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Several analysts from six local venture capital funds in Montreal will provide weekly hands-on support and mentorship to entrepreneurs from the upcoming Founder Institute Montreal semester.

Many partners from these investment funds have been Mentors for past Founder Institute semesters. As mentors of the Founder Institute Montreal, they have helped foster the next generation of tech leaders in Canada. These amazing community-driven investors recognize the high caliber training and top track record of Founder Institute entrepreneurs. Therefore, in addition to the mentorship provided in past Founder Institute Montreal semesters, we are proud to announce the "Founder Institute Montreal Associates" program. 

This innovative support program for the upcoming Montreal Fall 2017 semester we have venture capital analysts from iNovia Capital, WhiteStar Capital, BrightSpark, Ferst Capital Partners, Interaction Ventures, and 500 Startups Canada Seed Fund.


The access to top venture capitalists and investors continues far beyond the 14-week Founder Institute program. In addition to the support and mentorship from venture capital funds for the upcoming semester, every year graduates from Founder Institute Montreal have special sessions to pitch in front of Angels Quebec.

The Founder Institute, the world’s premier early-stage accelerator is calling for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs in need of mentorship, training, and funding. If you could use a program that offers support from local venture capitalists, a Silicon Valley based and proven curriculum, and +2M$ in perks from selected partners, we encourage you to apply to the Montreal Founder Institute.

The Founder Institute Montreal Associates program follows our mission of helping new entrepreneurs in Montreal be successful. Through this program, entrepreneurs enrolled in the upcoming Fall 2017 cohort will benefit hands-on support from DAY 1 to launch and grow their startups. We are glad to be the first and only accelerator program in Canada (and most probably worldwide) to offer such support through an strategic collaboration with Venture Capital funds."

- Sergio A. Escobar, Managing Director

The upcoming Montreal semester will be led by three leaders of the Montreal startup ecosystem:  Jean-François Ouellet (Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, HEC Montréal), LP Maurice (CEO, Busbud & Partner, Interaction Ventures) and Sergio A. Escobar (Global Director, Founder Institute & Global Facilitator, Techstars Startup Programs).

Other technology leaders who have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the Montreal Founder Institute program include top founders from the city, and beyond:

  • Ben Yoskovitz: Founding Partner, Highline BETA
  • Caterina Rizzi: Co-founder, Breather
  • Chris Arsenault: Managing Partner, iNovia Capital
  • Claude Théoret: CEO & Founder, Nexalogy 
  • Danial Jameel: CEO, Oohlala
  • David Dufresne: Partner, 500 Startups Canada
  • Dax Da Silva: CEO, LightSpeed
  • Ethan Song: CEO, Frank & Oak
  • Frederic Bastien: CEO, Mnubo
  • François Arbour: Co-founder, Premiumbeat.com
  • Gian Carlo Di Tommaso: VP Finance, Luxury Retreats (acquired by Airbnb)
  • Jeff Hoffman: Co-founder, Priceline.com & Partner, ColorJar
  • Jean-François Marcoux: General Partner, White Star Capital
  • Marc-Antoine Ross: CTO, PasswordBox (acquired by Intel)
  • Pierre-Alexandre Fournier: CEO, Hexoskin
  • Steven Abrams: Partner, IT Venture Fund, BDC Capital
  • Sylvain Carle: Partner, Real Ventures
  • Yuri Navarro: Executive Director, National Angel Capital Organization
  • Mentors are a key point in our program as every single company share a small portion of equity with all mentors and cohort participantsSee full list of mentors, visit: https://fi.co/mentors/montreal

Applications to the Montreal Founder Institute are open now, and anyone interested in launching a technology company is welcome to apply at http://FI.co/apply/Montreal

Anyone who enrolls by the Early Application Deadline on 2017-06-18 is eligible for a variety of Founder Institute Fellowships - including the Female Founder Fellowship, which is offered to the best overall female applicant.

                                      We hope you will join us in Montreal and launch a company in 2017.

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