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 New York Spring 2024 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in New York and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the New York Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Feb 25, 2024) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
Since launching in New York in 2010, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, like
CiviGuard, Easy Aerial, and Happy Heart Kid, and our efforts in New York have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the New York Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 1:00pm, Apr 18, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/337974
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Acquire Your First Customers with Actionable SEO Strategies : 1:00pm, Apr 24, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339066
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 1:00pm, Apr 29, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342860
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 1:00pm, May 08, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339361
- Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 1:00pm, May 15, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342714
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 1:00pm, May 20, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/338798
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 8:00pm, May 22, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340358
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, May 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339404
- How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 1:00pm, May 29, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340154
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 8:00pm, Jun 05, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340976
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, Jun 10, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339726
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 1:00pm, Jun 12, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339782
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Jun 17, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339929
- How to Turn your Value Proposition into a Product Market Fit: 1:00pm, Jun 24, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341463
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Jun 26, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339838
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 1:00pm, Jul 01, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340240
- How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 1:00pm, Jul 03, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341955
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, Jul 15, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341253
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Jul 17, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341351
- How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 1:00pm, Jul 24, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343151
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 1:00pm, Jul 29, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341677
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Aug 05, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341882
- Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 8:00pm, Aug 19, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341750
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 8:00pm, Aug 26, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341808
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 8:00pm, Sep 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343251
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Sep 16, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342374
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Oct 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342060
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00pm, Oct 14, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342457
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 1:00pm, Nov 04, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343347
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, Nov 06, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342159
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342552
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Dec 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342259
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00pm, Dec 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342637
