The Founder Institute, the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, announced today that it is officially launching in New Delhi, India. With existing chapters in Bangalore and Hyderabad, the Founder Institute now helping to launch enduring technology companies across three cities in India.
Applications to the first ever New Delhi Founder Institute are open now, and anyone interested in launching a technology company is welcome to apply at http://fi.co/apply/new_delhi.
The Silicon-Valley based program decided to officially launch in New Delhi after an exploratory trial in the city saw over 200 attendees participate in an "Exploratory Semester" in the city. In order to celebrate the launch, the New Delhi Founder Institute will host a series of free startup events for the general public - to see the full list of upcoming events, visit http://fi.co/curriculum/new_delhi.
Through the Founder Institute’s four-month program, promising entrepreneurs “learn by doing” and launch a company with structured training, expert feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs. Since the program is part-time, it is also a great opportunity for full-time professionals to test and build their ideas before making “the leap” from employee to entrepreneur and quitting their jobs. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies, including fast-rising startups across 6 continents like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, Appota, and many more.
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in New Delhi are Siddharth Gupta (Director, Unidus), Varun Chandra (Director, InCights Mobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd.), and Vamshidhar Guthikonda (Founder, SeedX).
The New Delhi start-up ecosystem is booming. The presence of all the top companies in India - be it Indian, global, multinational or regional players - makes New Delhi a great breeding ground for ideas, skills and entrepreneurship. Opportunities are enormous , and it becomes easier to form teams and start a venture with a structured approach provided by the Founder Institute." - Siddharth Gupta
Other technology leaders who have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the New Delhi Founder Institute program include top founders from India and beyond:
- Abhesh Verma: (Ex) Chief Growth Officer , Saavn
- Alok Kumar: Senior Partner, THS-The Law Firm
- Amit Mishra: Country Head, India, F6s
- Amrita Das: Associate Director (HR), Global rewards, HCL Technologies
- Ankush Johar: Director, Lloyds Ventures
- Anurag Gupta: MD, India, SVG Media
- Arpit Chhabra: Co-Founder, MishTag
- Gaurav Arora: APAC Team Lead - Startup & VC Ecosystem Business Development, Amazon
- Jamie Cid: Social Media Expert
- Kinner Sachdev: Co-Founder, Scientity and Knorish
- Nasr Khan: Co-Founder, Night Stay
- Neeraj Kumar Singhal: Director, Semco Tech Services Pvt. Ltd
- Niraj Singh: Founding Partner, Outbox Ventures
- Pranay Gupta: Partner, 91Springboard
- Sairee Chahal: Founder, www.sheroes.in
- Shabir Momin: MD, Zenga TV
- Shantanu Mathur: Founder, Smartwards
- Shikha Suman: Founder, CEO, Medi Mojo, Sampling Research
- Siddharth Gupta: Director, Unidus
- Vamshidhar Guthikonda: Founder, SeedX
- Varun Chandra: Director, InCights Mobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
- Vigneswara Ilavarasan: Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
- Yatin Thakur: Founder, CoworkIn
- And many more to be announced.
Anybody who is interested can apply to the New Delhi Founder Institute at http://fi.co/apply/new_delhi. Anyone who applies by the Early Application Deadline on September 6, 2015 is eligible for a variety of scholarships - including the Female Founder Fellowship, which is offered to the best overall female applicant.
Learn more about the Founder Institute at http://fi.co.
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About the Founder Institute
The Founder Institute (www.FI.co) is the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, helping aspiring founders across the globe build enduring technology companies. In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies, which have created over 30,000+ new jobs. The company's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
