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The Founder Institute is the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program. Through a challenging curriculum and strong post-program support, we provide aspiring entrepreneurs with structure, mentorship, and a network to start an enduring company. Learn More
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Leaders of the world's fastest growing companies have used our program to form and improve their business ideas, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, raise capital, generate revenue, and more. The scale of our successful alumni is unprecedented.
See our Graduates2,700+
Companies
Launched
78%
Company
Survival Rate
$15B
Estimated
Portfolio Value
Stronger Together
Through a unique Liquidity Pool, the Founder Institute creates strong local communities where Graduates, Directors, and Mentors all receive equity in the companies formed. These strong local networks are also connected to a massive global ecosystem that spans six continents.
Learn our Methodology9,900
CEO & Founder
Mentors
170
Global
Chapters
20,000
Jobs
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Liza Rodewald
Co-founder, Hire Mad Skills
Liza is the CTO and CoFounder of MadSkills, connecting military spouses with companies with distributed teams. Liza is an Entr...
John Holaday
Chairman and CEO, DisposeRx Inc.
Chairman and CEO at DisposeRx Inc.
Cody Semrau
Founder and CEO, BetterMynd
Cody Semrau is the Founder and CEO of BetterMynd, a mental health and technology company that provides counseling and therapy r...
Ellis Rosenberg
Vice President, Sales, WellDoc, Inc
Senior Sales, Marketing, and Operations Executive
Ajay Sravanapudi
CTO, Videology
Ajay Sravanapudi is the CTO of Videology, a leading Video advertising technology company. Prior to that, Ajay was the Founde...
You Mon Tsang
Founder and CEO, ChurnZero
You Mon Tsang is the Co-founder and CEO of ChurnZero, which helps subscription businesses fight churn with a real-time customer...
Events
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Founder Institute Mentor Gathering & VIP Launch Mixer with Adeo Ressi, CEO of Founder Institute
- Adeo Ressi, Sunil Sharma, Sergey Kalnish
- Toronto
- 06:30 PM
Startup Funding 101: How to Raise Money for Your Idea in Cordoba
- Sergio Cusmai, Leandro Srur, Alejandro Giampieri
- Cordoba
- 06:30 PM
Startup Funding 101: How to Raise Money in New York
- Abdi Shayesteh, Angelique Mercurio
- New York
- 06:30 PM
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