Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2023: 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 Hong Kong's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Hong Kong 2023 Founder Institute today.
We will be hosting several in-person free startup events in Hong Kong over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:
Hong Kong Events:
- Navigating Hong Kong’s Healthtech Startup Ecosystem: A Guide to Local Resources: 7:00pm, Apr 30, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/343090
- Pitch Your Ideas to Asian Investors & Experts, Online: 7:00pm, May 14, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/331352
Global or Regional Events:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 8:00am, May 02, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/338040
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 8:00am, Jun 06, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/340962
- Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 8:00am, Aug 20, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/341741
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00am, Aug 29, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/341845
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00am, Sep 10, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/344201
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00am, Oct 15, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/342442
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00am, Oct 24, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/344499
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 9:00am, Nov 19, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/344680
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 9:00am, Nov 26, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/345421
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 9:00am, Dec 24, 2024 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/342621
Make better, faster business decisions in 2023 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.
Our mentors include
- Aaron Everhart: Country Manager, Draper Startup House
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
- Alison Massey: Digital Marketing Consultant , GLG
- Amit Chatterjee: Founder & Group Chairman, Shadow Factory
- Andrea Livotto: Partner, TenX2
- Andrea Springmann: Co-Founder/ Director, Don't Throw Me Limited
- Andrew Chen: Managing Partner , Arion Ventures
- Andrew Stotz: Founder & CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research
- Andrii Moroz: Partner, Network VC
- Andy Ann: CEO, NDN GROUP
- Anna Fedorova: CEO, Unicorn Events
- Arnold Cheung: Founder, Profind
- Ashok Jaiswal: Founder / CMO, Lecker Labs Ltd
- Austin Keung: Chief Financierge, Financierge
- Belinda Pham: VC Investor & Scout | Web3 & Blockchain, Brinc
- Ben Chien: Managing Director, Greater China , AnyMind Group
- Ben Stein: Co-founder & CEO, Staple
- Bowie Lau: Director, MaGE Group
- Brian Chen: Founder, Board Click
- Brian Tsui: Partner , Catallyze
- Bruno Škvorc: Web3 Idealist, Caimeo
- Burtujin Dashnyam
- Cesar Jung Harada: Founder , Makerbay Limited and Foundation
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Christian Ng: Manager, Swire Properties
- Christina Tang: Director, Blue Sky Energy Technology
- Christine Yu: Co-Founder, Sophia
- Claudio Trucco: Strategy & innovation manager, AECOM
- Clay Sen: Head of SEO/Ecomm/Content+ , Client Lead Partnership, Mindshare
- Crystal Pang: Co-founder, Pickupp
- Daniel Szuc: Founder, Make Meaningful Work
- Daniel Cruickshanks: CTO, Profind
- Danny Yeung: Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor, Astronaut, uBuyiBuy (acquired by Groupon)
- David Brabbins: Associate Partner , Prophet
- David Rosa: CEO, Neat
- David Liu: Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Clarivate
- Derek Kwik: Managing Partner, BraveSoldier Venture Capital
- Derrick Cramer: Global Head of Marketing, Hawk:AI
- Doug Glen: Principal, Hong Kong Tech Incubator
- Dr Francois Fong: Founder & CEO, Neo-Health Group
- Edmund Chan
- Elaine Ng: Founder and Designer, The Fabrick Lab
- Elton Xu: First Vice President, East West Bank
- Enric Danieletto: Partner, Pairstech Capital Management LLP
- Esme Pau: Senior Director, China Tonghai Securities
- Frank Lee: Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk
- Frank Yam: CEO & Founder, Focus Strategic Group Inc.
- Gaetan Gosset, Independent Investor & Analyst
- Gary To: Founder & General Manager, Koziness (acquired by Food Panda)
- Giang Trịnh Minh: Trịnh Minh Giang's Biography, VMCG
- Gregor Borosa: Co-Founder & Security Principal, Boson Protocol
- Gregory Yuen: Associate Director, AsiaPay
- Guy Facey: Partner, Facey & Associates LLP
- Howard Kwong: Chief Digital Officer, Prudential Hong Kong
- Ho Yin Cheung: Founder, Remo
- Humphrey Wrey: Mr, QuickBus
- Idris Gbaja Biamila: Global Head of Partnerships, Geniusto
- Ingo Rübe: Founder , KILT Protocol
- Ivan Hui
- Jacey Paik: Executive Vice Chairman, Association of Family Offices in Asia
- Jaclyn Tsui: Managing Partner, Altitude Labs
- James Kwan: Executive Chairman, Jumpstart
- James Kwan: Managing Partner, Soapbox Capital
- Janet Tse: Director and Principal Trainer, Life Habits Consulting Ltd.
