Want €100k investment uncapped SAFE + access to amazing EIRs & mentors such as
@mark_cummins
,
@CiaraFlood_
&
@RayNolan
?
Applications close in t-13 days for the
@NDRC_hq
accelerator. Wanna learn more, hit me up
Here are some of the people you'll get access to 🧵
Although times are tough - I love to see how the community rallies together.
Tonight we hosted a get-together for people affected by the lay-offs and invited them to come hangout
I met so many amazing people 🚀!
If I can help you join a startup or you wanna start one, DM me.
I’m delighted to share the new
@NDRC_hq
cohort
@dogpatchlabs
. The cohort spans a wide variety of sectors from Gen-AI, FinTech & HealthTech. The teams are at an all-time high with ex-team members from
@intercom
,
@workvivo
&
@tryfinch
and 2x PhDs. A bit more about the teams ⬇️
The last 3-years have been really amazing and we’re delighted to announce that we get to run it for another two 💥
But the real MVPs here are the founders out there that have allowed us to partner with them. 🙏 you for your trust and have us as a small part of your 🚀 journey!
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
Really excited to launch the
@NDRC_hq
#Accelerator
today. If you are a startup that's ready to go 🚀, want €100k on super founder-friendly terms, and are looking for world-class mentors & EIRs, look no further! Hit me up if you have any Qs 📨
Angel investing in IRE is punching below its weight: ranked 15th in 🇪🇺, too high check size, & limiting the types of angels.
@J_K9
asked me to share my thoughts on our angel ecosystem, alongside
@Statesideportal
,
@BrianCVC
,
@OSheaDonal
&
@IVCA_Ie
🧵
A behind the scenes sneak peak before the
@joinpatch_
demo day will go live in 10-min from
@dogpatchlabs
. If anyone wants to see what the future generation of disrupters & innovators looks like, I highly recommend tuning in!
Excited to be
@SlushHQ
in baltic Helsinki. Looking forward to meeting startups & investors over the next few days.
And yes - repping a bit of Ireland with my
@dogpatchlabs
hat & Dubarry boots 😅
Excited to share my thoughts about the state of angel investing in Ireland and some of the opportunities that lay ahead!
Looking forward to the article being published on Sunday in
@businessposthq
and thank you for inviting me to share my thoughts on this
@ChasTaylor
&
@J_K9
We've some unbelievably good things in Connected, which comes FREE with
@businessposthq
on Sunday, including:
- Why are we behind with university spin-outs?
- IT security, social engineering and you
- the benefits of blockchain
In print and online at
One of the best parts of my job is that I get the chance to interview really cool founders
@dogpatchlabs
- Friday was one of these days! It was amazing to have
@ConnorPM
come and speak at
#FirstFridays
about all the things he did well.. . and that could have gone better 😁
Come work with me! We're hiring a Programme Director
@dogpatchlabs
to help us scale our incubator & accelerator
#agtech
. Looking for someone with startup/founder experience. DM me if you’re interested.
#jobfairy
Really excited about supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs with
@NDRC_hq
🚀. Read more about it here:
Any founders who want to chat more about it, feel free to ping me in my DMs 👊
Loved talking all things startups with
@siliconrepublic
. If you are a founder and want to talk more about your startup with me, apply for
@NDRC_hq
Office Hours!
Founders - What's your biggest problem?
@ij_browne
and I are recruiting for the next
@ndrc_hq
accelerator - and we can help!
We give you a €100k uncapped SAFE and provide you with world-class support from EIRs & mentors.
A🧵with some examples
It was an honor to welcome Their Majesties the King & Queen of The Netherlands to
@dogpatchlabs
. They were taught how to code by young people, how we can improve cities with technology and took part in an Immigration & Entrepreneurship Roundtable.
Great to be back as a mentor at
#FirstFridays
@dogpatchlabs
.
Especially fun to be back here with my OG First Fridays pal
@glebsap
.
Crazy to see how much it has scaled since Gleb & I first ran it in September 2016!
Our new MD,
@ij_browne
, of the
@NDRC_hq
Accelerator is ready to take on the next 🌊 🏄♂️ of new startups that are starting the programme in two weeks. Do you think they’ll be ready for what’s about to hit them 😅?
