Techstars' Belfast chapter, including a Founder Catalyst pre-accelerator track.
- The offer:
- $120k per company
- Location:
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Duration:
- 10 weeks
What you need to qualify
- Beyond ideation, moving toward product or growth.
- Pre-revenue or post-revenue; if post-revenue, MRR up to $5k.
- Raised no more than $400k in external funding to date.
- Traction signals are encouraged: pilots, users, waitlist, pre-orders.
- Founders must currently be building in or from one of the partner communities: Omaha, Sarajevo, Istanbul, Uzbekistan or Belfast.
- Expect to commit up to 8 to 12 hours per week for ten weeks.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Confirm you build in or from Belfast
Founder Catalyst is offered exclusively to founders from partner communities. Belfast is one of five, alongside Omaha, Sarajevo, Istanbul and Uzbekistan.
- 2
Check the stage limits
You must be past ideation, at or under $5k MRR if post-revenue, and have raised no more than $400k in external funding.
- 3
Open the Fall 2026 Founder Catalyst page
techstarsbelfast.com routes its application action to the Techstars Founder Catalyst Global Fall 2026 Program page, which carries the dates and the Apply Now action.
- 4
Create a Techstars account and submit
Applications go through the shared Techstars application portal at apply.techstars.com, so you need an account there before you can submit.
- 5
Submit before the deadline
Applications close on August 21, 2026. The programme then runs from September 22 to November 27, 2026, with a final showcase on December 3, 2026.