Rethink What's Possible - Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Caracas Virtual 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 Caracas Virtual 2022 program.

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

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

Venezuela Events:

Fondos para Startups en Venezuela, con Impulsa VC y Base Capital: 6:00pm, mar 24, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/367030

Global or Regional Events:

Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 1:00pm, mar 19, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/364948
Fundraising in 2025: What Founders Must Know to Raise Capital: 1:00pm, mar 20, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/368312
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Christian Karrer : 8:00pm, mar 24, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/365273
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, mar 26, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/365083
Beyond Launch: How to Measure and Strengthen Product Adoption: 1:00pm, mar 31, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/368684
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Stavros Pavlidis: 1:00pm, abr 02, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/368062
Why Leveraging Your Unique Life Proposition Is Crucial for Startup Success: 1:00pm, abr 03, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/368545
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Trasition to Startup Founder : 1:00pm, abr 07, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/365790
How to Choose the Right Fundraising Path for Your Startup: 1:00pm, abr 09, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/367884
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, abr 16, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/366752
FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 8:00pm, abr 23, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/367776
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, abr 28, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/366180
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 8:00pm, may 07, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/366345
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Nathan Beckord: 1:00pm, may 12, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/366489

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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 Venezuela accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including José David Acuña Monsalve, Marco Villegas, and Sandy Gómez. In addition, some of Caracas'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 Venezuela Founder Institute includes:

Alberto Parra: CEO and Founder, BRIX (www.brix.net.br)
Alberto Sadde: Founder, Meaningful
Alberto Vicentelli: Founder & CEO, CarValue
Alejandra Carreno Garzon: CEO and Founder, Meixter Ltd.
Alejandra Perez: Founder, Investability
Alejandra Copeland: Pitch Storytelling Expert, Ok Yes
Alejandro Echeverría: Cofounder, Tugruero
Alejandro Ernesto Romero Saenz, Lotux Ventures
Alexander Gomez: Director Ejecutivo, Innoven by SquareOne
Alexandra Delsol: Partner, A2 Legal, S.C.
Alfonso Riera: Director, Front Consulting Group
Álvaro Miguel Cabrera: DIRECTOR, Founder Institute Valencia
Ana Abdala: Growth | Product & Marketing Ops, Meaningful
Andrea Fabianna D'andrea: Abogada, D'Advice Legal
Andrés Mejía: Partner, LEGA Abogados
Andrés Urquiola: CEO and Founder, Val-u
Angela Ocando: Course Director, Platzi
Antonio Figueroa: CEO and Founder, DonDemand.io
Antulio Moya: Associate, SquareOne capital
Aracelis Nass: Senior Business Program Manager, Microsoft
Ariadna García: Founder & Chief Revenue Officer, WIBO
Armando Goncalves: CEO and Founder, Apetoi
Arnoldo Matheus: MBA Associate, 777 Partners
Astrid Chedid: Regional Director for LAC and Spain, Annual Investment Meeting
Boris Ackerman: CFO, Fanemotional
Carlos Jimenez: CIO, AXS FUND
Carlos Perez: CEO and Founder, Entrein
Carlos Mosquera: CEO, Solidus Capital
Carlos Heinze: Co-Founder and Director, Tu Gruero
Carlos Echeverria: Co-Founder and Director, Fancision
Carlos Riera: CEO and Founder, Pimedeit
Carlos Jimenez: Founder & CEO, Usefull Agency
Carlos Alberto Aguiló Santamaría: Co-Founder, ECOEM
Carlos Eduardo Vargas: President of the Board, 1001 Ideas
Carlos H. Brandt: CEO, Proemprendimiento
Carolina Gómez: Co-Founder, Invertir en Chile
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Claudia Valladares: CEO and Cofounder, Impact Hub Caracas
Cody Isabel: CEO, CBAi
Dan Piestun: PhD, Founder, Director, AguaceR
Daniel Roitbarg: Innovation Manager, FI Buenos Aires
Daniel Rottenberg: Managing Partner, Private Investment Firm
David Centeno: CEO, 123Pago
David Carrasquilla: Founder, Ustartups
Deep Moteria: Founder , Elluminati
Delfina Guedimin: Global Market Intelligence Leader, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Denisse Alvarez: Project Manager, Remeny Pharmaceuticals
Diana Espino: Managing Partner, SquareOne capital
Diego Borel: CEO and Founder, Geblix
Diego Salas: Board Member, VP, Head of Strategic Finance, Yummy
Eduardo Cannizzo: Senior Associate , Seedrs
Elena Dolinski: Philanthropreneur, Executive Board Member, BASE Capital
Eleonor MacQuhae: Socia fundadora, Escuela de Pitch
Esther Bergel: Lawyer, Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez
Federica Pérez: Product Manager, Karat Financial
Federico Fernandez Dupouy: Entrepreneurship, Solar Energy, Finance & Investments, OTEPI RENOVABLES
Fernando Ríos: Director, Startup Grind Caracas
Fiorella Torres: CFO, Agros
Franca Messina: CEO and Founder, BRANDINME
Freddy Montes: Lead Frontend Developer, dotCMS
Gabriel Monroy: CEO, Colektia
Gabriel Reyes: FI Alumni Team, Founder and CEO, SUPERCANAS
Gerson Gómez: CEO and Founder, Ridery
Guillermo Guzmán: GP, Founder Institute Colombia
Guillermo Fernandes: Founder & CEO, Blockpliance
Gustavo Rivas: Entrepeneur, ERC
Harry López Mendoza: Estratega de innovación, Lean Agile Coach y especialista en Human Centered Design, Consultor independiente
Haymee I. Perez Cogle: Managing Director, Founder Institute Luanda
Horacio Velutini: CEO, Fondo de Valores Inmobiliarios, S.A.C.A.
HORACIO MORENO: S T A R T U P B U S I N E S S D E V E L O P M E N T , I N V E S T M E N T A N A L Y S T , E Q U I T Y O P T I O N S T R A D E R, Independent
Javier Martínez: CEO & Co-Founder, Base Capital
Jean Clauteaux: CEO and Founder, Uriji
Jessica Olivan: Cofounder, Velara
Jesús Delgado: Head of UX/UI, Munily App
Jesús Patiño: Legal Counsel, CH4 Group
Johana Duarte: CMO, Uriji
Jose Acuña: Director, FI Caracas
Jose Schmucke: CTO, e4Cash
Jose Miguel Farias: Founder, Finbi
José Rafael Gamero: Financial Security Operations, Nu Bank
Jose Ramon Campos Castillo: CEO-Founder, Ozeanic Devices S.L.
