Conor O'Loughlin (born 16 July 1983) is a former Irish rugby union player for Connacht in the Celtic League. He played at scrum half.[1] He retired due to a hip injury in 2011.[2]
| Birth name | Conor O'Loughlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 July 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 13 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Cork University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following his rugby career O'Loughlin founded Glofox, a business management software development company that services fitness studios and gyms. The software is used in thousands of businesses worldwide. In June 2016 Glofox announced that it had received funding from EI plus Growing Capital to the amount of €500K. It subsequently went on to raise an additional €22m in venture capital over the next 6 years before being acquired by ABC fitness in August 2022 for a sum reported to be above €200m [3]
O'Loughlin currently acts in the capacity of CEO within the company.[4]
Awards and honours
editOn 22 April 2018, OLoughlin received the title of Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur for 2018.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Conor O'Loughlin". Connacht Rugby Official Website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Injury forces Connacht's Conor O'Loughlin to retire". BBC Sport. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Irish gym software start-up Glofox flexes muscles as it raises €2m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Former Connacht Rugby star Conor O'Loughlin named Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur". 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Former Connacht Rugby star Conor O'Loughlin named Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur". 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.