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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
Apply to the ProgramProven Results
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 Graduates3,100+
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
Created
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Dave Sandrowitz
Owner & Principal Consultant, Substrate LLC
Dave is a startup veteran, an advisor, a small-time investor, and a mentor via Startup Weekend and The Fort. He is currently ow...
Maura O'brien Ali
CEO and Managing Director, American Growth Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mobrienali/
Neil Kleinberg
Founder/CEO, DiliVer
Neil Kleinberg is the founder & CEO of DiliVer, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) software company with specialized due diligenc...
Ellis Rosenberg
Vice President, Sales, WellDoc, Inc
Senior Sales, Marketing, and Operations Executive
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...
Ali Sorbi
Principal, Pendulum Advisors
Ali Sorbi is the founder and principal of Pendulum Advisors, a Tyson’s Corner based consulting firm specializing in Financial P...
Events
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How to Start a Startup in the East Bay: Meet the Ecosystem Leaders
- Ankur Srivastava, Chia Lin Simmons, Ben Larson, Mark Montalban
- Port Workspaces - Kaiser Mall, 344 20th St, Oakland
- 06:30 PM
WEBINAR: Founder Institute Online Information Session
- Ryan Micheletti, Jonathan Greechan
- Online Event
- Various Times
Operação de uma Startup: Receba Aconselhamento com Experts de diferentes áreas
- Érico Pastana, Pedro Sousa, José Rubens Urbini Jr, Jose Eduardo Azarite
- Venture Hub, Rua Alfredo da Costa Figo, 736, Fazenda Santa Cândida, Campinas
- 06:30 PM
Insights
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Parceria entre Cotidiano Aceleradora e Founder Institute desenvolve o empreendedorismo em Brasília.
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