Founder Institute Mentors

Dallas Fall 2024

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Dallas program below.

Mentors

Aaron Chavez

Managing Partner, (un)conventional ventures

Aaron Gathmann

Executive Director, North Texas Angel Network

Aaron Golbin

Managing Partner and Head of Accelerators and Incubators, LvlUp Ventures

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform

Adam Root

Investor, Tricent Capital

Adam Ulevitch

Founder and CEO, Anidea

Adam Ned

Principal, LvlUp Ventures

AJ Smith

FI Mentor

Alex Kogan

CTO , Hi Operator

Alexander Muse

Startup Advisor & Investor, ViewMarket

Alexander Alt

Founder | Angel Investor, Holstein Technology Ventures

Aliyah Harith

Partnership Manager, Builder.ai

Amanda Lewis

CEO, Lewie

April Dominguez

Founder & CEO, Tradiies

Ashley Connell

CEO & Founder, Prowess Project

Ben Krommick

Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Mercury

Brandon Maier

FI Mentor

Bre Cruickshank

Founder & CEO, Radical Girl Gang

Brenda Stoner

Co-Founder/President, ByteTrail

Brent M. Eastwood

CEO / Founder, GovBrain

Bri Crow

CEO, TBO Ventures

Brian Botch

Partner, Tricent Capital

Brian Hammer

Founder & CEO, Residual Media

Bryan Chambers

Vice President of Accelerator and Investment Fund, Capital Factory

Bryon Morrison

CEO, Proxxy

Carolyn Rodz

Founder and CEO, Hello Alice

Chase Murphy

Partner and Value Architect, Baker Tilly

Chelsie Ellingson

Co-Founder, CCO, ICONIQ

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Chris Yeh

Founder, Blitzscaling Ventures

Chris Smurthwaite

Founder, VC Insider

Christiana Yebra

CEO, Vouch

Christy Metcalf

Business Advisor, Coach, Keynote Speaker, 2 Smart Girls

Collin Hanks

Co-Founder, BrandBridge Inc.

Court Westcott

Managing Partner, Westcott LLC

Dan Sinawat

Founder, AI Connex

Dana Marruffo

Owner, Buzz Public Relations, LLC

Dana Abramovitz

Founding Team, SXSW

Daniel Black

Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Glass-Media, Inc.

