# Founder Labs Events

Generated from the live events feed on 2026-07-10. Office hours return in August; dates appear here and on social channels.

## Upcoming

- **Build Day: Belfast Sprint** — 2026-07-24, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Ormeau Labs, Belfast (Open to all)
  A day-long build sprint at Ormeau Labs. Partners include Young Social Innovators, Patch, Illuminate, Barclays Eagle Labs and Techstars Belfast.
  Details and registration: https://luma.com/o63fhnav

- **QUest x Techstars: Customer Discovery Sprint** — 2026-09-16, Two-day sprint, Queen's University Belfast (QUB graduates & postgraduates)
  A two-day customer-discovery sprint (16–17 September 2026) run by Queen's inQUBate with Techstars Belfast, Venture Folk, Ormeau Labs and the AI Collaboration Centre. Teams move from idea to customer insight: identify customers, test assumptions, prototype and pitch. Ten finalist teams progress to an eight-week Phase 2. For Queen's graduates and postgraduates with a business idea gaining traction.
  Details and registration: https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/inqubate/StudentsRecentGraduates/EntrepreneurialSkills/quest-programme/

## Recent

- **Founder Labs Demo Day** — 2026-06-25, 2:45 PM doors, Ormeau Labs, Belfast (Investors & founders)
  Ten companies from Founder Labs Cohort 4 take the stage. After three months heads-down, building, finding first customers and mapping the path to investment, the founders pitch their businesses, followed by networking and drinks.
  Details and registration: https://luma.com/syl0pl0j

- **Founders Night X Founder Labs** — 2026-02-05, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Ormeau Labs, Belfast (Cohort 4 Launch)
  Dive into startups and scaling with Orla Lynch. Get an exclusive first look at Cohort 4 and hear real-world insights from previous cohort members in an interactive setting.
  Details and registration: https://luma.com/6sqbnad2

- **Founder Labs x The AMP: AMA** — 2026-02-03, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Ebrington Square, Derry (Cohort 4 focus)
  Join the Founder Labs team at The AMP for an open conversation about Cohort 4. Includes a Fireside Chat with Orla Lynch and Ian Browne, plus insights from alumni.
  Details and registration: https://luma.com/ixnvtb9s