Announcing Nautilus: A three-month gap program where you get paid –no strings attached– to dive into your craziest, most ambitious project. Yes, you read that right. Come live with us in San Francisco and build the next Renaissance. How it works:

Introducing: Ulysses. We build autonomous underwater drones for ocean stewardship. We raised an oversubscribed $2m pre-seed led by @lowercarbon @orbuch. We restore seagrass ecosystems in the US and Australia w/ partners like @nature_org. JOIN US - https://t.co/h7UOrXengb

running a robotics, space and deeptech happy hour in SF on monday. show up :)

Some of my friends are running a program about applied rationality in Taiwan in February. If you are a curious and analytical person aged 16-19, you should apply. If your friends or loved ones match that description, they should apply

Ever feel like a big fish in a small pond? It can hold you back without you even realising it. This is why we connect young people with mentors and communities that expand their vision of what's possible:

Today on @politico: "A startup from California can expand and raise money all across the United States. But our companies still face way too many national barriers that make it hard to work Europe-wide, and way too much regulatory burden." This is not a quote by me or anyone at

Coding drives innovation & fuels creativity. Yet, the lack of diversity in programming can reinforce biases & inequalities in the digital world. On Tuesday's first-ever #WorldCodingDay, @UNESCO is calling for a more inclusive digital future. https://t.co/qSwkzzJd3U

Irish start-ups breaking America: Key lessons from scaling across the Atlantic https://t.co/mjeBUnjgy5 via @businessposthq

Missing the summer vibes today so we started digging through the photo albums from Patch 2024. So much fun, so little sleep!

🚀 Over 4,000 students from 352 schools in Ireland have entered 2,069 projects for #BTYSTE2025! Themes include health, climate, AI, and more. 🌍🔬Health projects: 42% 49% of secondary schools participated. See the 550 shortlisted projects in January! #STEM #Innovation

Get your students to do a 30-second pitch in front of the class on their business idea. 👉 What does the Product/Service do? 👉 What problem does it solve? • 👉 How is it different? 👉 Why should the customer care? This is a great way to get students to refine their pitch!

Newly designed street bins will allow on-the-move commuters & shoppers leave their returnable bottles & cans for someone else to claim the money owed on them from the Deposit Return Scheme https://t.co/FN02QIBblY

Alumni spotlight: great write-up on Field of Vision's device to help visually impaired fans “feel” the action at live games. Congrats Omar, David and Tim!

Today’s startup interview pod: 24-year-old Fareed Idris. Grew up in Blanch/Balbriggan, now co-founder of an AI startup (Kreoh) that already has €250k ARR, in Dublin’s Dogpatch Labs. https://t.co/dX8NktIdVf

Shaping up to be a great crowd in a beautiful venue. RSVP now if you'll be in SF on October 20th:

🚨 Testimonial Alert 🚨 Will took part in Patch in 2022, working on Bloodbox - a low-cost diagnostic tool to make malaria testing cheaper, faster, and more accurate! Having won multiple awards for their project, we can't wait to see what the future holds for Bloodbox!

One month ago we held our biggest Showcase Day yet @dogpatchlabs! Big thank you to everyone who came along and supported our 35 amazing patchers on the day and throughout the programme. Roll on next year!

Fostering the next generation of young tech entrepreneurs is a key part of what we do at Dogpatch. @joinpatch_ is a perfect example of this, where 36 young builders hacked ideas over the summer, learned from top founders, and pitched at Showcase 2024 📕 https://t.co/0laSlcVoZO

Continuing our “summer abroad” story, alum & lead mentor Naomi traveled to San Francisco as part of the @joinpatch_ Silicon Valley Fellowship. “SF has shaped my way of thinking about business, raising capital & inspiring change - an incredible city with an irresistible energy.”

Due to popular demand, the application deadline for Patch has been extended by over a week! Make sure to get your applications in as soon as you can. Apply though the link in our bio.