Frequently Asked Questions

LaunchBox is an accelerator programme for Trinity students. We offer each successful team:

• A structured programme with experts and thought leaders;
• Access to investors and mentors; on-campus co-working space and;
• The perfect collaborative environment to progress your idea and business.

LaunchBox Phase 1 is a term-time programme of support and expert workshops that will run for 8 weeks between February and March 2027

LaunchBox Phase 2 is a summer programme that comes with access to mentorship, an incredible network, a community of other founders, and a free co-working space.

If you have an idea – even a kernel of an idea – you should apply to LaunchBox. With startups, with entrepreneurship, you never know where the next step will take you. But you do know where not taking the step will leave you.

With the help and support of LaunchBox, a programme that has run for over a decade now, you can see your idea become a reality.

LaunchBox is open to teams of 2-3 people who want to start a business or social enterprise. Bigger teams are sometimes accepted.

Teams need to have a minimum of one current Trinity student to be eligible to apply. The rest of the team's make-up is entirely flexible.

Our window for applications for Phase 1 will open on November 26th and remain open until January 21st 2027

Teams of 2 people are more than eligible to apply to LaunchBox Phase 1, but your cofounder(s) do not need to be Trinity students if you are a current student yourself. Equally, all cofounders do not have to be present at every LaunchBox session; provided your team is represented, and you all catch up, we are flexible about attendance.

LaunchBox Phase 1 kicks off on February 1st 2027 and runs until March 25th.

The programme includes in-person evening and lunchtime sessions. Evening sessions will generally be held on Tuesdays 5.30pm-7.30pm. Online and 1:1 sessions will also form part of the programme. In-person sessions will take place on the 1st floor of Trinity Business School.

All successful teams will be given the programme details once applications have closed.

Phase 2 will offer 12 weeks of co-working to teams, with bespoke, flexible programme elements. These elements will be organised with input from the successful Phase 2 teams.

Applications are not currently open for Phase 2 but will open in Spring 2027. 

Why not try to find a cofounder by joining Trinity Entrepreneurial Society, subscribing to our events on Luma at https://luma.com/tih and by signing up to Open Incubator 

This will be confirmed when we open the window for applications. 

You do. We don’t take equity in our startups. We want to be advocates and give you advice based on your situation, not based on our ROI.

No, Phase 1 is a part-time programme designed to fit in around term-time commitments. Phase 2, the summer residency, will allow teams to work on their idea full-time but is flexible for those working part-time over the summer break.

All successful teams will be given the programme details once applications have closed.

Contact Zaur Samadov by booking time through this link https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/portal/entrepreneurship/mentorship/idea-coaching/

You’ll be notified as to the success of your application as soon as possible.