Really excited to have launched our 'Early Stage Supports'
@NDRC_hq
this AM. Introducing Pre-Accelerators, Founder Weekends & Office Hours all across the country. HMU if you wanna know more - or sign up for a slot here:
I'm really excited to announce that
@dogpatchlabs
and our regional partners will be running the
@NDRC_hq
, Ireland's national accelerator program.
We're all so passionate about supporting the growth of Irish startups and can't wait to get going! 🚀🦄
This was an absolute crazy week
@dogpatchlabs
with some of the best founders & companies coming in & spending time with us and supporting the next generation of founders
@NDRC_hq
Thanks to all who helped make this happen 🚀
Last night we had the privilege of bringing the last 4 cohorts of the
@NDRC_hq
Accelerator together to break bread & share stories. For the first time ever.
The energy in the room was incredible with so many superb founders.
🙏
@AWSstartups
&
@stripe
for making it possible.
Incredibly thankful that these rockstar founders allowed us
@NDRC_hq
to join them on their journey.
Last night upstairs in the garden
@dogpatchlabs
was a milestone on their journey - and I can't wait to see all the other amazing things that they'll get up to.
There aren’t many leaders in MNCs that have such a genuine passion for startups as
@FlynnIrl
. Paddy's driven so many great initiatives in the Irish ecosystem. Read more about his views on entrepreneurship and how
@Google
is collaborating with
@dogpatchlabs
We're excited about kicking off a 12-week long internal
#incubator
with
@Alltech
! See some of the action from the workshops, mentoring and entrepreneurial talks that have taken place so far
"We see it as our responsibility to encourage female founders, and other minority groups, to reach out to us."
Great to see our VC member
@SureValley
featured in such a powerful article by
@nnovick
of
@tech_eu
today. Read her insights into all things VC:
Next Thursday evening we host the Dublin Showcase of the
@PearseLyons
@alltech
Accelerator with startups from across the world pitching new and exciting innovations in
#agtech
.
Interested in joining us? Register via
#agtech
#innovation
One of the best things of being part of the
@dogpatchlabs
team is our aim to elevate the Irish startup ecosystem. I believe that
@CiaranGilsenan
&
@jd
made a massive step on that today.
Today we’re open-sourcing our version of the
@YCombinator
SAFE, adapted for Irish Law. We’re releasing the SAFE for the ecosystem, and making it freely available to all Irish entrepreneurs.
See our new
@NDRC_hq
SAFE page, with downloads available:
Delilah’s been sizing up the latest
@NDRC_hq
cohort &
@mark_cummins
today, pondering if the startup hustle is worth pausing her pro-level napping career.
I think she’ll need to take another nap, before she can come to a decision.
Great to meet
@dogpatchlabs
' new CPO (Chief Puppy Officer) Delilah on the job today. She overseas productivity levels with a tough gaze, tough but fair. Trained well by
@1250
.
If there's one person that deserves to be on this list its
@LizMacKerry
! She has worked tirelessly over the past year to enable founders to grow, no matter their location, race or gender! Thanks for all the work you are doing - you're a true team player for
#TeamIreland
You can now apply for The Pearse Lyons Accelerator 2019!
A late-stage, non-equity, business development focused AgTech accelerator offering:
- Accelerated route to market
- Access to
@Alltech
's global network
For more information:
#AgTech
#tpla19
A great in-depth interview with David Hunt, CEO of
@cainthus
in the
@BangkokPostNews
today. Bringing revolutionary
#machinevision
technology to agriculture - one of the least digitized industries. Great to have him as a member & mentor
@dogpatchlabs
.
Really excited to be working again with a new amazing bunch of
#startups
, such as
@AgriWebb
. Route to Market is one of the biggest challenges in
#agtech
and there are few global companies as well positioned as
@Alltech
to offer this.
#innovation
Great afternoon yesterday
@MannaAero
site with the
#Patch
crew,
@ElizaFing
&
@glebsap
, being shown around by
@realBobbyHealy
.
Incredibly impressive to see what they’ve built - and how much safer drone deliveries will make the roads. Can’t wait for them to scale even further!
🚨 Proud Boyfriend Alert 🚨
Amazing to see
@aimeecarton
on
@ReigniteRte
with
@AineKerr
.
Discussing all things around selling
@KeepAppy
, the role of mental health tech and how this can support in the current crisis.
