing in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies that are fundamental to the lives of customers. The foundation of Left Lane’s strategy is built on four main elements: specialization in internet-first businesses, proprietary sourcing at every level, deep data rigor and best practices, and a genuine philosophy around partnering with founders. Across our network and portfolio, our mission is to help support and scale category-defining companies that support long-term customer relationships, such as GoStudent, M1 Finance, Tovala, FightCamp, Wayflyer, and more. For more information, please visit www.leftlanecap.com
2021
Board Member
Jun 2021
We believe that every worker has the right to go home safe every day. We also believe that every employer should provide a duty of care in order for this to happen. At Protex AI, were helping enterprise EHS teams to revolutionise how they make proactive safety decisions that help contribute to a safer work environment. Our AI-powered technology is enabling businesses to gain greater visibility of unsafe behaviours in their facilities. The privacy-preserving platform plugs into existing CCTV infrastructure and uses its computer vision technologies to capture unsafe events autonomously in settings such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities and ports.
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