Dogpatch Labs

Building a startup is hard, doing it without the right room is harder. On June 5, Fierce Summit brings together women founders in tech for a practical day on customers, fundraising, and growth. Apply: luma.com/qf36pmiz

AI transformation isn’t a moment, it’s a daily rewrite. From @NotionHQ: early GPT-4 was an existential wake-up call. We're starting to see evidence of the real shift: AI as a teammate, enabling work you couldn't (or wouldn't) do before.

@brightflaghq sold for $500M, a decision made long ago. They cut 25% of staff during Covid and focused on profitability in 2022 instead of seeking Series C funding, resulting in 20 term sheets at exit. Optionality is established early, not negotiated later.

@FierceTech_ Impact Report: €5.7M raised, 350+ founders supported, 100+ global investors engaged. Read full report -> fiercetechfounders.com/impact

Just a few days left to sign up! We’re bringing John Hurley from Notion at Dogpatch Labs next Thursday, 23rd April for a fireside on product marketing in the AI age, sharing how teams are actually approaching positioning and go-to-market right now. luma.com/x5ipbhbk

Join us virtually on May 12th, where we welcome Seapoint CEO Sean Mullaney (fresh off the back of their $3m raise) to walk us through the secrets of running a great pre-seed/seed raise. Register: luma.com/j7pbsfm2

Auditing is a $100bn+ industry still reliant on spreadsheets and manual work. Audrey AI, founded by two operators who met at Dogpatch Labs, is building AI for audit tasks, with early pilots showing 85%+ time savings. Now raising $1.8m. Read more: dogpatch.click/e96793

How does an Irish startup take on the US and scale to a $500M exit? On April 21 at Dogpatch Labs, hear the story from both sides, founder Ian Nolan and investor Chris Eng, on how @brightflaghq became the largest exit from an NDRC Accelerator-backed company luma.com/ftgu6k9g

The best fintech founders aren't building automation tools anymore, they're building finished work, and being AI-native is no longer a differentiator, it's the baseline expectation at seed stage.

Global VP at Betdaq. Came through the Founders community at Dogpatch Labs. Spotted a €70bn industry drowning in calls with no good answer. Built one. Vox Talk AI just raised €1.35m, backed by ACT, Delta and Enterprise Ireland. dogpatch.click/a3cd1a

AI is changing how startups go to market - are you keeping up? Apr 23 at Dogpatch Labs with @NotionHQ. Hear from John Hurley on positioning, AI, and what actually works today. Apply: luma.com/x5ipbhbk

@motive_partners joins Dogpatch Labs on April 14. Hugo will walk through how their €200m pan-European fund makes Seed and Series A fintech bets - from payments to regtech to infrastructure, and the themes shaping what comes next. Register: luma.com/segduj3i

Humanoid robotics is moving fast. Infineon is coming to Dogpatch Labs on 20 April to show Dublin's hardware and deep tech community exactly how to get involved. Places limited: luma.com/6gt67ue4 #infineonSUC

@OpenAI Academy European AI training tour kicked off at Dogpatch Labs. Online sessions May 6 and 21 if you missed it. academy.openai.com/home/clubs/sma…

Applications for the Future Founder Residency close Friday: 20 spots, all expenses covered, Wicklow Mountains, 4–7 May. No idea or co-founder needed. Just ambition. Don't sit this one out. dogpatchlabs.com/futurefounders/

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