Juan Aguilera: CEO - Managing Partner Mexico, eSourceCapital
Juan Carlos Fernández Alemán: CEO, Open Insurances
Juan Carlos Ruiz: Founder, Oplus Blue
Juan Carlos Berzins: Co-Founder, Atienda
Juan Carlos Castillo: Partner, MENPA
Juan Jose Franco: Co-founder and COO, Future_is
Karen Colin: CEO, Startcly
Laura Fornasari: Finance & Business Development Consultant and Business Angel, consultora independiente
Lorenzo Camejo: Co-Founder and CTO, Fancision
Lucylde Gonzalez: Public Affairs Expert, StartYou
Luis Santiago: CEO, Pegasi Med
Luis Derlon: Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual
Luis Fernando Moncada: CEO and Cofounder, InCresc
Luz Aimara Morales: Directora General, Centro de Innovación y Emprendimiento UCAB
Marcel Imery: New York Ambassador, Venecápital
Marco Villegas: Director, FI Caracas
Marcos Capote: Consulting Manager, OMNIS
Maria Castro: CEO and Founder, Gigget
Maria Luke: CEO and Cofounder, Fixme.es
María Eugenia Chacón: CEO and Cofounder, Solventemos
María Fernanda Vera: CEO and Cofounder, Wawa
Mariana Velásquez: Founder - CEO, BRANDDU
Mariana Jiménez Segura: Deal Flow, Amplifica Capital
Mariana Suarez: CFO, Ridery
María Victoria Díaz: CEO, Laboratorio de Innovación Digital
Marisela Cuevas: CEO, NeuroBusiness LLC
Martha Laura Lopez: Fund Manager, MAYAN CAPITAL FUND
Matias Mindlin: CEO and Founder, Pinta Libre
Miguel Melendez: Customer Support and Sales Representative, HQ Rental Software
Miguel Pérez: CFO, Vikua
Miguelangel Rivas Vargas: CEO, Mundiluz
Mike Green: Co-Founder, sirrus7
Morelia Quintero: General Manager, Impulsa VC
Nelson Palmero Durán: Cofundador - Director, catalejovirtual.com
Nicolas Pacheco: CEO, Clabe Ganadera
Noelia Rodriguez: ACS Services Sales Representative, Oracle
Orlando Osorio: CEO & Founder, Meaningful
Oscar Costero: President of the Board, Wikimedia Venezuela
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Patricia Monteferrante: Coordinadora del Centro de Innovación y Emprendimiento, IESA
Patsy Salgado: Product Owner, Kavak
Pedro Berroteran: CEO and Founder, Quipus.App
Pedro Ornelas: CEO - Cofounder/Mentor, Microlabs/Independent/Newchip
Pedro Vallenilla: CEO and Cofounder, Cashea
Rafael Tihanyi: Director of Revenue, Graphite Growth
Ramon Scott: Founding Partner, InnovaRe Capital México SAPI
Ramón Escovar: Partner, ESC+G
Ramón Rodríguez: Co-Founder and Chief Investors Relations, RIDERY LLC
Randy Cottin: Founder & CEO, Nesta.se
Raul Perez Gurdian, Citi
Rebeca Vidal: Ejecutiva Principal, CAF
Reinaldo Valbuena: Co-Founder, Germinador
Rene Guerrero: Líder de Innovación e Investigación y Desarrollo, Corporación Ventures
Ricardo Castillo: Assistant Corporate Controller, Facebook
Ricardo Fierro: Founder & CEO, PuntoGo
Ricardo Pedreti: Wholesale Director, Telefonica Vivo
Roberto Vargas: CEO, Betriax
Roberto Dumerauf: CEO, Came Pagos
Roberto Pérez: Marketplace Associate, Finalis
Rodrigo Franco: Operations Manager, Folionet
Rodrigo Lepervanche: Partner, Victum Legal
Rolando Cruzado: President & Founder, PDMA Peru
Romina Acosta: Consultor - Coach Organizacional - Mentor, Consultora RA
Rosario B Casas: Co Founder, XR Americas, LLC / Business Creative Partners SAS
Rosmilar Ceballo: CEO, Atina Energy Services
Rossanna Ceccato: CEO, REDRESS
Samuel Gómez Milano: CEO, CoinGroup
Sandy Gómez: Director, FI Caracas
Santiago Cervantes: Head of Operations, One Game Studio
Sebastian Delmont: Principal Engineer, Artemis
Silvana Liscano: Head of Research , Lunchclub
Simon Chamorro: CEO-CoFounder, Valiu
Simon Rausseo, BAM Mentors
Susie Jaramillo: President and CCO, Encantos
Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Partners
Thomas Bardinet: Director, Private Investment Firm
Vanessa Navarro: Lawyer, Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez
Victor Charles: COO/CFO and Founder, Coco
Víctor Hernández: CVO & CEO, HelloSabi
Wilbert Moreno: CEO, Celeritech
Yanira Caraza: COO, Startupeable
Yenni Peña: VP of Operations, Pygma

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 7,500 Alumni raise over $1.85BN 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).