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Carl Jackson

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Atlantic Bridge’s March22,2025 published directory identifies Carl Jackson as Senior Advisor. This is a dated published affiliation; current tenure is not independently confirmed by the redesigned live site. Carl Jackson has an Electronics Engineering background, completing a PhD after immigrating to Ireland in the late 90s. Carl spun-out the semiconductor sensor technology from his PhD into SensL promptly spending the next 14 years building a fantastic team, products and brand to become the leading sensor supplier in markets from medical imaging to automotive. SensL was purchased by Onsemi in 2018. Carl was VP Engineering at Onsemi for 3 years before exiting the business to focus on startups as an entrepreneur. Carl currently engages with an exciting group of startups and SMEs investing, advising and as an active participant as needed to assist each in moving forward rapidly to build shareholder value and realize their full potential. Carl has strategically advised companies from founding, funding, growing, operating to exiting. In Carl's last exit in 2023 he operated as banker and seller's rep, realizing the sale of the high tech start-up to that industry's NASDAQ listed market leader. Carl works with Atlantic Bridge as Strategic Advisor from his home base in Cork particularly involved with his alma mater, UCC and Tyndall to encourage the next generation of spin-outs.