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 New York is local startup leader Kevin Siskar (Founder & CEO, Brinkway Media).
In addition, some of New York's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the New York Spring 2024 includes:
- Aaron Price: cofounder, rocketfuel.cc
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform
- Abraham Milano: Cofounder - CTO, Dada Art
- Adam Sah: Advisor, Seed Investor, Consultant (ASIC), Secret Weapon
- Adam Kirsch: Principal, Next Day Hill
- Adam Schoenberg: Chief Marketing Officer , Leiio Wellness / First Person
- Adam Seifer: Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Everplans
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- AJ Kintner: Owner, Mrktplc.com, Moneypub.co
- Aki Balogh: President, MarketMuse
- Akshata Philar
- Alberto Escarlate: Founder, CEO, Hugo Labs
- Alex Batdorf: Co-Founder & CMO, ZipFit Denim
- Alexander Volodarsky: Co-Founder, 90sFest
- Alexis Beechen: CEO, The Drop
- Alice Maglio: Product Designer , Genome Medical
- Allen Saakyan: Interviewing the Greatest Minds, Simulation
- Ambrose Price Iii: Founder & CEO, Ambrose Madison
- An Wang: Director, ASW Venture Partners
- Anand Gandhi: CFO, Skillshare
- Andrea Vossler: Lawyer and VC , Varia Ventures
- Andrew Osipov: Founder & CEO, Visual Craft
- Andrew Ive: Founder / Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures
- Andrew Aziz: Independent Consultant, Self-employed
- Andy Saldaña: Executive Director/ Co-Founder, NY Tech Alliance/ QueerTech
- Angela Fisher: Founder, Neufluence
- Angelique Mercurio: Founder & CEO, EnerKnol
- Angie Hanna-Bugueiro: Product Strategy Consultant, Self-Employed
- Anna La Germaine
- Anna Degtereva: CEO & Founder, Happy Farm Business Accelerator
- Anne Augusta Blum: Program Manager, German Accelerator Tech
- Annick Thiombiano, Trading with Africa
- Anush Ricci: Director, Founder Institute New York Chapter
- Aparna Srinivasan: Founder & CEO, SpotOn
- Arcui Usoara: Founder/CEO, Iaculus
- Arsen Pereymer: Founder & Managing Partner, Appument Ventures
- Ashantha Kaluarachchi: Managing Director, StartEd Accelerator
- Aulene De: Software Engineer, Meta
- Aviv Shalgi: CEO, Solar Simplified
- Ayub Ansari: Principal, Anthesis (Carlyle)
- Beatriz Helena Ramos: Founder , DancingDiablo, DADA.nyc
- Benjamin Rollert: CEO & co-founder, Composer
- Bhuvan Khanna: Co-Founder/EVP, Webonise
- Bill Rivkin: Virtual Relationship Manager |non-dilutive funding, Citizens Bank
- Bobbi Wegner: CEO, Groops
- Bobby Palmieri: CEO, Lilo Social
- Bonnie Halper: Founder, Startup One Stop
- Brandon Burke: Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer, LegWorks
- Breen Sullivan: Founder & CEO, The Fourth Effect
- Brian Stuckey: Principal , CoVenture
- Brian M Pasalich: Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder, Syntoniq
- Bryan Janeczko: Founder, Wicked Start
- Caitlin Herling: Principal, The Venture Collective
- Candace Ohm: Founder, Canz.Art
- Carolyn Katz: Public Company Director, Multiple Companies
- Caya (Jose) Cayasso: CEO, Slidebean
- Changhao Wei: Program Manager, Medtronic
- Charlie Tillett: Consulting CFO, 50-50-50 Consulting
- Charlie Kim: Founder & CEO, Next Jump
- Charlie Cliff: CTO
- Cheryl Kallem: Managing Director, Golden Seeds
- Chhavi Singh: Co-founder, Flyte (flyteai.com)
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Christian Monfiston
- Christian Behl: International Business Development, Cognition IP
- Christina Sass: Cofounder & Chair, Advisory Council & Alumni Network at Andela, Andela
- Christopher Taktak: CEO/Founder, Doola
- Christopher Coyle: Founder and CEO, TAO
- Çigdem A Binal: Director, L-Spark/Wesley Clover
- Claire Mc Taggart: Founder & CEO, Square Peg Hires
- Clara Luo: Head of Marketing Strategy, Deloitte
- Clarisse Dr. Behar Molad: CHief Strategy Officer , Whistesteps Technologies
- Colin Gallacher: President, Haply Robotics
- Conchita Galdón: CEO & Founder / Manager, Puentes Global / Area 31 @ IE Business School
- Conrad Egusa: CEO, Publicize
- Corey Menscher: Founder & CEO , Perceptive Things
- Cory Crosland: President, Croscon
- Courtney Brand: Founder of , The Lighthouse
- Crystelle Desnoyer: Chief of Staff
- DAISY CONROY, Hodge, Inc.
- Dan Bratshpis: CEO, Inshur
- Daniel Seidman: Founder / CEO, Clean Cloud Solutions
- Daniel Nelson: Recovering Accountant, Startup Economics
- Daniel Rothman: Healthcare Entrepreneur, Empire Angels / Mid Atlantic Bio Angels
- Daniela Pico
- Danny Potocki: Founder, Finis Ventures
- Dario Anaya: Founder & CEO, GetPupil Inc.
- Dav Masaon: Co-Founder, Zanda
- Dave Rossberg: Business Leadership Coach, Self-employed
- David Beatty: Founder, Golden Seeds
- David Odrich: Partner, Pillsbury
- David Rosen: CEO, Acrelic Group
- David Olaniyan: Founder, GameBase Inc.
