The Dublin Startup Meetup – Is Venture Capital for You?

The Dublin Startup Meetup gathers 100 of Dublin’s Startup Founders, Investors, and ecosystem leaders.

The upcoming edition features a Fireside Chat with Barry Brennan, Venture Partner at Elkstone. During the session, we will discuss whether Venture Capital funding is a good fit for your startup — A pertinant topic for many founders.

This event is hosted by Startup Network Europe and WorkIQ.

This event is sponsored by HubSpot.

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Agenda

6:00pm-6.30pm: Registration

6:30pm – 7:00pm: Fireside Chat: Is Venture Capital for You?

• Barry Brennan, Venture Partner at Elkstone
• Eoghan Powell, Innovation Centre Director at WorkIQ

7:00pm-7:15pm: Q&A

7:15pm-9:00pm: Networking (Drinks Provided)

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About Work IQ

Built by SDCC, WorkIQ opened in partnership with Oxford Innovation in 2024, It is a community-led workspace and event hub based in Tallaght, supporting founders, startups, and growing businesses across South Dublin.

Since opening, WorkIQ has hosted a wide range of founder-focused events, workshops, and community sessions designed to provide practical support, peer learning, and meaningful connection for early-stage and scaling companies.

WorkIQ works closely with local and national partners to create accessible, high-quality programming that supports ambition, growth, and collaboration within the local business ecosystem.

About Startup Network Europe

This event is co-organised by Startup Network Europe, which has hosted 280+ startup, mid-market, and corporate events since 2021, including:

• The Zurich AI Summit 2025 (380 attendees)
• The Geneva AI Conference 2025 (120 attendees)
• The Zurich AI Conference 2025 (220 attendees)
• The London AI Startup Conference 2025 (half-day event in Google’s London HQ)
• The Zurich AI Conference 2024 (220 attendees)
• The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event in Google’s EMEA HQ)
• The European Startup Conference 2022 (speakers included Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak)

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Parking for Dublin Startup Conference

We are committed to going greener and strongly recommend that all our customers use public transportation or cycle to our building. There is very limited publicly available parking immediately adjacent to WorkIQ, with clamping in operation.

There are several cost effective parking options within a 5 minute walk from WorkIQ, including; Best Car Parks in Tallaght Cross, Euro Car Park in Tallaght Cross and The Square Shopping Centre.

The Luas Redline terminates at the Tallaght stop, a 5 minute walk away, and several bus routes stop within a 3 minute walk away. Secure bike storage, lockers and shows are available (speak to reception for access).

• Best Car Parks Tallaght Cross: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DMCfWu4Dd9ZfnaQMA

• Euro Car Park Tallaght Cross: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P6bCg99RNQVkumkg9

• The Square shopping centre: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MYD4fSCGqDD2t13w7

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