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Fall 2011 Washington DC
Applications: Oct 30, '11
Sessions: Nov 09, '11 - Feb 29, '12

Vision

Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 30 cities worldwide.

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With 1,100 lawyers, 150 practice areas and a global presence, Holland & Knight offers the experience and resources to handle your most difficult legal challenges. But we are dedicated to going beyond, to being your counselors in the fullest sense of the word. That involves more than knowing the law. It's understanding your business and your needs almost as well as you do. It's thinking about how we can serve your long-term interests, and not just the problem of the moment. It's measuring our value by your standards.

There's a reason Holland & Knight perennially ranks among the top law firms for client service. The answer lies in the relationships we build. Get connected to experience the difference.

Adam J. August practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, commercial transactions, general corporate law and business bankruptcy. He counsels public and private company clients in a variety of industries including information technology, government contracting, software and telecommunications. He has been actively involved in merger, acquisition and disposition transactions with a combined value of over $1 billion, and financing/investment transactions and securities offerings worth over $600 million.

You can contact Adam J.August at 1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 700 | McLean, Virginia 22102

We are proud to announce Harrisburg University of Science and Technology as one of our corporate sponsors for the fall semester. The only science and technology-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Harrisburg University’s academic mission is to create, to attract and to expand economic opportunities in the region. Connect with HU via email at CONNECT@HarrisburgU.edu to learn more about HU and its entrepreneurship and mentoring programs, too.

Events

Join us for a free event to meet local startup founders, and learn about FI.

• Guadalajara Startup Ideation Bootcamp (Feb. 22, 6 - 9 PM)

See all of our upcoming events here. 

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Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 50 startups across Los Angeles and New York City. Now we're getting ready to launch many more, as we gear up for new Spring 2012 Semesters in both cities. If you or someone you know could benefit from expert training and feedback to launch a technology startup in Los Angeles or New York City, then apply today. 

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Inside FI gives you exclusive access inside the training sessions of the Founder Institute.

It's important to understand the details and negotiate favorable terms that align the interests of the entrepreneurs with the investors. However, as Barry Silbert,  Founder and CEO of SecondMarket explains in this video, “it’s worth taking a less attractive term sheet to work with investors you like.”

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We are very excited to announce the 22nd Founder Institute location: St. Louis, U.S. If you or someone you know could benefit from expert training and feedback to launch a technology startup in the greater St. Louis area, click here to apply.

The St. Louis Founder Institute Chapter will be led by four leaders of the local entrepreneurship and angel investment community; including Brian Matthews, Trey Goede, Kyle Welborn, and Israel Vicars.

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At last week's 9th Founder Showcase, we celebrated the best investors of 2011 with TheFunded.com's Entrepreneur Investor Awards.

Anthony Ha of TechCrunch covered the awards here.

Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz, George Zachary of Charles River Ventures, Philippe Herbert of Banexi Venture Partners, Yuri Milner of Mail.ru Group, and Dave McClure of 500 Startups all received awards. 

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Last Thursday, over 300 people gathered in Silicon Valley for the 9th Founder Showcase, hosted by TheFunded.com and the Founder Institute. At the event, 8 companies competed on stage in a free pitch competition, and taking the Grand Prize was Michael Mayernick and Spinnakr - a service for displaying targeted messaging on your website based on the specific audience segments. Click here to see the video of their pitch. 

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The Founder Institute has graduated over 400 companies in over 20 cities worldwide.

Over the past week, Retailigence raised $2.6m, Client Magnet was featured on PC World, Breezy  announced the organizations feature, Zambig was profiled by Mark Ramsey Media, and ShareSquare wrote a guest post on Mashable.

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Founder Feedback gives you insights from the startup trenches.

On his blog "Be Launched", Vladimir Blagojevic, Founder of Grant Snap and newly minted Graduate of the Brussels Founder Institute, described the three top lessons he learned from the Founder Institute. 

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Retailigence, a platform that allows 3rd party mobile developers to access and build features around local inventory and price data from brick and mortar retailers, has closed a $2.6 million round lead by Motorola Solutions Venture Capital.

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The 9th Founder Showcase event in Mountain View will feature talks by Mark Suster, Mike Maples, Jr., and Dave McClure. But, before we enjoy their talks, let's pay homage to the amazing speakers who have graced our stage in the past - including Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), Michael Arrington (TechCrunch), Mark Suster (GRP Partners), Jason Calacanis (Mahalo), Aaron Patzer (Mint.com), Naval Ravikant (Venture Hacks, AngelList), Phil Libin (Evernote), and many more.  

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The 9th Founder Showcase is scheduled for January 19th in Mountain View, CA, and for the first time will feature TheFunded.com’s Entrepreneur Investor Awards, where we will celebrate the best investors of 2011. 

So, without further ado, here are the finalists for the 2011 TheFunded.com Entrepreneur Investor Awards...

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