Startlab Galway, one of Bank of Ireland’s exclusive startup incubators is looking to extend its’ reach deeper into the west and north-west of Ireland with the newly formed ‘startlab remote’.
Originally based in Galway, the programme runs over a six month period and helps fledgling tech startups to scale by providing complimentary facilities including desk space, high-speed Wi-Fi, conference rooms as well as one to one sessions with key coaches and mentors, introductions to investors and support from startlab staff.
Startlab remote will see the bank partner with the growing number of coworking spaces opening in the region such as the Spool Factor in Boyle, Roscommon, The Leeson Enterprise Centre in Mayo and The CoLab in Letterkenny, Donegal.
Successful applicants will benefit from the suite of supports the programme has to offer as well as desk space in their locality.
Graham Clarke, Startlab programme lead in Galway explains, “Our startlab remote programme came about from listening to our candidates. A move to Galway simply wasn’t on the cards for some of them so we needed to explore how we could still support them. For successful applicants startlab remote will run alongside the programme in Galway. They will have their desk space funded and will have access to everything the programme has to offer such as mentoring and our network. I would encourage any tech startup with global ambitions to apply”.
Startlab Galway and its remote initiative is one of a number of incubators run by BOI with a Fintech focused programme in Dublin and a startlab space in New York to help companies tackle the U.S market.
Applications are open until the 30th of November on www.startlabhq.com.
By Graham Clarke.
