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A Startup State of Mind

Dogpatch Labs is a startup hub, located in the heart of Dublin’s Digital Docklands.

Our Mission

By providing a platform for entrepreneurship and innovation, our mission is to accelerate the development of Ireland’s startup ecosystem.

Community & Ecosystem

Community & Ecosystem

A unique and thriving community of Irish startups, international companies and innovative social enterprises

Corporate Innovation

Corporate Innovation

We work with corporates on their innovation journey to help them effectively engage with the startup ecosystem

Accelerators & Programmes

Accelerators & Programmes

We work with founders at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey, providing coaching and mentoring from top founders

Become aMember

Join Ireland’s largest tech community where you can meet and learn from a diverse mix of entrepreneurs, founders and freelancers. We offer flexible space and many perks, helping to accelerate the growth of your startup or scale-up.

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News

Founders: Ireland’s first Talent Accelerator

Dogpatch launches a new programme, investing in people, not startups, which brings together the most talented engineers, domain experts and commercial minds to find a co-founder, learn from 50+ expert mentors, build the next generation of tech startups, and pitch for €100K investment.

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2050: Ireland’s National Sustainability Accelerator and Innovation Platform

Dogpatch launches ‘2050’, in partnership with Kerry, ESB, and Coillte and supported by the DECC, to connect startups, industry, and national assets to accelerate towards Net Zero. Climate change is the defining era of our era, and 2050 aims to use Ireland’s superpower ‘connectedness’ to make a meaningful impact and Ireland a leader in sustainability innovation.

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New Patch MD and 3 Year Funding Secured

Former Patcher Jack O’Regan Kenny takes the ropes as the new MD of Patch, with NDRC committing to 3 years of funding. The Youth Accelerator will run all-island for the first time, and it will boast the largest cohort yet in 2023, including trips to London and Belfast.

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Diversity in Tech Week returns with 350+ Attendees

After a three-year hiatus DiTW returned with a bang. With speakers from global tech giants, top Irish entrepreneurs, experts in DEI fields flying in and more, Dogpatch welcomes 100s of leaders in tech to learn and implement global best practices in DEI.

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Bringing together the most talented engineers, domain experts and commercial minds to find their co-founder and build their startup from scratch

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Connecting startups, industry, and national assets to accelerate towards Net Zero

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We run Ireland’s national accelerator programme to help entrepreneurs build “global solutions to global problems”

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Corporate Innovation

Give staff the environment, structure and network to bring new, impactful propositions to life

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A Global Network

Dogpatch Labs is part of a global community of startup hubs connected by Google for Startups.

 

 

The Google for Startups Passport Program allows member startups to work flexibly from over 50 partner locations and Campus spaces around the world.

 

 

In Our Community

Our curated community gives you the opportunity to surround yourself in a deeply embedded tech community of entrepreneurs, developers, social enterprises, venture capitalists and more. We are host to a diverse range of startups – from early stage Irish startups to fast-growing international tech disruptors.

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Meet Our Community

We are proud to have a number of world-class founders, entrepreneurs and investors as part of our community.

Jon Bradford

Advisor & Founder

Alison D'Arcy

Founder

Brian Caulfield

Venture Capitalist

Ann Hunt

Founder & Investor

Alison Kopf

Founder

Brian Norton

Founder

Parsa Ghaffari

Founder

Ross Hunt

Founder