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Dogpatch Labs and regional hubs win €17m NDRC contract
16 Dec 2020402 Views
From left: Aideen Leacy, Dogpatch Labs; Minister Eamon Ryan, TD; and Patrick Walsh, Dogpatch Labs. Image: Flavia Bianchi
The national start-up accelerator will now be managed by a network of innovation hubs throughout the country.
Following the news that the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) management team had lost the tender for the State-backed start-up accelerator, the contract has now been awarded to a network of regional innovation hubs.
Established in 2006, the NDRC is a Government initiative to invest in very young digital enterprises and start-ups. Following a competitive process, Dogpatch Labs, supported by its partner hubs, has been awarded the €17m contract to manage the service for the next five years.
Dogpatch Labs wins new €17m NDRC deal
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020
08:56
Dogpatch Labs, supported by its partner hubs in Cork, Kerry and Galway, has been awarded the €17m contract to manage the National Digital Research Centre service for the next five years.
Established in 2006, the National Digital Research Centre is a Government initiative to invest in very young digital enterprises and start-ups.
As part of the NDRC deal, Dogpatch Labs Dublin and its regional partners - Portershed Galway, Republic of Work Cork and RDI Hub Kerry - will deliver mentorship-driven accelerator and pre-accelerator programmes, and pre-seed funding to entrepreneurs across Ireland.