Northern Ireland × Techstars
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Ship everywhere.
No startup tourism. A founder-led network for builders, researchers, and domain experts who want to move fast, with AI-native execution baked in
We #GiveFirst: help anyone, especially entrepreneurs, without any expectation of getting anything back.
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"The number one way to protect your career from AI is to be the most aggressive user of AI in your field.
RUN AT IT."
— Bill Gurley
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Back the next wave of NI founders. Sponsor events, sprints, or sign on as a Founding Partner.
See ways to partner →Already running an early-stage initiative? Corporate, investor, university, public sector. We pair our founder community with partners who want to support the next generation of NI builders. Three tiers, founder-first, no sales pitches. See how to partner →
We give first. We move fast. We're here to help founders win.
Next up
Turn up. Bring questions. Leave clearer.
Build Day: Belfast Sprint
A day-long build sprint at Ormeau Labs. Partners include Young Social Innovators, Patch, Illuminate, Barclays Eagle Labs and Techstars Belfast.