- David Silverstein: Founder, Ned Helps
- David S. Rose: CEO, Gust
- Dawn Zappetti: Founder and Principal Consultant, Zap Advisory
- Dean Soukeras: Founder, Carster Inc
- Dean Hopkins: CEO, One Eleven
- De-Ann Abraham: Programs Manager, NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
- Devin Young: Co-founder and President, Classcraft
- Diego Rodriguez: Partner, Magnolia Innovation
- Dimitrios Douloumbakas: Owner
- Dmitry Shmakov: Senior Software Engineer, Unqork
- Don Samoil: COO, Blacksite Solutions
- Duy Tran: Co-Founder and VP, Koç University 180 Degrees Consulting
- Eavan Cleary: Design Director, Burns Group
- Eduardo Neeter: Founder & CEO, HyperTunnel
- Elise Neel
- Elizabeth Tsai: Founder & CEO , HiOperator
- Emily Bell: Program Manager, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
- Federico Salvitti: CMRO, Stateset.io, NYU Faculty, & United Nations Global Compact Advisor
- Frédéric Harper: Senior Developer Advocate, DigitalOcean
- Fung Lin Wu: Director of Retention Marketing, MongoDB
- Gabe Zichermann: CEO, Failosophy
- Gabriel Alin Zainescu: Founder & CEO, Zainescu Consulting
- Gary Whitehill: Founder, Numerous
- George Likourezos: Senior Partner, Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- Guc Ozenci: Tech-Entrepreneur | Mentor | Director | Investor, Founder Institute
- Gyan Kapur: Managing Director, Bayes Ventures
- Hans Kullberg: CEO & Founder, EconoCast
- Hara Wang: Principal, Third Derivative
- Haris Jaliawala: Senior Product Manager, Vivante Health
- Harlan Milkove: Managing Partner, Syntoniq
- Heidi Diamond
- Helena Fogarty: CEO. Founder. Coach, Chief Growth Officer
- Henri Huselstein: Co-Founder / CEO, AUCTA
- Hollie Haggans: Manager, Community Relations and Engagement, DigitalOcean
- Hugo Renaudin: CEO, LGO Group
- Ignacio Castro: Managing Director, Founder Institute Boston
- Inna Wolanski: Digital Innovation Executive, Barnes & Nobles - Digital D2C Division
- Irina Berkon: Member, Golden Seeds
- Ivan Stamatovski: CTO, Easy Aerial
- Jack McGowan: Director, Buffalo Angels
- Jackie Trebilcock
- Jacob Geffner: CEO, BuyMyOrder Inc
- Jacob Levy: Associate, SoundBoard Venture Fund
- Jae Lee: Founder and CEO, Stealth Startup
- James Shomar, Startfast
- James Sutcliffe: CEO , the founding network
- Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
- Janet DeFrino: Principal, Five Mile Advisors
- Jason Shuman: Principal, Primary Ventures
- Jason Jacobsohn: Managing Director, Propellant Ventures
- Jason Schmidt: Vice President, Global Head of Commercial Data, Condé Nast
- Jedidiah Weller: CEO, OpenForge
- Jeff Stewart: Managing Director , Global Public Offering Fund
- Jeff Lindor: CEO, Gentleman's Factory
- Jeff Yellin: N/A, Prime8
- Jeffrey Wald: Founder and President, Work Market
- Jeffrey Silverman: Co-Founder and Managing Director, Laconia Capital Group
- Jeremy Kagan: Professor, Columbia Business School
- Jessica Millstone: Managing Director, Copper Wire Ventures
- Jie Li: Director, Lair East Labs
- Jody Chesnov: Managing Partner, Rosenberg Chesnov CPA's
- Joe Daniels: Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
- Johann Botha: Software Engineer, Google
- John Dallas: CEO, Enclave Academy and Hillview Partners Network LLC
- John Gavigan: Chief Operating Officer, Cupule Ventures
- John Matson: Digital Director, Voyager
- John Siracusa: Founder, #BankSocial
- Johnny Hwin: Partner, Studio Management
- Jonah Midanik: COO & General Partner, Forum Ventures
- Jonathan Greechan: Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute
- Jonathan Hakakian: Managing Director, SoundBoard Angel Fund
- Jonathan Lui: Managing Consultant, Beth Thouin Consulting
- Jonathan Ebel: CTO, Verivend
- Jonathan Grasso: Attorney - Partner, Pierce McCoy, PLLC
- Jonathan Miller: Executive Leadership Coach, Level 7 Leadership
- Jonathan Brinson: Co-founder, Reveler
- Jonathan Tran: Consultant, Kynetic Consulting (work-in-progress)
- Jordan Walbesser: Senior Counsel, Director Legal & Business Affairs, Mattel
- Jordan Jocius: Director, Founder Institute Waterloo-Toronto
- Jorge Torres: Managing Director, VenSeed
- Jorge Castro: Co-Founder, ScienceVest
- Jose Martins: Director , Founder Institute Boston
- Joseph Jaffe: Founder & CEO, Evol8tion, LLC
- Joseph Daniels: Partner, Co-Chair -- Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Group , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough
- Joseph Shair: Co Founder, Drivr
- Josh Futterman: Principal / GP and Founder, ShadowGM / The Gauntlet Venture Fund and Accelerator
- Josh Kleiman
- Josh Williams: Co-Founder, Very Great
- Joshua Aviv: CEO , SparkCharge
- Juan Lacey: CEO, Farms Close By
- Julie Campbell: Founder, Center Stage Connections
- Julie Cottineau: CEO, BrandTwist
- June Barrage: Innovation Consultant, Disruptive Edge
- June W Choi: Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
- Justin Sherratt: Founder, Sortbox
- Kamal Hassan: Founding Partner, Loyal VC
- Kat Dey: Co-Founder & President, ettitude
- Katerina Dimitratos: Founder & CEO, Meddy Health Co.
