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The Founder Institute, the World's Largest Startup Accelerator, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new chapter in Manila for the Summer of 2014.  

The testing phase ends soon (Jun 20, 2023), so if you'd like to help bring this great program to Manila, please fill out this form today and spread the word. It only takes five minutes, and there is no obligation.

Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Manila has been positive, and we have received a large amount of support from local startup and economic development organizations. In addition, we have reached out to some of the area's top technology entrepreneurs to support the program. 

We are humbled by the list of top local and global entrepreneurs that have pledged their support to mentor new companies in a Manila Founder Institute program. 

This list of entrepeneurs includes: 

  • Aiken Larisa Serzo: Partner, Disini & Disini Law Office
  • Alex Alabiso: N/A, Clickaramat
  • Andrew Escaler: Executive Vice President, Pasudeco
  • Arup Maity: President, BlastAsia
  • Carlo Valencia: Founder / Facilitator, Startup PH Training
  • Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
  • Christian Blanquera: Angel Investor, Incept Asia
  • Gerald Castillo: Chief Executive Officer, Eight Media Online Solutions, Inc.
  • Gia Santos: CEO & Co-Founder, BookSpine PH
  • Ian Morris Yapjuangco: CEO & Co-founder, Nutricoach
  • Isabel Pablo: Founder, GK Innovations Lab
  • James Soriano: VP, Investments, Pasudeco
  • Jeff Gutierrez: Managing Partner, Muralla Street Ventures
  • Jose Maria Fajardo: CEO, Proudcloud
  • Joseph De Leon: Founder, Manila Angel Investors Network, the Philippines
  • Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
  • MC Lijauco: Founder, Snipe
  • Patrick Zulueta: Co-founder , Apper.ph
  • Paula Filart: Senior Associate, Disini & Disini Law Office
  • Raymond Rodis: Chief Executive Officer, Startup Law PH
  • Roger Do: Co-Founder, QSearch
  • Rossana Llenado: Founder and President, AHEAD Learning Systems, AHEAD Education Technologies
  • Steph Naval, Empath

  • And many more to be announced. 

 

In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Manila with expert feedback and support to build their companies. In addition, participants are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.

If we get enough demand to officially launch a Manila Founder Institute chapter, then we will secure approximately 10 - 20 additional mentors. In fact, in most Founder Institute semesters the ratio of Mentors to Founders is greater than 1:1. 

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more. 

 

Help bring this world-renowned program to Manila and fill out an Interest Form today.

 

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