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FI partners with leading organizations to identify, activate, and empower entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and innovators within their communities. We believe entrepreneurial potential exists everywhere, and unlocking it drives meaningful change. By continuously cultivating entrepreneurial talent and ideation, we create lasting impact and global 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 launch thousands of fast-growing, funded technology companies across nearly every geography, industry, and sector.

9,000

Portfolio Companies

1,200

Cohorts

200+

Cities

2BN

Raised from Investors

3,750+

Female-Led Companies

26%

Cohorts in Developing Countries

Our proven methodology helps organizations turn bold ideas into measurable results.

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Build your startup with AI agents doing the work

Join the FI Agentic Program: an AI-powered curriculum, world-class mentors, and free AI agents to turn your idea into a fundable company.

9,000+ companies launched since 2009

Turn your idea into the next unicorn

Our programs helped launch Udemy, Esusu, and thousands more, with a portfolio worth an estimated $20B. Yours could be next.

200+ cities and 95 countries

Join the world's largest agentic company builder

A global network of founders, mentors, and investors building enduring companies, with free AI agents to help you do the work.

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The Founder Institute is the world’s largest agentic company builder, turning ideas into fundable startups, and startups into unicorns. Since 2009, the Founder Institute program has helped over 9,000 entrepreneurs build 9,000+ companies, including unicorns like Udemy and Esusu, raise over 2BN in funding, and grow a portfolio worth an estimated $20BN. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 95 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide. Learn more about the Founder Institute.