The Founder Institute, the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, announced today that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Chisinau, Moldova. The Silicon-Valley based program decided to officially launch in Chisinau after a successful test launch this Spring attracted over 300 potential applicants in the city.
Applications to the first ever Chisinau Founder Institute are open now, and anyone interested in launching a technology company is welcome to apply at http://fi.co/apply/chisinau.
In order to celebrate the launch, the Chisinau 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/chisinau.
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.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries and 200 cities, 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 Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, and Appota.
Running the Founder Institute's efforts in Chisinau include local startup leaders Andrei Spinu (Co-founder, MoreSense Partners LTD), Mihail Stipanov (Co-Founder, Evolutics Technologies), and Sergiu Matei (Co-Founder, Evolutics Technologies).
Other technology leaders who have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the first ever Chisinau Founder Institute program include top founders from the city, and beyond:
- Alvar Lumberg: Lead Engineer , Transferwise
- Anca Albu: Social Architect, CEE Changers
- Andrei Spinu: Entrepreneur / Co-Director, Founder Institute
- Christoph Sollich: Freelancer, The Pitch Doctor
- Daan Weddepohl: CEO & Founder, Peerby
- Dmitri Voloshin: Producer, Director, Entrepreneur , Simpals
- Dumitru Slonovschi: General Director / Founder, Magenta Consulting
- Eugen Boico: Founder and CEO, Publicis Moldova / NRG Media
- Eugeniu Girla: CEO, Kintaly
- Francisco Otalora: Radio Talk Show Host, Conversations from the future UK
- Iurie Gorea: CEO, Bugor Service
- Mihai Stipanov: Entrepreneur / Co-Director, Founder Institute
- Ruslan Cojocaru: CEO, Tucano & Oliva
- Ruz Chishty: Dealmaker and Rainmaker, UK Startup Community
- Sergiu Soltan: CEO, VS Marketing
- Sergiu Matei: Entrepreneur / Co-Director, Founder Institute
- Thomas Hartmann: General Manager, Lean Startup Practitioner, str84wd
- Tudor Tarlev: Chief experimentalist , #tudorlabs
- Vincent Choi: Head of Product, Zalando
- Weston Hankins: Co-Founder, Couchsurfing
- And many more to be announced.
Learn more about the Founder Institute at http://fi.co.
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About the Founder Institute
The Founder Institute is the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program. If you are up to the challenge, our comprehensive step-by-step program will give you the structure, mentor support, 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 accepts founders with day jobs and shares equity with all participants.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used our program to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to “Globalize Silicon Valley” and build sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs.
