Online Event
Speed Mentoring with Investors & Mentors
Fast-Track Your Startup : Live Speed Mentoring with Investors & Mentors
Date
Oct 13, 2025
Time
08:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Address
Online Event
Need sharp, actionable advice on your pitch, business strategy, or biggest challenges? Get a real taste of the Founder Institute LA & Boston experience during our exclusive Virtual Office Hours through Speed Mentoring. Join us in our Virtual Networking Lounge to connect directly with our exclusive mentors and investors - only available to the FI LA & Boston cohorts. Gain insights, build your network, and see how our 14-week online program can help you scale faster.
🔍 How It Works:
- Pick from 6 expert-led rooms
- Jump between rooms to engage with multiple investors/mentors and perspectives.
- Ask questions or listen in as seasoned experts tackle real startup problems.
Get feedback. Make connections. Move faster.
Our LA & Boston Exclusive Mentors
🌟Katie Nowak: Partner at Altra Venture Partners (investments include Anthropic, Canva, OpenAI, Anduril, and more). Founder of Kanvas, where she raised $350M+ for early-stage innovations. Advises and mentors hundreds of founders globally.
🌟Ian Utile: Founder at attn.live. Silicon Valley entrepreneur, 8x co-founder, 4x entrepreneur-in-residence. Guest lecturer at five universities and co-producer of leading tech events.
🌟Santiago Ibanex: GenAI Lead at MAPFRE Insurance. 2x AI founder and former MIT CSAIL researcher. Associate Faculty at Columbia University, senior AI advisor to StoneTurn, and NVIDIA University Ambassador. Active mentor at MIT, Yale, and Techstars.
🌟Eric Forst: Founder at Blocksee. 6x founder and tech executive with 20+ years’ experience in SaaS, AI, and blockchain. Previously led BD at Visible Technologies (acquired by Cision) and co-founded TESTD, a blockchain-based healthtech platform. Currently building AI and blockchain solutions for creators, markets, and democracy.
🌟Viki Huang: Investor at Prosperity7 ($5B global growth fund backed by Aramco), focused on AI, semiconductors, and enterprise software from Series A to pre-IPO. Former investor at Atlantic Bridge and business development at Tetramem. Began career at Credit Suisse; holds an MS in Quantitative Management from Duke and a BA in Economics & Math from Columbia.
🌟Serephina Ha : Managing Director at Founder Institute LA & Boston; Advisor at Loyal VC; Mentor at MIT Sandbox. Former founder of Sereine Lab, a VC-backed AI beauty tech startup with D2C sales across Korea, US, China, Indonesia, and Australia, now supporting startups in growth and fundraising. Also Angel Investor & LP.
🌟Serephina Ha : Managing Director at Founder Institute LA & Boston; Advisor at Loyal VC; Mentor at MIT Sandbox. Former founder of Sereine Lab, a VC-backed AI beauty tech startup with D2C sales across Korea, US, China, Indonesia, and Australia, now supporting startups in growth and fundraising. Also Angel Investor & LP.
Additional Resources:
Find more Startup Events, learn about Funding Benchmarks and Milestones, or visit our Insights Blog for more startup tips.
About Founder Institute:
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 $1.9B 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.
Apply to our fall cohort by October 15 :
West Coast - https://fi.co/los-angeles
East Coast - https://fi.co/boston
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 $1.9B 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.
Apply to our fall cohort by October 15 :
West Coast - https://fi.co/los-angeles
East Coast - https://fi.co/boston
Join us and take your startup to the next level! 🚀
Platinum Partners
Local Partners
Google
Linkedin
Related Events
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.
Support
Copyright © 2025, Founder Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved