Techstart Grants - Our Approach

You don’t need to be full time on your idea yet, but you need to be obsessed with this opportunity.

These grants are competitive, please see our FAQs for more information.

These grants might be for you if:
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You are at the very early stage of building something new
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You have unique insight about a very large opportunity space
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You have already started experimenting in lean ways to validate your idea
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You have the expertise and connections needed to make meaningful progress quickly
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You believe there’s potential to build a global company of significant scale
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You are resident in Northern Ireland and if applying through a limited company, the company must be registered in Northern Ireland too
These probably aren't for you if:
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You are building technology solely to support your own consultancy or business
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You are operating a service based business
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You are resident outside Northern Ireland and your company is not registered in NI
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A university holds equity in your company or holds the rights to the IP
If you have any further questions and want to speak to us about it, you can email us or book a slot in our calendar.

These grants might be for you if: