Since launcing in Santiago in 2012, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, like girltank, GoPlaceIt, and Hppy, and our efforts in Santiago 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 Chile 2023 Semester!
If you are serious about launching a startup in Santiago and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Santiago Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (jul 02, 2023) 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 Santiago 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
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. 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 Santiago include local startup leaders Allan Jarry (Co Founder & Managing Partner JarryIP SpA), Pablo Ambram (Founder & CEO of AgentPiggy), and Carolina De La Maza (Socia Fundadora, Let's Fand).
In addition, some of Santiago's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Chile 2023 includes:
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Agustín Pallotti: Director, Lupa Corporation
- Alan Earle: Startup Lead, güil Mobility Ventures
- Alejandro Barros: International Consultant, e.nable
- Alejandro Bisquertt: Founder & CEO, Neurognos
- Alex Goldberger: Fundador, Carmania
- Alex Harasic: Business Development Manager - Startups & Venture Capital, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Alex Parnas: Director de Emprendimiento, Centro de Innovación UC
- Alfredo Osorio: Founder
- Allan Jarry: Founder, NEOS
- Alvaro Portugal: Founder and Sales Manager, Blue Company
- Álvaro Noain Larrinaga: CEO, BePretty
- Amure Pinho: CEO, CrossFy
- Andreas Neuman: CEO, UAV-IQ Precision Agriculture
- Andres Jara: CEO, Alster Legal
- Andres Senerman
- Andres Gallardo: CEO, Desafío Latam
- Andrés Rivero: Fundador, Inversiones Ridu
- Andrew Lee: CEO, Esper
- Antonio Garcia: Cofounder, Co-Work
- Ari Wurmann: CEO and Founder, Glupper
- Ariel Arrieta: Cofounder & CEO, Nextperience Labs
- Ariel Gringaus: CEO, Colegium
- Ariel Pelerman: Commercial Director, ElServer.com
- Ariel Matus: Founder Bambinotes.com , Bambinotes
- Arnon Kohavi: Founder
- Ash Fontana: Venture Hacker, AngelList
- Boris Kraizel: Socio, buscalibros.cl
- Cancelado Shai Rosen: Cofounder
- Carlos Hetzel
- Carolina De La Maza: Director, Let´s Fand
- Cecil Acevedo: Co-Founder, HardDrones.com
- Celeste North: Country Manager, MUBI Mexico
- Charlie Cliff: CTO
- Claudia Garrido: CEO, h2o
- claudio barahona: Gerente de Negocios, Wayra Chile
- Claudio Hidalgo: CEO, Inversiones Santa Josefina, investing and incubator company
- Coloma Gili: Business Leader, INNSPIRAL
- Constanza Díaz: Embajadora para Chile, Technovation Challenge
- Constanza Butenidieck: Trainer, InnovarEsHoy
- Constanza Pino: Gerente de Valor Humano, WOM
- Cristina Muñoz: Co-Founder, Proyecto Moms
- Cristóbal Silva: Managing Partner, Fen Ventures
- Cristóbal Undurraga: Mentor
- Cynthia Traeger: CEO
- Daniça Mardesic: Directora Servicos Tecnicos y Jurídicos, ClarkeModet Chile
- Daniel Daccarett: Founder and CEO, productoprotegido.cl
- Daniel Undurraga: Founder LatAm, FM Consulting GmbH
- Daniel Perez Rada: CTO, Epistemonikos
- Daniel Ibarra: CEO, GOPLACEIT.COM
- David Assael: CEO, ArchDaily.com
- David Basulto: Founder, COO, ArchDaily.com
- David Alvo: Presidente, Latam Ventures Club
- David Fonseca: VP of Global Development, VelocityTX
