North Bridge Venture Partners
October 14, 2026
North Bridge Venture Partners was listed as a victim on the leak site of the thegentlemen ransomware group; the attack is estimated to have taken place on 2026-10-14. Sector: Financial Services. Country: United States of America. Website: northbridge.com. northbridge.com North Bridge Venture Partners one of Boston's most storied venture capital firms, founded in 1994 by Bill Geary, Doug Kingsley, Ed Anderson, Mike Pehl, and Richard D'Amore ~$3.5B under management across 8 funds, ~200+ investments, 100+ exits, and 14 unicorns. Legendary portfolio: Demandware (sold to Salesforce for $2.8B), Starent Networks ($2.9B to Cisco), Proto Labs (IPO), Couchbase ($1.5B to Haveli, 2025), Quora, Salsify, Acquia ($1B to Vista), Actifio (to Google), Paydiant (to PayPal). Its growth-equity arm split off in 2018 as Guidepost Growth Equity ($1.1B+ AUM). Today the fund is in harvest mode no new deals since 20212022, small remaining team, minimal website. May 2026: ransomware group DragonForce claimed to have stolen 22.9GB of internal files (unconfirmed by the firm). For startups seeking capital it's not an active option; for portfolio/LP diligence or the breach, it remains relevant.
Engineers Ireland
October 14, 2026
Engineers Ireland was listed as a victim on the leak site of the thegentlemen ransomware group; the attack is estimated to have taken place on 2026-10-14. Sector: Professional Services. Country: Ireland. Website: engineersireland.ie. engineersireland.ie Engineers Ireland Ireland's national professional body for engineers, founded 1835 with a Royal Charter (1877) and statutory authority under a 1969 Act to award the "Chartered Engineer" (CEng) title. HQ at 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4; ~30,000 members (21,052 paying) across 35 regional/divisional sectors. Revenue ~7.6M (2024) with ~0.7M surplus and a ~5M investment portfolio; ~49 staff, over 500 volunteers. Core functions: CEng accreditation, education program recognition (194 accredited university programs, Washington Accord member), mandatory CPD (35 hrs/yr), annual Salary Survey, and policy advocacy. President 202526 is John Jordan; new Director General ine Myler started August 2026 (previously led Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland). Membership fees run 80495/year by grade; the profession it represents is ~98,000 engineers contributing 12.65B to the economy, but the country faces a shortfall of ~6,000 engineers/year through 2030.