Supporting and including diverse identities throughout the tech ecosystem.

LGBTQ+ inclusive workplaces foster a sense of openness and diversity, and have been linked to improved employee health, increased job satisfaction and to a culture of innovation. We all win when we can be open.

Dogpatch provides a platform for the LGBTQ+ community within tech to share best practices, discuss issues, and to come up with solutions. We know these values will feed back into our respective organisations and into society as a whole.

Supporting female entrepreneurs and developers across the tech community.

We support current and aspiring female entrepreneurs and technologists through hosting high-quality curated events, fostering  valuable industry introductions, and providing a home to amazing female-led high-growth startups.

We’re passionate about breaking barriers to inclusion in technology, and to achieve this we support best-in-class developer meetups that take particular care to attract and retain female membership. These range from groups catering to women in tech, such as PyLadies, to micro-communities fostering diversity across their membership base.

Supporting the next generation of tech-preneurs with our coding classes and bootcamps.

We help inspire future leaders. Dogpatch is home to CoderDojo HQ, the global volunteer-led community of free programming clubs for young people across 60 countries. The fortnightly “Docklands Dojo” regularly attracts upwards of 40 kids to our tech hub. We also host Girls Hack Ireland, “20 under 20” and the launch of the Irish Government’s Youth Consultation Report 2018 which strives for full inclusion of LGBTI+ people in Ireland.