Pre-Accelerator Programme
For early-stage digital and tech businesses with new and innovative ideas, an ambition to export, and a market to validate.
Apply for the Pre-AcceleratorThe innovation thinkspace for the Mid-East region
MERITS is a tech hub in Naas, created to support digital and technology innovation in Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. Grow your business with us.
Open to everyone
Become a member
Blended, dedicated desk and private office memberships.
From€150 a month
Prices exclude VAT. Dedicated desk and private office: sign up for six months and get the first month free.
Compare membershipsWhat we do
MERITS is an innovation thinkspace hub created to support digital and technology innovation in the Mid-East region of Ireland (Kildare, Meath and Wicklow).
We are building the next-gen digital tech ventures, products and services to strengthen Ireland’s position in the digital world. Our newly built hub sits beside Kildare County Council’s offices in Naas, spread over 1,200 sqm and equipped with the latest tools and technologies.
How we help
- Support for start-ups
- Targeted business programmes
- Access to financial support
- Mentoring and training
- Business event hosting
Tech Cluster
Kildare County Council’s Tech Cluster brings tech companies, start-ups, innovators and educators together to grow the tech sector across Kildare and the region.
Register your interestMentoring
Our mentor network helps you shape and scope your ideas, then matches you with the right partners in the ecosystem.
Apply for mentoringUpcoming events
Workshops, briefings and networking at MERITS, booked through the Local Enterprise Office Kildare.
Meeting and conference rooms
Our rooms are open to everyone: members, non-members and local businesses. Each one has the latest audio-visual equipment and runs completely wirelessly, on a bring-your-own-device basis.
The Shackleton Room
60 people
- Conference suite
- 9-screen video wall with ClickShare
- Multiple layout configurations
The Lonsdale Room
16 people
- Smart Board room
- In-room microphone and speakers
- 65-inch screen with ClickShare
The Content Lab
Our podcast and content studio.
[TBC: who can book it, and how]
Room rates
[TBC: hourly and day rates for non-members]
Members
Memberships include free meeting-room hours each month, subject to availability.
Work from MERITS
Open-plan co-working, a dedicated desk or a private office: choose what works best as your business scales.
Open to everyone
Hot desk
€30 per day
- 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
- High-speed broadband
- Lockable desk locker
- Dedicated or standing desks
Membership
Blended
€150 per month
- Access on ten days a month, 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Desk space in the open-plan area
- Free tea, coffee and water
- Phone booths and shared printers
- 2 hours of meeting-room credit a month
Six-month minimum, payable in advance. [TBC: live site says “(€300)”, which doesn’t match 6 × €150]
Membership
Dedicated Desk
€300 per month
Everything in Blended, plus:
- Access 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday
- Your own electric sit-stand desk
- Your own locker
- 4 hours of meeting-room credit a month
Membership
Private Office
From€1,000 per month
Everything in Blended, plus:
- Access 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday
- Private office for 2 to 6 people
- Electric sit-stand desks throughout
- 8 hours of meeting-room credit a month
All prices exclude VAT. Dedicated desk and private office: sign up for six months and get the first month free.
Talk to us about membershipAssociated partners
MERITS is supported under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment’s Regional Enterprise Development Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland and is an Economic Development Initiative of Kildare County Council.
Visit MERITS
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Address MERITS, Devoy Quarter, John Devoy Road,
Naas, County Kildare, W91 FE8V Beside Kildare County Council’s offices. EV charging in the car park. -
Phone(045) 818 960
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EmailJoinUs@merits.ie
