StartupJourney.ie

What StartupJourney.ie does

StartupJourney.ie is a Dublin-based private consultancy founded in July 2017 by Brendan Fitzpatrick. The company delivers two integrated service lines: (1) B2B outplacement and career transition support for businesses whose employees are affected by redundancy, downsizing, or economic restructuring, and (2) B2C startup consultancy and mentoring for individuals seeking to start a business or change careers in Ireland. Core products include tiered outplacement packages (Basic Essential, Professional, and Senior Executive) and personalized startup coaching delivered through one-on-one sessions and group workshops.

The underlying delivery model is human-capital-intensive: programs are delivered in-person or remotely via Zoom, with no proprietary technology platform, app, or software product referenced. The company's core technology is described as consultancy, mentoring, and facilitation services, supplemented by an extensive associate network and partnerships with Irish enterprise support organizations including Local Enterprise Offices (Dublin & Meath), TCD Tangent, UCD Innovation Academy, NDRC, ISAX, DCU Ryan Academy, Jobcare, Enterprise Ireland, and the Guinness Enterprise Centre.

The business operates on a professional services model with quote-based pricing tailored to client requirements. Revenue is generated through individually scoped packages for businesses (outplacement) and individuals (career coaching and startup mentorship). The company is privately held, has no disclosed funding, no subsidiaries, and operates on a single-country domestic basis across Ireland. It is a micro-business with 1–10 employees, dependent almost entirely on the founder's professional credentials, network, and personal delivery capacity.

Name

StartupJourney.ie

Legal name

Startup Journey.ie

Website

https://startupjourney.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Coaching and Outplacement Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Individual Outplacement & Career Coaching (BPACAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship & Self-Employment Transition Support (BPACAOAK), Coaching, Mentoring & Facilitation Services (BPACANAI), Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO), Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

Keywords

• Outplacement services
• Career transition coaching
• Startup consultancy
• Business mentoring
• Career coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consultancy and Mentoring Services: Professional consulting services for outplacement, career transition, and startup support. Revenue generated through tailored service packages including Basic Essential Package, Professional Package, and Senior Executive Package for businesses, as well as individual coaching and mentorship programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

StartupJourney.ie provides consultancy, mentoring, and facilitation services for two distinct audiences. For businesses, it delivers outplacement and career transition support for employees affected by redundancy, structured across three package tiers (Basic Essential, Professional, Senior Executive). For individuals, it offers one-on-one coaching, group workshops, and startup mentoring covering CV writing, interview preparation, networking, personal branding, and self-employment/new business start-up development, delivered in-person or remotely via Zoom.

