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Key facts
Counted staff
17
self-reported band not used
Founded
1854
172 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
1
Grant · Feb 2020 · US$ 3.3M
Company type
Educational
self-reported
Description
NovaUCD, is the hub of innovation and start-up activities at University College Dublin and is one of Europe's leading start-up hubs.
Since 2003, NovaUCD has supported 550+ companies and early-stage ventures and the NovaUCD entrepreneurial community has raised €1.3+ billion in equity funding. Seventy new UCD spin-out companies have been incorporated; 1,165+ inventions have been disclosed; 370+ priority patent applications have been filed and 320+ licensing deals have been concluded with a range of indigenous and international businesses. 220+ consultancy projects have been concluded since 2017.
Start-ups include companies which spin-out from UCD's research programmes or companies which spin-in and locate at NovaUCD in order to collaborate with and benefit from engagement with the university.
UCD’s knowledge transfer team, which is responsible for the commercialisation of intellectual property arising from research and other knowledge-intensive activity at UCD, is also based at NovaUCD.
ConsultUCD, the university's managed consultancy service, which has been established to facilitate access and support the engagement between business, industry and UCD is also based at NovaUCD.
NovaUCD also manages NexusUCD, the university's industry partnership centre and the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre based at UCD Lyons Farm in Co. Kildare.
Since 2003 NovaUCD has developed an excellent and expanded infrastructure and a suite of comprehensive business support programmes, dedicated accelerator programmes, including programmes for students, and an ecosystem of mentors, investors and industry partners that help to nurture an enthusiastic and dynamic community of start-ups and established companies, to grow and scale on the global stage.
NovaUCD was established in 2003 with the support of the NovaUCD founding sponsors; AMD; AIB Bank, Arthur Cox, Deloitte, Enterprise Ireland, Ericsson, Goodbody Stockbrokers, and UCD.
The NovaUCD team is part of UCD Research and Innovation.
Specialties
- entrepreneurship
- industry engagement
- funding
- commercialisation
- technology transfer
- consultancy
- research
- start-ups
All 10 specialties
- Commercialisation
- Entrepreneurship
- Start-ups
- Technology Transfer
- Consultancy
- Industry Engagement
- Funding
- research
- knowledge transfer
- consultancy
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Locations
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | IE |
All codes: IE
Addresses
- IEUniversity College Dublin; Belfield Innovation Park; Belfield , Dublin D04 V2P1Primary
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Funding
Rounds1
Round typeGrant · non-equity funding
Amount (USD)3,300,000
Stage rank1
Investors named1
Since last round5 yr 11 mo
Funding
Show as table · 1 funding round
| Rounds | 1 |
|---|---|
| Axis | 1854 to 2026 |
| Grant · 13 Feb 2020 | US$ 3.3M |
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People & contacts
4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at NovaUCD?
17 counted staff profiles at January 2026. The brand's self-reported band sits above that count and is not published as a headcount.
Where does NovaUCD have offices?
One address on record, Australia only. Primary: University College Dublin, Belfield Innovation Park, Belfield, Dublin D04 V2P1.
Has NovaUCD raised funding?
One round. Latest 13 February 2020: grant, US$3,300,000, investor Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF).
What does NovaUCD list as its specialties?
Ten tags on the brand's own list, among them entrepreneurship, industry engagement and funding.
Which companies are listed alongside NovaUCD?
2 profiles list NovaUCD as a peer — 56th percentile in Research Services. It lists ten peers of its own. Equal1 lists it back.