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Accelerator
Founder Labs
Invest NI / Ormeau Labs
AI / SaaSAny sector
Idea / pre-productMVP / early productEarly revenue
Northern Ireland's flagship 6-month fully-funded accelerator for high-potential technology startups. Backed by Invest NI and the UK Government's New Deal for Northern Ireland fund (£5M total). Delivered by Ormeau Labs in Belfast, with partners The AMP in Derry~Londonderry, Dogpatch Labs in Dublin, and Queen's University Belfast. Open to any NI-based tech startup with realistic ambition to hit £1M revenue or funding within 3 years. Full-time commitment expected. Includes coworking space across all delivery sites plus international market visits.
Why this programme
Find customers / partnerships
Connections to Northern Ireland's corporate and public sector buyers through Invest NI ecosystem
Build product / validate MVP
Accelerator programme covering product development, customer validation and pitch preparation
Raise funding
Investment readiness coaching and direct access to angels and VCs across UK, Ireland and US markets
Access to mentors / operators
Mentors-in-residence with deep startup track records across the full 6 months, plus Entrepreneurs in Residence
Community / workspace / ecosystem
Free coworking across Belfast, Derry and Dublin; access to the all-island Irish Tech Hub Network
International expansion
International market visits built into programme; designed to produce companies selling 60%+ outside NI
Scale & grow
International market visits and cross-border Dogpatch Labs partnership designed to produce companies selling 60%+ outside Northern Ireland