Ivy Capital - Services for International Scale-Ups
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The Fall 2026 Robins Entrepreneur Series rolls on — and next up...
What if the whole job of a great business was to remove friction — to give people back their most valuable asset: time? ⏱️ Our next speaker leads a Dublin-based B2B firm serving international scale-up founders.
The Fall 2026 Robins Entrepreneur Series continues — and next up:
👉 Stephen Kelly, Co-Managing Partner of Ivy Capital Partners, joins us Friday, October 2nd.
Ivy Capital's vision is to back founders who "free tomorrow, today" — eliminating the friction around doing business. And Stephen has spent 20+ years living that mission across aviation, IT, and logistics on a global scale.
His path is a builder's path: he started at IBM, becoming a top seller of enterprise solutions, then built and led a global team at Fourcomms, a just-in-time logistics company, growing its aerospace and automotive business internationally. In 2018 he founded Exspeediate, a business-critical boutique logistics firm revolutionizing global logistics online — and served as Chief Commercial Officer of GlobalAVX, an online marketplace for buying, selling, and leasing aviation assets. He holds a degree in business and economics from Trinity College Dublin.
From operator to founder to investor — Stephen has seen how value gets built from every seat at the table. For our students, that's a rare and valuable vantage point.
If you're curious how founders turn friction into opportunity — and how investors decide which ones to back — this is the conversation to be in.
📍 EY Innovation Lab, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
🗓️ Friday, October 2nd, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern
📖 Full Fall 2026 lineup: https://robins.richmond.edu/professional-experiential/career/events/entrepreneur-series.html
The Discussion. This series of hybrid events is perfect for budding entrepreneurs, experienced executive mentors cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset, early-stage investors, and students exploring innovative product design.
At each session, business founders serve as guest speakers share about their career, their firm's business model, as well as the successes and challenges in the product development process. Participants learn from the speakers’ experiences, discuss valuable insights, and connect with other entrepreneurs, students, faculty, and investors.
Logistics. A light lunch is served, as entrepreneurs connect with one another, learn from peers, and contribute to the conversation:
- Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
- 11:30am EST - Coffee & Connection
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST - Presentation & Discussion
No pre-registration is required. Join us:
Robins School of Business
102 UR Drive, iLab Room 123
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Parking. Free parking is available in the U5 and U6 lots immediately adjacent to the Robins School. Please enter the main foyer, turn to the left and proceed to room 123 (EY Innovation Lab) on the ground floor.
Please note that visitors have a two-hour parking window.
Please sign in when you enter the room, providing your license plate number.
On Zoom Webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86930744337?pwd=Yb4mzm4hNYboKII0f94aFbo4wVRnSz
