Ireland’s Marketplace for Innovation
Skillnet Innovation Exchange is a marketplace for innovation that links large corporates with innovation challenges to scaling SMEs that can develop and deliver solutions.
The benefits for scaling companies extend way beyond signing a contract. By building the right capabilities and engaging with prospective customers via the Innovation Exchange, scaling companies can gather valuable industry insights, market intelligence and direct feedback, benefiting product development and sales and marketing strategy.
Skillnet Innovation Exchange is where businesses facing digital transformation challenges are connected with innovative solutions providers with the talent to help them achieve their ambitions.
• Large corporates get access to Ireland’s most talented solutions providers and to collaborations that accelerate digital transformation.
• Scaling technology companies get an instant sales pipeline as well as access to key decision makers, market intelligence and the capability to sell to large corporates.
As well as a front row seat to all challenges, members get access to our
tailor-made Impact Selling upskilling platform, Members’ Hub, networking events, one-to-one pitch preparation and feedback.
Since its inception:
- 30 Deals Done
- 70 innovation challenges
- Over 1,400 companies engaged
- Partnerships across regional hubs including Ludgate, Republic of Work, RDI Hub, Platform94, The Mill and others.
Join Through Ludgate
As a Ludgate member or local business:
- You can apply via the Innovation Exchange by contacting Gavin Jeffery at gavin@ludgate.ie
- Watch for challenge announcements shared via Ludgate communications.
- Attend local info sessions or briefings (often run through regional hubs).
- Benefit not only from participating but from peer networking, visibility, and strategic insight
