Ireland’s largest monthly startup ecosystem event, managed by Dogpatch Labs and hosted all across Ireland by Ireland’s leading startup hubs
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A platform for the entire startup ecosystem to come together on a regular basis, enabling them to learn, connect and grow. Managed by Dogpatch Labs and delivered all across Ireland by the Irish Tech Hub Network.
Connect with mentors to help you solve your roadblock problems, learn from conversations with founders further along the journey and be inspired by the stories of some of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs.
Direct access to mentoring every month from some of the world’s most successful technology companies. Look at who’s partnered with us so far.
Every month First Fridays will be broadcast online from one of the member hubs of the Irish Tech Hub Network – Dogpatch Labs (Dublin), Ludgate (Cork), Ormeau Baths (Belfast), Portershed (Galway), RDI Hub (Kerry) and Republic of Work (Cork).
"First Fridays for Startups brings together the amazing ecosystem we have in Ireland to help founders grow bigger, faster and better."
Ecosystem Masterclass with expanded ‘Here’s everything happening in Ireland’s Ecosystem this month’.
Mentor sessions with over 1000 experts with deep industry, investment, or entrepreneurial experience.
Expert panel of four discuss a key area of entrepreneurship with practical learnings and hints and tips.
Foster a more inclusive and open-minded attitude toward knowledge sharing with bite-sized wisdom.
Tell-all interview with a leading entrepreneur in their journey, war stories and insights for future founders.
We’re working on exciting plans behind the scenes, so make sure you’re in the loop to be the first to hear what’s happening next for startups at Dogpatch.
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"Over the past 10 years Google has taken great pride in supporting First Fridays as well as a broader set of initiatives as part of our long-term commitment to this country. I’m pleased to see the broader FDI community engage in this important expanded initiative with the shared intent of building a stronger ecosystem.”
We’re honoured to have had some amazing speakers take to the stage at First Fridays
Kinzen
Manna
Resi
Intercom
Woebot
ChangeX
Draper Espirit
Buymie
VoxPro
CoderDojo
Teamwork
Nuritas