Innovation

Three centres across Ireland named on FT list of Europe’s top start-up

NovaUCD, Furthr and Belfast-based Catalyst have ranked in the top 125 hubs across 21 European countries

The Financial Times’ inaugural Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs list was conducted in collaboration with Statista and Sifted, a sister publication of the FT. Picture: Getty

Three innovation centres across the island of Ireland have been included on the Financial Times’ list of leading start-up hubs across Europe.

Alongside Northern Irish-based Catalyst, Dublin-based Furthr and NovaUCD have been named in the annual special report, which showcases the top 125 start-up hubs located in 21 countries across Europe.

Catalyst, which operates from campuses in Belfast and Derry, ranked 40 on the list, making the top 10 of British and Irish firms analysed, ...