Time to Build: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Mexico City 2023

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 Mexico City's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Mexico City 2023 Founder Institute today.

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

Lessons Learned Raising from Top Silicon Valley VCs: AMA with Rajeev Behera: 10:00am, may 29, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/372658
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 11:00am, jun 02, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/372203
How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 11:00am, jun 04, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/372233
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, jun 09, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/372248
FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 11:00am, jun 23, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/372286
Startup Finance & Banking Basics: AMA with Grasshopper Bank: 11:00am, jun 25, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/371990
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:00am, jun 30, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/372313
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 11:00am, jul 07, 2025 (America/Mexico_City): https://FI.co/e/372330

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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 Mexico City accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Jose Antonio Tena Sendra (CEO & Co-Founder, Piktia), Lorena Sanchez (Co-Founder & Co CEO, Urban Guilt). In addition, some of Mexico City's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Abdala Pineda: Chief Revenue & Growth Officer, WEEX
Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Adam Keynes: Founder and GP, Bizrupt and Mind The Gap
Adan Ramos: Country Manager, Kovi
Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Adolfo Babatz: CEO, Clip
Adolfo Ferrer: CEO & Co-Founder, LIKS
Agustin Ortiz Monasterio Rivero: Founder, DILMUN
Ahmed Shabana: Venture Capital. Startup Advisor. Investor., ParkPine Capital
Airy Minor: Comunicación & Partnerships, ArkAngeles.co
Alan Luna: VISUAL DESIGNER II, FROG
Alberto Alejandré: Co Founder / COO & CCO, Mobbit
Alejandro Carbonell: CEO, Tutorez
Alejandro Diez Barroso: Managing Partner, DILA CAPITAL
Alejandro Virchez Azuara: Senior Partner, Node 6
Alejandro Cardoso: Global CEO & Managing Partner, Massivart
Alejandro Arriaga: COO & Partner, Alacrity México
Alejandro Gonzalez: Fund Manager, Redwood Ventures
Alejandro Berman: VP Marketing, Stori
Alex Martin: Business Development Manager, ePesos
Alex Garrido: Founder, AGX.Media
Àlex Orozco: Country Manager
Alfonso Naranjo: General Partner, Chagres Capital
Ali Jamal: GP, First Check Ventures
Ana Carolina Mexia: Co-Founding Partner, Nido Ventures
Ana Liz Pardo: Chief Marketing Officer, Keyboo
Ana Lizz Pardo Tarabay: CEO, Keyboo
Anamargarita Baasch: CEO , Cerveza BW
Ana Paula Bolio: Analyst, Dila Capital
Andrea Vásquez: Creative Director, Life and Mindset
Andrea Marchosky
Andreea Marinescu: CEO, Tech Add-Venture
Andres Bilbao: Co founder, Rappi
ANDRES OLIVEROS GONZALEZ: Co-Founder, ASTROLAB
Andrés León: Innovation Consultant and Market Validation, Graphite Growth
Andrew Lee Miller: CEO, ANDREW STARTUPS
Ángel Alvarado Beitia: Gerente de Finanzas, Empresa General de Capital
Antonio Saad: Presidente Ejecutivo, #TodoPanama
Ariadna Trapote: CEO/Co-Founder, Little Bookmates
Arletty Pinel: CEO, SilverOcean
Arturo Salazar: General Partner, Billioneurons
Arturo Flores: Head of Strategy & Planning, Digital@FEMSA
