Rethink What's Possible: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Angola Virtual Summer 2022!

Rethink what's possible in 2022: the world needs more entrepreneurs to lead the way in creating a better future, for everyone.

Whether you have already launched a startup or are still in the idea-phase, now is the time to act. As the global community moves incrementally toward an eventual post-pandemic future, today it remains filled with reshuffled industries and new problems in need of solutions. As we continue into 2022 and beyond, each and every entrepreneur has the opportunity to play a part in helping shape that better future.

That's why we are excited to announce applications are now open for the Angola Virtual Summer 2022 program.

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Angola's top investors and entrepreneurs to build something meaningful, then apply to the Angola Virtual Summer 2022 Founder Institute today.

We will be hosting several free startup events in Angola over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs from the comfort of your home:

Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession

See all upcoming events

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute is designed to help you build an enduring business that can survive and thrive in the “new normal.” We do this by giving you a clear process, combined with constant feedback from a devoted network of international entrepreneurs and investors. Participants in the 4-month core program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading free post-programs.

The Angola accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Haymee Perez Cogle, Dimonekene Ditutala, and Silvio Almada. In addition, some of Luanda's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating as mentors in the program, providing expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Angola Founder Institute includes:

Airton Lucas: Co-Founder & Investor, Kamba - Sua carteira digital
Andersia Ferreira: Project Manager | Strategic Consultant, Independent
Armando Teixeira: Southern Africa Investment Manager, Talisman Holding & Investment Funds
Aronildo Neto: CIO , Standard Bank Angola
Claudio Lima: Founder & Managing Director, Farmácias de Coimbra, Lda
Claudio C Silva: Founder, Managing Partner, LNL, Lda.
Daniela Simão: Audit Committee Member, BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA
Darwin Da Costa: Senior Business Development , DE-CIX (SEurope, Africa & LATAM)
David Cascais Gonçalves: Analista de Negócios , David M.C.Gonçalves(SU) Consultora
Dimonekene Ditutala: Founder & Partner, Renascença Digital, Lda
Diogo Saraiva de Ponte: CIO, STAG Fund Management
Edmar Lopes: CEO, Data Cloud - Contabilidade Digital, Lda
Eduardo Sebastiao: Product Manager, Opto Investments
Eduardo Clemente: Executive Board Member, Standard Bank Angola
Elcio Morelli: Founder, Health Angels Br
Farhat Bashir: Founding CEO, Seerab Technologies
Fátima Sobral Fernandes: Founder , Transcenderte Desenvolvimento Humano e Organizacional
Filipa Oliveira: Senior Partner - Managing Director, MIRA-Market Research Angola
Gonçalo Quintino: Project Manager & Design Thinker, Ucall
Haymee I. Perez Cogle: Managing Director, Founder Institute Luanda
Henriques Ngolome: Director, Centro de Inovação Social e Incubação da Universidade Católica de Angola
Horácio Pedro: Project & Product developer, Ahoura - Consultoria & Software
Hugo Fontes: Director, Disruption Lab (powered by ATLANTICO)
Igor Chaves: Business Development Manager, Portão Agencia Criativa & IP
Itweva Nogueira: Advogada, Consultora Independente
Ivan Ivanka: Founder & CEO, Markster
JOAO INACIO: CTO Chief Technical Office, GEM-TELCO LIMITED
João Pedro Rodrigues: Managing & Commercial Director, Novagrolider
Jocelino Malulo: Lawyer, Legis Veritas & Associados
Jofre Karymba: General Manager, KAINVEST - Karymba Investimentos, Lda
Jose Silva: CEO, Multipla
José Luquinda: Associate Lawyer, PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados
Jose Ricardo Muñoz: CEO, Usina de Startup Chile
Juceline Paquete: Deputy Director, Comissão do Mercado de Capitais (CMC)
Juelson Bartolomeu: Innovation & Ecosystems Lead, Standard Bank Angola
Katie Mapondera: Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC
Kenneth Hogrefe: CEO and Founder, Tech Africa Pte. Ltd.
Leonardo Neto: CEO, Usina de Startup
Leonardo Brasil: CEO & Co-founder, StartupHero
Lilhan Barbosa: Lecturer & Researcher, ISPTEC
Lisa Videira: President, AASED-Association of Startups and Digital Entrepreneurship
Lourdes Caposso Fernandes: CEO , LCF -Legal Counsel Firm
Lucia Fernandes Stanislas: Global Impact & Ecosystem Strategy Mentor, Mwika Social Innovation Hub
Manuel Pinto de Andrade: Founder & CEO, Business Developer
Marco Romero: Carbon Credits Department Coordinator, Otchiva_Mangais_Angola
Marco Paulo Carlos: Reservoir Geologist, Total Energies
Maria João Abreu: Managing Partner, Brand Works
Maria Nakuayela Capapelo: Mentora de Negócios , Instituto de Gestão de Pessoas - MRG/IGP
Matias Perazoli: Revenue and Growth Director, ETIC - Soluções & Tecnologias
Misa Nikolic: CEO, Resonator – Creative Tech Hub
Morato Custodio: Managing Partner, LPE
Odracir Sidney Magalhaes: Managing Director, Hemera Capital Partners
Paula Almeida: Sustainable Business Development, Independent Consultant
Paula Bartolomeu: Founder & CEO, Pitanga & Loengo Lda
Paulo Araújo: Co-founder, WiConnect Lda
Rui Oliveira: CEO at BFA Asset Management, Banco de Fomento de Angola
Rui Gouveia: CEO, Build Up Labs
Rui Alves: Invited Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
Santiago Castillo: Founder & General manager, Clinica San Miguel ORTOCENTRO
Sérgio Ingles: Managing Partner, GP - Gestão Profissional
Silvio Costa: Consultor Estratégico, Silco Company
Stephan Santos Silveira: Founder & CEO, PRO-VEST Lda
Vanda Oliveira: Co-founder & Managing Partner, Bantu Makers
Vanusa Gomes: Co-Founder & Partner, Inconsulting Lda
Vivaldo Zacarias: CEO, VD Zacarias, lda
Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 8,900 Alumni raise over 2BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more (see the FI 10 Year Impact Report here).