The Founder Institute, the world's largest startup accelerator, is now accepting applications for the Germany Fall 2024 Semester.
If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Berlin, click here to apply today.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Jun 09, 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 Berlin Founder Institute will host a “Pre-Curriculum” of free startup events for the general public:
- How to Acquire Your First Customers with Actionable SEO Strategies : 7:00pm, Apr 24, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342913
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 7:00pm, Apr 29, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342838
- Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 2:00am, May 02, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342920
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 7:00pm, May 08, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342925
- Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 7:00pm, May 15, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342692
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 7:00pm, May 20, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342935
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 2:00am, May 23, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342942
- How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 7:00pm, May 29, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342948
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 7:00pm, Jun 03, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/343420
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 7:00pm, Jun 12, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342953
- How to Turn your Value Proposition into a Product Market Fit: 7:00pm, Jun 24, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342960
- How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 7:00pm, Jul 03, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/341931
- How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 7:00pm, Jul 08, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/344386
- How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 7:00pm, Jul 24, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/343125
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 7:00pm, Jul 29, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/341635
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 7:00pm, Aug 12, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/344079
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 7:00pm, Sep 16, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342334
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 6:00pm, Oct 30, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/344577
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 7:00pm, Nov 04, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/343316
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00am, Nov 07, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342127
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 7:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342520
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 7:00pm, Dec 02, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342227
Leading the Founder Institute’s efforts in Berlin are Didier Vermeiren, founder of SmartCheckups; and Sascha Karstaedt, founder and CMO of Carving Dreams.
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.