- David Fernandez
- Diana Berríos: Cofounder, Socialbuyers
- Diego García: Gerente General, TUFT Car Wash
- Diego Borquez: Gerente General, Spin Consulting Group
- Edgar Spielmann: Founder and CEO, Ubiquo Chile
- Elias Jara: Director Ejecutivo, Fundación ELOM
- Elías Tefarikis: Consejero Asesor, Laboratoria
- Emilio Davis: CTO, Khipu
- Enrique Barreira: C.E.O., DaDNeoS (DaD for Latam Region)
- Enrique García: Director, Acento en la Cé
- Eric Ayala: Partner, Fortify Ventures
- Eugene Shteyn: Director, Ambature
- Evan Nisselson: CEO, LDV Labs
- Felipe Atala: Owner, Movix
- Felipe Vargas: Founder, GOPLACEIT.COM
- Felipe Broitman: Socio - Director, RePhone
- Felix Halcartegaray - old: CEO Incuba UC, Incuba UC
- Fernanda Lesmes: Cofounder, Socialbuyers
- Francisca Varela: CEO and Co Founder, Comunicatext
- Francisca Rojas, Grupo Imagine
- Francisco Sandoval: CEO, Betazeta Networks
- Francisco Masjuan: CEO, LeanTrain
- Franco Zapata: Abogado, Estudio Zapata
- Gabriel Gurovich: Founder, Entrepreneur/Starter || Sought-after Speaker || Disruptor de Empresas
- Gabriel Cid: CEO, Upgrade3D
- Gabriel Vergara: CEO, SmartCFO
- Gastón Salinas: Founder, Latinnovators
- Gerard Murfitt: Founder, Venture Counsel Partners
- Gert Findel: CTO
- Giuliano Stiglitz: CEO, Orange Advertising Americas
- Gonzalo Illesca: Cofounder, HumanUP
- Gonzalo Camiruaga: CEO, Launch Cowork
- Gonzalo Migliaro
- Greg Barton: ceo, BNamericas.com
- Gregorio González: Managing Partner, Forastero
- Guillaume Balas: CMO, Meta Pool
- Guillermo Söhnlein: Co-Founder & CEO , Blue Marble ExplorationBlue Marble Exploration
- Hector Sepulveda: CEO, OMB
- Humberto Lobos: Co-Founder & CTO, Movidreams S.A.
- I Vera: Co-Founder & CEO, INNSPIRAL
- Ignacio Canals: CEO and Founder, Lemontech
- Ignacio Parada: Founder, Magnet
- Ismael Briasco: CEO, PsicoFXP
- J García Elicetche: CEO and Founder, My Friend
- Javier Cueto: Managing Partner, Imagine Ventures
- Jay Applewhite: COO, BNamericas
- Jean Boudeguer: CEO, Clay
- Jimmy Hendricks: Jimmy Hendricks - CEO & Co-Founder, , Light Post Digital & Deal Current Network
- Joe Bezdek: Co-founder, DivX, Inc.
- John Young: principal, Alkimie Pte. Ltd.
- José Ignacio Calle: Director, Lineout
- Jose Tomas Musalem: Asociado, DLA Piper
- Juan Pablo Cappello: Principal, Greenberg Traurig
- Juan Pablo O'ryan: Gerente General, Fondo Kawen Ltda
- Julio Correa: Former Director ejecutivo, UDD Ventures
- Kabir Engel
- Kimberly Carlotti: Fondatrice, Brands for Beings
- Kostas Karolemeas: Founder, CEO, Allcancode
- Leo Prieto: Founder, Betazeta
- Liz Flores: Partner, PAW
- Luis Martín Cabiedes: Partner, Cabiedes & Partners
- Luis Samra: General Manager Latam, General Catalyst
- Luis Cuezzo: Founder, Digital Glue
- Luis Arias: Ejecutivo de Proyectos, CORFO
- Maca Lara: Co-Fundadora, PulsoSocial
- Maitetxu Larraechea: Directora, Girls in Tech
- Manuk Masseredjian: Subgerente de Innovación, BBVA Chile
- Marcelo Guital: CEO and Founder, Guital & Partners
- Marcos Polanco: CTO, Bellwether Coffee
- María Mánquez: CEO, MD EyeCare
- Maria De Los Angeles Romo: Directora Ejecutivo, Endeavor Chile
- Maria Eliana Manquez: CEO
- Mariano Maturana: Socio, SMART Delivery
- Mark Bonnell: CEO, Modyo
- Martine De Ridder: Cofounder, DevLady
- Mary Montesinos: Directora, Emprendedoras de Chile
- Matías Zegers: Partner, Bahamondez, Álvarez y Zegers Ltda.