- J.D. Salbego: CEO & Co-founder, Moonstax & Hash3 Labs
- Jeffrey Broer: Investor, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Kohpy Ventures
- Jennifer Che: Managing Director, Eagle IP Limited
- Jervis Chua: Designer, Build Republic Limited
- Jina Zhu: Manager, Corporate Relations, SEIML Ventures
- Jin Hui Wong: Partner, Ivest Capital
- John D. Evans, CFA: Partner, Orytiv Ventures
- Jon Pedersen: Co-Founder, Chairman & Director, Foundation for Shared Impact (FSI)
- Jonah Lau: Head of Portfolio, Animoca Brands
- Jonathan Nguyen: Founder & CEO, Unsensible
- Jonathan Ma: Investment Director - Corporate Ventures , isBIM Limited
- Joseph Chow: Partner, Maurice WM Lee Solicitors
- Jude O'kelly: General Partner, Mount Parker Ventures
- Justin Wong: Manager - New Ventures, PwC
- Kapil Dhiman: Co-founder and CEO, Quranium
- Kelvin Kwong: Founder, Managing Director, XGD Media
- Ken Cheung: Co-Founder & President, Our Happy Company
- Kevin Leung: CEO, Muku Labs
- Koen Munneke: CEO, Intrinsik
- Koen Vanderhoydonk: Founder & CEO, The Connector
- Lai Kiu Chan: Founder, atTTempspace
- Laurent Koehler: Co-Founder and CBO, HK-Dtech Limited
- Laurent Koehler: Co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer, HK-Dtech Limited
- Lavina Ramkissoon: Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom, Founder Institute
- Leo Ku: Managing Director, PlayNetwork
- Leon Eisen: Venture Partner, Network.VC
- Lewis Cerne: CEO, Spacebox
- Loong Ling: Ventures, Standard Chartered Ventures
- Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
- Maeva Slotine: Founder , Slotine
- Mara Rada: CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)
- Mark Munoz: Founder & Executive Director, Vectr Ventures
- Mason Ahn Bui: Investment Manager, Venturra Capital
- Matthew Southern: Founder and CEO, Southern Straps
- Max Song: Investor, Data Scientist, Schwarzman Scholar, Pacific Century Group
- Max Zheng: Director of Investments, Blockchain Founders Group
- Michelangiolo Mazzeschi: Founder, choicy.co
- Michelle Lam: Founder & Managing Director, The Spoilt Experiences Group
- Mikaal Abdulla: Co Founder and CEO, SoFi
- Mike Mastroyiannis: Ex CEO, COO, now Founder and Managing Partner , TenX2
- Mike Grundy: Founder & CEO, Amazon Papyrus Chemicals Ltd
- Oleksii Chepelyk: Co-founder & CEO, Startup.Inc
- Oscar Venhuis: CEO, EQ Lab
- Padraig Walsh: Partner, Tanner De Witt
- Patrick Collins: Founder, Prospect Labs
- Pauli Wong: Principal / Chinese Patent Attorney, Eagle IP Limited
- Peter Chan: Global Growth Lead, Seafair
- Peter Lau
- Plei Mou, Agreso
- Polly Chan: Co-Founder , Thrive Limited
- Povilas Steikunas: Head of Partnerships, Ondato
- Quinn Lai: CEO, Eoniq
- Raj Sahu: Founder and CEO at , Utobo Inc
- Raymond Yip: Venture Partner , Mount Parker Ventures
- Reisa Matsuda: Community Manager, Google Japan
- Rex Ng: President
- Robert Chiu, Angelflow
- Roger Do: Co-Founder, QSearch
- Rudi Leung: General Manager
- Ryan Manuel: Founder & CEO, Bilby AI
- Sam Gellman
- Sam Dash: General Manager, Bimeda
- Scarlett Chen, Verge HealthTech Fund
- Sean Greenhalgh, Angelflow
- Sebastien Borget: Co-Founder & COO, The Sandbox
- Simon Loong: Founder & CEO, WeLab
- Steven Fung: Patent Attorney, Real & Complex IP Services
- Sue Kim: Founding Partner, Libbler
- Suresh Balaji: Chief Marketing Officer- Asia , HSBC | Web3 Marketing Association | HH Global
- Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Venture Partners SPA
- Thomas Pun: Founder, https://fairengine.com
- TL Lee: Founder, EggLogics
- Tommie Lo: CEO, Preface
- Tommy Shek: Manager, Hong Kong Science & Technology Park
- Tracy Ho: Founder and Director, Frame & Fame Personal Branding
- Tristram Miners Jones: Head of Digital Assets, AngelHub
- Victor Lin, Ph D: Partner, QiGoal
- Vincent Vaucelle: Founder & Member, Ocean Vega
- Vitaly Gnatenko: Chief Analytics Officer, Network VC
- Warren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
- Wilson Santoso: Co-Founder at Dabble, Director at Founder Institute Jakarta
- Winnie Tan, CAD INsurance Management Company
- Yemi Oluseun: Founder/ CEO - Fintech, SaaS Business Growth, Automation & Change Management, The Change Hive
- And many more to be announced.
Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 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.
Join us in Hong Kong to get funded and build a global business.
Apply to the Hong Kong 2023 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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