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Virtual accelerator for tech start-ups on UCC campus

Joe Brogue and Brian O'Flaherty, directors of UCC's EU-Xcel European Virtual Accelerator project
Joe Brogue and Brian O'Flaherty, directors of UCC's EU-Xcel European Virtual Accelerator project

University College Cork has secured EU funding to launch a Europe-wide entrepreneurial support project for technology start-ups. The EU-Xcel European Virtual Accelerator will be aimed at young companies in the information, communication and technology field.

The five-month initiative will include a week of training and mentoring, and access to what its organisers describe as a “bespoke virtual accelerator of supports” for start-ups.