In late 2020, Dogpatch Labs was awarded a €17 million, five-year contract to run the NDRC accelerator start-up programme.  It was a break, and a chance for change. The NDRC had been run by the same management for the thirteen years prior.  Over the past three years, 37 companies have been admitted to the accelerator, each receiving €100,000 of public money along with guidance, support from the NDRC team and external mentors. When the first cohort of 2023 was announced, The Currency profiled the six companies during their demo day.  It was noted then out of all the start-ups, there…