New Normal, New Opportunities: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Curitiba Virtual Winter 2022

Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2022: Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.

Today’s economic 'New Normal' is full of reshuffling industries, and new problems in need of solutions - now is a time for entrepreneurs to act.

Whether you need to test and validate early hypotheses before making a large financial commitment to your startup idea, or you are ready to push your startup to the next level through aggressive weekly growth sprints to refine your vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence, Founder Institute has the proven processes and network to help you do it.

If you could use a structured process that tells you what to focus on when, and a lifetime of support from Parana's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Curitiba Virtual Winter 2022 Founder Institute today.

Program Update: This accelerator will be run online with local and international mentors, with the potential for some optional in-person networking. Learn more on our Virtual Program FAQ page.

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

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

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Make better, faster business decisions in 2022 by sharing your latest progress, challenges, and strategies for constant feedback and evaluation from our expert mentors and advisors, every step of the way–scale your team, develop new business opportunities, and recruit an amazing advisory board with the world's largest network of international startup founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors.

The Parana accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Ana Paula Camargo, Leonardo Tostes, and Priscila M. In addition, some of Curitiba's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Adeildo Nascimento: Consultant, mentor and advisor in Organizational Culture, DHEO Consulting
Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Alejandro Winocur: Founder/Owner, Way Beer
Alessandro Cesario: CEO , La Casa Comunicação
Alessio Alionço: CEO, Pipefy
Alexandre Magalhães: Founder
Alexandre Dinkelmann: CO-FOUNDER, ONYO
Alexandre Yokoyama: Startup Mentor, ex-Googler, ex-IBMer, Independent Angel Investor
Alphonse Voigt: CEO, EBANX
Alvaro Cruz: Vice-Presidente Tecnologia Educacional, Positivo Tecnologia
Anderson De Oliveira Rocha: CPO & Co-Founder, Hey, Linda
Anderson Diehl: Founder, Angel Investor Club
Andre Boaventura: Chief Marketing Officer, EBANX
Andre Yui: Founder & CEO, Key Design
Andre Pamplona: Head de Inovação, Grupo RIC Paraná
André Pegorer: Sócio, Nex CoWorking
André Luiz Tamarozi: Partner, Baptista Luz Advogados
Andrew Crawford: Director of Finance & HR, Founder Institute
Ariel Patschiki: CTO, igual
Arnaldo Rabelo: Diretor, StartYou
Asshaias Felippe: Founder, Solintel
Bárbara Andrade: CFO, Boca Rosa Company
Benjamin Yoskovitz: VP Product, HighlineBETA
Bernardo Filgueiras Costa: Corporate Law | Intellectual Property | M&A | Ecommerce and Marketplaces, Filgueiras Costa Advogados
Brahim Neto: Founder & CEO , MZ Tecnologia
Bruna Bertino: CEO, Material Agora
Bruno Dequech Ceschin: Co-founder & CFO, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Bruno Medeiros: Fundador, Lake Tahoe Ventures
Bruno Doneda
