Founder Labs

We were thrilled to have Tom Richards at Pavlov join the teams today, sharing his invaluable insights from the trenches of the startup world. 👏 It's a privilege to have such generous founders who give their time to inspire and encourage others. Collective support truly makes us stronger! 🚀 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator|🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast

2024 has been an incredible year for the Founder Labs team. We're excited to kick off 2025 supporting our fantastic partners The AMP Growth Incubator as they launch this new programme.

✨ We were thrilled to host Alan Carson, Founder at Cloudsmith, for an insightful fireside chat! 🌐 Cloudsmith is the leading cloud-native Universal Artifact Service. Package Management that secures, controls and accelerates software delivery. 🚀 A big thank you to Alan for taking the time to share his experiences with us. 🤝 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator |🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast

🚀 Huge thanks to Laura Haldane, co-founder of SciLeads, for hosting an inspiring workshop with the Founders Labs team! ✨ Drawing from her journey of scaling SciLeads into a global success, Laura shared practical strategies, actionable tips, and real-world examples to help founders master the customer outreach. 💡 👏 Thank you Laura for a great session providing founders with valuable insights to refine their outreach approach and accelerate business growth. 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator |🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast

🚀 Founder Labs Recap! Exciting week for our Cohort 2 teams starting off with session 2 of mentor madness following... 📝 Lean Startup Canvas Workshop: Founders explored their business models, documented key assumptions, and challenged them using the Lean Startup Canvas. 🛠️ Prototyping Workshop: Guided by a seasoned CTO and Product Owner, founders learned to transform ideas into actionable projects by defining success criteria, identifying users, and prioritising requirements for effective development planning. 🎤 Hot-Pitching: Weekly pitch sessions provide founders with ongoing practice to refine their presentations, build confidence, and improve, ensuring they are pitch-ready for investors and stakeholders. 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator |🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast

🌟 Exciting times for Founder Labs Cohort 1! 🌟 Our founders had the incredible opportunity to connect with funds and angels across London, just as many are gearing up to kickstart their fundraising journeys. 🚀✨ A huge thank you to our hosts Playfair & gratefully supported by AlbionVC, and Amplifi Solutions for their support and for helping make these connections possible. 🤝

🚀 Excited to share highlights from today's sessions with AlbionVC & Playfair with the incredible Pam Garside, Molly Gilmartin, Patrick Ryan and Andrew Sheffield! 🙌 London with Founder Labs Cohort 1 has been an amazing journey for growth, collaboration, and innovative thinking. 🌟 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator |🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast

📍Founder Labs Cohort 1 has arrived in London!💂 We’re thrilled to have an exciting visit including VC meetings, networking events, and showcasing our 10 teams as they go from Pre-Seed > kick-starting their rounds! 🌟 The focus: bringing together the VC community to connect with our talented founders and drive innovation forward. 🔥 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator |🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast

Mentor Madness Session 2! 🚀 Our Founder Labs Cohort 2 teams are gaining valuable insights and inspiration from an incredible lineup of mentors. 🌟 A big thank you to: ✨ Cathy Craig: INCISIV ✨ Tara Simpson: Instil ✨ Jennifer Neff: Access Elemental ✨ Ciaran Gillen: Digital Iron ✨ Michael Black:  CFO / Angel Investor ✨ Paul Brown: DisplayNote Technologies Ltd We’re so grateful for the time, expertise, and perspectives you have all shared!🌍 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator |🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast

We were delighted to have the Chair of Invest Northern Ireland John Healy join us at Founder Labs today. A fantastic opportunity for our teams to hear insights and gain inspiration as they work on shaping their businesses. Thank you to John for taking the time to speak to both our cohort teams. 🌍 Invest Northern Ireland |🏛 The AMP Growth Incubator |🐶 Dogpatch Labs |🛀 Ormeau Labs |🔬 Queen's University Belfast