- Mauricio Blanco
- Max Johansson: Imagine Startup, Director Emprendimiento
- Mirko Dragicevic: Mentor, ADN Mentores
- Nico Orellana: CEO, Welcu
- Nicolas Cary: Ceo, Blockchain.info
- Nicolas Vilela: CEO and Co-Founder, ZTZ Tech Group
- Nicolás Millán: CEO and Founder, #GetFair
- Nils Galdo: CEO, ChileGlobal Angels
- Pablo Cordova: -, Impirica
- Pablo Iturbe: CEO, Tigabytes
- Pablo Ambram: Chapter Director, Founder Institute Chile
- Pablo Espinace Ronda: CTO, GOPLACEIT.COM
- Pablo Ambram
- Pablo Aguinaga: CEO, Magic Estudio
- Patricia Hansen: Director, S Factory of Startup Chile
- Patricio Fonseca: Entrepreneurship Coach, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Coach
- Patrick Van Der Pijl: CEO, Business Models Inc.
- Paula Broitman: Assistant Professor, P. Universidad Católica de Chile
- Pedro Pineda: Country Manager, Pez Urbano
- Pedro Varas Bruzzone: Founder, Gret.io
- Pepe Pascual: Scout , Telefónica Open Future
- Phil Libin: Founder & CEO, All Turtles
- Pilar Stefani: Analista Senior, Chile Global Angels
- Pilar Ay: Asociada, DLA Piper
- Ravi Chaitanya: CEO, Sentio VR
- Roberto Camhi: CEO, Mapcity
- Roberto Musso: President, Digevo
- Roberto Arancibia: Fundador, Airenuevo
- Roberto Arriagada: CEO, PROVESOL Ingeniería y servicios
- Rodrigo Sepúlveda Schulz: President, Sepulveda Capital
- Rodrigo Hasember: Gerente Omnicanal, Falabella Retail Chile
- Rodrigo Bitrán: Owner, Kapak Design
- Rodrigo Rojas: CEO, TimeHunter
- S Valin: CEO, ComparaOnline.com
- Said Sufan: Asesor de Innovación, INACAP
- Sami Inkinen: Co-Founder, Board Member, Trulia
- Sebastián Vidal: Executive Director, Startup Chile
- Sebastián Ibáñez: CEO, DaDNeos
- Sebastián Maturana: CEO, Desrueda.com
- Sebastián Hoppe: Senior Manager, Falcon Management Partners
- Sergey Gribov: Partner, Flint Capital
- Tadashi Takaoka: Gerente General
- Tiburcio De La Carcova: Co-Founder, COO, Atakama Labs
- Tim Delhaes: Tim Delhaes - CEO, MonkeyContact (Santiago FI), mon.ki
- Tomas Bercovich: CEO and Founder, Zhetapricing
- Tyler Crowley: Tyler Crowley - Founder & CEO, Skweal (Paris FI), Skweal
- Vanesa Kolodziej: Corporate Venture Capital, Clarin - Grupo Agea
- Verónica Céspedes: Directora, Centro INNOVO USACH
- Vivekananda Badiger: CTO, Intellitech Spa
- Wenceslao Casares: CEO, Bling Nation
- And many more to be announced.
We hope you will join us in Santiago and launch a company in 2016.
