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Since launching in Washington D.C. in 2010, the Founder Institute has graduated over 80 companies, including successful local startups like Spinnakr, Nexercise, Cont3nt.com, and CauseVox

The Washington D.C. Founder Institute is now accepting applications for the Washington DC Spring 2024 Semester.  If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Washington DC, click here to apply today

Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Feb 11, 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 Washington DC Founder Institute will host a “Pre-Curriculum” of free startup events for the general public: 

  • Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 1:00pm, Apr 15, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/338416
  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
  • Building a Fundable Start-up Brand: 1:00pm, May 20, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/338829
  • Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, May 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339422
  • How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, Jun 10, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339744
  • Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Jun 17, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/339959
  • Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 1:00pm, Jul 01, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340271

 

The Washington DC Chapter will be led by by local leaders Cynthia Traeger (CEO of Pacific Siren International), and Dede Haskins (Former CEO & President of NewVision Health).

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. 

                                        We hope you will join us in Washington DC and launch a company in 2014.


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