Build, validate, and scale with structure.
RDI Hub supports founders with structured programmes, mentorship, corporate access and the networks you need to go from idea to investment-ready.
Everything a founder needs to go from zero to traction.
Empower Founders
We equip founders with the skills, networks and commercial rigour to turn an idea into a fundable business.
Elevate Business Performance
We help startups sharpen their proposition, validate their market and build the operational foundations to scale.
150+
startups and scaling companies supported
€250M+
in funding secured by RDI Hub companies
420+
jobs created
A Team of Founders, Operators and Connectors
We've been where you are. Our team combines startup experience, corporate networks and deep expertise in AI and emerging technology. As home to NDRC in the South West, Ireland's national startup accelerator, we run mentorship-driven pre-accelerator and accelerator programmes for globally ambitious tech founders.
Through our partnership with HBAN, we connect founders directly to angel investors and early-stage capital. And through Skillnet Innovation Exchange, we deliver practical innovation and technology programmes that help founders and their teams build the skills they need to scale.
We don't give generic advice. We work with you on the specific challenges holding you back, whether that's product-market fit, your first enterprise customer or getting investment-ready.
What Sets Us Apart:
We combine startup experience with corporate and investor networks, so the advice you get is grounded in commercial reality, not theory.
We focus on traction, not activity. Every programme, workshop and mentoring session is designed to move you closer to revenue, funding or a validated product.
We work alongside you, not above you. We understand the pressure founders are under and we tailor our support to where you actually are, not where a programme template says you should be.
Our National Programmes
RDI Hub is a regional delivery partner for three national programmes: NDRC, Ireland's startup accelerator; HBAN, the all-island angel investment network; and Skillnet Innovation Exchange, a marketplace connecting corporates with SME solution providers.
From a single desk to a full team offsite, RDI Hub offers flexible membership and space options designed around founders, innovators, and organisations who want more than a standard coworking environment. Purpose-built, professionally run, and backed by a thriving innovation community in Kerry.
Our job isn't to tell founders what to do. It's to connect them to the right people, pressure-test their thinking and make sure they're building something the market actually wants.
Christopher Barrett
Programme Associate
