Creative Enterprise West

CREW is a leading innovation hub dedicated to growing the digital creative industries in the West and North-West of Ireland. We provide essential infrastructure, training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to entrepreneurs, startups, and scale-ups in sectors such as film, animation, game development, design, and digital arts. 

Our mission is to support creative enterprise through world class initiatives, the provision of an inspiring and vibrant hub, and the development of a community  enabling creatives to thrive, collaborate and achieve long term international success. 

Our Programmes

CREW offers accredited and non-accredited programmes for creative entrepreneurs. These programmes will help you turn a creative idea into a sustainable business, breaking down barriers to the start-up world by demystifying the jargon around entrepreneurship, sharing toolkits and processes to give creatives the power to respond to a changing world.

EDGE26

EDGE26 is Ireland’s Creative Economy Summit, focused on building globally competitive digital creative industries through enterprise, innovation and IP-driven growth

An enterprise-led event, EDGE26 further demonstrates CREW’s ambition to position Galway and the wider western region at the epicentre of Ireland’s digital creative startup ecosystem.

The summit convenes creative entrepreneurs, founders, studio leads, technology innovators, investors, policymakers, researchers and enterprise development leaders for a day of insight, connection, and collaboration.

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TheHub

Our purpose-built facility includes private offices, co-working spaces, meeting rooms, innovation and event space. CREW’s Creative Enterprise & Innovation Hub hosts a thriving community of members including entrepreneurs, start and scale-up enterprises, SMEs and corporate partners.

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