Online Event
FI Midwest Fall 2025 Graduation: Meet the New Portfolio Companies
Join us in celebrating the next generation of startup founders!
Date
Dec 16, 2025
Time
07:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Address
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Join us for the most recent Columbus Graduation, where you can see an inspiring talk by and a few debut presentations from the new Alumni. Learn about some of the companies that will go onto seed-accelerators, raise funding, and build the next great Columbus startups. There will also be an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs and celebrate the new Graduates.
Graduation Keynote Address:
- Nick Farina - Co-Founder & CEO of EeroQ - Nick Farina is co-founder and CEO of EeroQ, a Chicago-based company building a highly differentiated quantum computer using trapped electrons above the surface of liquid helium. Nick is also a founding member of the U.S. Quantum Industry Coalition. Prior launching EeroQ, Nick founded and exited GiftedHire, a job platform.
We Proudly Announce the Following Graduating Companies:
- CraftPath - Skills based training and certification for trades people
- Createmyai - Tactical AI operator for backend workflow automations
- Doomsday Mode - The video-meeting platform that rebuilds how meetings work — restoring time, focus, and humanity to the workday
- DustOff Reset - Early warning system to prevent workplace burnout at call centers
- WAiK - Connected clinical checklist and narrative to capture data for nurses in senior care living facilities
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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 8,100 entrepreneurs raise over 1.9BN 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.
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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 8,100 entrepreneurs raise over 1.9BN 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.
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