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The Founder Institute, world's premier startup bootcamp for talented entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for the Silicon Valley Spring 2024 Semester. The flagship Silicon Valley semester will now be in its 15th edition, with previous semesters having graduated great companies like UdemyRetailigenceCake HealthGetableBreezyShopalizeSkimbleYumvySpikes, and many more.

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

Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Jan 21, 2024) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships

In the Founder Institute's 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 building a business around your ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.

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

Silicon Valley Events:

  • How to Optimize Fundraising Efforts through Strategic Marketing Techniques : 10:00am, Mar 20, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338111
  • Crafting a Compelling Pitch: Secrets to Capturing Investors’ Interest: 10:00am, Mar 25, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338259
  • How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 5:00pm, Mar 27, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/337303
  • Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts: 10:00am, Apr 03, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/337379
  • Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 10:00am, Apr 15, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338368
  • Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 10:00am, Apr 18, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/337912
  • How to Acquire your First Customers with Actionable SEO Strategies : 10:00am, Apr 24, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338948
  • Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 5:00pm, May 01, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338012
  • How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 10:00am, May 08, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339323
  • Building a Fundable Start-up Brand: 10:00am, May 20, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338730
  • Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:00pm, May 27, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339379
  • Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 5:00pm, Jun 05, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339698
  • How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 5:00pm, Jun 10, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339701
  • Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 10:00am, Jun 12, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339747
  • Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00am, Jun 17, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339860
  • Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts: 10:00am, Jun 26, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339799

Global or Regional Events:

  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
  • How to Build a Moonshot: Lonestar’s Mission to the Moon: 10:00am, Apr 01, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/339022
  • How Early-Stage AI Startups Will Fix Global Problems: 10:00am, Apr 10, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/338573

 

For the Silicon Valley Spring 2024 semester, a team of local Directors will bring fresh energy, international startup experience, intimate knowledge of the Founder Institute program and curriculum, and the personal support and network of Founder Institute CEO, Adeo Ressi. The directors include: 

  • Ana Baltodano: Ana Baltodano is the founder and CEO of Visualyst, an innovative social-retail destination for today's generation of online shoppers. She is also the co-founder of LocalHero, a friends-helping-friends location-based mobile application that connects people who need something with friends and people nearby who are more likely to be of help; and trip-Jane, the first social travel engine inside Facebook.
  • Ryan Micheletti: Ryan Micheletti is the Regional Success Manager of the Americas at the Founder Institute, and is an Investor and Manager of Micheletti Enterprises, LLC, an investment company focused on early-stage startups, real estate, and bars. He is also the Director of Operations at Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator, the nation's leading entrepreneurship training center for military veterans. 
  • Tuyet Tan: Tuyet Tan is the Regional Success Manager of Asia at the Founder Institute. With considerable legal experience, Tuyet has functioned in a variety of legal roles, including Project Manager and Senior Research Associate at Mason Tillman Associates, Judicial Extern at San Francisco Superior Court, and contract attorney for numerous companies.

In addition, the Silicon Valley Founder Institute features some of the world's most experienced entrepreneurs as Mentors to help our new companies succeed. See the full list of mentors here

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.

                                    We hope you will join us in Silicon Valley and launch a company in 2016.


 

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