Cincinnati - Midwest Winter 2026

Founder Institute Cincinnati Mentors

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 Cincinnati program below.

Matt Mandell

Matt Mandell

Principal @ PayNerd.com
Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi

CEO @ Decile Group / VC Lab
Joe Bezdek

Joe Bezdek

Co-founder @ DivX, Inc.
Stephen Meade

Stephen Meade

Founder & CEO @ MonetaPro
Gary Gaessler

Gary Gaessler

SaaS Community Builder @ Nylas, Co-Founder of CloudElements
David Culver

David Culver

Co-Founder @ VentureSHOT
John Dallas

John Dallas

CEO @ Enclave Academy and Hillview Partners Network LLC
Kevin Taylor

Kevin Taylor

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship @ Stetson University
Peter Tapling

Peter Tapling

Managing Director @ PTap Advisory, LLC
Dan Ushman

Dan Ushman

Founder and CEO @ TrendSpider
Neil Kane

Neil Kane

Founder & President @ Illinois Partners, LLC
Patricia Riskind

Patricia Riskind

Head of Global Healthcare @ Qualtrics
Joe Born

Joe Born

CEO @ Aiwa Corp.
Ross Kimbarovsky

Ross Kimbarovsky

Founder and CEO @ crowdspring
Andrew Lee

Andrew Lee

CEO @ Esper
Don Bora

Don Bora

Principal Technology/Owner and Co-Founder @ Eight Bit Studios
Aditya Nath

Aditya Nath

Head of Sales NA @ Mobilisights, A Stellantis Company
Charles Kwon

Charles Kwon

Managing Partner @ Concitor
Mark Achler

Mark Achler

Managing Director @ Math Venture Partners
Michael Carruth

Michael Carruth

President/Founder @ Fiodan Corporation
Louis Morales

Louis Morales

President @ The Catnip Times
Bart Carlson

Bart Carlson

CEO @ Azuba
William Furlong

William Furlong

Founder & CEO @ SquareStack
Rajesh Voddiraju

Rajesh Voddiraju

Founder & Group President @ HealthiPASS Inc
Eric Broughton

Eric Broughton

CEO @ OK2Charge
Ashish Rangnekar

Ashish Rangnekar

CEO & Co-Founder @ BenchPrep
Jeff Lyons

Jeff Lyons

Operating Director @ City Capital Advisors, LLC
Kelly Fitzsimmons

Kelly Fitzsimmons

Co-Founder @ Custom Reality Services
Reva Minkoff

Reva Minkoff

Founder and President @ DigitalGroundUp Inc. and Digital4Startups Inc.
Ronald Franczyk

Ronald Franczyk

CTO & Partner @ Red Foundry
Desiree Vargas Wrigley

Desiree Vargas Wrigley

Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director of TechRise @ P33
Ben Stacey

Ben Stacey

CEO @ Pitchverk
Jeff Hyman

Jeff Hyman

Chief Talent Officer @ Strong Suit Executive Search
David Douglas

David Douglas

Founder & CEO @ Yolobe Inc.
Michael Kramer

Michael Kramer

Founder and CEO @ ManageHub, Inc.
David Rosen

David Rosen

CEO @ Acrelic Group
Aidan Salvi

Aidan Salvi

Founder, Angel Investor, Advisor, Technologist @ Multiple
John Ernst

John Ernst

Chief Growth & Technology Officer, Founder, Advisor @ Entrepreneur, Executive
Chris Sorensen

Chris Sorensen

Founder & CEO @ Lake Forest Venture Management
Pinaki Saha

Pinaki Saha

Founder & CEO @ Anshar Labs
Jason Randolph

Jason Randolph

Senior Vice President Marketing & Strategic Growth @ Tradier
Katie Hench

Katie Hench

Co-Founder @ Infiniteach
Jacqueline Kuehl

Jacqueline Kuehl

Managing Director, Digital Marketing Concentration @ DePaul University
Christina Holloway

