Founder Institute Launches Third Mexico City Semester, Applications Now Open

The Founder Institute, world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is now accepting applications for the Mexico City Fall 2024 Semester. 

Since launcing in Mexico City in 2013, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region. In fact, almost half of the 12 Graduates from the recent Spring 2014 program have already received seed funding, including Devblocks, Gimoti, Kokorio, Squirrel Planner, and Vongos.

If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Mexico City, click here to apply today. 

Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (abr 28, 2024) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships. 

The Founder Institute is a part-time, four-month program where promising entrepreneurs can "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit your day job to participate, so you can begin building a business around your ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.

In order to celebrate the launch, the Mexico City Founder Institute will host a "Pre-Curriculum" of free startup events for the general public: 

Mexico City Events:

• Mexico City Startup Success: Meet the Founders & Directors: 7:00pm, jul 02, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/343887

Global or Regional Events:

• Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
• What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00am, abr 29, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/344989
• Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 6:00pm, may 01, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345003
• How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 11:00am, may 08, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345021
• Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 10:00am, may 09, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345229
• Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 11:00am, may 15, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345036
• How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 11:00am, may 20, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345053
• Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00pm, may 22, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345067
• Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, may 27, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345082
• How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 11:00am, may 29, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345095
• What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00am, jun 03, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345111
• Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 6:00pm, jun 05, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345123
• How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 6:00pm, jun 10, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345621
• Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 11:00am, jun 12, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345634
• Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:00am, jun 17, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345650
• How to Take a Value Proposition to Finding Product Market Fit: 11:00am, jun 24, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345662
• Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 11:00am, jun 26, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345144
• Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00pm, jul 01, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345679
• How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 11:00am, jul 03, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345698
• How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 11:00am, jul 08, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345711
• Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, jul 15, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345723
• Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 11:00am, jul 17, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345746
• What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00am, ago 12, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345968
• Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 6:00pm, ago 19, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345787
• Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 6:00pm, ago 26, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345802
• Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00pm, sep 02, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345868
• What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 6:00pm, sep 09, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345951
• Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 11:00am, sep 16, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345883
• How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 11:00am, sep 23, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345901
• Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 6:00pm, oct 14, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345914
• What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 7:00pm, nov 25, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345438
• What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 12:00pm, dic 04, 2024 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/345344

• See all upcoming events

Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Mexico City are local leaders Andres Bianciotto (Founder, Next.LA) and Celeste North (Founder, NuFlick).

In addition, some of Mexico City's top entrepreneurs will help teach founders in the program, including: 

• Abdala Pineda: Chief Revenue & Growth Officer, WEEX
• Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform
• Adam Keynes: Founder and GP, Bizrupt and Mind The Gap
• Adan Ramos: Country Manager, Kovi
• Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
• Adolfo Babatz: CEO, Clip
• Adolfo Ferrer: CEO & Co-Founder, LIKS
• Agustin Ortiz Monasterio Rivero: Founder, DILMUN
• Ahmed Shabana: Venture Capital. Startup Advisor. Investor., ParkPine Capital
• Airy Minor: Comunicación & Partnerships, ArkAngeles.co
• Alan Luna: VISUAL DESIGNER II, FROG
• Alberto Alejandré: Co Founder / COO & CCO, Mobbit
• Alejandro Carbonell: CEO, Tutorez
• Alejandro Diez Barroso: Managing Partner, DILA CAPITAL
• Alejandro Virchez Azuara: Senior Partner, Node 6
• Alejandro Cardoso: Global CEO & Managing Partner, Massivart
• Alejandro Arriaga: COO & Partner, Alacrity México
• Alejandro Gonzalez: Fund Manager, Redwood Ventures
• Alejandro Berman: VP Marketing, Stori
• Alex Martin: Business Development Manager, ePesos
• Alex Garrido: Founder, AGX.Media
• Àlex Orozco: Country Manager
• Alfonso Naranjo: General Partner, Chagres Capital
• Ali Jamal: Growth and Performance Marketing, Clip
• Ana Liz Pardo: Chief Marketing Officer, Keyboo
• Ana Lizz Pardo Tarabay: CEO, Keyboo
• Anamargarita Baasch: CEO , Cerveza BW
• Andrea Vásquez: Creative Director, Life and Mindset
• Andrea Marchosky
• Andres Bilbao: Co founder, Rappi
• ANDRES OLIVEROS GONZALEZ: Co-Founder, Astrolab
• Andrés León: Innovation Consultant and Market Validation, Graphite Growth
• Andrés Valencia: Product manager, randlabs
• Andrew Lee Miller: CEO, ANDREW STARTUPS
• Ángel Alvarado Beitia: Gerente de Finanzas, Empresa General de Capital
• Antonio Saad: Presidente Ejecutivo, #TodoPanama
• Ariadna Trapote: CEO/Co-Founder, Little Bookmates
• Arletty Pinel: CEO, SilverOcean
• Arturo Salazar: General Partner, Billioneurons
• Arturo Flores: Head of Strategy & Planning, Digital@FEMSA
• Ashe Whitener: Founder, Liberty Entrepreneurs
• Astrid Chedid: Regional Director for LAC and Spain, Annual Investment Meeting
• Azul Pasos: INVESTMENT ANALYST, REDWOOD
• Bernardo Cordero: co founder, flat.mx
• Bernardo Tamez: Founder, legalmind.mx
• Bernardo Caceres: Vice-President and Country Manager Peru, Procter & Gamble
• Bobby Diamond: Head of UI / UX, Swap
• Brenda Hernandez: CHRO, TUL
• Bruno Ramos: CEO, Swap
• C Salazar: Venture Partner, 500 Startups
• Carlos Beltran: Partner / Chief Innovation Officer, BELTRAN FORTUNY & BELTRAN RIVERA SC
• Carlos Garcia: CEO, Kavak
• Carlos Ayalde: GM, Stori
• Carlos Flores: Head of Business Development, Wayra Hispam
• Carlos Arturo Hoyos: Director, Velo Legal
• Carolina Arango: CEO, Trasto Casa
• Carolina De La Guardia: Co-Founder and Partner , Velo Legal
• Caterine Castillo: CEO, NEIVOR
• Cesar Esquivel: CEO, Blooders
• Cesar Andres [Cedres] Villaran: VP of Revenue, Zenpli
• Christian Rubio: Founder and Producer, La Gracia Films
• Claret Uribe: Business Development Manager, Bebe2Go
• Claudia Madrid: Director, CM Creative Marketing
• Cristina Palacios: CEO, Aventones
• Cristina De La Peña: CEO, Synapbox
• Cristina Carvallo: People Officer, Crabi
• Cristina Collazos: Manager, Ciudad del Saber
• Cristobal Cortes: CEO, Degusta
• Daniel Granatta: Brand Director, Stori
• David Geisen: CEO, Dafiti Mexico
• David Haber: Co-Founder & CEO, Unitips
• David Dana: CFO, Canasta Rosa
• David De Santiago
• David Andujo: ceo, andujo consulting
• David Jorjani: VP of Product and Engineering, Sayge
• Deborah Dana: CEO & Co-Founder, Canasta Rosa
• Deep Moteria: Founder , Elluminati
• Diego Sánchez Padilla: CRO & CO Founder, Keyboo
• Diego Villarán: Product led growth, Stori
• Dora Valdez: CEO, YINGO
• Dr. Everardo J. Barojas: Founder, Prescrypto
• Dustin Betz: Director of Operations, White Rose Ventures
• Edgardo Cruz: Chief Innovation Officer, Resortera Business Lab
• Edrizio De La Cruz: Ex Visiting Partner, Y Combinator
• Emmanuel Chamarro: Director, Ixe Grupo Financiero
