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Since launcing in Hong Kong in 2014, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, like Sam the LocalDeal N Ship, and Sheep & Stitch, and our efforts in Hong Kong have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.

Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Hong Kong 2024 Semester!

If you are serious about launching a startup in Hong Kong and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Hong Kong Founder Institute today

Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Apr 14, 2024) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships. 

The Founder Institute is the most challenging and effective step-by-step startup launch program for talented and motivated aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are serious about launching a startup, the Founder Institute can give you the structured process, constant feedback and evaluation from expert mentors, and global network of entrepreneurs you need to start an enduring company. In addition, the Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants.

In order to celebrate the launch, the Hong Kong Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program: 

Hong Kong Events:

  • Meet the Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem w/ Startup Hong Kong & More: 7:00pm, Mar 19, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/337289
  • Navigating the Crypto Evolution: on the Verge to Blockchain Adoption?: 7:00pm, Apr 02, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/331353

Global or Regional Events:

  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
  • How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 8:00am, Mar 28, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/337333
  • Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 1:00am, Apr 16, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/338386
  • Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 8:00am, May 02, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/338040

 

Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more - like UdemyRealty MoguliCarsClubItembasegoplaceit, and Appota. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.

Running the Founder Institute's efforts in Hong Kong include local startup leaders Andrea Livotto (CTO, Spacebox), Jeffrey Broer (Director, Jefferson Trust Limited), and Leo Ku (Managing Director, Asia Pacific, PlayNetwork).

In addition, some of Hong Kong's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Hong Kong 2024 includes: 

