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Hothouse Incubation Centre 

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Since 1991, TU Dublin Hothouse has served the needs of Ireland’s emerging entrepreneurs, establishing itself as a leading startup incubator. Notable alumni include Movidius, Mick’s Garage, Smarter Surfaces, Boards.ie, Artomatix and Locatible.

Based in the Greenway Hub in Grangegorman, a short walk from Dublin’s Smithfield area, Hothouse’s newly opened, €21 million incubator offers training space, hotdesks, own-door offices and state-of-the-art labs. The wider Grangegorman site will be TU Dublin’s new central campus and, following a 10-year redevelopment, will fully open in 2021. In total, it will host 30,000 students, cost €1 billion and span 75 acres of Dublin city centre.

Since 2012, over 183 companies have completed New Frontiers Phase 2 at Hothouse. These total over 620 jobs, an estimated €33 million in revenue and €25.5 million in equity investment raised. Many have gone on to achieve further high-profile success – achieving Enterprise Ireland HPSU status, or being awarded Competitive Start Fund (CSF) or Horizon 2020 funding. Others have won prestigious global awards from top firms such as Nvidia, PwC & William Fry.

233
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES CREATED
1300
JOBS CREATED BY SUPPORTED ENTREPRENEURS
117
MILLION EUROS RAISED IN EQUITY INVESTMENT

What’s on offer?

Flexible office units from 15m² to 500m². Industrial and warehouse units between 400m² and 500m² are also available for lease. Meeting rooms cater for groups of up to 100 people.

Research facilities include the Focas Research Institute and the Environmental Sustainability & Health Institute (ESHI).

Fibre connections to both the COLT Telecom and BT networks.

Entrepreneurs benefit from 24/7 access, free car parking, security and an on-site caretaker, secretarial services and coffee shop.

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The team

The New Frontiers Programme Manager at TU Dublin – Grangegorman Campus is Diane Hurley. Diane has been involved in programme and project management for over 20 years, living in countries such as Spain, Japan and Germany. Previously a manager in a global Founder SME network across fifteen cities in Europe, she also supported training across Bahrain, Pakistan, UAE, Israel and the US. Diane has also been a startup founder and completed the Female High Fliers Programme with DCU Ryan Academy.

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Diane Hurley New Frontiers programme manager

Diane Hurley

New Frontiers Programme Manager

Dr Paul Maguire

Dr Paul Maguire

Head of Innovation and Enterprise

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Anne Marie Kelly

TU Dublin Hothouse Administrator

New Frontiers at DIT Hothouse provided a structured and safe environment for us to develop, test and challenge our value proposition. This gave us the platform to launch our services internationally.

Michael O’Dwyer, Evolution Environmental Services Ltd

When I started, it was just myself and an idea. By the time the programme finished I had a co-founder, a team and a legally incorporated company. One year later, we've raised $350k in funding, won multiple awards, built our first product and we're gaining serious customer traction.

Eric Risser, Artomatix

Coming from a multinational environment, New Frontiers at DIT Hothouse really helped us in accessing the startup community. The programme also forced us to rethink the basic building blocks that are the foundation of every successful business!

Adrian Walsh, Checkventory

Notable alumni

  • Adrian Walsh, Checkventory – field-based asset auditing
  • David Palmer, FenestraPro – Building Information Modelling for architects
  • Eric Risser, Artomatix – art tools to automate digital media creation
  • Mats Forsgren, Clindox – SaaS for clinical trials
  • Patrick Barry, VSWare – school administration platform
  • Ronan Clarke, Smarter Surfaces – high quality whiteboard paints
  • Tony Staunton, Property Gate – property management platform

Alumni news

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Growing Capital Plans To Match Pre-Seed Start Funding (PSSF) For 15 Irish Startups

Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? In the nascent stages of startup, founders need to achieve product-market fit to attract investors, yet, without investment, reaching that crucial juncture is exceptionally difficult. This is the hurdle that typifies early-stage development – the stage that is arguably the most precarious and pivotal for young companies. This is also the point at which angel investor Gianni Matera aims to make his mark on Irish startups. Enterprise Ireland’s Pre-Seed Start Fund (PSSF) provides early-stage investment of €50,000 or €100,000 (in two €50,000 tranches), plus access to a Development Advisor and supports from the agency. The PSSF is the bridge for those startups that are still early stage but need investment to really…

Winners of InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Dublin Final

Founded by New Frontiers alumnus Conor Motyer, Brace was recently awarded the Best New Start Dublin regional trophy. Brace has developed a social rehabilitation app that uses exercise tracking, gamification and community support to improve physical and mental health outcomes for those undergoing rehabilitation.

This is the right time! Register your interest in New Frontiers and a Programme Manager will be in touch to guide you through the application process.