Bruno Strzoda: Growth Specialist , Growth Machine
Caio Mac Cord: Product Manager, EBANX
Camilla Padua: Founder, TechTalent
Carla Delponte: Founder e CEO, Mundo Adaptado
Carlos Souza: COO, Logcomex
Carolina Gilberti: Founder/CEO, Mulheres Elétricas
Cézar Alexandre Rodrigues Baldi: CTO, NZN
Clayton Guimaraes: CoDirector
Clayton Guimarães: Director
Cris Alessi: CEO, Curitiba Agency
CRISTIANO RUSSO: Empreendedor // Head de Inovação // Apresentador de TV, Lake Innovation Studio
Dalmir Ogliari Jr: Business Designer, Strategy., TASTE
Daniel Checchia: CTO, StartupLABs
Daniel Bergman: Director, VAIO, Positivo Informatica
Daniel Bernard: Founder President and CEO, NetplaN Consultoria
Daniel Scandian: Ceo , DHEO Consulting
Daniela Pieralisi: CEO, Flex Learning
Daniela Vianna: CEO & Co-Founder , Ephemeris Co
David Blake: Business Development, Gust
Diego Bitencourt Contezini: CMO, ASAAS.COM
Diego Pedalino: Entrepreneur, Founding Partner
Diogo Da Luz Vianna: Co-Founder, meva
Diogo Ruiz: CEO and Founder, Bluezup
Diogo Becker: Manager of Product Management, Nubank
Douglas Salvador: CEO, Clube do Malte
Douglas Batista: Líder Comunidade , Sudovalley
Eduardo Ribeiro Bueno Netto: Product Manager, Unico IDtech
Eduardo Frezarin: CEO & Novos Negócios, Yazo, Grupo Frezarin
Eduardo Odon: COO & Founder, Material Agora
Eduardo Langowski: CEO, Leads2b
Eduardo Iwai: CPO - Investor, Alice Education
Eduardo Moura: Head of Compliance and Compliance Officer, Pironti Advogados
Emerson Albino: Partner, Marins Bertoldi Advogados Associados
Erica Fridman, Sororité
Evandro Bazan: Partner, JMB Advisors
Ezequiel Kwasnicki: Solution Architect - Ecosystem Developer, Founder Institute Argentina
Fabio Couto Rosa: Director, Pousada Solar Aguas do Ivai
Fabio Bacarin: Co-Founder & Partner, Contabilizei
Felipe Gomide: CTO Brazil, Mirum Agency
Felipe Matos
Fernanda Manzoni: Founder, Co-law
Fernanda Chaerki: Head of People, Comunica.in
Fernando Bresslau: Partner, biscoint.io
Fernando Botelho: President, F123
Fernando Mallmann: Head of Marketing and Partner, Orma
Fernando Ott: CTO, Polen
Flávia Thomaz Soccol, BAHR, SOCCOL & ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS
Flavio Ferrer
Flavio Tavares: CMO, GolSat Tecnologia
Flavio Negrão: COO Founder, OmniChat
Francisco Millarch: Founder and CEO, Rentcars.com
Frank Rolim: Frank Rolim, Founder conecte.ai
Fredy Schaible: -, Rack Centre
Gabe Zichermann: CEO, Failosophy
Gabrielle Mahamud: Founder , Good Truck
Gelson Negrão: Presenter, Columnist and Sales Executive, Rede Massa SBT and Radio CBN
Genau L. Jr.: Founder & CEO, Yoobe.me
Geraldo Do Carmo Thomaz Jr.: co-CEO/Founder, VTEX
Gilmar Lejambre: Lider de Comunidade, Campos Valley
Giovana Brianti: CoFounder & Commercial Manager, YAZO
Gladys Mariotto: CEO, Já entendi
Guido Dezordi: Founder, Lumen Design
Guido Jackson: Co-founder - CEO, Anthor
Guilherme Verri: Co-Founder , Ephemeris Co
Guilherme Pepe: Venture Capital , Bossanova Investimentos
Gustavo Mota, We Do Logos
Gustavo Abrão: Editor in Chief & Creator, TecMundo, Grupo NZN
Gustavo Gelli: Founder/CFO, Tatil Design
Gustavo Melles: Founder , Startwe
Gustavo Bakai: CEO, Voit
Gustavo Cavalcante Borges: CoFounder / CTO, YAZO
Helene Romanzini: Head of product marketing , Remessa online
Helmuth Hofstatter: CEO & Founder, LogComex
Hemerson Ravaneda: Empreendedor, Mentor, Conselheiro de Empresas e Startups, appegada, RMind Consulturia, RMind Consultoria
