Huge milestone for our Dogpatch community member Ceartas DMCA © for announcing a seed raise of over €4M this week!

Too many of our Dogpatch community to namecheck in this weekend’s #30Under30 - a huge 👏 to all you techies

From startup members, to Patch youth accelerator, to NDRC alum, to friends of Dogpatch and our partners - what a lineup!

Connected from the Business Post ✍️ businesspost.ie/tech/30-under-…

Dogpatch joined new partner Iarnród Éireann at its annual leadership conference 🛤️

Our CEO & Innovation Director shared insights on innovation and updates on the #FutureTrack incubator with 190 leaders.

We look forward to building the future of rail together.

Saturdays = stress-free time, right? Not always the case for burned-out founders.

Enter Kara: a member who ran Lunch & Learns for our startup community this week to mark #StressAwarenessMonth 🧘

Become a member and get access to perks like this: dogpatchlabs.com/join-us/

We’ve got #FridayFeels listening to Founders portfolio Glitch’ podcast on the ‘Big Tech Show’🎙️

“I knew I wanted someone really, really technical.” And Aisling Browne found him. At #Founders Phase 1!

Listen to the full podcast with Adrian Weckler 🎧independent.ie/business/techn…

100 million users to Squid Loyalty platform?📲

That’s what Dogpatch alum SQUID is after with new growth hire announced this week in The Currency.

From Facebook to WhatsApp to getting in at ground level with SQUID, Nick Friedrich aims to hyperscale as CRO thecurrency.news/articles/14749…

A record number of apps to our #FutureTrack incubator with Iarnród Éireann 🟰busy Innovation Days

Recap:
👩‍🏭Repped by entire force: train drivers, HQ staff, engineers, graduates
🚀Adopted a startup mindset to tackle sustainable transport
🗣️ Senior leader talks on its Rail2050 strategy

You’ve only got 2 weeks to apply for our 6-week virtual #PreAccelerator 💥

Galway-native founders @StoreHeroapp validated their e-commerce startup in the 2022 programme, before getting selected in this year’s Accelerator cohort.

Follow in their footsteps ndrc.ie/apply

Speaker lineup is 🔥 for next week’s #cyber startup event

Keynotes from the world’s top IP coach, plus an internationally recognised cyberpsychologist & safetytech expert.

Panel: Nova Leah founder, CalypsoAI COO, Edgescan Cofounder & Paladin Capital MD

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Dogpatch Labs CEO Patrick Walsh gives his read on the Irish tech scene and argues for more policy levers to pull talent out of Big Tech jobs. sifted.eu/articles/irela…

Forever having those light-bulb moments? 💡Free this May 18th? Want to build a startup in a day?

We’re running a #StartupSprint in Republic of Work | Coworking & Innovation Space - calling all entrepreneurs, creators, builders, & startup enthusiasts to apply.

Need convincing? Read on: ndrc.ie/blog/ndrc-star…

To mark #EarthDay , we’re spotlighting the impact-driven sustainability startups from our #2050Accelerator 🌎

Since completing our programme, these founders have gone on to raise, get acquired, pilot with household brands, and beyond.

Read more: 2050accelerator.com/news

Young founder Aaron Devitt is making his mark, named ISEF 2024's Irish Entrepreneur of the Year 🥳

From Office Hours, to Founder Weekend, to securing a Pre-Accelerator spot @PorterShed - Aaron is scaling his proptech MARC, and fast!

Inspired? Apply: ndrc.ie/pre-accelerator

#ICYMI Our Founder and CEO Patrick Walsh was invited onto RTÉ News following the NDRC Impact Report launch today.

'Technology is hitting every part of our society today. We're seeing everything from cybertech, to education, construction tech to childcare.'

Keep an eye on 6:01 news

🗣️MD Ian Browne reflects on NDRC's last 3 years

“In a period of huge change, we’ve continued to instill this ‘founder-first’ mentality, adapting to startups’ real-time needs, and delivering programs, which are entrepreneur-led and reflect growing trends”

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NDRC (NDRC), the national accelerator programme managed by Dogpatch Labs, has released figures which show that start-ups in its portfolio have created 650 jobs over the past three years.
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📻 LIVE: Catch Dogpatch Labs Founder & CEO @Pwlsh live on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning at 07:45 on 3 years of ecosystem connectivity with NDRC.

Tune in ➡️🔗 rte.ie/radio1

Today NDRC celebrates three years of helping build a thriving startup ecosystem in Ireland.

Highlights
🌟 €56m raised by NDRC startups
​​🌟 €180m raised by entire portfolio
🌟 650+ new jobs created
🌟 30% women-led / co-led investments

Read full report ndrc.ie/impact-report-…

POV: you're wishing you could rewind the clock to this time last week to experience #DemoDay again 🤩

Want a pick-me-up reminder of the startup buzz Dogpatch Labs, watch more 📽️ ndrc.click/demo-day-24

Then give yourself 5 mins to indulge in our blog🔖 ndrc.ie/blog/largest-e…