
Dogpatch Labs
Investments
109Portfolio Exits
3Partners & Customers
9About Dogpatch Labs
Dogpatch Labs is a startup hub in the heart of Dublin's Digital Docklands. The company's mission is to accelerate the development of Ireland's startup ecosystem by providing a valuable community from where people can grow, share knowledge and form connections.

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Latest Dogpatch Labs News
Sep 8, 2023
Hebe Adventures take first place in LaunchBox student start-up contest Winner takes €3,000 and six months coworking space at Dogpatch Labs 8 September 2023 Hebe Adventures emerged victorious from 10 groups of student entrepreneurs with their “airbnb of student travel” start-up at Trinity College Dublin’s LaunchBox entrepreneuship competition. Headed by Robert Davitt and Rohan Perera, Hebe Adventures’ vision is to link young students with host families and remove the barrier to travel for young learners. Cardiac health service Neurosonic and Verify-a-Vendor were runners-up. LaunchBox, sponsored by Trinity and managed by Tangent, is an annual student entrepreneurship contest. The programme provided students with mentorship, funding, access to alumni and investors, and a collaborative environment to launch new ventures. Since 2013, the €1 million provided as grants to the students participating in the programme has led to over €100 million in follow-on investment and funding. The winning teams received cash prizes of €3,000 for the winner plus six months coworking space at Dogpatch Labs, €1,500 for the runner up, €500 for 3rd and €300 for the public vote winner. TechCentral Reporters The latest from TechCentral.ie direct to your inbox daily Leave this field empty if you're human: Support our advertisers
Dogpatch Labs Investments
109 Investments
Dogpatch Labs has made 109 investments. Their latest investment was in Empeal as part of their Incubator/Accelerator - II on October 10, 2022.

Dogpatch Labs Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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10/24/2022 | Incubator/Accelerator - II | Empeal | Yes | 1 | ||
10/24/2022 | Incubator/Accelerator | Tracworx | Yes | 1 | ||
10/24/2022 | Incubator/Accelerator | Little Red Edu | Yes | 1 | ||
10/24/2022 | Incubator/Accelerator - II | |||||
10/24/2022 | Incubator/Accelerator |
Date | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 |
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Round | Incubator/Accelerator - II | Incubator/Accelerator | Incubator/Accelerator | Incubator/Accelerator - II | Incubator/Accelerator |
Company | Empeal | Tracworx | Little Red Edu | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Dogpatch Labs Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Dogpatch Labs has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tutorspree on January 24, 2014.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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1/24/2014 | Asset Sale | 1 | |||
Date | 1/24/2014 | ||
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Exit | Asset Sale | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 1 |
Dogpatch Labs Partners & Customers
9 Partners and customers
Dogpatch Labs has 9 strategic partners and customers. Dogpatch Labs recently partnered with Huawei Technologies on October 10, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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10/22/2022 | Partner | China | Huawei teams up with Dogpatch Labs for start-up accelerator Dogpatch Labs : partnership with Huawei , the Chinese tech giant , to run a programme aimed at helping Irish start-ups to expand globally | 1 | |
7/28/2021 | Partner | ||||
12/16/2020 | Client | ||||
12/16/2020 | Client | ||||
12/18/2018 | Partner |
Date | 10/22/2022 | 7/28/2021 | 12/16/2020 | 12/16/2020 | 12/18/2018 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Client | Client | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | China | ||||
News Snippet | Huawei teams up with Dogpatch Labs for start-up accelerator Dogpatch Labs : partnership with Huawei , the Chinese tech giant , to run a programme aimed at helping Irish start-ups to expand globally | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Dogpatch Labs Team
2 Team Members
Dogpatch Labs has 2 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Walsh.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Patrick Walsh | Hassle.com, PayMins, KPMG, Ding, and RecyclePoints | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Patrick Walsh | |
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Work History | Hassle.com, PayMins, KPMG, Ding, and RecyclePoints | |
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | |
Status | Current |
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