Build an Amazing Company in Melbourne

The Founder Institute provides a global support network and a proven methodology to get your startup to traction and funding

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Program Dates

Feb 24, 2025 Jun 10, 2025

Deadline

Jan 26, 2025

Entrance Fee

$899

The Core Experience

You don't have to do it alone. Alongside other like-minded entrepreneurs, you will build your business in a structured, proven process.

Critical Support Network

Join an Equity Collective of helpful startup mentors and founders that are invested in your success.

Get access to a lifetime of support programs and partners that far exceeds any comparable program.

Structured Methodology

Know what to work on, and when, with our proven business-building sprints and structured process.

Build a company with impact by leveraging the world's largest network of startup founders and mentors.

Challenging Process

Less than 40% of Founders make it through the program because we challenge you every step of the way.

Get fast-tracked to our Funding Lab program and Virtual Demo Days, giving you the best chance to get funding.

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Session Calendar

Below are the dates for the upcoming program

Onboarding

Feb 17, 2025

06:00pm AEDT

Accelerator Kickoff

Feb 24, 2025

06:00pm AEDT

Vision & Mission

Feb 25, 2025

06:00pm AEDT

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Featured Grad

From our Silicon Valley chapter, Udemy is the global leader in online learning, with nearly 200,000 courses. The company went public on the NASDAQ in October 2021, raising $421 million.

The real question is: can the Founder Institute be game-changing for your business? The answer is yes. Without FI, Udemy may have never raised any money.

Gagan Biyani

Udemy (IPO, 2021)

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Sign up for an upcoming info session to learn more and chat with our team. There are several sessions per week across most time zones.

Events

Join us for an upcoming event - local or global - to meet other founders and experts. Learn what you need to know now to scale your startup.

Pitch Your Startup to Australian ANZ Investors & Experts, Online

Jan 21, 2025

06:00pm AEDT

Founder Institute Online Information Session

Various Dates

Various Times

Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute)

Dec 31, 2024

05:00am AEDT

How to Go from 0 to 1: Scaling and Exiting Your Startup with Mark Balovnev

Jan 07, 2025

05:00am AEDT

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Leadership

Our leadership team are proven startup experts who know how to walk you through the challenges of your early-stage startup.

Benjamin Chong

Partner @ Right Click Capital

Paul Krajewski

Product Management / Research MarTech SaaS @ SalesEnablement.wordpress.com/about

FI Melbourne Mentors

Build a business efficiently through video conferences, office hours, and material reviews from a roster of top startup mentors.

Adrian Bunter

Corporate Advisor | Angel Investor | Non-exec Director @ Modus Partners

George Hedon

Founder & CEO @ Pause Fest

Joanne Jacobs

Co-CEO @ Disruptor's Handbook

Jane Cockburn

CEO and Founder @ Kairos Now

Brodie Mc Culloch

Founder and Managing Director @ Spacecubed

Marshall Hughes

Freight Manager @ Freight Companies Australia

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FI Partners

Get special deals and support worth over $3 million from top support organizations and partners.

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The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.