- Katherine Zamsky: Managing Partner, Carbon Ventures
- Kathryn Minshew: CEO, The Muse
- Katy Bolan: Sustainability Executive, Google
- Katy Richardson: VP (PR), Publicize.co
- Ken Parker: CBO, Humans for AI
- Kevin Siskar: CEO & Cofounder, Finta
- Kevin Dawidowicz: President, CoachMePlus
- Kevin Kovacs: VP, Blackstone/GSO
- Kevin Qiu: Consultant, TechEx
- Kfir Nissan: Founder and CEO, Valid Network
- Khalil Zahar: Founder & CEO, FightCamp
- Kiran Pingali: Co-founder, CEO, TELK Group
- Kristi Gaudioso: CEO, Luminate Consulting
- Kuji Chahal: Principal, Plexo Capital
- Ladislav Jurić: Founder & CEO, Motus Vis inc.
- Lane Campbell: CTO, Vue Ventures
- Laura Maiurano: CRO & Co-Founder, Fivefoottwo Marketing
- Laura Di Francesco: CEO, Founder, Attorney
- Lauren Cascio: Co-founder, Abartys Health
- Leandra Elberger: Studio Director, Cornell Tech
- Leena Palav: Board Member, Strategy Advisor, COO, Med devices, health tech
- Len Gray: Partner and Co-Chair of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group, Wiggin and Dana LLP
- Lewis Gersh: Founder and CEO, PebblePost
- Lindsay Siegel: Founder, LS Advising
- Lisa Morales-Hellebo: GP & Co-founder, REFASHIOND Ventures
- Lisa Cuesta: Vice President, NextGen Venture Partners
- Liz Leahy: Founding Partner, Purple Sage Ventures
- Lorenzo Thione: Managing Director, Gaingels
- Luis Gonzalez: Co-Founder and Partner, Outbound Ventures
- Lynda Kommel-browne: Financial Advisor, RoundRock Advisors
- Maggie Chan Jones: Founder & CEO, Tenshey
- Mara Rada: CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)
- Marcos Polanco: CTO, Bellwether Coffee
- Marcy Borofsky: Founder & Board Member, Smile America Partners
- Marisa Sweeny: Director, Investments, Generate Capital
- Mark DeSantis: CEO, Bloomfield
- Mark Milastsivy: CEO, Firstbase.io
- Marly Lake: Co-Founder & CEO, Curled
- Marry Lemmer
- Mars Shah: CEO, Red Rock Capital
- Marvin Johnson: Co-founder, Dashible
- Matt Mandell: Principal, PayNerd.com
- Matt Rodak: Founder, Fund That Flip
- Matt Melbourne: Business Development Lead, Republic
- Matt Eventoff: Founder, Princeton Public Speaking | The Oratory Project | Damselfly Ventures
- Matt Wills: Co-Founder, Drivr Startup Solutions
- Matthieu Dejardins: CEO & Founder, NextUser
- Maxine Rosen: Assistant Director, Savills
- Mee Jung Jang: Co-founder, Jefferson Investors
- Meera Oak: Principal, Alumni Ventures
- Meghan Messenger: Co-Founder, Next Jump
- Mehul Sompura: Founder, Diamond Hedge
- Melissa Li: Managing Partner and Head of Community, Dorm Room Fund
- Michael Diamant: CEO, Skip Hop
- Michael Solomon: Co-Founder, 10x Management
- Michael Zaytsev: Founder, High NY
- Michael Letros: Strategist, FI Mentor
- Michael Lapin: CEO, Beginex
- Michael Fouquet: Chief Technology Officer at Stark, Stark
- Michael Presser: Investing Partner, Kairos HQ
- Michaela Keady: Michaela Keady, Zendesk
- Mirjana Perkovic: Founder & CEO, LookStyler
- Mitch Wainer: Co-Founder, DigitalOcean
- Mohit Agarwal: Associate Partner, Bain & Company
- Morgan Hewett: Co-Founder & CEO, OptionsMD (Techstars '20 Grad)
- Morgan Johnson: VC. Coach. , Nucleus Adventure Capital
- Morgan Hewett & Kyle Pierce: Cofounders, Options MD
- Nadia Shalaby: CEO, ITE Fund
- Nadia Genevieve Masri: Founder & CEO, Perksy
- Nadia Tian: founder, Bridge Point Capital
- Nadine Zerrini: Corporate Innovation Leader, Harvard University
- Naeemah Brown: Co-founder & CEO, BodyElevated Inc
- Nana Parry: CEO, Tectonic
- Natalya Bagrova: Co-Founder, Art Director, Brand Strategist , Suva Inc.
