Ideate Ireland is a start-up competition aiming to help turn ideas into thriving international businesses

Ideate Ireland is an all-Ireland competition with the aim of recruiting a cohort of talented and ambitious student entrepreneurs, which over time can add significant value to the economy. It provides an opportunity for students to put entrepreneurship principles into practice.

Ten ideas will be selected to participate in eight online half-day workshops. A judging panel comprising leading entrepreneurs, executives, and investors will choose the winner and runners-up at the competition showcase.

Eligibility

The Competition is open to:

• Undergraduates

• Post-graduates

• Recent graduates

• Researchers

The competition is looking for 3 things:

• an individual or a team, with

• an innovative product, service or technology, and

• global scalability potential to achieve international sales and create employment

Prizes and benefits

There is a prize fund of €27,000 in cash and benefits:

• Winner – €15,000

• First runner-up – €7,000

• Second runner-up - €5,000

Benefits:

• detailed early-stage feedback from VCs, entrepreneurs and industry experts

• access to Ideate Ireland alumni network

• complimentary hot desk space at the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin and the Ormeau Baths in Belfast

• complimentary access to Happy Scribe

• complimentary access to OnePageCRM

• ideate Ireland badge to display on a website

Competition deadlines

The competition is now live and the timeline for the competition is:

• 08 March – Applications opened

• 23 March – Applicant information evening

• 07 April – Applications close

• 14 April – Shortlisted teams announced

• 26 April – Workshops begin

• 28 June – Competition showcase

Apply to the Ideate Ireland competition.

Ideate Ireland open evening

An open evening event will take place at 17:00 on Wednesday 23 March 2022 with Bill McKiernan, Founder of Cybersource and the visionary behind IDEATE Ireland.

This event will be an opportunity for early-stage entrepreneurs to learn from someone who has been there and delivered in Silicon Valley.

The application process for Ideate Ireland will also be covered during this event.

Register for the Ideate Ireland open evening.