Ilan Kriger: Co-founder, CEO, Social Wave
Ilana Horta: Investor & Co-Founder, Drive me Safe
Ingrid Barth: Founder, Linker
Iolanda Viola: Diretora, Viasoft Connect
Isabel Hoffmann: Founder and CEO, Tellspec Inc.
Ismael Akiyama: CEO, Akiyama Solucoes Tecnologicas
Jacques Benain: Diretor de Novos Negocios, Positivo Informatica
James Marins: Partner, Presidente do Institute Legado, autor do livro A Era do Impacto
Janayna Panoch: Product Manager, EBANX / RAIN INSTANT PAY
Jefferson Mamose: Entrepreneur & Investor, CPJ PARTICIPAÇÃO E INVESTIMENTO LTDA.
Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
Jeison Arenhart De Bastiani: CoFounder, ForLogic Software
João Del Valle: Co-founder & CTO, EBANX
Joao Claudio Guetter: CEO/Board Member/Angel Investor, Tequesta Participacoes
Joaquin Presas: Founder, Pontodesign
Jordão Bevilaqua: Founder, Startup Xtech Commerce
Jorge Leal: Founder , Agres Sistemas Eletrônicos S/A
José Guilherme Scanavini: Co-Founder , IZagro
Josias Cordeiro Da Silva: CEO at JCS Group, President at World Trade Center Brazil South, serial entrepreneur and investor , JCS Group & World Trade Center Brazil South
Juarez Zaleski: Diretor de Criação, Mirum
Junior Rodrigues: Líder de Comunidade e Ecossistemas, Ventiur
Karen Carvalho: Innovation Projects Consultant, Defence Academy Chennai
Karina Rehavia: CEO, Ollo.is
Kayuá Freitas: Director of New Business, Moskit CRM
Leo Tostes: Co-founder , Haze shift studio
Leonardo Jianoti: Founder & CEO, CWB Capital
Leone Crescenzi: Ceo & Founder, Palco
Leticia Preuss: Regional Manager , Endeavor Paraná
Linda Machado: Executiva , CURITIBA ANGELS
Lívia Brandini: Founder & CEO, Kultua
Lorena Pickert: Community Manager, TEDxUfpr
Luanna Toniolo Domakoski: CEO, TROC
Lucas Frare Teixeira: Co-Founder and CTO, Moskit CRM/Simbo CRM
Lucas Dzierwa De Lima: Managing Partner, Caravela Capital
Lucas Marcato: Co-founder, Zuck Experts
Luciano Kalil: CEO, Duopana
Luciano Juvinski: Founder and CEO, Navegg
Luiz Chaves: Founder , My Niver
Luiz Alberto Cesar: Luiz Alberto Cesar
Manoel Gonçalves: Founder e CEO, Arbo Imóveis
Marcel Malczewski: CEO, M3 Investimentos
Marcelo Zanelatto: CEO , ACESSO
Marcelo Baratella: Founder, Salesmaker
Marcelo Wolowski, BZPlan
Marcelo Pinhel: CEO, Favo Tecnologia
Marcia Cavalcante: Diretora, CURITIBA ANGELS
Marcio Pacheco: CEO, PhoneTrack
Márcio José Conceicão: Founder / CTO, PhoneTrack
Marco De Biasi: Managing Partner
marcos zanatti, Fortiideias
Marcos Semola: Director (2017-2020), Founder Institute Rio
Marcos Roberto Souza: Socio, Avant Investimentos e Participações
Marcus Dantus: CEO, Startup Mexico
Marcus Figueredo: CEO, Hi Technologies
Maria Cristina (Kika) Ricciardi: People, Cultures and Businesses in Transformation | Board Member | Innovation Boardroom Certificate | Angel Investor & Mentor for Scale-Ups, B2Mamy Aceleradora
Mariana Foresti: Regional Manager
Maria Teresa Fornea Caron: CEO, BCredi
Marina Beraz: Co-founder, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Mario Seki: Co Founder, wiz
Marlene Marchiori: CEO, Marlene Marchiori
Marlon Pascoal: CTO, Arbo Imóveis
Matheus Gois: CEO , Hydronorth
Mauricio Trezub: CEO, CiaShop
Maurício Ribeiro Maciel: Lawyer, Marins Bertoldi
Michel Costa: CEO , TECHPAR Investments
Michelle Zibetti Tadra: Co founder, Go Genetic
Milena Seabra Ferreira: Conselheira, GRPCOM
Moacir Vieira Santos: Director, Grupo Value/Smart Value
Nilson Filatieri: Executive Director, Eadbox
