Today NDRC celebrates three years of helping build a thriving startup ecosystem in Ireland - supporting thousands of founders and hundreds of companies. Some of the highlights so far? 🌟 €56m raised by NDRC startups 🌟 €180m raised by the entire portfolio 🌟 650 new jobs created in Ireland 🌟 30% women-led or co-led investments We’re also proud to announce a 2-year contract extension to continue supporting entrepreneurs and their ambition to make Ireland the best place in Europe to build a startup company, with thanks to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. This has been a collective effort powered by partner hubs Dogpatch Labs (Dublin), PorterShed (Galway), RDI Hub (Kerry) and Republic of Work (Cork), and supported by an invaluable network of passionate ecosystem builders at home and on an international scale, from VCs to corporate partners, to universities, mentors and speakers. This wouldn’t be possible without each one of you. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eh96cv2a
NDRC
Investment Management
North Wall Quay, Dublin 3 9,757 followers
Ireland's national startup accelerator programme, powered by Dogpatch Labs and its regional hub partners.
About us
The NDRC is Ireland’s national startup accelerator programme for globally ambitious entrepreneurs, powered by Dogpatch Labs in partnership with Portershed, RDI Hub, and Republic of Work. We help startups to succeed at every stage of their journey through coaching and mentoring, with a founder-first approach delivered by international experts. NDRC early stage supports including Office Hours and Founder Weekend to give founders early feedback on their idea, and help them navigate the ecosystem quickly. Our Pre-Accelerator programmes help develop and structure a startup idea to raise investment and reach accelerator-readiness. The national NDRC Accelerator @ Dogpatch Labs offers €100k founder-friendly investment using a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) with mentorship from 40 successful entrepreneurs and weekly coaching from Entrepreneurs in Residence. Additional value-adds include tailored supports, 12 months of space at Dogpatch Labs, €500k perks, post-accelerator support and more. Our Masterclass Series educates members of the ecosystem such as startup hubs, corporates, and Government agencies on how to support startup teams with significant scale potential.
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http://www.ndrc.ie/
External link for NDRC
- Industry
- Investment Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- North Wall Quay, Dublin 3
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2006
- Specialties
- Collaborative Innovation, Early stage investment, Digital ventures, Startup, Technology accelerator, Venture investment, Innovation, startups, VC, Accelerator, pre-accelerator, entrepreneurship, Irish startups, Irish Entrepreneurship, and scaleups
Locations
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Primary
Dogpatch Labs
The CHQ Building
North Wall Quay, Dublin 3 D01 Y6H7, IE
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Eyre Square
Galway, County Galway H91, IE
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12 S Mall, Street
Cork, T12 RD43, IE
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Killarney Rd, Anglont
Killorglin, Co. Kerry V93 KP68, IE
Employees at NDRC
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Jon Bradford
Managing Partner at Dynamo Ventures
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Gina O'Reilly
Private & Public Company COO | Investor | Advisor | Board Member | ITLG Hall of Fame | ITLG Silicon Valley 50 | #T1D Advocate
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Amy Neale
General Partner at Delta Partners VC | Ex Mastercard
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Sean Blanchfield
Technology Entrepreneur
Updates
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In a world full of faceless chatbots, and automated interaction, empathy and emotional intelligence are taking a back seat. This is quite the opposite with NDRC Pre-Accelerator alumna Marie Toft, founder of Cork-based Emotionise ai. Operating out of Crosshaven, and with teams in London and Sri Lanka, Toft is using the power of AI to put the human back into employee communications. With €600,000 investment already in the startup, Emotionise is looking to close a €400,000 funding round by year-end. Read this NDRC startup story and more: https://lnkd.in/eb5e66VV Dogpatch Labs | Republic of Work | RDI Hub | PorterShed
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Are you a non-technical leader, and feel like you're falling behind on the AI train? Want a quick and easy beginner's guide? Join the 2-hour virtual #Masterclass session tailored for leaders like you across the startup ecosystem, to upskill on emerging tech trends like AI, and be equipped to support even more startup founders as they scale. NDRC is here to help. Register now: https://lnkd.in/ehjrsU-u
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Oliver Begley, a serial entrepreneur with a passion for sustainability innovation, built his startup Biota in the Founders Talent Accelerator. This month US investors battled it out to invest €100,000 in Oliver’s startup at ALPHA Innovation EU's annual flagship shark tank event: Disrupt By The Sea. Begley, now in the company of former winner Precision Sports Technology, scales his the agritech in Dogpatch Labs. Learn more about Founders Talent Accelerator: https://lnkd.in/e-dygqwW
