Accelerate

Accelerate is for entrepreneurs who are ready to launch and rapidly accelerate their business. The Rubicon welcomes individuals and teams of entrepreneurs who are ready to trade or are actively raising investment or have a proof of concept that they wish to test in the market.

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Established Business? Try Grow

ACCELERATE Supports

Supports available as you accelerate your business include:

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Serviced office space

The Rubicon Centre offers flexible terms for access to turnkey office and co-working spaces. The Rubicon Centre has the capacity to provide lab space if required and office space can be redesigned to suit your needs.

Access to meeting Facilities

Meeting rooms are available to book hourly, daily or weekly and are equipped with high speed internet and state of the art AV equipment.

Mentoring

Entrepreneurs can avail of sector-specific mentoring, tailor-made to their requirements and stage of development.

Co-working Space

Co-working space facilitating meaningful connections with other entrepreneurs.

Access to MTU as a Technology Partner

Access to MTU equipment, facilities, collaborative research and consultancy.

We assist you to avail of both public and private sources of funding.

The Rubicon works in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices.

Access can be provided to the Rubicon Centre angel investment group who support start up ventures that show potential to scale.

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Enterprise Ireland New Frontiers Phase 2 & 3

New Frontiers is Ireland’s National Accelerator Programme.

Phase 2 Full time over 6 months

€30,000 support package including €15,000 in cash

Expert trainers and mentors

No equity taken

Networking opportunities

Peer-peer learning

Access to expertise from Enterprise Ireland

Introduction to seed and early-stage investment

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MTU as a Technology Partner

Research, Development and Prototype Development

Access to Equipment & Facilities, Collaborative research and consultancy.

Enquiries to innovationcork@mtu.ie.

Empower Cumasú Fás (Growth)

The EMPOWER Cumasú Programme is a free female entrepreneurship programme for female entrepreneurs in the Gaeltacht areas of Mayo, Galway, Donegal, Kerry, Cork, Meath and Waterford. The programme is funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta and delivered by Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Innovation Hubs and the Rubicon Centre at Munster Technological University (MTU).

Hybrid delivery, delivered one day per month over 11 months.

Female led businesses (in business 18 months +) who are revenue generating, looking to scale and grow.

Delivered in the West/ North West and South/ South East.

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