Supercharge your entrepreneurial skillset with Founder Bootcamps, by Founder Institute.

Enrolled Founders in FI Core Accelerators get free access to all FI Bootcamps!

Bootcamps and Accelerators, together

FI Core Accelerators bring you through the whole journey of launching a fundable business, while FI Bootcamps are hyper-focused on specific parts of the journey.

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Founder Bootcamps are hosted by top experts in startups and entrepreneurship, leveraging proven methods from building startups since 2009.

OpenClaw AI Productivity Bootcamp

Mar 10, 2026 - Mar 19, 2026

The OpenClaw AI Productivity Bootcamp teaches busy professionals how to set up a personal AI assistant and build custom apps — no coding required.

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Instructors

Adeo Ressi

Startup Ideation Bootcamp

Mar 31, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026

The Startup Ideation Bootcamp is an intensive 2-week program to help aspiring entrepreneurs build a great startup idea using expert feedback, helpful AI tools, and a proven process. Apply now to get an early bird discount.

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Instructors

Richard Cristina

Ignacio Castro

Luca Stribat

Steven Morley

Reid Hamilton

Silyana Bojilova

Ivaylo Ivanov

Lara Bandeira

Vlad Sarca

Chris Foltz

Anita Jovic

Ryan Micheletti

Russell Brand

Trevor Longino

Serephina Ha

Piotr Boulangé

Oz Merchant

Janet Todorova

Sandy Gómez

Nadine Zerrini

Victor Schiller

Yavor Gochev

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Sameer Sortur

Levi Velez Reed

Igor Volodin

Jonathan Greechan

Ajuma Ataguba

Keshni Morar

Guillermo Guzman

Jacob Barhak

Alex Dascalu

Ben Stacey

Ayhan K. Isaacs

Megan Kopelove

Ivan Germanov

Dr. Hanan El Basha

Mohammad Hossein Tavangar

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All Bootcamps are run on the Founder Institute's 'FounderGen Platform' - the world's leading LMS for startup creation.

Experiential learning and structured, action-oriented sprints
Embedded videos, templates, and resources to help with every step of the business-building process
State of the art AI tools to help students augment their capabilities and speed up progress

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Based in Silicon Valley, the Founder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, FI's accelerators have helped new and early-stage entrepreneurs raise funding across nearly every geography, industry, and sector. The company's mission is to activate the entrepreneurial potential of communities across the globe.

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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)
Oddbox wouldn't exist without the Founder Institute. FI gave me the structure I needed to take Oddbox from idea to MVP but also pushed, challenged and guided me through the steps, insecurities and excitement of building an impact-led business.

Emilie Vanpoperinghe

Oddbox (£20M in funding)
The battle's far from over, but I went from 0.1% knowledge about how to do things to 1.3 %. Considering this is a 1300 % increase, that's an awesome return on the investment.

Khalil Zahar

Fight Camp ($100M in funding)
Founder Institute is the premier startup launch program for entrepreneurs. It does a phenomenal job of getting you started on the right foot and is available worldwide.

Lesa Hammond

ProfHire (top ranked company, Entrepreneur Magazine)
The Founder Institute was instrumental in helping us understand how to validate our idea in the market, and helped us develop the entrepreneurial mindset required to build a startup.

Renato Paquet

Polen (top 10 in Open Startups Ranking)
How far we moved the needle every week was tremendous: from building a go-to-market or refining our pitch deck. You start to understand how all theses pieces come together and what it really takes to build a company.

Taj Adhav

Leasecake ($17M in funding)
Founder Institute has given me the practical knowledge, skills, business sense, and the network I need to grow Appota to where it is today. I strongly encourage startups to join Founder Institute.

Do Tuan Anh

Appota (Series C funding)
FI played a key role in the broadening of our horizons. It was a wonderful journey and we hope many of you get to experience it.

Saumya Bhatnagar

Involve.ai ($18M in funding)
FI's acceleration program was difficult but helped me prepare for the life of being an entrepreneur and what it takes to launch a successful startup. The support from the local leaders, mentors and ecosystem partners allowed us to successfully close our first round.

Renata Redondo

SleepUp ($350K+ in funding)
I'm a HUGE advocate of learning all that you can but at the end of the day, the best form of learning is TRYING for yourself. The curriculum for the Founder Institute was solid because it encouraged Founders to put themselves out there.

Harold Hughes

Bandwagon ($1.5M in funding)
I joined FI to understand how I should structure my business, and learn things like building a go to market, pitching and fundraising. The biggest value was being able to access a global network of mentors that can give me critical feedback.

Charlie Chandra

DotX (raised funding in 2021)

Past Bootcamps

See the most recently completed FI Bootcamps below.

Startup Ideation Bootcamp Cohort 2

Dec 11, 2025 - Feb 12, 2026

Learn how to create and validate a high-quality startup idea through expert feedback, structured weekly sprints, customer research, and AI-powered tools so you can gain clarity, reduce risk, and confidently take your first steps as a founder.

Vibe Coding Startup Bootcamp Cohort 2

Nov 18, 2025 - Dec 04, 2025

Learn how to build and refine your MVP using practical coding skills, AI tools, app integrations, and customer feedback so you can quickly prototype, test, and improve your product without needing a full engineering team.

Startup Ideation Bootcamp Cohort 1

Jul 17, 2025 - Sep 04, 2025

Startup Ideation Bootcamp

Feb 06, 2025 - Mar 13, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

: All FI bootcamps consist of (1) live feedback and training sessions with experts, (2) a comprehensive catalogue of self-serve videos and training materials, (3) powerful AI tools to help you make progress, and (4) a structured, step-by-step series of "sprints" to guide you through your learning, all delivered via our proprietary "FounderGen" online learning platform.
: The FI Core program is a comprehensive 14 week program, followed by a series of advanced accelerators, to help pre-seed founders build a fundable, enduring business for the full lifecycle of their company. Alternatively, FI bootcamps are short, intense, focused educational programs around specific topics relevant to entrepreneurs. Bootcamps are designed to be both standalone AND complimentary to the FI Core program.
: Yes - all bootcamp participants receive the video recording shortly after each bootcamp session.
: Yes! Online FI Bootcamps are free for currently Enrolled Founders. These bootcamps are designed to provide even more value, feedback, and connections to the founders in our accelerator programs worldwide.
: Yes - but only participants that complete all of the bootcamp sprints will receive certificates. Simply attending the live sessions is not enough. All FI programs are intensive and designed to push you to make real progress, so you'll only get a certificate if you actually do the work!
: Yes! The programs are meant to be complimentary. However, if you are going through FI Core you will be expected to complete all the sprints and attend all the sessions just like everyone else in your cohort, whether or not you are going through a bootcamp. So if the live bootcamp session conflicts with the live FI Core session, you should definitely attend the live FI Core session instead and watch the bootcamp video afterwards.
: Anyone that pays for a bootcamp can apply that payment towards the Entrance Fee for an FI Accelerator, so long as you are accepted to the FI Accelerator.
: The bootcamps are virtual and can be attended online.
: No, there is no equity component to the bootcamps.
: Yes! You will be able to log in to your account on the FounderGen platform at any time in the future to access your work and all the resources provided throughout the bootcamp. What's more - your learning dashboard will even grow over time with all the new resources and AI tools that FI continues to release.
: Please email any questions to bootcamps(at)founderinstitute.com

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 8,900 entrepreneurs raise over 2BN 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.