WeBuild Programme – Cohort 4 (January 2027)

About

A free, 12-week part-time hybrid programme for women founders across the island of Ireland who are past the idea stage and building tech-powered products, with applications closing on 30 October 2026 and the cohort starting in January 2027.

Benefits

• 🎓12-week core programme
  Guaranteed for selected participants: weekly sessions, practical masterclasses and group mentoring on product development, AI integration, customer traction and funding.
• 🧪Two in-person Labs
  Guaranteed for selected participants: labs at key points in the programme to apply frameworks, refine the product and prepare for next-stage milestones.
• 🏕️ Two-day Residential Build Lab
  Guaranteed for selected participants: hands-on lab in Belfast using GenAI and no-code tools, with accommodation for the first night included.
• 🧑‍💻 Expert mentoring
  Guaranteed for selected participants: one-to-one and small-group mentoring from product designers, software engineers and tech founders.
• 💰No cost to participate
  Guaranteed for selected participants: programme funded by the Government of Ireland’s Shared Island Enterprise Scheme.
• 🚀Investor Readiness Clinic
  Guaranteed for selected participants: month-four clinic to refine product story, pitch and funding strategy and connect with investors and funding networks across the island.
• 🔁Alumni network access
  Guaranteed for selected participants: ongoing access to The Collective and the TechFoundHer alumni network after the programme.

Eligibility Criteria

• Mandatory: women founders and entrepreneurs across the island of Ireland.
• Mandatory: developing tech-powered products or platforms that address a significant problem with global potential.
• Mandatory: past the idea stage and already prototyping, testing or building a startup where technology plays a central role.
• Mandatory: research-informed with evidence of early market validation and/or proof of concept.
• Mandatory: committed to full participation and available to attend in-person Labs in Dublin and Belfast.
• Also eligible: innovators within existing businesses developing a new tech product, platform or service as part of their next stage of growth.

Target Region

Women founders and entrepreneurs across the island of Ireland.

Target Sector

Agriculture & Food, Defense & Security, Education, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate & Construction, Retail & Consumer, Semiconductors & Electronics, Sports & Fitness, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Other