- Nate McCray: Head of Marketing and Growth, Whiskybase
- Nathan Minns: Speaker, Facilitator, & Entrepreneur Coach, Green Light Improv
- Neha Bhalani: trademark & copyright attorney, CSG
- Nelly Yusupova: Founder, TechSpeak.co
- Nelly Yusupova: Founder, TechSpeak.co
- Nia Pryce: Community Manager, Forum Ventures
- Nicholas Katz: Founder, RAISE
- Nir Markus: Founder, OKpanda
- Nitya Nagpal: Co-Director, Founder Institute
- Noah Wallach: Founder, Hope OS
- Olga Bartnicki: Managing Director, Techstars
- Olivia O'Sullivan: Head of Platform, Forum Ventures
- Paige Halam Andres: Managing Director, Highline BETA
- Patrick Schoonveld: Director, RTB Product Management, Criteo
- Paul Breloff: CEO / Co-Founder, Shortlist
- Paulo Cunha: President, SeatGeek, Inc
- Pavel Asanov: Co-founder, COO, Finta
- Peter Egziabher: Venture Partner, GVC Partners
- Peter Ma: Co-Founder, MixPose
- Peter Sopher: Manager, Investments& Portfolio, Clean Energy Ventures
- Pilar Fernandez Hermida: Founder i-Expand (We help Health Tech companies go global), i-expand
- Rachel Loui: Chief Strategy Officer, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Rachele Haber-Thomson: Founder, Co-CEO, Blue Dot
- Rafi Tanzim Syed: Co-founder and CEO, Fuego Studios, Inc.
- Randy Eager: CEO, Aqualibrium LLC
- Rapha Danilo: GM & Director of Product, Gong
- Rashad Haque: Corporate V.P., New York Life Insurance
- Rasu Jilani: Director of Cultural Diversity and Strategic Partnerships, NEW INC
- Raymond McCauley: Cheif Scientist, Exponential Biosciences
- Reid Hamilton: Managing Director, Founder Institute and Toronto Stock Exchange
- Rhea Alexander: Founder, Parsons Elab
- Richard Peterson: Associate Director
- Rob Delman: Managing Director, Golden Seeds
- Robin Schaffer
- Rose Pember: CEO, Hodge, Inc.
