WeBuild

You may be eligible if:

• Be women-led or women-founded business
• Be based on the island of Ireland
• Have fewer than 250 employees and less than £40m (or euro equivalent) in annual turnover
• Be a registered business (pre-revenue applicants are eligible)
• Be at an early or growth stage, demonstrating a clear opportunity for a technology-enabled solution or innovation
• Demonstrate early-stage business planning, market research, user validation, and/or a technical proof of concept showing potential traction
• Demonstrate ambition for significant growth, with potential to grow the business to at least £250K turnover (including 25% external sales) within three years, seek investment, and/or secure investment.
• Sole Traders and Social Enterprises that satisfy the eligibility criteria are welcome to apply.
• Support is primarily available to businesses developing innovative products, services, systems or processes with clear commercial potential.
• Businesses whose core activity is in the following sectors are not normally eligible for support: Wholesale, retail, distribution, tourism, hospitality, primary agriculture, personal services, and professional business services.
• However, businesses from these sectors may be eligible where they are developing and seeking to commercialise a new product, service, technology, system or process that goes beyond their core business activity.

• 12-week core programme (mostly online)
• Two in-person labs
• Two-day Residential Build Lab
• Expert mentoring
• Investor Readiness Clinic (Month Four)
• Ongoing network access

By the end of the programme founders will have:

• Progressed the tech readiness of their product or solution
• Developed a detailed tech and product roadmap
• Tested, iterated, and validated your MVP
• Built or refined their product in hands-on Build Labs
• Defined their revenue model and growth strategy
• Explored the funding landscape and financing options
• Strengthened their investor and funder readiness
• Adopted AI and data-driven workflows
• Built credibility as a tech founder
• Joined a powerful network of experts and peers