• Eric Descombes: President, FCB México
• Eugenio Perea: Partner
• Eynar Samudio Horna: CEO, Strategy & Execution
• Fabiola Borquez: Senior Product Manager, Scotiabank
• Fabiola Quinzanos: Principal, Monashees
• Federico Fernandez Dupouy: Entrepreneurship, Solar Energy, Finance & Investments, OTEPI RENOVABLES
• Fernando Ramírez De La Peña: Consultant, Marketing
• Francisco Cordoba : Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, WeSend
• Francisco Maldonado Haro: Francisco Maldonado, Sandwich Group
• Gabriel Cortina: Country Manager, Wayra
• Gabriela Hurtado: Head of Product, Ubiqua
• Galit Flasterstein: CEO, Local Keeps
• Gerardo Macías: Founder & Managing Partner, Astelaris
• Germán White: Director Académico, Brother Panama
• Gilles Suberville
• Gonzalo Herrera: Managing Partner, BYG Consultores
• Grisel Olmedo: Head of Brand, albo
• Guillaume Balas: CMO, Meta Pool
• Guillermo Villegas: Co-Founder & CMO, Luuna
• Guillermo Guzman: General Partner, Indio VC
• Gustavo Toledo: Director de Operaciones, Logistica Prixz SAPI de CV
• Heinz Sohm: CEO, BLIND CREATOR
• Ignacio Bermudez: Co founder, Tally Legal
• Ignacio Cordero: Head of Growth, RappiPay
• Iñigo Rumayor Belausteguigoitia: Former CoCeo, Arcus
• Isaac Carreón
• Isaac Victoria: Legal Director, Webach
• Ivan Alvarez: CEO , iOS Developers Mexico
• Ivan Kourany: Co-Founder, Tribu App
• Jaime Martinez: CEO & Cofounder, Miind Brands (Acquired by Merama)
• Jakiya Elizabeth Brown: CEO and Founder, Founder of The Travelingfro Brand | Travelpreneur | Branding Strategist
• Javier Gotschlich: Head of Partnerships - Hubspot for Startups, HubSpot
• Javier Cabrero: Anaylist, Billioneurons
• Jennifer Reyna: Co-founder y COO, okboy
• Jesus Torres: Parter & CEO, Snowball
• Joao Fernandes: Gerente General | CoFounder, PROINSEC | Maptasking
• Joao Matos Albino: CO FOUNDER, URBVAN
• Johan Castellanos: Co-Founder, ChefSurf, MAT
• John Collins: CEO, IHOP Panama
• Jordania Lopez Aguilar: Program Manager, Boost
• Jorge Lopez Archundia: Director Operativo - Co Founder, SOME / Content Marketing
• Jose Acuña: Director, FI Caracas
• Jose Antonio Tena Sendra: Director of Product / Head of New Products & Expansion, Stori
• Jose Maria Pertusa Honrubia: Co-Ceo and Co-Founder , Apli
• Juan Leaño: Founder & CEO, Parco
• Juan Antonio Boyd: Co-Founder and Partner , Velo Legal
• Juan Camilo Villegas: Founder, Buky
• Juan Carlos Belair: Founder, Spiralis
• Juan Carlos Pascual: CEO, Kommplex Analytics
• Juan Miguel Guerra Dávila: CEO Revolut de México, Revolut
• Juan Pablo Ortega: Co Founder and Head of RappiBank, Rappi
• Juan Pablo Eskildsen: Coach, Consultant and HR Expert / Founder, Ofrece Tu Talento
• Juan Pablo Donoso: Director, Optiks
• Julian Nuñez: Founder & COO, Yuno
• Juliano Marques: Acquisition Marketing Manager, Goomer
• Juvenal Cubiles
• Laura Ortiz Montemayor: Founder, SVX México
• Laura Elizondo
• Laura M González: Associate, IGNIA Partners
• Lauren Rodriguez: Co-Fundadora, Abogadas para Emprendedores
• Leo Marchosky: Strategy Business Consultant, Free Lance
• Leyre Garrido Iriso: Investment Associate , Ignia
• Lorena Sanchez Garcia: Erudit AI, COO & Board Member
• Lourdes Uzuriaga, platzi
• Lucia Martinez: Director and Co-Founder, Troquer
• Luis Lopez, Twenty-three
• Luis Barrios: Founder & CEO , Arkangeles.co
• Luis Andrés Hernández Acevedo: CEO, Wise
• Luis San Miguel: Managing Director, Caribbean Fishing Trading
• Luis Valdovinos: Industrial Engineer and Systems, YOYUU
• Luis Adolfo Gonzalez: CEO
• LUIS ANTONIO M: CEO, Solución-A
• Mads Schmidt Petersen: CEO , HippoBuild (Y Combinator W22)
• Mahesh Khemlani: CEO, Bpartnerslab
• Maite Diez Canedo: co founder, VIA WORK
• Manuel Nucamendi: Senior Consultant, Kantar Consulting
• Mara Rada: CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)
• Marcela Gutiérrez: Founder, LaMarch Consulting
• Marcela Zetina Manrique: Head of Open Innovation & Open Banking , BBVA
• Marco Villegas: Director, FI Caracas