Listen to the full episode here:
If you wanna see what I have been up to for the past 6 months - definitely come and check this out
@dogpatchlabs
. You’ll learn how these startups are revolutionizing the world of Ag & Food, all while being made fun of by
@paulhayesman
Hear from our exciting cohort of global AgTech startups, who are taking on a diverse set of challenges facing agriculture today.
Thursday, 2 May, (6 pm - 9 pm)
@dogpatchlabs
RSVP 👉
"F*ck B2B Enterprise SaaS, hardware is where it's at!"
Lovely gift from one of our
@NDRC_hq
portfolio companies
@Tracworx
to commemorate them doing Demo Day a year ago!
Want to come to this years' Demo Day today
@dogpatchlabs
? Register here:
Great to see
@TeamGreyScout
announcing their latest round.
Loved working with John via
@NDRC_hq
and am delighted to see that
@ActVC
,
@Furthr_ie
&
@HBANIreland
joined on the journey.
Watch out copy-cat & IP-Infringers, Greyscout is here to get you 🕵️🚨
The best thing about my job is the amazing founders that I get to work with every single day. Read more about the
@TPLAccelerator
on
@AgFunder
to learn more about our
#AgTech
Accelerator.
To provide this top human capital, we've developed an EIR-programme
@NDRC_hq
. Giving founders access to tier-1 entrepreneurs & operators.
I'm delighted to announce that for this upcoming cohort
@mark_cummins
,
@MariaMcMenamin
&
@philreynolds
will be joining us.
Human capital > financial capital. Your network of founders, investors and mentors will increase 10x just by participating. This will open doors previously shut.
Really excited to be working with these rockstar founders 🎸
One of the coolest things to me though is that one of them went through all of our programmes, which supported her in quitting her day job to build her startup full-time!
If you want to talk to any of them, hit me up!
👋 Say hello to the first
#NDRCAccelerator
cohort of 2022!
This year we’ll be running two accelerators and increasing the total number of startup investments from 11 to 14. This is the highest proportion of capital invested in the accelerator’s history.
So incredibly proud to see my Dutch-pal 🇳🇱 absolutely knocking it out of the park🥊!
And not only is
@AnamcaraCap
an Irish inspired name, she has also already picked some top-Irish startups such as
@asknory
&
@NolocoHQ
and
@MariaMcMenamin
&
@philreynolds
as Venture Partners.
Had a great time this weekend in NL 🇳🇱 celebrating my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary with
@JennyKevany
and the rest of the family & friends on the
@ssrotterdam
. Amazing to have grandparents that are such great role-models for love & care.
Had two fantastic days
@EuroTier
meeting with
#AgTech
startups for the
@TPLAccelerator
! AgTech startups are truly coming of age and are industry ready, the accelerator offers a great route-to-market. Now off to
#TelAviv
to meet with startups there &
@StartUpNationHQ
.
Startups, take Patrick up on this.
He's probably one of the most all-round startup mentors you can have. Scaled Hassle internationally with Alex &
@julescoleman
, joined
@Techstars
in a programme led by
@jd
and now building Europe's most impactful startup hub,
@dogpatchlabs
.
📢Office Hours for Startups 📢
As the founder of
@dogpatchlabs
I got mentorship from some incredible founders. Now I want to give back.
Helping startups with strategy, go-to-market, fundraising, bootstrapping, etc.
👉Apply here:
Quick day-trip to London to go to the
@FoodBytes
Demo Day to support our
@Alltech
accelerator alumni
@EggXYt
and meet a bunch of other
#agtech
startups. Also finally visiting the
@ENTOCYCLE
office to see their AI powered insect farm facility.
This was my first role when I started
@dogpatchlabs
5 years ago - and I loved every second of it. I handed over the baton to the amazing
@mrjakephillips
- and now we're looking for the next rockstar to carry on our legacy. Wanna chat more about the role, just slide into my DMs!
Are you an ambitious person who thrives in a fast-paced environment?
We’re
#hiring
for a vibrant, people-oriented Membership Manager with sales or
#bizdev
experience, who is passionate about technology and entrepreneurship.
👉
#jobfairy
Entering our 2nd full week of remote working. Many of the team sitting on kitchen chairs, not ideal. So on Friday, we brought Dogpatch to them. Hired a van. Chair & desk delivered.
#COVID_19ireland
Really excited to spend the next few days with the entire
@dogpatchlabs
team, who are flying in from all corners of Europe to
@joinstationf
. Can’t wait to re-connect, learn, grow and have a bit of craic with everyone!