🇮🇪 Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Ireland

Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Ireland

• Enterprise Ireland

  Program · Dublin

  National development agency and Ireland's most prolific early-stage backer; €27.6M into 90 High Potential Start-Ups in 2024.

  Offers: funding, investment, mentoring

• Local Enterprise Offices

  Program · Nationwide · Free access

  Network of local offices offering grants, mentoring and training to small businesses.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Science Foundation Ireland

  Program · Dublin

  Research funder supporting commercialisation of Irish research.

  Offers: funding

• NDRC

  Accelerator · Dublin

  Ireland's national early-stage accelerator and one of the country's most active startup investors.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• BioInnovate Ireland

  Accelerator · Galway

  Medtech innovation fellowship and accelerator.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Dublin Tech Summit

  Event · Dublin

  Annual tech conference in Dublin.

  Offers: community

• Dogpatch Labs

  Accelerator · Dublin

  Ireland's largest startup hub, 500+ members from 100+ startups, and operator of the NDRC national accelerator.

  Offers: space, mentoring, community

• NovaUCD

  Incubator · Dublin

  University College Dublin's innovation hub for knowledge-intensive startups.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Guinness Enterprise Centre

  Incubator · Dublin

  Incubator near the Guinness Storehouse that has supported about 265 businesses since 2000.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• New Frontiers (Enterprise Ireland)

  Program · Nationwide

  Enterprise Ireland programme taking founders from idea to investor-ready, with mentoring, space and financial support.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Competitive Start Fund (Enterprise Ireland)

  Program · Dublin

  Enterprise Ireland seed funding to help early startups hit key milestones.

  Offers: funding

• Rubicon Centre

  Incubator · Cork

  Business incubation centre at Munster Technological University (formerly CIT), home of the Genesis Enterprise Programme.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Synergy Centre (TU Dublin)

  Incubator · Dublin

  TU Dublin's business incubation centre in Tallaght.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• NCI Business Incubation Centre

  Incubator · Dublin

  National College of Ireland's incubator.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Foodworks Ireland

  Accelerator · Dublin

  Food and drink startup accelerator.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Portershed

  Community · Galway

  Galway innovation hub and NDRC regional partner.

  Offers: space, community

• Republic of Work

  Community · Cork

  Cork coworking and NDRC regional partner.

  Offers: space, community

• RDI Hub

  Community · Killorglin

  Kerry innovation hub and NDRC regional partner.

  Offers: space, community

• AgTechUCD

  Accelerator · Dublin

  UCD's agri-tech innovation centre.

  Offers: funding, mentoring