Online Event

FI San Francisco Spring 2026 Graduation: Meet the New Portfolio Companies

Join us in celebrating the next generation of startup founders!

Date
Aug 03, 2026
Time
08:00 pm - 09:30 pm
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Meet the newest startups joining the Founder Institute portfolio at the FI San Francisco Spring 2026 Graduation. In this live online event, you'll watch selected founders pitch their companies, hear an inspiring keynote, and learn what it really takes to build a fundable startup. More than a celebration, this is a showcase of real execution and a chance to connect with founders, mentors, and investors shaping the next generation of startups.
Graduation Keynote Address

Shaun Gold – Chief Evangelist @ OpenVC - Bio:

We Proudly Announce the Following Graduates:

Oprava (Isaac Mbimi) - Workforce intelligence platform quantifying productivity loss, attrition risk and financial impact

Precision Wellness (Shenita-Ann Grymes) - Mobile precision-health platform delivering diagnostic testing and personalized prevention  plans to underserved communities.

Proxi AI (Rene Spellman) - Secure executive operations platform automating intake, stakeholder coordination and briefing generation

The Experience Factor (Nicolette Chambers & Tenille Medley) - Helping independent fitness instructors market, book and monetize culture-driven classes

Sondare (Camila Loureiro & Daniel Donnelly) - AI-powered investigative journalism platform helping newsrooms organize sources, map relationships and uncover hidden connections

weRoundUp (Moses Amedonu) - Digital platform automating community savings circles, contributions and payouts without interest or credit checks

 
What You’ll See:

  • 3-minute debut pitches from selected Graduates
  • Real-world lessons from completing the FI accelerator
  • Insights into what investors look for at pre-seed
  • Clear next steps if you want to build a fundable startup

Who Should Attend:
  • Early-stage founders preparing to launch their startup
  • Founders looking to raise pre-seed funding
  • Entrepreneurs validating an idea and seeking real-world benchmarks
  • Aspiring founders considering applying to the next Founder Institute cohort 

Additional Resources:
Explore other Startup Events, learn more aabout Funding Benchmarks and Milestones, or visit our Insights Blog for more startup tips.

About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder, giving idea-stage, first-time founders, and employees making the leap to entrepreneurship the tools, global network, and proven methodology to build an AI-powered startup from zero to funding. Since 2009, our structured programs have helped over 9,000 founders across 100 countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 6 continents, our mission is to empower talented and motivated people everywhere to build impactful, AI-powered companies.

Speakers

Jeni

Jeni Chang

Managing Director @ Founder Institute San Francisco

Lucas

Lucas Root

Founder, CEO @ MatchBeat, Inc.

Shaun

Shaun Gold

Chief Evangelist @ OpenVC

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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 AI-native company-building programs have helped over 9,000 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.


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