Dedicated Space
Choose from fully serviced suites to co-working and virtual offices.
Full Service Supports
Avail of a range of services and supports to grow your business
Access Research & Development
Leverage innovation and research resources from GMIT and our partner networks.
Collaboration Opportunities
Engage academic and student Collaborator programmes.
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.
Results to Date
1450+
DIRECTLY SUPPORTED JOBS
54
High Growth Start-Ups
€291M
Investment funding raised
8
Company Aquisitions
74%
Still in business after 7 yrs
€3M
R&D Conducted with clients
What We Offer
Join Ireland West’s leading Technology Companies at GMIT iHubs.
Dedicated Offices
Start-Up Expertise
Co-working Spaces
Tech Themed Events
Connected Community
R&D Labs
Conference Space
Virtual Office
Enterpreneur Programmes
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.
New Frontiers is Enterprise Ireland’s national enterpreneur development programme for early-stage start-ups. The programme is ran over three phases and delivered in GMIT Galway and Mayo campuses.
Recent News
ATU Innovation Hub secures €45.75m of Disruptive Technologies Innovation Funding (DTIF)
12 ATU iHub projects aimed at revolutionising healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes Demonstrating a commitment to innovation and technological advancement, Atlantic Technological University's (ATU) Innovation Hubs (iHubs) have achieved outstanding success...
Dara Calleary, TD, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation officially opened the CREW Creative Enterprise & Innovation Hub
The Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Dara Calleary, TD, has today, 5 April 2024, officially opened the CREW Creative Enterprise and Innovation Hub, marking a significant milestone for creative entrepreneurs and innovators in the...
2024 ATU Student Entrepreneur Awards
More than 70 submissions were received from budding entrepreneurial students from across Atlantic Technological University (ATU) ahead of the upcoming Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards.As part of an awareness campaign of the Enterprise Ireland Student...
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 center 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
Our Team
George McCourt
Head of Innovation & Enterprise
Maria Staunton
EMPOWER Programme Manager
Tony O'Kelly
New Frontiers Manager
Turlough Rafferty
Acting iHub Manager
Join Us
Our Locations
ATU iHub Galway City
ATU iHub Mayo
