The Founder Institute, the world's largest startup accelerator, is now accepting applications for the Lisboa - Brasil Winter 2024 Semester.
If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Lisbon, click here to apply today.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (mai 26, 2024) 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 Lisbon Founder Institute will host a “Pre-Curriculum” of free startup events for the general public:
- Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 6:00pm, abr 18, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/340779
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Acquire Your First Customers with Actionable SEO Strategies : 6:00pm, abr 24, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/340804
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 6:00pm, abr 29, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/342851
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 6:00pm, mai 08, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/340851
- Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 6:00pm, mai 15, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/342705
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 6:00pm, mai 20, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/340872
- How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 6:00pm, mai 29, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/340929
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 6:00pm, jun 03, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/343444
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00pm, jun 12, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341030
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 6:00pm, jun 17, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341049
- How to Turn your Value Proposition into a Product Market Fit: 6:00pm, jun 24, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341449
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, jun 26, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341068
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 1:00am, jul 02, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341087
- How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 6:00pm, jul 03, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341947
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 6:00pm, jul 17, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341340
- How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 6:00pm, jul 24, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/343144
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 6:00pm, jul 29, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/341663
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 6:00pm, set 16, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/342360
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 6:00pm, set 23, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/343549
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, out 02, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/342046
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 6:00pm, nov 04, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/343337
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00am, nov 07, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/342149
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 6:00pm, nov 27, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/342542
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, dez 02, 2024 (Europe/Lisbon): https://FI.co/e/342249
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Lisbon are led by Carlos DaSilva, a successful entrepreneur who has taught at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and Jose Soares, a successful local technology entrepreneur.
Other successful entrepreneurs who have signed on to mentor founders in the program include:
- And many more to be announced.
In only 14 years of operation, over 7,000 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.
