Where GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS take off
The iHub at GMIT Galway & Castlebar incubators provide high potential entrepreneurs and innovative start-ups with the business skills, networks, space and supports necessary to navigate the business start-up process from concept to successful commercialisation.
What We Offer
Join Ireland West’s leading Technology Companies at GMIT iHubs.
Access Office Space
Dedicated Offices
Co-working Space
Virtual Office
Business Development Supports
Programmes
Events
Mentoring & Networking
collaboration opportunities
Engage Academic and Student Talent
Attend Networking Events
Connect with:
Agencies
Investors
Customers
Results to Date
750+
DIRECTLY SUPPORTED JOBS
37
High Growth Start-Ups
€170M
Investment funding raised
7
Company Aquisitions
76%
Still in business after 7 yrs
€2M
R&D Conducted with clients
Entrepreneur Programmes
GMIT iHubs hosts two entrepreneurial programmes New Frontiers and EMPOWER.
New Frontiers is Enterprise Ireland’s national entrepreneur development programme for early-stage start-ups. The programme is run over three phases and delivered in GMIT Galway and Mayo campuses.
EMPOWER is a female-only programme targeted at females located in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. Applicants can choose from two options, EMPOWER Start or EMPOWER Growth.
Recent News
EMPOWER Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme To Be Rolled Out To Three More Counties
EMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme delivered in GMIT’s Innovation Hubs to women in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, has been allocated over €300,000 in funding to extend delivery of the successful programme to counties Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim. The funding...
Remote Working and Wellness is Focus of GMIT Mayo ‘Digital West’ 2020
Now in its third year, GMIT Mayo’s Digital West event will take place on Tuesday 28 January 2020. Organised by academic staff in collaboration with the GMIT Innovation Hub and in partnership with external business support agencies, this year's event will focus on...
Group of aspiring entrepreneurs commence New Frontiers course in GMIT
GMIT New Frontier Phase II Participants 2019 A group of people with innovative start-up ideas have commenced the New Frontiers (Phase II) Entrepreneurship Programme delivered by GMIT at its Innovation Hubs in Galway and Mayo. Tony O’Kelly, GMIT New Frontiers Manager,...
Client Testimonials
Kyzentree Technologies has benefited hugely from the iHubs. The New Frontiers programme gave us the confidence and the platform on which to establish that the business was viable and the subsequent support was instrumental in securing funding. GMIT has provided us with two interns who have added significant value to our product offering. The location is just off the motorway and avoids the heavy city centre traffic!
During our time at the Innovation Hub, Hillwalk Tours transformed from a tiny start-up of just two people to an award-winning organisation employing 16 people. This was no coincidence – the combination of working in an environment with other export-driven, like-minded entrepreneurs and the support and mentoring we received from George and his team have helped to drive us forward to achieve our potential
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GMIT iHub Galway
GMIT iHub Mayo
