Dublin United FC

Congratulations to Jinshad Hussain

YCombinator Startup supporting grassroots level community football club. Dublin United FC is delighted to get the support from Zoko (YC W21). The journey of a Startup and a Football Club has some resemblance. There are lots of ups and downs. The idea is to focus on what can you can do and enjoy the journey as well as the small wins. It is not easy to manage football clubs without the support of sponsors. The sponsors not just help in regard with the funding support but they also instil confidence in the players and the club. There is a subtle proud moment when you have a jersey with a sponsor name on the chest. Sponsors not just look at the performance on the pitch. Brands look at the overall approach of the club on and off the pitch. It is a win win for the brand and the football club. Football jersey has a long durability as it is used for at least couple of years and the brand visibility has much longer duration compared to other modes of advertising. It is interesting to look at one of the LinkedIn posts by Arjun V Paul .., the co-founder of Zoko. He spoke about the importance of sports, the importance of team work and how they use that as a filter while interviewing candidates for their startup. The association with Zoko and Arjun is courtesy TKMCE 1999 2003 where both of us were together during our engineering education. Dublin United FC has been fortunate to get support from Ed-hoc International and Eram Holdings as well who are on board as the sponsors of this football club based in Dublin, Ireland along with other brands Pure Dosa (Santhosh Sankaranarayanan & Srikripa Krishnan), MyTaxMate, Carhoc Limited, Jobhoc Global who have been supporting us on this journey which has now more than 100+ players who have relocated to Ireland from India for studies and work. The players , their families and supporters of the club are also multi talented. There are around 50 players who have recently completed their Masters in Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Finance , Marketing, Health sector, etc and are looking for suitable opportunities to get going in their professional journey in Ireland. The startup ecosystem in Ireland is growing fast. Hopefully some of these players get an opportunity to showcase their skills and start working for them in the near future.

Football enthusiasts in Dublin, Ireland: We have been getting messages enquiring about the process to join Dublin United FC, weekly games, location, etc. If you are interested to play / know more, please send your details to dublinunitedfc@gmail.com . Please mention your name, contact number, the position you play, whether you are a student / working professional , etc. The weekly games happen at Monkstown / Herbert Park.

Football brings together people. Dublin United FC has been fortunate to have so many players, their family members and supporters being part of this wonderful sporting journey. Winning Trophies and a lot of hearts in the last couple of years, Dublin United FC is now a platform for students and professionals from India who relocate to Dublin, Ireland for higher studies or work. This group has people who have skillsets which can support the Start-up ecosystem in Ireland and also the SMEs, MNCs. The focus of the football club has been Fun, Fitness and Football. A place where everyone can enjoy and settle well in Ireland. Sports is a level playing field and this definitely helps everyone to come together , support each other, lift each one up and get going with the football game as well as in finding the right avenues to make a living in Ireland. Dublin United FC has now 100+ players and 150+ supporters. This has been growing at a steady pace in the last couple of years. In addition to winning Trophies in football, the players also won the first ever Kabaddi tournament in Ireland. Once a sports person , always a sports person :). The club is looking forward to potential tie up with corporates as well as recruiters who can support in providing an opportunity for this amazing talents on and off the pitch to find a suitable job. Dublin United FC is also open to sponsorship opportunities , as this will help in supporting the players with necessary things which can enhance their game. Dublin United FC, a home away from home, for the sports enthusiasts. We have also got Irish, Polish and Spanish players who join us for the game sessions. It has been a great welcoming atmosphere in Ireland for each one of the DUFC family members. Grassroots community football at its best. Thank you to Ireland and the people here for this amazing support. Google EY PERI Ireland CONSTRUCCIONES MANOMI SLL Ed-hoc International Football Association of Ireland Sports Ireland Hadi Abdul Hameed Bhavesh Nathwani Sudheesh Kumar Kannan Mohammed Jaisal M Arshad TK Aloy Antony Shreyas Pillai Praveenkumar Konnankulangara Karthik Shyam Akil S N Hrithik Surendran Vijay Krishna C V Aniruddh Puzhangara Sivaprakash G MELVIN JACOB Siddharth Ravi QFA Sathish Omega Suresh Eram Holdings Santhosh Sankaranarayanan Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Simon Harris