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Offices, Labs and Co-Working Space Available for High-Tech Start-Ups with Global Ambition

Join our community of successful founders at one of Europe's leading start-up hubs, and benefit from our unrivalled network of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and world-class researchers.

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Output Sports

UCD sports tech spin-out focused on making elite-level sports science simple and scalable secures $4.8 million

Investors include athlete-led, Apex Capital, Uni.Fund, Dopamine Sports along with  also  existing investors Elkstone, Atlantic Bridge and Enterprise Ireland.

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Pictured (l-r) at NovaUCD are; Stephen O’Dwyer, TrojanTrack; Seán Boyle, UnitMode; Denise O'Grady, UniDoodle and Niall Dennehy, NestiFi. 28Jan
NovaUCD and CeADAR Open Applications for 2026 AI Ecosystem Accelerator Programme
Patrick Keady SEncIL 27Jan
SEncIL - Solving Pharma’s Stickiest Manufacturing Problem
Pictured are Mitchell O’Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, xWave Technologies and Stuart Van Rooyen, Managing Director, Lanas. 26Jan
iMedDoc and xWave Technologies Partner to Make Radiology Referrals Simpler and Faster for Clinicians
Speakers at the CeADAR and Propelor BIC Masterclass event for start-ups in Waterford 23Jan
CeADAR and Propelor BIC Deliver High-Impact AI Masterclass for Start-up Founders in Waterford
Start-ups at NovaUCD's 2026 Investor Day 16Jan
Start-ups Seeking to Raise €70 Million in Funding Pitch at NovaUCD’s 2026 Investor Day
Jason Lynch, Equal1 2026 15Jan
Equal1 Announces $60 million in Funding to Accelerate Quantum Computing using Existing Semiconductor Manufacturing
Lee Wilson, General Manager, DLF Ireland and Paul Kennedy, 13Jan
DLF Partners with Proveye to Accelerate Grassland and Seed Innovation through Satellite-powered Insights
CeADAR Management EDIH Funding 09Jan
CeADAR to Receive €5.7 million in EDIH Phase 2 Funding

Des O'Leary OncoAssure 07Jan
OncoAssure Announces Collaboration with Leading US Medical Centre for Prostate Cancer Test Validation Study
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A Leading Start-Up Hub in Europe
NovaUCD named one of Europe's leading start-up hubs by the FT and Statista
2003
The year NovaUCD officially opened as UCD's hub of innovation and start-up activities
> 600
Number of early-stage ventures and companies supported through NovaUCD
> €1.4 billion
Equity funding raised by the NovaUCD entrepreneurial community
>1200
Number of inventions disclosed by members of the UCD research community
> 380
Number of priority patent applications filed by NovaUCD
> 340
Number of licensing deals concluded with a range of indigenous and international businesses
> 310
Number of consultancy projects undertaken through ConsultUCD, valued at ca. €4 million, since 2017
>75
Number of new UCD spin-out companies incorporated

Innovation at University College Dublin

NovaUCD, as part of UCD Research and Innovation, is the hub of start-up and innovation-related activities at the University.

NovaUCD is supported under the KT Boost Programme co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union, through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-2027.

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