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Silicon Valley Spring 2013
Applications: Mar 17, '13
Sessions: Apr 01, '13 - Jul 09, '13

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Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 50 cities worldwide.

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Grad News

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Perth Welcomes Seven New Startups to the FI Family and Udemy Launches a New Summer Program



The Founder Institute has helped launch over 800 new technology companies across 42 cities and six continents.

This past week, Udemy launched a new summer grant; the Perth Founder Institute graduated its first batch of startups; and ReadyPulse partnered with Baesman.

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Posted by Amity Sims on Jun 12, 2013

East Coast vs. West Coast: Which US Grad Made the Biggest Headline This Week?



The Founder Institute has helped launch over 800 new technology companies across 42 cities and six continents.

This past week, Spinnakr raised a $1M seed round; Zipmark partnered with WorkingPoint; DigitalGroundUp was named a finalist in Techweek LAUNCH; DonationMatch won the NAWBO Trailblazer Award; and Piggybackr was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Posted by Amity Sims on Jun 05, 2013

SVFI Boasts Badass Immigrants in Technology and Madrid Alumni Double in This Week’s News Roundup



The Founder Institute has helped launch over 750 new technology companies across 40 cities and five continents.

This past week, four FI grads were named top "Badass Immigrants in Technology" by Business Insider; Retailigence brought on a new marketing VP; the Madrid Founder Institute graduated its second class, and more.

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Posted by Amity Sims on Jun 04, 2013

Drawing Talent From Around the World, Silicon Valley Grads Named Top Tech Innovators in US



Inspired by a recent report from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Megan Rose Dickey of Business Insider compiled a list of the 13 most innovative entrepreneurs who have immigrated to the US. Among them were the founders of four Founder Institute companies; Eren Bali (Udemy), Stefan Broda (BeforeWeDo), Q Zhao (2RedBeans), and Mike Galarza (Entryless).

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Posted by Amity Sims on May 29, 2013

Rome FI Grads Show off in Italy and Realty Mogul Hits a Big Milestone in this Week’s Grad News Roundup



The Founder Institute has helped launch over 750 new technology companies across 40 cities and five continents.

This past week, our first class of Rome grads were featured on Wired Italy; Realty Mogul surpassed $1m in transactions; and Udemy was featured on the Silicon Valley Mercury News.

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Posted by Amity Sims on May 22, 2013

Spikes Awarded Seal of Cybersecurity Excellence, and More in This Week’s Grad News Roundup

The Founder Institute has helped launch over 750 new technology companies across 40 cities and five continents.

This past week, Spikes was awarded the Seal of Cybersecurity Excellence; EatLuv was featured on UberStories; Piggybackr was featured on the Silicon Valley Mercury News; and Vibease was backed by Dragon's Venture Fund. 

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Posted by Amity Sims on May 15, 2013

Grad News Roundup: Big Awards, M&A’s, and Demo Days

The Founder Institute has helped launch over 750 new technology companies across 40 cities and five continents.

This past week, Shopalize was acquired by 24/7; Puzzazz's TouchWrite technology won Innovation of the Year; Vibease was featured in TechCrunch; CipherPoint released a new version of their software; and PetHub was given big honors in Seattle.

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Posted by Amity Sims on May 09, 2013

TechCrunch Partners with SVFI Grad, Udemy, to Launch CrunchU E-Course Series

Silicon Valley graduate Udemy has had unprecedented success since their launch in 2009. Now, shortly after raising their $12M series B, the online learning platform has partnered with TechCrunch to launch CrunchU - a collection of tech focused e-courses.

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Posted by Amity Sims on May 08, 2013

Silicon Valley Grads Take the Spotlight in this Week’s Grad News Roundup

The Founder Institute has helped launch over 750 new technology companies across 40 cities and five continents.

This past week, Udemy partnered with TechCrunch to launch CrunchU; Tohula was featured in GeekWire; YumvY shared why they chose the Microsoft platform first; and PriceHub was featured on TechCrunch.

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Posted by Amity Sims on May 01, 2013

FI Grads Head to TechStars, Partner with A-List Celebs, and More in This Week’s Grad News Roundup

The Founder Institute has helped launch over 750 new technology companies across 40 cities and five continents.

This past week, iGivefirst partnered with a charitable non-profit founded by Grammy Award winning artist, The Black Eyed PeasNexercise was accepted to TechStars Chicago; Spikes partnered with leading software solutions provider, Embarcadero Technologies; Puzzazz was nominated for GeekWire's Innovation of the Year Award, and more. 

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