Nima Kaz: Co Founder, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Orlando Laragnoit: CEO & Founder, Listely
Otavio Tranchesi: Industry lead finance, APPSFLYER
Oto Mazziotti Moreira: Head of Business, Everywhere Analytics
Pamela Manfrim: Diretora de Desenvolvimento, Apetit Serviços de Alimentação
Pâmela Ponce: CEO, IAPRENDI & ELA S/A
Pâmela Ponce: Founder e CEO, IAPRENDI
Paulo Sérgio Gusmann: Director, ADVB/PR
Pedro Brandão: Designer, Pepo Carneiro Branding
Pedro Cruz: CoFounder, Navegg
Pedro Sousa: Co-Director, Campinas Chapter
Pedro Wolff: Corporate Law | Venture Capital | M&A | , Pironti Advogados
Pedro Sella: Business Development, Parque Tecnológico Itaipu
Piero Contezini: CEO, ASAAS
Pierre Schurmann: CEO , Keiretsu
Priscila Assahida Moreira: Consultora P&D, Sistema Fiep
Rachel Horta: Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor, Maisha Ventures
Rafael Martinelli De Oliveira: CEO, BMR Medical S.A
Rafael Slonik: Co-Founder, Sweeme
Rafael Nishita: Advogado, Marins Bertoldi Advogados
Rafaela Bassetti: Founder e Ceo, Wishe Women Capital
Rafize Santos: CEO, Badass Mentoria
Raquel Dallasta: Programa Centelha PR- Recurso de Subvenção Econômica, Fundação Araucária
Ravi Gama: Diretor de Fundos, Risco e M&A, Bertha Capital
Regina Acutu: CoFounder & CEO, Verifact
Renata Carvalho: CEO, She’s The Boss Tecnologia Ltda
Renata Redondo Bonaldi: CEO, SleepUp
Renato Paquet: CEO Founder, Polen
Rhodrigo Deda Gomes: Editor Executivo de Conexão, Gazeta do Povo
Rhuan Moraes: Founder/CEO , FireFly
Ricardo Pereira: CEO & Head of Growth, Rookau
Ricardo Moraes: CEO, Rodhium
Roberto Gordilho: CEO, GeSaúde
Robson Del Fiol: Channel & Franchising Director, Skyone
Robson Privado: COO & Co-founder , DHEO Consulting
Rodolfo Spigai: Partner, Caetano de Paula & Spigai Advocacia e Consultoria
Rodrigo de Alvarenga: CEO, HAG.Group / HAG USA / HAG EU / HAG LATAM
Rodrigo Schiavini: CEO & Founder, SmartHint
Rodrigo Marques: Advogado Sócio da área de Direito Digital, Tecnologia e Inovação, Marins Bertoldi Advogados
Rodrigo Fernandes: Founder, Contabliss
Rodrigo Contin: Ceo, Hitech-e
Rogério Coutinho: Founder & Ceo, Podium Tecnologia
Ruy Leite: CEO, SAFEB
Sandra Soffner Hirata: Head of People, Pipefy
Sandro Batista: Director, CEO, Founder Institute, Focus BC - Google, Mapify
Sarah Venturim Lasso: Co-founder & COO, BlueBenu
Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Shahab Kaviani: Co-Founder, Chief Entrepreneurs Office, CoFoundersLab
Sobhan Daliry: CEO, Grupo NZN
Sophia Faria: Senior Managing Partner, Inventos Digitais
Stephan Garcia: Founder, Open Brazil
Tatiana Fiuza: Manager, Vlinder Estratégias para Inovação
Thiago Zampieri: CEO & Co-Founder, Corelab
Thiago Ayres: Head, Brain Fitness Xperience
Thiago Eik: Associate Founder, Bankme
Tiago Gavassi: Founder, PANIC LOBSTER
Tiago De Dalvi: CEO & Founder, Olist.com / Solidarium
Valdinei Santana: Business Hacker / CEO, weVortex
Vânia Discher: Partner
Wellington Moscon: CEO, GoEPIK
William Borba
Willian Power Homem: Founder & CEO, Houseasy
Yuri Sonoda: Board Member, FaceMedia & Apllos Solutions

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 8,100 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network - a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.

The results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over 1.9BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).