Board Membership. Director, Co-Founder. The first innovation hub in the not-for-profit Galway City Innovation District, the PorterShed, opened in April 2016
The PorterShed now has over 100 seats, and is home to 44 startup companies
It contributes an estimated �15 million per annum to the local economy
The average salary is �65,000
It has supported the creation of 660 jobs, including graduating companies, scaleups, soft landing successes, acquisitions, and associated support jobs
15 companies have now graduated from the NDRC at PorterShed accelerator
35% of PorterShed�s members are female
11 of the 44 member companies based in the PorterShed are led by female founders
PorterShed companies have raised over �20 million in funding
550 events have been held in the space since it opened with nearly 10,000 attendees
The Galway City Innovation District was widely cited in Ireland�s ranking as an �Innovation Leader� country in the International Innovation Scorecard 2018 from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organisation behind CES
Featured in Forbes in December 2015