# Conor Sheridan

> Conor Sheridan is the founder and CEO of Nory, an AI-native operating system for the hospitality industry. A former quantitative trader and investment strategist, he left finance to build Mad Egg, one of Ireland's fastest-growing fried chicken chains, then created Nory to solve the operational problems he faced running restaurants. Nory now helps operators manage inventory, workforce, payroll, procurement and finance, and raised a $37m Series B in 2025 led by Kinnevik, bringing total funding to roughly $62.6m.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Nory
- **Organizations:** Nory, Mad Egg
- **From:** Ireland
- **Nationality:** Irish
- **Education:** BA in Economics, Politics and Law, Dublin City University, MSc in Economics and Strategy for Business, Imperial College London, Executive Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Mad Egg, one of Ireland's fastest-growing independent restaurant chains, Built Nory into an internationally scaling AI-native hospitality platform, Raised approximately $62.6m in total funding across multiple rounds from investors including Kinnevik, Accel, Playfair Capital and Cavalry Ventures

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — Worked as a quantitative trader and investment strategist in consultancy and fund management
- **2017** — Left finance to enter hospitality; founded Mad Egg, an Irish free-range fried chicken chain, in Dublin
- **2021** — Founded Nory (originally named Skueeze), an AI-native restaurant operating system; raised a pre-seed round backed by Playfair Capital and Cavalry Ventures
- **2023** — Raised a seed round (~€7m); Nory grows to serve UK and Irish hospitality groups
- **2024** — Raised a $16m Series A led by Accel
- **2025** — Raised a $37m Series B led by Kinnevik, bringing total funding to ~$62.6m
- **2026** — Nory expands into the US market

## Achievements

- Founded Mad Egg, one of Ireland's fastest-growing independent restaurant chains
- Built Nory into an internationally scaling AI-native hospitality platform
- Raised approximately $62.6m in total funding across multiple rounds from investors including Kinnevik, Accel, Playfair Capital and Cavalry Ventures
- Signed hospitality groups including Jamie Oliver Group, Azzurri Group and Black Sheep Coffee
- Grew Nory's platform to save restaurateurs an estimated 100 hours of admin work per month

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Nory raised a $37m Series B led by Kinnevik, bringing total funding to roughly $62.6m.
- **2026-03** — Nory expanded into the US as restaurants sought AI tools to manage rising costs.

## Links

- Website: https://nory.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sheridanconor
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/asknory
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/asknory1/

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Last updated: 2026-07-22