Founder Institute Mentors

Austin Fall 2023

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Austin program below.

Mentors

Adam Weinroth

CMO & Advisor, Various Startups

Aeryn Cagle

FI Mentor

Amanda Lettmann

CEO, COO & Co-Founder, Kardia Ventures/ SimpleDisability, Inc.

Amanda Eakin

FI Mentor

Andrew Millet

Founder, Process Pro Consulting

Arturo Piña

President, ProductCamp Austin

Bill Briggs

Industry Expert, IncisiveFS

Bob Bridge

Founder and Executive Director, SWAN Impact Network

Brendan Kennedy

Co-President: Austin , Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Texas

Brett Beckett

Vice President - Finance & Strategy, Realogy - Independence Title

Brian Massey

The Conversion Scientist™, Conversion Sciences

Cara McCarty

CEO, Betterleave

Chris Palmisano

Investor, Sano Ventures, LLC

Chris Turnley

FI Mentor

Chris Smurthwaite

Founder, VC Insider

Dana Marruffo

Owner, Buzz Public Relations, LLC

Dave Heimnuck

CEO / Founder, Hidrent

David Franklin

Founder & CEO, knowRX

David Valentino

Managing Director, Austin Venture Association

Ed Latson

CEO & President, Opportunity Austin

Emmit Schultz

Founder & CEO, Savi, Inc.

Frankie Arvelo

Startup Counsel, Arvelo PLLC

Harrison Wells

VC, Notley

Hazel Chappell

CEO | Founder, ishca health Inc

Hugh Forrest

Chief Programming Officer, SXSW

Ivelin Ivanov

co-founder, FI Web 3

Jason Taylor

FI Mentor

Jason W. Taylor

President & Founder, CodeLaunch Accelerator

Jeff Eversmann

Mentor, FI

Joe Daniels

Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Jose Angel Ortega

Investor, VC

José Luis Silva Vázquez

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Dux Capital

Kristie Whites

FOUNDER & CEO, Serving Social

Kwame Boler

Co-Founder & CEO, Spritz

Laura Kamrath

CEO, Zebra Marketing Solutions

Lauren Washington

Co-Founder, Black Women Talk Tech/Fundr

Levi McMellian

CEO | Founding Partner | Managing Director, CFO4Life

Lily Turner

Manager, Global Investment & Innovation, Opportunity Austin

Lito Rodriguez

Partner, DWX Par

Lucas Chaya Del Pino

Dell for Entrepreneurs Lead, DELL Technologies

Marlon Montgomery

Director of Technology & Product , Globant / MediaTech.ventures

Mauricio Delgado

Co-founder and CPO, Nada

Melissa Unsell-Smith

Co-founder and President, https://rectifydata.com

Mellie Price

Executive Director, Texas Venture Labs, University of Texas at Austin

Michael Morton

CEO, Morton Consulting Group

Mike Breck

Principal, Acuity Thinking

Molly Walsh

Director, Founder Institute Dallas

Nakevia Miller

Founder, Nakevia Designs

Narek Gevorgyan

FI Mentor

Navin Jagannath

Principal, KRP Consulting

Omar Zaki

Founder, Qima Ventures

Q Manning

Head of Design, SmartAC.com

Rafael Kartaszynski

CEO, TechEdge Developers

Roger Heaston

President & CEO, Refinition

Roland Peña

SVP Global Tech & Innovation, Opportunity Austin

Saima Siddiqui

Director of Product Management, Joyride.com

Sean Bauld

Founder & Chief Experiment Officer, spxk

Sean Voigt

Founder & Managing Director, Mount Koya Capital & Advisors

Shree Moorthy

Senior Vice President, Vertex Software

Sloan Foster

Principal , Envisage Associates

Thom Singer

CEO, Austin Technology Council

Tiana Laurence

GP, Laurence Innovation

Trey Ikard

FI Mentor

Tyler Durman

CEO & Founder, Ignition Growth Consulting

Unnat Bak

CEO, Revscale

Wogbe Ofori

Founder, Wrx Companies

Yj Lin

Senior Program Manager, Dell

YJ Lin

Program Manager, Dell for Entrepreneurs

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