# Dogpatch Labs

> Dogpatch Labs is a Dublin startup and innovation hub combining curated workspace, founder mentoring, accelerator delivery and corporate innovation programmes. It operates NDRC with regional partners and helps individuals form companies through Founders.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Dublin, Ireland
- **Founders:** Patrick Walsh (Founder & CEO, current Dublin business), Michael Hirshland (Founder of the original Polaris-backed Dogpatch Labs network)
- **Products:** Workspace membership, NDRC, Founders, Future Track, 2050 Accelerator
- **Notable:** Selected to operate NDRC from 2021 with regional partners., 2024 inaugural Future Track cohort: 22 participants, 12 weeks and five projects pitched., Hosted Patch, whose August 2025 impact report counts 200+ alumni, 34 startups and more than $26 million raised by those startups.

## Products & services

- **Workspace membership** — Curated hotdesking, dedicated desks and private offices; advertised monthly prices excluding VAT are €200 for Lite, €350 for hotdesking, €500+ for dedicated desks and €2,500+ for offices.
- **NDRC** — National accelerator and early-stage supports delivered with regional hubs; advertises €100,000 uncapped SAFE investment.
- **Founders** — Talent accelerator pairing complementary people before company formation; 2025 terms list €2,000 monthly grants during formation and selected €100,000 investments for 10% equity.
- **Future Track** — Irish Rail employee innovation programme using discovery, testing and investment proposals.
- **2050 Accelerator** — Sustainability accelerator connecting startups with industry partners including ESB, Kerry Group and Coillte.
- **First Fridays for Startups** — Recurring mentoring, learning and networking programme.
- **Corporate innovation** — Programme design, facilitation, coaching and connections for established organisations.

## Achievements

- Selected to operate NDRC from 2021 with regional partners.
- 2024 inaugural Future Track cohort: 22 participants, 12 weeks and five projects pitched.
- Hosted Patch, whose August 2025 impact report counts 200+ alumni, 34 startups and more than $26 million raised by those startups.
- Google for Entrepreneurs Global Citizenship Award, 2017, reported on its LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Advertised Founder Firesides: Inside the Raise for 14 October with Seapoint CEO Sean Mullaney and Hoplite CEO Ryan Morrissey; registration requires approval.
- **2025-08** — Published Patch’s seventh-summer impact report.
- **2025-06** — Government approved extension of NDRC services with Dogpatch Labs through the end of 2026, while announcing plans for a successor accelerator platform.
- **2025-01** — Founders welcomed its second cohort of 40 professionals.

## Links

- Website: https://dogpatchlabs.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dogpatchlabs/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dogpatchlabs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dogpatchlabs/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dogpatchlabs/

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