Since launching in San Juan in 2012, the Founder Institute has graduated over 15 companies in the region, including some of the area's fastest-growing startups, and our efforts in San Juan have also been profiled by several top media channels.
Today, the Founder Institute is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Puerto Rico 2016 Semester!
If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in San Juan, click here to apply today.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Nov 22, 2015) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
The Founder Institute is the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, with over 7,000 graduate companies spanning 200+ cities worldwide. In our four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit you day job to participate, so you can begin testing and developing your startup ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.
In order to celebrate the launch, the San Juan Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The San Juan Chapter will be led by local leaders Jonathan Gonzalez (CEO/Co-Founder, Kytelabs), Manny Morales (Founder, Grasslark), and Sofía Stolberg (Co-founder & CEO, Piloto 151).
In addition, some of San Juan's top entrepreneurs will help teach founders in the program, including:
- Adam Begueli: CTO, Dynamite Labs, Inc.
- Aman Advani: CEO and Co-Founder, Ministry of Supply
- Carlos Cobian: Co-Founder & VP of Marketing, Wireless Idea Corp
- Charles Kwon: Managing Partner, Concitor
- Dana Montenegro: Chief Innovation Catalyst & Idea Engineer, SeriouslyCreative
- Dave Watkins: Founder, CEO, FeedYak, Inc
- Emilio Fuentes: Senior Director, Citrix
- Eugenio Torres: Capital Member, Ferraiuoli LLC
- Giancarlo Gonzalez: CEO, MAX Web Group
- James Gonzalez: Global Lead of Corporate Development, HP Inc
- Jason Shuman: Principal, Primary Ventures
- Jeffrey Dachis: CEO, One Drop
- Jonathan Gonzalez: CEO, Kytelabs
- Jorge Torres: Managing Director, VenSeed
- Kendall Quiñones: CEO, Sparkative
- Kenneth Kay: Founder and Chairman, San Juan Tech Meetup
- Lisa Morales-Hellebo: GP & Co-founder, REFASHIOND Ventures
- Luke Todesco: Luke Todesco - CEO, Gustazos Canada (Puerto Rico FI), Gustazos Canada
- Manny Morales: Founder, TiX.By
- Manuel Rosso: Founder, Food on the Table
- Michael Jimenez: President, Asserts
- Sebastian Vidal: Executive Director, Parallel18
- Tom Steinke: Retired
- Toni Gemayel: Founder, Banyan
- Wallace González, Independent Financial Services Professional
- Wesley Cullen: CEO, Spotery
- And many more to be announced.
