Dogpatch Labs

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rdf:langString Innovation space, Accelerator, Incubator, Co-working

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rdf:langString Support for entrepreneurs, events, private and shared workspaces, corporate innovation

rdf:langString Dogpatch Labs is a startup and innovation hub located in the CHQ building, in the Silicon Docks area of Dublin, supporting the startup ecosystem through incubation and acceleration programmes, educational events and a tech community of over 500 members from 100+ startups. In 2019 it was listed as Crunchbase’s "top 10 incubators around the world you need to know". Dogpatch Labs operates Ireland's national accelerator NDRC, with its regional partner hubs RDI Hub, Republic of Work and Portershed. It also manages First Fridays, Ireland's largest monthly ecosystem event which is delivered across Ireland by Dogpatch and its partners in the Irish Tech Hub Network Portershed, Republic of Work, RDI Hub, Ludgate Hub and Ormeau Baths. Founded in 2019, the network connects best-in-class hubs across Ireland who have significant potential to catalyse innovation in their regions. As part of a focus to create a better policy environment for startups Dogpatch created and spun-out ‘ScaleIreland’ as an independent voice for startups. It also supports Patch, a summer accelerator for ambitious 16-21 year olds backed by Stripe which is based out of the startup hub. It is a member of a global network of 50 startup hubs supported by Google for Startups and winner of its Global Citizenship Award in 2017 and its Global Diversity & Inclusion Award in 2018. Visitors have included The Duke & Duchess of Sussex and also The King & Queen of the Netherlands in recognition of Dogpatch's mission to accelerate the development of Ireland's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Corporate innovation partners include Unilever, Alltech, ESB, Ulster Bank, Pivotal, CHQ, and Hannover Re. Ecosystem partners include Google, HubSpot, Microsoft and Salesforce. Alumni include Ireland's first unicorn tech company Intercom and provides the global headquarters for CoderDojo, the volunteer-led movement of free computer programming clubs. Dogpatch also supports other social technology initiatives such as ChangeX, HackAccess, PyLadies, and Social Innovation Fund.