David Evans

Managing Partner, Sentiero Ventures

David Ezell

Brand Strategy and Governance, Yahoo

Demetrius Curry

CEO and Co-FounderCEO, College Cash

Denise Huginnie

President, Impact-Focus

Dennis Dayman

Startup Advisor & Seed Investor, Bluewater International, LLC

Elizabeth Tsai

Founder & CEO , HiOperator

Eric Samdahl

CEO / Founder, GHSD Group

Erica Nicole

Founder and CEO , YFS Magazine

Erin Gregor

Content & Social Strategist, Innovation Media Enterprises, LLC

Fabiana Andrade

Founder, Multiple

Fanny Dunagan

Founder, Pathlynks

Farhaj Mayan

Founder / CEO, Kanna

Gabriel Davidov

FI Mentor

Gage Dutkin

Managing Director, Gauge Capital

Gennadiy Goldenshteyn

Managing Partner, First Principles, LLC

Guy Parker

Chief Strategy & Creative Officer, Ambient Way

Harrison Blum

ntegrated Marketing Expert | Brand Strategy | Co-Founder and COO , Social Revolt

Hazel Chappell

CEO | Founder, ishca health Inc

Holly Burrow

Startup Advisor, eqALL Business Solutions

Howard Yu

Investor, Good Protein

Jack Wrigley

VP Partner Development, Webbula - The Data Solutions Experts

Jacob Cohen

CEO, MangoRX

Jacqueline Twillie

Founder / CEO, ZeroGap

Jasmin Brand

Founder / CEO, Her Texas

Jason Taylor

FI Mentor

Jason W. Taylor

President & Founder, CodeLaunch Accelerator

Javy Martinez

Managing Director | Startup Advisor | Event Host, Founder Institute North Texas

Jeff Francis

Co-Founder, ENO8

Jeremy Brandt

Founder/CEO, WeBuyHouses.com

Jessica Bahlman

CMO, Co-Founder, iOpen Innovations

Jewels Clark

Founder / CEO, How to be Social

Joe Daniels

Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Joe Beard

Founder / CEO, Advisor

Jose Padilla

FI Mentor

Josh Hunt

Founder / CVO, Etabolt

Josh Alballero

Co-Founder, IOOGO

Julian Mintzis

Founder and CEO, Panda Eagle Group

Kat Weaver

Founder, Power To Pitch

Katie Wallace

Founder, Hux Sustainables

Kaymon Farmer

FI Mentor

Kendall Castillo

Senior Manager of Events, The DEC Network

Kendrick Mobley

Founder, Veterans Grow America

Kevin Cummings

Senior Editor, Dallas Next

K.J. Royal

Co-Founder, The Startup Studio

Kristy Alballero

Co-Founder & CFO, IOOGO

Lane Campbell

CTO, Vue Ventures

Lauren Zeien

Co-Founder , Project Halcyon

Lila Smith

Founder, #SayThingsBetter

Lindy Chapman

CEO, DOSS Social Agents

Lito Rodriguez

Partner, DWX Par

Lito Rodriguez

Consultant, Nexus Care Consulting

Lyndon Mouton

Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, New Paradigm Technology Partners / Veiled Growth

Lyndsey Haper

MD, Founder / CEO, Meet Rosy

Maggie Barton

Founder / CEO, Cuffed Up

Mara Rada

CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)

Marcos Rodriguez

Mentor Investor, Rodriguez Capital Holdings LLC

Mark Clark

Founder, O2Works

Marley Gann

Director of Sales Operations, The Network Bar

Martín Martinez

Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas

Maryna Burushkina

Founder, GrowthChannel

Mike Breck

Principal, Acuity Thinking

Mike Romine

Business Development, R-Water LLC

Mike Solow

FI Mentor

Mohamed Elwazer

CEO / CTO, linedanceAI

Molly Walsh

Director, Founder Institute Dallas

Monica Denais

CEO, Café with Monica

Naveed Haque

Founder / Inventor, Pearl Cha

Neal Murthy

Chairman, Haven Holdings

Nemoy Rau

Co-Founder, US Biometrix

Nikola Korać

CEO, Downstream Business Solutions

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS

Paul O'Brien

CEO, MediaTech Ventures

Prasad Pillai

FI Mentor

Prithwee Bhat

Executive Officer, Innotech Frontier

Rafael Kartaszynski

CEO, TechEdge Developers

Raheel Malik

FI Mentor

Raheela Ahsan

Founder, Attorney, Ahsan Law Firm, PLLC

Rahul Varshneya

CEO, Arkenea

Ram Prasad

Fractional CPO/CTO, Delence

Rama Chakaki

Co-Founder, AYA Animations

Rama Sadasivan

COO, Hypotenuse AI

Richard Delgado

Partner, ERA Capital Partners

Riley Knox

Founder, Accelerate3D

Robbie Crosier

FI Mentor

Robert Tucci

Managing Director, HALO

Sameer Ranjan

Chief Technology Officer and Director (Data Science), Catenate

Shalini Sardana

Co-Founder, She Raises Capital Inc.

Shane Larisey

Venture Investor, VU Venture Partners

Shanna Dean

Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Shelby Stephens

Founder & CEO, GrowthMatch

Shlomi Podgaetz

Director/CEO, Rizasmart Consulting

Shuv Chowdhury

Chief Startup Evangelist, Startken

Sloan Foster

Principal , Envisage Associates

Steve Denney

Co-Founder and CEO, CityFront Innovations

Sunny Bonnell

Co-Founder, Motto

Sweta Patel

Senior Consultant, vcfo

Talha Bin Shuja

Startup and Business Consultant, High Hope International

Terri Foundray

CEO, RUMBLE

Tiana Laurence

GP, Laurence Innovation

Tiffanie Tovar

Community Manager, MassChallenge

Timo Meintjes

CEO, Farmacres Global

Tinsley Merrill

CRO / Founder, PAIRR

Tom Zheng

Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Players Company

Triet Nguyen

FI Mentor

Uni Rosales Yost

CEO, GoAskJoy.com

Valeriya Khoadaovych

Founder, Velle Wellness

Vidhi Data

FI Mentor

Waafaa Arbash

CEO, WorkAround

WAEL DOUKMAK

CEO, AHLAN, Inc.

Walker Lutringer

FI Mentor

Will Coleman

Founder / CEO, Alto

Yemi Oluseun

Founder/ CEO - Fintech, SaaS Business Growth, Automation & Change Management, The Change Hive

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