Product overview

StartupJourney.ie is a consultancy firm offering a unified service portfolio centered on career transition and startup support. The core offerings consist of Outplacement and Career Transition Services (with Basic Essential, Professional, and Senior Executive package tiers) and Startup Consultancy and Mentoring services. All services are delivered through personalized coaching, workshops, and mentoring programs, with remote delivery typically via Zoom. The company was founded by Brendan Fitzpatrick in July 2017 to help people start businesses in Ireland and assist individuals in finding their ideal jobs and careers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outplacement and Career Transition Services Personalized outplacement and career transition support for employees affected by redundancy or economic changes. Delivered through career guidance, CV writing, interview preparation, job search skills coaching, and structured career transition programs available in Basic Essential, Professional, and Senior Executive package tiers. Targeted at Irish businesses and individual employees in transition.
• Startup Consultancy and Mentoring Consultancy, mentoring, and facilitation services for individuals exploring self-employment and creating new business start-ups in Ireland. Includes guidance through every stage of the startup journey, scaling support, and referrals to Local Enterprise Offices, incubators, and partner programs. Targeted at aspiring and first-time entrepreneurs across Ireland.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly reduces the length of time being unemployed
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Local Enterprise Offices (Dublin & Meath)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017StartupJourney.ie works with Local Enterprise Offices in Dublin and Meath to support new business start-ups and entrepreneurs through mentorship and guidance programs.
• TCD TangentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Brendan Fitzpatrick mentors post graduate students of TCD Tangent on New Business Start-up and career development. The company also works with TCD Tangent to support entrepreneurial students.
• UCD Innovation AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Mentorship and support for entrepreneurs through UCD Innovation Academy. Founder Brendan Fitzpatrick achieved the Victoria Award for Most Entrepreneurial Student through this partnership.
• NDRCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Partnership with National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) to support and develop new business start-ups through accelerator programs and mentorship.
• ISAX Ingenuity ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Collaboration with ISAX Ingenuity Programme to support entrepreneurs and startup development through specialized incubation and acceleration initiatives.
• DCU Ryan AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Partnership with DCU Ryan Academy to support entrepreneurs and new business start-ups through mentorship programs and startup ecosystem engagement.
• Jobnet Programme (Jobcare)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Brendan Fitzpatrick is an active volunteer Facilitator & Coach with the Jobnet Programme, an award-winning program developed by Jobcare to address career development needs of professionally skilled individuals and graduates.
• Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers (IMCA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Professional membership organization for management consultants. Brendan Fitzpatrick is a certified member of IMCA.
• Irish Exporters AssociationminorOthers · 1 July 2017Industry body membership supporting international trade and export activities. Brendan Fitzpatrick served on this industry body.
• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)minorOthers · 1 July 2017Professional body for logistics and transport. Brendan holds CMILT certification and served on this industry body.
• Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA)minorOthers · 1 July 2017Industry body for medical devices sector. Brendan served on this industry body, aligning with his experience in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Devices sectors.
• SkillnetsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Enterprise support organization for skills development and training. Brendan served on Skillnets and works with their programs to support workforce development.
• TU Blanchardstown DublinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Partnership with Technological University Dublin (Blanchardstown campus) to support entrepreneurs and startup development.
• Enterprise IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Government organization supporting Irish businesses globally. Listed on Useful Links page as a key resource for entrepreneurs and startups in Ireland.
• Guinness Enterprise CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Premier startup hub in Dublin. Listed as a key resource and partner for entrepreneurs on the Useful Links page.
• The Entrepreneurs AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Training and development organization for entrepreneurs. Listed on the Useful Links page as a resource for startup support.
• Think BusinessminorOthers · 1 July 2017Business support organization. Listed on the Useful Links page as a resource for entrepreneurs.
• TechIrelandminorOthers · 1 July 2017Technology sector organization in Ireland. Listed on the Useful Links page as a resource for startups.
• The Innovation AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Innovation and entrepreneurship training organization. Listed on the Useful Links page as a startup support resource.
• SpringboardminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Government-funded upskilling initiative offering free courses for job seekers and those looking to reskill. Listed on the Useful Links page.
• Meath EnterpriseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Local enterprise development organization for Meath. Listed on the Useful Links page as a startup support resource.
• JobcarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Award-winning career development organization. Brendan Fitzpatrick volunteers with Jobnet Programme developed by Jobcare and mentors jobseekers through this partnership.
• Global Supply Chain Management SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Consultancy and Training business founded by Brendan Fitzpatrick in 2014, focusing on end-to-end Global Supply Chain Operations Management for Companies and Individuals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Right Management: Global outplacement and career transition firm (a ManpowerGroup company) offering tiered corporate outplacement packages — directly comparable to StartupJourney.ie's Business/Outplacement tier offering delivered to enterprise clients.
• Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH): Major career transition and outplacement provider with executive-level coaching packages and personalized services; competes for the same enterprise outplacement RFPs that StartupJourney.ie targets, particularly in the Senior Executive Package tier.
• Challenger, Gray & Christmas: Established outplacement and career coaching firm providing tiered services to displaced employees and corporate clients — direct competitor in the outplacement and career transition segment where StartupJourney.ie generates B2B revenue.
• Think Business: Irish business support organization offering startup guidance and mentorship resources — directly comparable to StartupJourney.ie's startup consultancy track and overlapping on the same aspiring Irish entrepreneur customer base.
• The Entrepreneurs Academy: Dublin-based training and development organization focused on Irish entrepreneurship and startups — competing for the same first-time entrepreneur segment that StartupJourney.ie serves, and already listed among its strategic ecosystem partners.

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Ireland: State agency supporting Irish businesses and startups with development programs and mentorship — a much broader incumbent in the same ecosystem that StartupJourney.ie sits within, listed among its core partner links.
• Local Enterprise Offices (LEO): Government-backed Irish network providing mentoring, grants, and startup support across Ireland — overlaps significantly with StartupJourney.ie's startup consultancy offering and is simultaneously one of its core referral partners.
• NDRC: Ireland's National Digital Research Centre running accelerator programs for early-stage tech founders — competes for a portion of the same first-time and scaling entrepreneur segment via more structured accelerator programming.

Emerging players

• Guinness Enterprise Centre: Premier Dublin startup hub offering incubation and mentorship programs for Irish entrepreneurs — comparable in serving the same Irish early-stage founder customer base and a listed core partner of StartupJourney.ie.
• Jobcare: Award-winning Irish career development organization running the Jobnet Programme (where StartupJourney.ie's founder is a volunteer) — strongly comparable in mission and customer base for professionally skilled job seekers and graduates in Ireland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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