Build the Foundation of Your Future Economy
Create more founders, accelerate their success, and build your economy of tomorrow by partnering with the Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute
Unlock Your Region's Entrepreneurial Talent
There are great entrepreneurs everywhere, but if they are not supported at idea-stage their potential is often wasted. By utilizing over 15 years of experience in empowering new startups, the Founder Institute helps governments identify, nurture, and empower entrepreneurs at the grassroots level.
Connect to a Global Venture Network
The Founder Institute is the global leader in idea-stage startup acceleration, offering a suite of tailored solutions to empower your region's economic future. With a global network of mentors and investors spanning 100, we offer custom solutions for each region to reach their entrepreneurial potential.
Four Paths to Empower Local Entrepreneurs
Train your Leaders
Prepare your incubator leaders with an intensive bootcamp that shares best practices learned from running hundreds of accelerator programs since 2009.
Global Pitch Events
Provide your innovators with exposure to international investors and corporations through end-to-end pitch training, International Demo Days, or Pitch Competitions.
Internationalization
Catalyze your most promising companies by connecting to our global investor network, hosting immersive trade-missions, or by leveraging connections across the global FI Network.
Economic Development Accelerators
Cultivate the next generation of entrepreneurs in your region by launching a custom economic development accelerator, leveraging FI’s expertise to ensure maximum economic impact.
Key Benefits of Partnering with Founder Institute
Create More Regional Entrepreneurs
FI’s grassroots approach to identifying, inspiring, and empowering new Founders provides much greater ROI than elaborate and expensive “innovation theater” initiatives.
Connect to a Global Investor Network
FI’s network spans nearly every geography and business vertical, allowing partners to exponentially grow their investor community from day one of a partnership.
Access Unparalleled Expertise
Nobody has helped launch more accelerators or startups across as many countries and cities as the Founder Institute, and we bring millions of data points and a proprietary platform to every partnership.
Embark on Your Journey
Transform potential into success
Start your journey today. Contact us to explore how we can partner to shape the entrepreneurial future of your region.
Avoid the Pitfalls of Falling Behind
In a world where innovation and economic growth are increasingly driven by entrepreneurship, failing to support your early entrepreneurs could mean missing out on transformative opportunities.
About the Founder Institute
The Founder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, we have helped tens of thousands of employees and new/ idea-stage entrepreneurs validate, test, and launch startups worth an estimated $20BN. Our mission is to activate and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build meaningful technology businesses worldwide
Your Future Enriched with our Partnership
The Founder Institute partners with government and economic development organizations to build sustainable ecosystems and empower the leaders that will define their future economy. Learn more about how we work with organizations like yours.
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 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN 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.