- Rosemarie Truman: Founder and CEO, Ignite Social Impact
- Ross Palley: General Manager, Venture Lane
- Roza Szafranek: CEO & Founder, HR Hints
- Ruth Ku: VP Finance, Buffer
- Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
- Ryan Smith: CEO, FTSY
- Ryan Salerno: Technical CoFounder, Finta
- Ryan O'Conor: BD, VC & Accelerators, Carta
- Sachin Jaitly, Tessera Venture Partners
- Sam Wils: Founder, Columbia Alumni Virtual Accelerator (CAVA)
- Samantha Peterson: Founder, Best Kept Secret
- Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
- Samuel Newbold: Chair, Immigration Law Group, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
- Saul Orbach: Managing Director, The Beachhead Group
- Scott Heiferman: CEO, Meetup
- Scott Wayman: Founder & CEO, Kangarootime
- Scott Landers: Co-Founder, Systems Engineer, Figure 8 Logistics
- Scout Tweedie Yates: Regional Manager , The Founder Institute HQ
- Sean Pohjalainen: Co-founder , Reveler
- Selena Singleton: Director, New York Life Ventures
- Seneca Dunmore: CEO and Founder, Dunmore Capital Ventures
- Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
- Shakthi Kumar: Dr, BHS Group
- Sharon Cryan: CEO, Food Nerd
- Sharon Hsu: Program Manager, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
- Shasha Yan: Founder & CEO, FINTECH
- Shashank Srivastava
- Shaun Johnson: cofounder, Startup Institute
- Shelley Orenstein
- Sherrie Totoki: Director of Startup Programs , GreenBiz Group
- Shibin Muhammed: Portfolio Manager, Techstars Canada
- Shiven Ramji
- Shyam Maskai: Associate, Wiggin and Dana LLP
- Sidney Nakahodo: General Partner, Seldor Capital
- Silvia Lupu: Venture Investor, VU Venture Partners
- Simon Okeke: CEO, Jet Star Logistics
- Sita Chantramonklasri: Principal, Future Positiive
- Sneha Lundia Agrawal: Founder & CEO, Step2Growth
- Soumya Tejam: Business Development, Sardine
- Spandan Saha: Investor, Investor
- Spencer Topel: CEO, Physical Synthesis
- Stefan Klotzbuecher: Director, Founder Institute New York
- Stephan Freudl: Managing Partner, SEF Opportunities Group
- Stephen Meade: Founder & CEO, MonetaPro
- Steven Lubin: Partner, Board Advisor and Early Stage Consultant with focus on Advertising, Media and Marketing Technology, Caspian Hill Group
- Steven Rooney: CEO, Intelligent Vehicle Briefs
- Sumeet Shah: VC in Residence, Galvanize
- Sunil Sharma: Managing Director, Techstars Toronto, Founder Institute Toronto
- Sunita Rao: Vice President, Platform, Citi Ventures
- Sydney Wong: CEO & Angel Investor, VenturX
- Szandra Ford: Operating Partner & Investment Professional, Republic
- Tarun Gulati: Founder & CEO, Adios
- Tarun Rishi: Founder, About Alpha
- Tawanda Mahachi: Co-Director, Founder Institute Boston
- Test T
- Thomas Fandrich: Co-Founder and COO, Quantilope
- Tim Shisler: Consumer’s Beverages, Marketing Manager
- Tim Makhauri: Head of Investor Platform, Hum Capital
- Tobin Lent
- Tomer Molovinsky: Co-founder, CEO, Per Diem
- Tony Jenkins: Executive Coach, CATAPULT
- Tovit Neizer: Chief Storyteller, Yellow Bricks
- Trevor Longino: Chief Marketing Officer, Unito
- Vasileios Stoidis: President and CEO, 7L International Inc and MassiveGrid Inc
- Veronica Guzman: Founder | Innovation Catalyst, WAMVentures
- Vicente DyReyes: Founder & CEO, Craft and Savor
- Victor Adefuye: Partner & Sales Architect , Winning by Design
- Vinayak Javaly: Senior Data Scientist, TrustApp.ai
- Vince Scafaria: CEO, DotAlign
- Vinnie Lauria: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
- Walter Roth: CEO, Moment Sales, LLC
- Will Sim: Country Manager, The Founding Network
- William Butler: CEO, Journey Sales
- William Abney: Head of Business Development, Smart Vision, Ricoh
- Xuelan Zhang: Lead Software Engineer, Next Jump, Inc.
- Yatin Patil, MD, FACP: Dedicated to Innovating Healthcare: A Mentor with a Unique Mix of Clinical, Investment, and Entrepreneurial Experience, D4HI (Doctors for Health Innovation)
- Yemi Oluseun: Founder/ CEO - Fintech, SaaS Business Growth, Automation & Change Management, The Change Hive
- Yonatan Raz-Fridman: CEO & Founder, Supersocial, Inc
- Youn Jung Chung: Founder, Dal Enterprises
- Zehra Naqvi: Head of Founder Community, Republic Ventures
- Zoe Oz
- And many more to be announced.
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.
We hope you will join us in New York and launch a company in 2018.
