Dogpatch Labs

Christopher Svitok won the @Lovable Vibe Code 2026 with somra.lovable.app after six teams shipped working products in a one-day build; the prize is Dogpatch Labs membership and a year of Lovable Pro to keep building.

In May, we’re bringing together 20 exceptional builders ready to build a high-growth tech company from Ireland. Three days. No distractions. Top founders, investors and operators. Applications close 27 March 2026. dogpatchlabs.com/futurefounders/

Nocomed raised €650,000 to build emissions infrastructure for healthcare supply chains after forming through the Founders Talent Accelerator at Dogpatch Labs, where Rosemary Durcan and Dónal Adams were matched and chose to build together. @tech_eu: dogpatch.click/834833

Most ideas never get tested properly. Vibe Code 2026 (@Lovable x Dogpatch Labs) gives selected builders 100 Lovable credits to ship something real on March 7; applications close March 1. Apply: luma.com/ajhfbo7y

Aerska closed a $39M Series A led by @eqt Dementia Fund and @age1vc, during a year that also saw raises from @FluxMeta and @CumulusNeuro, and the acquisition of Segotia by @OzloSleep.

MARC has raised a $1M pre-seed to turn fragmented vendor contracts into usable operational data and is now live with institutional real estate operators across the US and Canada. More via @businessposthq: businesspost.ie/uncategorized/…

AI-first dev changes the system, not just the stack. At Dogpatch Labs, CTOs compared notes in a closed-door roundtable with @EarlybirdVC on how AI is reshaping the SDLC end-to-end, from evals and reliability to hiring, margins, and velocity.

Linda AI raises €2.6M led by @6DegreesCapital to scale voice-first AI that turns missed calls into booked, confirmed appointments; founded by India Healy O’Connor, Portia Healy O’Connor, and Lucio Tudisco, now live across 50+ sites in IE + UK. @tech_eu: dogpatch.click/dpv

that was the biggest demosanon.com session ever the 50th edition, over 65 people. - conall o'reilly demoing an @ethereum based image authentication system - neilshevlin.com talking about his research on LLM ability to conduct novel research - oisinthomas.com demoing AI benchmarks and tools for the Irish language special thanks to @joinpatch_, @join_ef, @dogpatchlabs, and of course my co-host @AeyyJay. couldn't have done it without you. if you're interested, send me a dm :) see you at the next one 😎 @TimFarrelly8 @carthymctom @ThukralSanat @lucydaly19 @juliadenoly @Anastasia_ELW

We’re bringing @jointhebridge by @join_ef to Dublin, a hands-on afternoon for early founders to find co-founders, test ideas, and see if it’s worth going all in (incl. the US). Wed, Jan 21 | 2–7pm | Dogpatch Labs | Apply: luma.com/tbcafe-dublin | @juliadenoly @Anastasia_ELW

Proud to host alongside programme partners: @Irish_TC_SA | @TshimologongIT | @WitsUniversity | @dstigovza | @IrlEmbPretoria

Live pitches now underway from the 2025 cohort: - What The Foresight (WTF) - VERA - Premier Agric - MindCiti - Navwok Technology - Lilly Loompa - COVO

We’re live at Dogpatch Labs for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2025 Showcase Day 🇿🇦🇮🇪 Seven South African startups. One stage. Global impact.

From the conversations in Dublin last week, Europe’s AI moment is here, and Ireland is part of it. At our #GenDublin meetup with @DogpatchLabs we gathered founders, builders, and operators for an evening that really showed the momentum behind Europe’s growing AI ecosystem. Huge thank you to Ireland’s Minister for AI @NiamhSmythTD for kicking things off, and to our panelists @ScanlonPatricia, @Fergal_Reid Chief AI Officer at @intercom, Brian Dennehy Head of EMEA Engineering at @stripe, and our Partner Eoin O’Mahony, for an open, deeply technical discussion on what it takes to scale AI systems with trust, defensibility, and purpose. And a big shout-out to the founders who demoed what’s coming next: @LatinumAI, Merit, Seapoint, and more.

X_Potential 2025 showed how fast cross-functional teams inside @ESBGroup can move when paired with real-world constraints and startup pace-prototyping AI, digital, and infrastructure solutions for Ireland’s energy transition. The future of energy is being built from within. ⚡

The final NDRC Pre-Accelerator Showcase is here. 15 early-stage pitches. 2 hours. Lots of investors in the room writing cheques. Not in the room? Check out the winter batch: ndrc.ie/pre-accelerato…

Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2025 cohort is in Dublin this week. Seven founders scaling AI, AgriTech, assistive mobility & creator-economy ventures through Ireland’s startup ecosystem. Meet them this Friday, 12 Dec at Dogpatch Labs > luma.com/7tmif8hu

At @lightspeedvp’s Generative Dublin AI meetup, one theme emerged: 2025 is the year Europe – and Ireland – is firmly on the AI map. Ministerial Address. Gen AI panel with leaders @intercom, @stripe, Lightspeed and Ireland's AI Ambassador. Startup demos. More for founders in '26

@NiamhSmythTD @lightspeedvp @intercom @stripe Live startup demos from AI-first product founders as part of the global generative meetup series by @lightspeedvp

@NiamhSmythTD @lightspeedvp Global AI experts on how founders in Ireland can lead in the generative era: → Eoin O’Mahony, Partner Data Science, @Lightspeedvp → Fergal Reid, VP AI @Intercom → Patricia Scanlon, Ireland’s AI Ambassador → Brian Dennehy, Head of Risk Engineering @stripe

Today @lightspeedvp partners Eoin O’Mahony and Alex Schmidt meet leading Irish startups for an Irish Founders roundtable at Dogpatch Labs. On the agenda? AI investing, US expansion, defensibility and more. @barespace, @glitch_ads, @JamangoGame, DevAlly, Rekord, Otel AI, @FluxMeta