A 12 week programme for people with passion, drive and ambition to come together to create start-ups that could change the world.
Applications for Co-Founders 2024 are now closed.
What is Co-Founders?
Co-Founders is a one night a week free programme for anyone who wants to be a co-founder in a start-up team and has the desire to explore the viability of a business idea.
Our programme brings together a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds, allowing you to meet potential collaborators you wouldn’t even know existed. Through our learning workshops, mentors, events and networking, we’ll help you build a team to ‘try out’ creating a start-up in a safe, risk-free environment. Pre-formed teams are also welcome to join.
You don’t need to be an experienced entrepreneur.
You don’t need to have a qualification.
You only need to have the drive to bring an idea to reality.
For Individuals and Teams
Even the best ideas need support.
Individuals
Co-Founders is open to individuals who are curious and want to gain an understanding of product / service development and building a start-up.
Pre-formed teams
Established teams can apply, allowing you to potentially add further expertise to your team.
Co-Founders is Open to Anyone
No degree or experience required.
We are looking for people who are passionate about creating a start-up!
Accelerate Your Growth
Co-Founders can help you…
Form a start-up team
Find other Co-Founders to help accelerate your start-up.
Upskill
Grow your confidence in our weekly workshops, where you’ll develop your problem-solving skills and start-up know-how, and learn how to test and develop a product or service.
Grow your network
Co-Founders is a brilliant opportunity to meet talented and skilled individuals outside of your normal network, and build connections within our community of innovators.
Prepare you for funding
We’ll help prepare you to access the best funding opportunities that can grow your start-up.
Since 2017, Co-Founders Has Had…
754
people join the programme
191
teams formed
1/3
teams continue to work on their start-ups
“Co-Founders gave us the space, the structure, and the support we needed to regroup and establish ourselves in Northern Ireland.”
Juanita Rea, Founder of MEtime Mandala