The Founder Institute, world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is now accepting applications for the Location Forthcoming Semester. The flagship Silicon Valley semester will now be in its 11th edition, with previous semesters having graduated great companies like Udemy, Retailigence, Cake Health, Getable, Breezy, Shopalize, Skimble, Yumvy, Zirtual, Spikes, and many more.
If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Location Forthcoming, click here to apply today.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Dec 21, 2023) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit you day job to participate, so you can begin building a business around your ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.
In order to celebrate the launch, the Silicon Valley Founder Institute will host a "Pre-Curriculum" of free startup events for the general public:
For the Location Forthcoming semester, a new team of local Directors will bring fresh energy, international startup experience, intimate knowledge of the Founder Institute program and curriculum, and the personal support and network of Founder Institute CEO, Adeo Ressi. The new directors include;
- Masha Adamian, the Co-Founder of Cloudchart.co, former Co-Director of the Moscow Founder Institute, and angel investor. Maria has recently joined the Founder Institute HQ team to help coordinate regional chapters, and launch the Master Graduate Program (a program for top Founder Institute Graduates from across the globe to build their businesses in Silicon Valley).
- Peter Tatischev, a 4X high-tech entrepreneur from Moscow who recently relocated here after running some of Russia biggest startup conferences (inlcuding the European version of DEMO, and Moscow's TechCrunch event). Peter recently joined the Founder Institute HQ team to help coordinate regional chapters, and launch the Master Graduate Program (a program for top Founder Institute Graduates from across the globe to build their businesses in Silicon Valley).
- Ben Larson, the Head of Regional Management at Founder Institute, and experienced entrepreneur and advisor. Ben made the leap from employee to entrepreneur four years ago, and now strives to teach people in four months what it took him years to learn.
In addition, the Silicon Valley Founder Institute features some of the world's most experienced entrepreneurs as Mentors to help our new companies succeed. See the full list of mentors here.
In only 17 years of operation, over 9,000 graduate companies across 200 cities have used the Founder Institute to validate their idea, develop their plans, refine their product, build an advisory board, prepare for seed funding, and more.
