“It’s my belief that vibrant startup ecosystems will create
more successful startups, which lead to more startups. It has to
be in this order.
Helping startups plug into their local communities is key, if they’re
in a robust local network startups have a much greater
chance of success.”Scott Case, CEO of Startup America Partnership
Commercial Attaches at Embassies
Government
IncubatorsAccelerators
MNCInnovation Managers.
Accountants, Lawyers,
Patent Agents
Researchcentres
Investors
Universities
Professional Service
ProvidersMNCs
State
Agencies
NetworksGroups
Entrepreneurs& Startups
Diaspora
Mentors, Angel Investors
Tech Transfer Offices
Vision 2020 Dublin Dublin to be a global tech
startup hub by 2020
Startup Ireland bring you this forum in partnership with
Goals of #SG2015
1.More people entering the entrepreneur pipeline
across the country and talent being spotted early
2.Grow regional hubs around existing industry
strengths
3.To project internationally Ireland's city region
startup hubs in a differentiated and coordinated
way.
• “No longer can entrepreneurship be limited to a small set of risk takers located in a few specific cities.”
• Brad Feld
• Startup Communities
• “When localities focused on fostering and stimulating startups, they could change their own economic futures in dramatic and fundamental ways.”
New technology is the great equaliser
Fintrax founder sells up for €170m to private equity firm, 'biggest deal in Gaeltacht history‘ out of Tully Business Park, Ballinahown, Galway
Stockbyte, the Co Kerry-based stock photographs company, bought out by multinational Getty Images for $135m.
• “It takes a community to • raise a child. Equally it • takes a community to raise • a successful startup and a
county to raise a successful scaleup.”
• Gillian Barry • Limerick Startup
Gathering • City Region Coordinator
Ireland North East as a pilot for the regions for next year
Unleashing the collective entrepreneurial power of communities across our
country.