• Marcos Polanco: CTO, Bellwether Coffee
• Marcus Dantus: CEO, Startup Mexico
• Maria Altschulter: Associate, DILA CAPITAL
• Maria Beatriz Barletta: Director, Sentio Panama
• Maria Jose Madero: Co Founder & Creative Director , Ben & Frank
• Mariana Villarreal: e-commerce entrepreneur and consultant, Ignite ecommerce, Sacional, +
• Mariana Castillo: Co-CEO & Co-Founder, BEN AND FRANK
• Marlene Garayzar: Founder, Stori
• Martha Ayala: Consultor en Vinculación y desarrollo de negocios empresarial, Citibank
• Martin Mexia: Head of RappiPay (Former CEO & Co-Founder of Payit acquired by Rappi), Rappi
• Mauricio Miranda: Manager, Caricaco
• Mayela Becerra: Partner, SWS Consulting & Ingredienta.com
• Melina Cruz: CEO, Homely
• Michael Lindo: CEO and Founding Partner, Blue Tide Web Consulting
• Mois Cherem: CEO & CO-Founder, BEDU
• Moises Hamui: CEO - Co-Founder, Viceversa & MHA Consulting
• Mónica Albarrán: CEO, MUUK
• Natalia Falla Liévano: Head of International Talent , flat.mx
• Natalia Rico: head of operations, h20 capital
• Natalia Gonzalez Vela: Founder, La Neta del VC
• Olivier Sieuzac: Former CEO , Linio.com
• Orlando Osorio: CEO & Founder, Meaningful
• Oscar Landivar: COO, Wizdem
• Pablo Rena: CEO & Founder, MayoreoTotal
• Pablo Ize: CEO, Kiwi - BOP
• Pablo Estevez: Co-Founder , Gus Chat
• Pablo Gomez Gallardo Maass: Chief Digital Officer, Viva Aerobus
• Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
• Patrick Menendez: Principal, VARIV Capital
• Paul D'souza: President and CEO, The D'Souza Group
• Pedro Colmenares: Co-Founder, Kernel Community
• Pedro Ornelas: CEO - Cofounder/Mentor, Microlabs/Independent/Newchip
• Prakash Wallis: Ex CEO, ASHA GROW
• Rafa Jiménez: CEO, Seenapse
• Rafael De Haro: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, COMETA
• Raul Basurto Rosenzweig: Worldwide Developer Relations, Rack Centre
• Raul Maldonado: CEO, Boitas
• Raymond D. Harari: Managing Partner, Canalis Capital
• Rebeca Vidal: Ejecutiva Principal, CAF
• Roberto Coste: CEO, Kublau
• Roberto Castillo: CTO & COFOUNDER, Mobbit
• Rocio Reyes Morales: Brand Strategist, Google
• Rodrigo Garza Urquiza: Sales Branch Manager , Bray International
• Rogelio De los Santos: Cofounder and Managing Partner, Dalus Capital & FI Monterrey
• Roger Vasquez: Director and Founder, Punto Bohemio
• Rossana Escalante: Co-founder, Intersect
• Ruben Serros GarduŃo: PRESIDENTE, Innovación Posible ac
• Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
• Sandra Alvarez: Director of Product, Clip
• Santiago Sanchez: Founder, Intersect
• Santiago Lamas: Head of Marketing - Founding Team, Justo
• Sathya Mariana Llull: VP of People and Talent, Deckrobot
• Shai Rosen: Co-founder, Suggestic
• Shai Rosen: Co-Founder, Suggestic
• Sherman He: CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER, STORI
• Shlomi Podgaetz: Director/CEO, Rizasmart Consulting
• S Ita Doornbos
• Sofia Machuca: Open Innovation Manager, Axtel
• Sofia Niño De Rivera: Co-founder & Board of Directors, Backstay Group
• Sofía Torres: CEO, Telokwento
• Stefan Scharnagl Villarroel: Founder, SEED
• Stephanie Lewis: CEO, Cinemanagement
• Susan Herrera: Solutions Architect, Pixmat Studios
• Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
• Valentina Jordan: former investor, canary
• Victor Reyes: Co-Founder, SkyRocket Tech Lab
• Victor Chapela: Founder & CEO, Suggestic
• Victor Lopez Cabrera: Technology Innovation Professor, Universidad Tecnologica de Panama
• Virginia Campo: CEO and Cofounder, Talent Nomads
• Warren Gutensohn: Head of Product, RappiPay
• Yelena Ioffe Cuevas: Fund Manager, Soldiers Field Angels
• Ytzia Belausteguigoitia: Co-Founder & Co CEO, Troquer
• Yusef Jacobs: Founder & CEO, Gravity

• And many more to be announced. 

In only 14 years of operation, over 7,000 graduate companies across 200 cities have used the Founder Institute to validate their idea, develop their plans, refine their product, build an advisory board, prepare for seed funding, and more.