Deadline: 26 May 2024
Apply for the NDRC H2 Accelerator, a programme for early-stage, globally scalable tech startups that helps founders build their businesses and raise funding.
Designed to support ambitious entrepreneurs with globally scalable, innovative tech startups. Receive investment and coaching from accomplished mentors and Entrepreneurs in Residence.
The accelerator operates in a hybrid fashion. They ask startups to be on-site at Dogpatch Labs in Dublin for 3 “core” weeks throughout the programme. The rest of the programme is facilitated fully virtually allowing founders to be anywhere they wish.
The €100k will be divided into two installments of €50k. You will receive the first €50k at the beginning of the programme, and the second €50k upon completion of your accelerator goal (set at the outset of the programme). It is the full intention of NDRC to invest €100k in each accelerator startup.
What to Expect?
The support doesn’t end after Demo Day. The Accelerator is designed to help you for the long-term.
- Foundation Phase
- 3 months focusing your ‘accelerator goal’, activating bespoke supports, customer dev, seed-round readiness.
- Demo Day
- Pitch to a global audience of angel investors, VCs, entrepreneurs, potential customers and partners.
- Development Phase
- 3 months post-demo day support, helping you raise a smart, strategic seed round and/or winning customers
- Post Programme Support
- They have a dedicated team to support alumni with scaling, hiring, new customers, and raising follow-on funding.
Is This Accelerator For You?
They’re looking for founders who are building global solutions to global problems.
- Industry
- They invest in teams and companies, not industries. If you have a globally scalable tech solution, get in touch.
- Investment Stage
- You’re typically at the pre-seed investment stage and are looking to close a seed round in the next 3-12 months.
- Product Stage
- You’re developing or testing an early product / MVP and have some early proof-points with customers.
- Team
- They’re looking for teams with some unique insight or competency in their domain, who are aligned on passion and vision.
Criteria
- They do work with international startups that have a strong intent to relocate to or incorporate in Ireland. They also consider companies that are not Irish but headquartered and controlled in Ireland.
For more information, visit NDRC.
