How to Build Purpose Driven Startups, with Founders of the Founder Institute & Tobii
Meet Adeo Ressi, CEO of FI
About the Hosts:
Adeo Ressi is the Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's premier startup launch program for talented entrepreneurs. In addition, Adeo started TheFunded.com, an exclusive community for entrepreneurs to rate and review venture capitalists. The Institute is the eighth start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating. Adeo is regarded as a worldwide expert on early-stage startups and venture capital, with numerous appearances in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, Forbes, Entrepreneur, CNN, and more.
John Elvesjö is an inventor, serial entrepreneur and seasoned corporate executive and board professional. John founded Tobii in 2001 and served as Co-CEO and CTO building Tobii from the start to becoming the world leader in eye tracking technology, listed on Nasdaq, employing more than 950 employees. John also serves on the board of directors of Vinnova (Sweden’s innovation agency). John has is a co-founder of Brightly Ventures.
Caroline Walerud: An entrepreneur since age 14, Caroline is Executive Chairman and Cofounder at Volumental, Board Member at Swedish Algae Factory, and Partner at Walerud Ventures. Caroline cofounded Volumental in 2012, with the mission to make retail more efficient and personalized through 3D scanning and artificial intelligence. Since handing over the CEO role, she is Volumental’s Executive Chairman and is also a Partner at the deep tech investment firm Walerud Ventures, where she focuses on early stage green tech startups. She works part-time and is on the board at Swedish Algae Factory, an advanced materials company creating Sweden’s next base industry. Caroline was awarded Forbes 30 under 30 Europe Leaderboard 2016, #1 Swedish Supertalent of the Year 2013, and is cited as one of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs under 30 and one of Sweden’s most powerful businesspeople. She has advised the Swedish government on startup policy, and she promotes entrepreneurship through Sting Incubator's advisory board and Prince Daniel’s Fellowship. She studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University.
Who should Attend?
- Anyone who wants feedback from global experts on startups and venture capital
- Anyone interested in building an impactful business
- Anyone who has an idea for a startup or an early-stage company
- Anyone who wants to learn about entrepreneurship
For more free startup events, visit https://FI.co/events.
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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 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN 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.