In addition to our world-renowned accelerators, FI hosts intensive bootcamps every month to supercharge your entrepreneurial skillset.
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.
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Since 2009, the Founder Institute has been on a mission to empower talented people to build impactful businesses across the globe.
Delivered via World-Class Tools
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 BiyaniUdemy (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 VanpoperingheOddbox (£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 ZaharFight 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 HammondProfHire (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 PaquetPolen (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 AdhavLeasecake ($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 AnhAppota (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 BhatnagarInvolve.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 RedondoSleepUp ($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 HughesBandwagon ($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 ChandraDotX (raised funding in 2021)
Past Bootcamps
See the most recently completed FI Bootcamps below.
Vibe Coding Startup Bootcamp Cohort 2
Startup Ideation Bootcamp Cohort 2
Startup Ideation Bootcamp
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