  • Aaron Everhart: Country Manager, Draper Startup House
  • Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform
  • Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
  • Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
  • Alison Massey: Digital Marketing Consultant , GLG
  • Amit Chatterjee: Founder & Group Chairman, Shadow Factory
  • Andrea Livotto: Partner, TenX2
  • Andrea Springmann: Co-Founder/ Director, Don't Throw Me Limited
  • Andrew Chen: Managing Partner , Arion Ventures
  • Andrew Stotz: Founder & CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research
  • Andrii Moroz: Partner, Network VC
  • Andy Ann: CEO, NDN GROUP
  • Anna Fedorova: CEO, Unicorn Events
  • Arnold Cheung: Founder, Profind
  • Ashok Jaiswal: Founder / CMO, Lecker Labs Ltd
  • Austin Keung: Chief Financierge, Financierge
  • Belinda Pham: VC Investor & Scout | Web3 & Blockchain, Brinc
  • Ben Chien: Managing Director, Greater China , AnyMind Group
  • Ben Stein: Co-founder & CEO, Staple
  • Brian Chen: Founder, Board Click
  • Brian Tsui: Partner , Catallyze
  • Burtujin Dashnyam
  • Cesar Jung Harada: Founder , Makerbay Limited and Foundation
  • Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
  • Christian Ng: Manager, Swire Properties
  • Christina Tang: Director, Blue Sky Energy Technology
  • Christine Yu: Co-Founder, Sophia
  • Claudio Trucco: Strategy & innovation manager, AECOM
  • Clay Sen: Head of SEO/Ecomm/Content+ , Client Lead Partnership, Mindshare
  • Crystal Pang: Co-founder, Pickupp
  • Daniel Szuc: Founder, Make Meaningful Work
  • Daniel Cruickshanks: CTO, Profind
  • Danny Yeung: Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor, Astronaut, uBuyiBuy (acquired by Groupon)
  • David Brabbins: Associate Partner , Prophet
  • David Rosa: CEO, Neat
  • David Liu: Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Clarivate
  • Derek Kwik: Managing Partner, BraveSoldier Venture Capital
  • Derrick Cramer: Global Head of Marketing, Hawk:AI
  • Doug Glen: Principal, Hong Kong Tech Incubator
  • Dr Francois Fong: Founder & CEO, Neo-Health Group
  • Edmund Chan
  • Elaine Ng: Founder and Designer, The Fabrick Lab
  • Elton Xu: First Vice President, East West Bank
  • Enric Danieletto: Partner, Pairstech Capital Management LLP
  • Esme Pau: Senior Director, China Tonghai Securities
  • Frank Lee: Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk
  • Gaetan Gosset
  • Gary To: Founder & General Manager, Koziness (acquired by Food Panda)
  • Giang Trịnh Minh: Trịnh Minh Giang's Biography, VMCG
  • Gregory Yuen: Associate Director, AsiaPay
  • Guy Facey: Partner, Facey & Associates LLP
  • Howard Kwong: Chief Digital Officer, Prudential Hong Kong
  • Ho Yin Cheung: Founder, Remo
  • Humphrey Wrey: Mr, QuickBus
  • Idris Gbaja Biamila: Global Head of Partnerships, Geniusto
  • Ivan Hui
  • Jacey Paik: Executive Vice Chairman, Association of Family Offices in Asia
  • Jaclyn Tsui: Managing Partner, Altitude Labs
  • James Kwan: Executive Chairman, Jumpstart
  • James Kwan: Managing Partner, Soapbox Capital
  • Janet Tse: Director and Principal Trainer, Life Habits Consulting Ltd.
  • Jeffrey Broer: Investor, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Kohpy Ventures
  • Jennifer Che: Managing Director, Eagle IP Limited
  • Jervis Chua: Designer, Build Republic Limited
  • Jina Zhu: Manager, Corporate Relations, SEIML Ventures
  • Jin Hui Wong: Partner, Ivest Capital
  • John D. Evans, CFA: Founder & General Manager, SEIML Ventures
  • Jon Pedersen: Co-Founder, Chairman & Director, Foundation for Shared Impact (FSI)
  • Jonah Lau: Head of Portfolio, Animoca Brands
  • Jonathan Nguyen: Founder & CEO, Unsensible
  • Jonathan Ma: Investment Director - Corporate Ventures , isBIM Limited
  • Joseph Chow: Partner, Maurice WM Lee Solicitors
  • Jude O'kelly: General Partner, Mount Parker Ventures
  • Justin Wong: Manager - New Ventures, PwC
  • Kelvin Kwong: Founder, Managing Director, XGD Media
  • Ken Cheung: Co-Founder & President, Our Happy Company
  • Kevin Leung: CEO, Muku Labs
  • Koen Munneke: CEO, Intrinsik
  • Koen Vanderhoydonk: Founder & CEO, The Connector
  • Lai Kiu Chan: Founder, atTTempspace
  • Laurent Koehler: Co-Founder and CBO, HK-Dtech Limited
  • Laurent Koehler: Co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer, HK-Dtech Limited
  • Lavina Ramkissoon: Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom, Founder Institute
  • Leo Ku: Managing Director, PlayNetwork
  • Leon Eisen: Venture Partner, Network.VC
  • Lewis Cerne: CEO, Spacebox
  • Loong Ling: Ventures, Standard Chartered Ventures
  • Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
  • Maeva Slotine: Founder , Slotine
  • Mara Rada: CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)
  • Mark Munoz: Founder & Executive Director, Vectr Ventures
  • Mason Ahn Bui: Investment Manager, Venturra Capital
  • Matthew Southern: Founder and CEO, Southern Straps
  • Max Song: Investor, Data Scientist, Schwarzman Scholar, Pacific Century Group
  • Max Zheng: Director of Investments, Blockchain Founders Group
  • Michelangiolo Mazzeschi: Founder, choicy.co
  • Michelle Lam: Founder & Managing Director, The Spoilt Experiences Group
  • Mikaal Abdulla: Co Founder and CEO, SoFi
  • Mike Mastroyiannis: Ex CEO, COO, now Founder and Managing Partner , TenX2
  • Mike Grundy: Founder & CEO, Amazon Papyrus Chemicals Ltd
  • Oleksii Chepelyk: Co-founder & CEO, Startup.Inc
  • Oscar Venhuis: CEO, EQ Lab
  • Padraig Walsh: Partner, Tanner De Witt
  • Patrick Collins: Founder, Prospect Labs
  • Peter Chan: Global Growth Lead, Seafair
  • Peter Lau
  • Plei Mou, Agreso
  • Polly Chan: Co-Founder , Thrive Limited
  • Povilas Steikunas: Head of Partnerships, Ondato
  • Quinn Lai: CEO, Eoniq
  • Raj Sahu: Founder and CEO at , Utobo Inc
  • Raymond Yip: Venture Partner , Mount Parker Ventures
  • Reisa Matsuda: Community Manager, Google Japan
  • Rex Ng: President
  • Roger Do: Co-Founder, QSearch
  • Rudi Leung: General Manager
  • Sam Gellman
  • Sam Dash: General Manager, Bimeda
  • Sebastien Borget: Co-Founder & COO, The Sandbox
  • Simon Loong: Founder & CEO, WeLab
  • Steven Fung: Patent Attorney, Real & Complex IP Services
  • Sue Kim: Founding Partner, Libbler
  • Suresh Balaji: Chief Marketing Officer- Asia , HSBC | Web3 Marketing Association | HH Global
  • Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Venture Partners SPA
  • Thomas Pun: Founder, https://fairengine.com
  • TL Lee: Founder, EggLogics
  • Tommie Lo: CEO, Preface
  • Tommy Shek: Manager, Hong Kong Science & Technology Park
  • Tracy Ho: Founder and Director, Frame & Fame Personal Branding
  • Victor Lin, Ph D: Partner, QiGoal
  • Vincent Vaucelle: Founder & Member, Ocean Vega
  • Vitaly Gnatenko: Chief Analytics Officer, Network VC
  • Warren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
  • Winnie Tan, CAD INsurance Management Company
  • Yemi Oluseun: Founder/ CEO - Fintech, SaaS Business Growth, Automation & Change Management, The Change Hive

  • And many more to be announced.

 

                                  We hope you will join us in Hong Kong and launch a company in 2016.

   

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