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Founders in Ireland: this is your go-to event for October. Tickets are selling fast for our #StartupDay at Google - only one week to go. We've got an incredible lineup of tech ecosystem speakers, including a founder panel with SQUID (recent partners with Square), Marker Video (one of three Irish tech named in Wired Europe's hot list), and StoreHero (which raised €600K, just eight months after setting up). Ecosystem heavyweights Brian Caulfield, Sarah Walker and Google's MD of Large Sales (UKI) join us for their hot take on Ireland's economic future when it comes to startups and tech. Trust us, you don't want to miss this. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eqhEbPPt
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A platform built for coders, Clonmel-based AI startup Zerve AI (NDRC PreX '21) today announces a $7.6M raise, led by US VC firm Paladin Capital Group with Elkstone contributing. The Irish VC is doubling down on Zerve, following its pre-seed investment of $3.8 million last year. By slashing cycle times by up to 9x, it's no wonder data teams from Fortune 500 companies and tech startups are eager to get their hands on it. Co-founder and CEO Phily Hayes talks to The Currency about the latest investment, and plans for the US as "a marquee focus" for Zerve. Keep reading: https://lnkd.in/eRhs-pzU
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One of the most common questions we get, "What stage should I be at to apply Pre-Accelerator?". The truth is, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Startups differ in complexity based on their industry, product, and target audience. But here are a few things our team looks for in NDRC: - Commitment & Customer Engagement - Team Background - Product Viability (MVP) Regional Lead Andy McManagan (Republic of Work) guest-writes in our latest blog 'Cork's POV on NDRC Pre-Accelerator'. Keep reading: https://lnkd.in/e884mVEe
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Founder Veronica Breene of Vesta Insights (NDRC H1 24) features on UK television broadcaster ITN for its new finance segment which explores a fairer financial future for all. Veronica shares how Vesta is making credit more accessible by tackling existing biases. Veronica scaled her startup in NDRC Accelerator. Be like Veronica. Apply for January 2025 cohort: https://lnkd.in/ebQ8KrDH
🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 Thrilled to announce that Vesta Insights is featured in The Future of Finance: Building a Better Tomorrow, brought to you by ITN Business in collaboration with Innovate Finance! 💡 The UK and Ireland are home to one of the world’s most dynamic FinTech ecosystems, fueling remarkable innovation and growth. Companies like Wayflyer, Fenergo, and Revolut—recently valued at $45 billion—are leading this transformation. This wave of disruption is reshaping industries and driving major societal changes, influencing everything from how we spend to where we spend. At Vesta Insights, we’re following in their footsteps by using explainable AI to transform credit decision-making and challenge traditional lending models. Our technology helps expand loan portfolios by providing deeper customer insights, improving profitability through reduced arrears and defaults. However, technology alone isn't enough—bold, visionary leadership within financial institutions is key to unlocking its full potential. While other FinTech leaders have redefined how and where we spend, Vesta Insights is opening new possibilities for who can spend. bit.ly/Bookademonow and see our cutting-edge technology in action. #FinTech #Innovation #Leadership #FutureOfFinance #VestaInsights #CreditDecisions #ITNBusiness #InnovateFinance #IFGS2024 #FinTechForGood #InnovateFinance #FinTech #FutureOfFinance #AI #BigData #Sustainability #NetZero #FinancialEducation Innovate Finance | ITN | This Is Money | TheEconomist Newspaper Limited | Responsible AI Institute | The Alan Turing Institute | techUK | TechEx Events | AI & Big Data Expo World Series
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Huge news for Conor and Glenn, founders Barespace.io, who were named in WIRED's top 100 hottest startups list this week. The team was selected for the Accelerator H1 24 cohort, received €100K investment, and learned first-hand from top founders in our network. Now, they're on US tech publication giant's radar. Be like BareSpace. Apply to the next cohort: https://lnkd.in/ebQ8KrDH
The US tech publication go-to WIRED has released it's Top 100 Hottest Startups in Europe, and looks who's made it: Marker Video , Barespace.io and inspeq ai. Incredible to see three of our community startups, who've scaled their companies at Dogpatch through membership, the NDRC Accelerator, and Founders Talent Accelerator respectively, selected alongside seven powerhouse Irish tech, and joining a list of the top one hundred European tech this year. You're in great company folks. Want to become part of the global Dogpatch network? Talk to us: https://lnkd.in/e2G_GEJN
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Looking for globally ambitious tech entrepreneurs for the NDRC Accelerator H1 2025 cohort. Be like Charmaine. Co-Founder of Hatched Analytics which boasts six of the world's largest hedge funds as clients, accelerated her startup in H2 24 cohort, and just three months later at Demo Day announced US growth and expansion in NYC, plus plans for a €1.5M investment raise. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/ebQ8KrDH