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9,000+ companies launched

200+ chapter cities

awaiting new founder...

Build your dream unicorn

Go from idea to business faster than ever before with Founder Institute - the world's largest AI-native company builder.
Startups Built
9,000+
Alumni Funding
$2BN+
Chapter Countries
100+
Mentors & Investors
40,000+
Founders Trained
750,000+
Company Exits
200+
Estimated Portfolio Value
$20BN+
Chapters in Developing Nations
26%
Years in Operation
17+

Your 'Someday' Starts Now

The playing field has leveled. If you are ready to work and have the right set of AI tools - there has never been a better time to launch a startup.

The Platform

Become an AI-Native Founder

Founder Institute gives anyone with an idea the AI tools, agents, and feedback to launch a fundable business.

  • Market research

  • Customer outreach

  • 24/7 startup advisor

  • Fundraising

Founder working with AI tools
Busy work completed Customers ready for discovery Pitch deck drafted

Trusted by world-class organizations

From idea to funded, in their words

Graduates from 100+ countries, and founders in the 2026 agentic cohorts, on what the program changed.

My investor materials, my data room, my pitch deck, all of it exists because someone was going to ask for it each Thursday morning. I've never had that kind of forcing function.
  • First funding offer 2 weeks after Funding Day
  • Delaware inc. Aug 2026
Without Founder Institute, Udemy may have never raised any money.
FI's accelerator was tough, but it prepared me for life as an entrepreneur. The support from local leaders, mentors, and ecosystem partners helped us close our first round.
My investor materials, my data room, my pitch deck, all of it exists because someone was going to ask for it each Thursday morning. I've never had that kind of forcing function.
  • First funding offer 2 weeks after Funding Day
  • Delaware inc. Aug 2026
Without Founder Institute, Udemy may have never raised any money.
FI's accelerator was tough, but it prepared me for life as an entrepreneur. The support from local leaders, mentors, and ecosystem partners helped us close our first round.

There’s no better time than the present.

Apply to the Israel 2024 program today.

Four AI tools on every deliverable

Your program, run by agents

Every Sprint comes with the tools to finish it. Watch one week in the life of a founder on the platform.

  • Playbook: Personalizes your Sprints to your stage, industry and goals.

  • Pitch Gym: A live AI investor that interrupts, pushes back and scores you.

  • AI Assist: Drafts each deliverable with you, from your own answers.

  • Frank: Answers any startup question, at any hour, with your context.

Local support.
Global possibility.

Global businesses start local, so FI builds sustainable startup ecosystems to help aspiring entrepreneurs. Apply to build alongside top local investors, advisors, and mentors.

Johnathan Aloni

Biz Dev & Legal Manager, A.L. Venture Capital Limited Partnership

Nadav Kaidar

CEO, Enablers Digital Marketing

Galit Farkash

Corporate Counsel & Strategic Advisor, Galit Farkash

Helena Frumson

Systemic Growth Architect, Co-Founder at NeoClear, Founder at infinita Club, Infinita Club & NeoClear

Simon Gerstler

Helped over 200 companies increase sales | 2 tech exits | Founder UAE-Israel Business Council | Angel investor, Pipe Global

Barak Peled

Managing Partner, DR Ventures

Raffi Brown

Partner, Arnon, Tadmor-Levy Adv

Sharon Tal

Author & Facilitator, Where to Play

Aimee Fisher

Angel investor & advisor

Liron Elia

Founder and ex-CEO, ART MEDICAL

Unnat Bak

CEO, Revscale

Benjamin Elad Rubin

CEO, Advisor & Angel Investor, Sirenum, Insectika, Pro-Active,

Sam Stern

Ex. Growth Lead, Lemonade

Moshe Mikanovsky

Product Director, Rootquotient

Sush Bapna

General Partner, 10Ten Ventures

Naomi Dreifuss

Founder & CEO, Zugit

Moshe David

Founder, Investor & Startup Mentor, Zugi Ventures

Tzakhi Freedman

CEO, Meet.Capital

Gilad Cohen

A strategic consultant with a focus on technology - helps companies and startups innovate and stay ahead of the competition., ISBU

Guy Goldman

Founder CEO, Olive Diagnostics

Jeff Shapiro

Partner, Bounty M&R

Lior Libman

VC Investor & Exited Founder, Almit Ventures

Raissa Hacohen

Investor I Entrepreneur I Founder, Longevity Venture Partners

Avital Eusgeld

Founder, HiPitched

Frequently Asked Questions

Which program should I apply to?

If you have an idea and want to build a company, apply to the FI Agentic Program: 10 sessions plus Funding Day, a Playbook generated for your startup, Pitch Gym and weekly feedback from mentors. It runs in 200+ cities; apply to the chapter nearest you or to an online cohort.

See the program or see the bootcamps.

How much does it cost?

The entrance fee for the Israel cohort is $899 USD. It is fully refundable before Kickoff and 75 percent refundable before Session 3. Payment plans are available through Partial.ly (5 percent service fee). Teams of 2 to 3 founders pay 1.5 times the fee and teams of 4 to 5 pay 2 times; the 2.5 percent Equity Collective pledge is per company, not per founder.

Is there an equity component?

Yes. About two-thirds of the way through the program, founders pledge 2.5 percent of future equity to the Equity Collective. It activates only at a qualified financing, carries no board seat or voting rights, and dissolves if the company fails. How the Equity Collective works.

Where can I see the agreements?

All program agreements are public at fi.co/agreements, including the Entrance Agreement, the only document you sign to enroll, and the Warrant you sign later in the program.

Can I talk to someone about the program?

Yes. Come to a free event in your city or online at fi.co/events, where local leaders and mentors take questions, or write to us at fi.co/support.

Applications are now open

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9,000+ companies launched since 2009

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Our programs helped launch Udemy, Esusu, and thousands more, with a portfolio worth an estimated $20B. Yours could be next.

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