Startup accelerators and incubators in Ireland
- 20 organizations
- 4 cities
- Oct 2026 last checked
Venture capital investment in Irish technology SMEs fell 23% to €1.1 billion in 2025, the first annual fall since 2018, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association. There were 186 deals, down 14% from 217 in 2024, and life sciences drew €461 million, or 40% of the total.
Sources: ThinkBusiness, reporting IVCA VenturePulse, February 2026
Enterprise Ireland invested €32.9 million in startups and supported 198 startup companies in 2025, 90 of them High Potential Startups. Its Pre-Seed Start Fund invests €50,000 or €100,000 in early-stage companies.
Sources: Enterprise Ireland, Over €32 million invested in Irish Startups in 2025, May 2026 · Enterprise Ireland, Pre-Seed Start Fund
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2050 Accelerator
Equity-free sustainability accelerator powered by Dogpatch Labs that pairs startups over a six-month program with corporate partners Kerry Group, ESB and Coillte to build and scale real-world climate pilots.
- Run by
- Dogpatch Labs
- Duration
- 6 months
Climate & energyFood & agriculture
2050accelerator.com Latest activity: Jun 2025 · Checked Oct 2026 -
AxisBIC
Not-for-profit Business Innovation Centre for Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick that co-delivers the Prep4Seed investor-readiness accelerator with Enterprise Ireland and runs the Entrepreneur Experience program.
- Duration
- 12 weeks (Prep4Seed)
axisbic.com Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
BioInnovate Ireland
Stanford Biodesign-affiliated fellowship at University of Galway that trains small multidisciplinary teams over 10 months to identify unmet healthcare needs and develop commercialisable medical-device and digital-health solutions.
- Run by
- University of Galway
- Duration
- 10 months, full-time
HealthtechLife sciences
bioinnovate.ie Latest activity: Feb 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
ESA BIC Ireland (NovaUCD)
Two-year business incubation program at NovaUCD, part of the ESA Business Incubation Centre Ireland network, giving space-technology startups up to EUR 50,000 ESA BIC funding plus technical and business support.
- Run by
- University College Dublin
- Duration
- 2 years
- Funding
- EUR 50,000 ESA BIC funding
Space
ucd.ie Latest activity: Sep 2025 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Founders
Dogpatch Labs program that pairs technical and commercial individuals into co-founder teams, pays a grant during a formation phase and offers EUR 100,000 total funding for 10% equity.
- Run by
- Dogpatch Labs
- Equity
- 10%
- Funding
- EUR 100,000 total (grants plus pre-seed investment)
joinfounders.co Latest activity: Apr 2025 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Furthr
Dublin startup hub (formerly Dublin BIC) running the annual Furthr Foundry, a 12-week in-person accelerator for early-stage companies preparing a pre-seed raise.
- Duration
- 12 weeks
B2B softwareHealthtech
furthr.ie Latest activity: Jun 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Guinness Enterprise Centre
Non-profit startup center in Dublin's Liberties offering coworking, private offices and mentoring to startups, organized around sustainability, AI and health industry clusters.
- Founded
- 2001
Climate & energyAIHealthtech
gec.ie Latest activity: Jul 2025 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Health Innovation Hub Ireland
National joint government and university initiative that runs structured call-based initiatives (HIHI.Ai, GreenTech, Femtech, Clinical Innovation Award) giving health companies pilot and clinical validation studies in Irish hospitals.
- Run by
- University College Cork
HealthtechAI
hih.ie Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
IGNITE (UCC)
UCC's cross-campus entrepreneurship community running an Incubation Program for recent graduates plus the women-focused SheBuilds cohort, with partners including Bank of Ireland and Cork City/County Council.
- Run by
- University College Cork
All sectors
ucc.ie Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
LaunchBox
Trinity College Dublin's student accelerator (part of the Tangent/Portal innovation hub) helping students at any stage of idea development build real businesses, currently run with no participant funding.
- Run by
- Trinity College Dublin
- Founded
- 2013
All sectors
tcd.ie Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
NDRC
National accelerator giving startups an uncapped SAFE investment plus mentoring, three on-site core weeks at Dogpatch Labs and a non-equity pre-accelerator track.
- Duration
- 3 core weeks on-site, mostly virtual
- Funding
- up to EUR 100,000 (uncapped SAFE, 20% discount, two EUR 50k instalments)
All sectors
ndrc.ie Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
New Frontiers
National founder program for first-time entrepreneurs delivered at 17 institute-of-technology and university locations, offering mentoring, training, incubation space and a non-equity funding package.
- Run by
- Enterprise Ireland
- Funding
- support package worth over EUR 30,000, no equity taken
All sectors
newfrontiers.ie Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
NovaUCD / AI Ecosystem Accelerator
UCD's innovation and incubation hub at Belfield Innovation Park, offering incubation space plus the AI Ecosystem Accelerator (with CeADAR) and the VentureLaunch Accelerator for researcher-led spinouts.
- Run by
- University College Dublin
- Duration
- 6 months (AI Ecosystem Accelerator)
- Founded
- 2003
AI
ucd.ie Latest activity: Jan 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Pitch by Arnotts
Arnotts department store's annual retail-brand accelerator for market-ready Irish and Northern Irish businesses, offering mentoring, a Christmas Market retail slot and a cash prize for the winner.
- Run by
- Arnotts
- Funding
- EUR 10,000 business development fund for the winner
Retail & e-commerce
pitch.arnotts.ie Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
PorterShed
Galway coworking hub for tech founders that is a regional delivery partner for the NDRC accelerator and runs its own AI Venture Forge accelerator cohort.
AI
portershed.com Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Propelor
Business Innovation Centre in Waterford supporting startups across the south-east and midlands, running the PreSeed+ six-week and Prep4Seed 12-week accelerators for Enterprise Ireland and an annual pitch competition.
- Duration
- 12 weeks (Prep4Seed) / 6 weeks (PreSeed+)
propelorbic.ie Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Republic of Work
Cork coworking hub at 12 South Mall running a pre-accelerator cohort for early-stage founders alongside coworking memberships, an angel network link and a corporate-challenge program.
- Founded
- 2017
All sectors
republicofwork.com Latest activity: Jun 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Rubicon Centre
MTU's on-campus incubator running Start, Accelerate and Grow stage support with no equity taken, including mentoring, funding access and New Frontiers delivery.
- Run by
- Munster Technological University (MTU)
- Founded
- 2006
All sectors
rubiconcentre.ie Latest activity: Jul 2025 · Checked Oct 2026 -
TU Dublin Business Incubation
TU Dublin's Enterprise Engagement unit offers business incubation on its Grangegorman, Tallaght, Blanchardstown and Citywest campuses and runs founder programs including New Frontiers, Pitch Perfect, ivenTUre and SoStart.
- Run by
- Technological University Dublin
tudublin.ie Latest activity: Jun 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
WestBIC
EU-certified Business and Innovation Centre in Galway that co-delivers the national Prep4Seed investor-readiness accelerator with Enterprise Ireland and supports Pre-Seed Start Fund and iHPSU applications.
- Duration
- 12 weeks (Prep4Seed)
- Founded
- 1987
westbic.ie Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026
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Active in the last 18 months
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What gets listed
- Accelerator cohorts
- Incubation with coaching or lab access
- Startup studios
- University founder centers
- Public programs with an application process
What is left out
- Investment funds without a program
- Office or coworking space without a program
- Programs with no dated activity in 18 months
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