Christina Holloway

Executive Coach @ Compass Enterprises LLC
George Powell

George Powell

Founder, CEO @ Easy Beauty
David Zaretsky

David Zaretsky

CEO, Chief Scientist & Co-Founder @ Snips Media
Ujjwal Gupta

Ujjwal Gupta

Cofounder & COO @ BenchPrep
David Hurst

David Hurst

CEO @ Orbital Transports
Jeffrey Coney

Jeffrey Coney

Cory Warfield

Cory Warfield

Chief Connection Officer @ Coryconnects
Alex Glenn

Alex Glenn

Founder @ Automated.af
Jed Abernethy

Jed Abernethy

Corporate Innovation and Startup Executive @ Entrepreneur / Digital Transformation
Jean Bordelon

Jean Bordelon

Vice President of Data Management @ Bounteous
Gavenraj Sodhi

Gavenraj Sodhi

Senior Product Manager @ Hitach Vantara
Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller

Director, Product Strategy & UX @ Digital Intent
Timothy Kelley

Timothy Kelley

CEO @ TeleRay
Gavin Martin

Gavin Martin

Founding Partner @ onPurpose Growth
Daniel Roberts

Daniel Roberts

Founder @ Scout Alarm
Mike Kritzman

Mike Kritzman

Founder & CEO @ SkillNet
Derick Jiwan

Derick Jiwan

Innovation and Business Development Manager @ WinField United at Land O' Lakes
Greg Jaros

Greg Jaros

Founder & CEO @ PocketKnock
Yarin Gaon

Yarin Gaon

Strategy & Marketing Specialist @ Y.G.
Cate Brady

Cate Brady

Founding Director @ Bulk AG Innovations
Kord Kutchins

Kord Kutchins

Development Advisor @ ESO HUB
Heather Holmes

Heather Holmes

CEO & Founder @ Genivity
Kim Rubenstein

Kim Rubenstein

Cofounder, Chief Research + Product @ Compatibility
Karim Djerboa

Karim Djerboa

Business Development Specialist @ MAVENTERSE
Andy Cwik

Andy Cwik

Co-Founder & CEO @ hubub
Alex Gorsuch

Alex Gorsuch

Co-founder, CTO @ Ascent Integrated Tech
Lavina Ramkissoon

Lavina Ramkissoon

AI Ethics and Technology Policy @ African Union
Sina Roshan

Sina Roshan

Cofounder & CPO @ Peekage (Techstars 2020)
Abdellah Aouf

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer @ GO PLATFORM
Phil Leslie

