Dallas Fall 2023

Founder Institute Dallas 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 Dallas program below.

Aaron Gathmann

Aaron Gathmann

Executive Director @ North Texas Angel Network
Abdellah Aouf

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer @ GO PLATFORM
Alexander Muse

Alexander Muse

Startup Advisor & Investor @ ViewMarket
Alexander Alt

Alexander Alt

Founder | Angel Investor @ Holstein Technology Ventures
Amanda Lewis

Amanda Lewis

CEO @ Lewie
Brian Hammer

Brian Hammer

Founder & CEO @ Residual Media
Bryan Chambers

Bryan Chambers

Vice President of Accelerator and Investment Fund @ Capital Factory
Chelsie Ellingson

Chelsie Ellingson

Co-Founder, CCO @ ICONIQ
Court Westcott

Court Westcott

Managing Partner @ Westcott LLC
Demetrius Curry

Demetrius Curry

CEO and Co-FounderCEO @ College Cash
Denise Huginnie

Denise Huginnie

President @ Impact-Focus
Dennis Dayman

Dennis Dayman

Startup Advisor & Seed Investor @ Bluewater International, LLC
Eric Samdahl

Eric Samdahl

CEO / Founder @ GHSD Group
Fabiana Andrade

Fabiana Andrade

Founder @ Multiple
Gage Dutkin

Gage Dutkin

Managing Director @ Gauge Capital
Gennadiy Goldenshteyn

Gennadiy Goldenshteyn

Managing Partner @ First Principles, LLC
Holly Burrow

Holly Burrow

Startup Advisor @ eqALL Business Solutions
Howard Yu

Howard Yu

Investor @ Good Protein
Jacob Cohen

Jacob Cohen

CEO @ MangoRX
Jason Taylor

Jason Taylor

Jason W. Taylor

Jason W. Taylor

President & Founder @ CodeLaunch Accelerator
Jeff Francis

Jeff Francis

Co-Founder @ ENO8
Jessica Bahlman

Jessica Bahlman

CMO, Co-Founder @ iOpen Innovations
Joe Daniels

Joe Daniels

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

Kaymon Farmer

@ ConcessionTeam
Kendall Castillo

Kendall Castillo

Senior Manager of Events @ The DEC Network
K.J. Royal

K.J. Royal

Co-Founder @ The Startup Studio
Kristy Alballero

Kristy Alballero

Co-Founder & CFO @ IOOGO
Lyndon Mouton

Lyndon Mouton

Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer @ New Paradigm Technology Partners / Veiled Growth
Marcos Rodriguez

Marcos Rodriguez

Mentor Investor @ Rodriguez Capital Holdings LLC
Mark Clark

Mark Clark

Founder @ O2Works
Marley Gann

Marley Gann

Director of Sales Operations @ The Network Bar
Molly Walsh

Molly Walsh

Director @ Founder Institute
Naveed Haque

Naveed Haque

Founder / Inventor @ Pearl Cha
Nikola Korać

Nikola Korać

CEO @ Downstream Business Solutions
Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien

CEO @ MediaTech Ventures
Prasad Pillai

Prasad Pillai

@ Mindspace AI
Rafael Kartaszynski

Rafael Kartaszynski

CEO @ TechEdge Dynamics
Raheel Malik

Raheel Malik

@ FirstGen Agency
Raheela Ahsan

Raheela Ahsan

Founder, Attorney @ Ahsan Law Firm, PLLC
Richard Delgado

Richard Delgado

Partner @ ERA Capital Partners
Robbie Crosier

Robbie Crosier

Sameer Ranjan

Sameer Ranjan

Chief Technology Officer and Director (Data Science) @ Catenate
Shalini Sardana

Shalini Sardana

Co-Founder @ She Raises Capital Inc.
Sloan Foster

Sloan Foster

Principal @ Envisage Associates
Tiana Laurence

Tiana Laurence

GP @ Laurence Innovation
Tiffanie Tovar

Tiffanie Tovar

Community Manager @ MassChallenge
Triet Nguyen

Triet Nguyen

Valeriya Khoadaovych

Valeriya Khoadaovych

Founder @ Velle Wellness
Vidhi Data

Vidhi Data

@ She Raises Capital
WAEL DOUKMAK

WAEL DOUKMAK

CEO @ AHLAN, Inc.
Yemi Oluseun

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs @ The Change Hive
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