Phil Leslie

Investor @ Advisor
Tom Giles

Tom Giles

Founder @ Megatron Ventures
Jeremy Baras

Jeremy Baras

Director of Business Development @ Startup Space
Ablorde Ashigbi

Ablorde Ashigbi

CEO @ 4Degrees
Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

CEO/ Co-Founder @ Rheaply
Laurence Hayward

Laurence Hayward

Venture Partner @ Independence Equity
George Khalife

George Khalife

Vice President, U.S. Capital Formation @ Toronto Stock Exchange
Shaniqua Davis

Shaniqua Davis

CEO and Founder @ Noirefy
Jason Jacobsohn

Jason Jacobsohn

Managing Director @ Propellant Ventures
Mike Anguiano

Mike Anguiano

Founder @ SupplyHive
Tino Go

Tino Go

Founder & CEO @ Baru
Brad Schnitzer

Brad Schnitzer

Program Manager @ Techstars Chicago
Marisa Bryce

Marisa Bryce

CEO @ Lightning Snow
Scott Issen

Scott Issen

President & CEO @ Future Founders
Chris Foltz

Chris Foltz

Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Founder Institute
Joe Lee

Joe Lee

CEO @ Inverse
Mindi Knebel

Mindi Knebel

Founder & CEO @ Kaizan Health
Blake Allsmith

Blake Allsmith

CEO @ Jumpdocs.com
Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

CEO @ DeveloperTown
Aviv Shalgi

Aviv Shalgi

CEO @ Solar Simplified
Genevieve Thiers

Genevieve Thiers

Founder @ Sittercity
Vern Chan

Vern Chan

Certified Startup Coach @ Your Pivot
Jeff Weber

Jeff Weber

Founder @ Chalenj
Meghan Hoover

Meghan Hoover

CEO @ SceneSave
Parminder Batra

Parminder Batra

CEO @ TraknProtect
Brad Spirrison

Brad Spirrison

CEO @ Grown In
Eddie Patzsch

Eddie Patzsch

Co-Founder @ PartnerPortal.io
Chereesca Bejasa

Chereesca Bejasa

CEO @ Zenevate, LLC
Matthew Willis

Matthew Willis

SVP Americas & General Counsel @ advantageclub.ai
Craig Zingerline

Craig Zingerline

Founder and CEO @ Growth Minded
Marshall Stanton

Marshall Stanton

Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer @ Catalina Marketing Corporation
Sukhi Singh

Sukhi Singh

Managing Director @ SSS Ventures
Prateek Mathur

Prateek Mathur

CEO @ Activated Scale
Nicole Loftus

Nicole Loftus

Founder & CEO @ Pop Venture
Sanjaykumar Patel

Sanjaykumar Patel

Founder -Patent & Trademark Attorney @ EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Marsha McVicker

Marsha McVicker

Founder & CEO @ Lyla
AJ DeLeon

AJ DeLeon

CEO @ Innovare
Bob Gillespie

Bob Gillespie

Managing Partner @ REACH Commercial
Michael Carney

Michael Carney

President @ MWC Accounting
William Mortimore

William Mortimore

CEO @ Project Foundry
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Co-Founder @ Vitamin C&S Coaching
Maaike Doyer

Maaike Doyer

Founder @ Epic Angels
Jill Miller

Jill Miller

CEO @ Lunum
Fernando DeLeon

Fernando DeLeon

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer @ Innovare
Nicholas Freeman

Nicholas Freeman

Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer @ Innovare
Bob Matteson

Bob Matteson

CEO @ Relivable
Michael Lamb

Michael Lamb

Co-Founder & President @ nativeMSG
Yemi Oluseun

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs @ The Change Hive
Shawn Park

Shawn Park

Founders Team Associate @ P33
Alex Lambert

Alex Lambert

Venture Capital Manager @ mHUB
Ryan Jeffery

Ryan Jeffery

MR @ gener8tor
Andrew Loulousis

Andrew Loulousis

Vice President of Strategy and Venturing @ TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Mohammad Hossein Tavangar

Mohammad Hossein Tavangar

Director @ Founder Institute Germany
Brian Lee

Brian Lee

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer @ Roamli
Vladimir Pletyukhin

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director @ Launch Deck
Moshe Mikanovsky

Moshe Mikanovsky

Product Director @ Rootquotient
June W Choi

June W Choi

Managing Partner @ Serval Ventures
Sagar Pande

Sagar Pande

Co-founder @ Blaze Power
Rinku Patel

Rinku Patel

Co-Founder & CEO @ Polysight
Mark Phinick

Mark Phinick

B2B Deal Coach @ Let's Make It Rain
Tokiah Kennedy

Tokiah Kennedy

Head of Platform (S4P) @ Spotify
Ted Greene

Ted Greene

Partner @ Old Willow Partners
Benjamin Seidman

Benjamin Seidman

Co-Founder @ Mella Pet Care
David Kirshenbaum

David Kirshenbaum

Founder/Connector in CHief @ www.MeadeConnect.com
Rod Hart

Rod Hart

Founder & Principal Advisor @ LayLine Innovation Advisors
Rajanish Karki

Rajanish Karki

Founder @ Beats Bazar
Gigi Kizhakkechethipuzha

Gigi Kizhakkechethipuzha

Founder @ ImpelHub
Mike Moyer

Mike Moyer

Founder @ Fair and Square Ventures, LLC
James Napier

James Napier

CTA BG

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