Ashe Whitener: Founder, Liberty Entrepreneurs
Astrid Chedid: Regional Director for LAC and Spain, Annual Investment Meeting
Azalea Perez
Azul Pasos: INVESTMENT ANALYST, REDWOOD
Bernardo Cordero: co founder, flat.mx
Bernardo Tamez: Founder, legalmind.mx
Bernardo Caceres: Former Vice-President and Country Manager Peru, Procter & Gamble
Bobby Diamond: Head of UI / UX, Swap
Brenda Hernandez: CHRO, TUL
Bruno Ramos: CEO, Swap
C Salazar: Venture Partner, 500 Startups
Carlos Beltran: Partner / Chief Innovation Officer, BELTRAN FORTUNY & BELTRAN RIVERA SC
Carlos Garcia: CEO, Kavak
Carlos Ayalde: GM, Stori
Carlos Flores: Head of Business Development, Wayra Hispam
Carlos Andres Valencia Nieto: Machine learning Project Leader | Product Manager, Mercadolibre
Carlos Arturo Hoyos: Director, Velo Legal
Carolina Arango: CEO, Trasto Casa
Carolina De La Guardia: Co-Founder and Partner , Velo Legal
Caterine Castillo: CEO, NEIVOR
Cesar Esquivel: CEO, Blooders
Cesar Andres [Cedres] Villaran: VP of Revenue, Zenpli
Christian Rubio: Founder and Producer, La Gracia Films
Claret Uribe: Business Development Manager, Bebe2Go
Claudia Madrid: Director, CM Creative Marketing
Cristina Palacios: CEO, Aventones
Cristina De La Peña: CEO, Synapbox
Cristina Carvallo: People Officer, Crabi
Cristina Collazos: Manager, Ciudad del Saber
Cristobal Cortes: CEO, Degusta
Daniel Granatta: Brand Director, Stori
David Geisen: CEO, Dafiti Mexico
David Haber: Co-Founder & CEO, Unitips
David Dana: CFO, Canasta Rosa
David De Santiago
David Andujo: ceo, andujo consulting
David Jorjani: Founder, Qatalyst Labs
Deborah Dana: CEO & Co-Founder, Canasta Rosa
Deep Moteria: Founder , Elluminati
Diego Sánchez Padilla: CRO & CO Founder, Keyboo
Diego Villarán: Product led growth, Stori
Dora Valdez: CEO, YINGO
Dr. Everardo J. Barojas: Founder, Prescrypto
Dustin Betz: Director of Operations, White Rose Ventures
Edgardo Cruz: Chief Innovation Officer, Resortera Business Lab
Edrizio De La Cruz: Ex Visiting Partner, Y Combinator
Emmanuel Chamarro: Director, Ixe Grupo Financiero
Eric Descombes: President, FCB México
Eugenio Perea: Partner
Eynar Samudio Horna: CEO, Strategy & Execution
Fabiola Borquez: Senior Product Manager, Scotiabank
Fabiola Quinzanos: Principal, Monashees
Federico Fernandez Dupouy: Entrepreneurship, Solar Energy, Finance & Investments, OTEPI RENOVABLES
Fernando Ramírez De La Peña: Consultant, Marketing
Francisco Cordoba : Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, WeSend
Francisco Maldonado Haro: Francisco Maldonado, Sandwich Group
Francisco Schuler: Investment associate, Wayra Hispam
Gabriel Cortina: Country Manager, Wayra
Gabriela Hurtado: Head of Product, Ubiqua
Galit Flasterstein: CEO, Local Keeps
Gerardo Macías: Founder & Managing Partner, Astelaris
Germán White: Director Académico, Brother Panama
Gilles Suberville
Gonzalo Herrera: Managing Partner, BYG Consultores
Grisel Olmedo: Head of Brand, albo
Guillaume Balas: Angel Investor | Mentor | Entrepreneur, 3scale / Meta Pool / The Inbound Labs / Tings
Guillermo Villegas: Co-Founder & CMO, Luuna
Guillermo Guzman: Local Leader, Founder Institute Colombia
Gustavo Toledo: Director de Operaciones, Logistica Prixz SAPI de CV
Haim Perets
Heinz Sohm: CEO, BLIND CREATOR
Ignacio Bermudez: Co founder, Tally Legal
Ignacio Cordero: Head of Growth, RappiPay
Iñigo Rumayor Belausteguigoitia: Former CoCeo, Arcus
Isaac Carreón
Isaac Victoria: Legal Director, Webach
Ivan Alvarez: CEO , iOS Developers Mexico
Ivan Kourany: Co-Founder, Tribu App
Jaime Martinez: CEO & Cofounder, Miind Brands (Acquired by Merama)
Jakiya Elizabeth Brown: CEO and Founder, Founder of The Travelingfro Brand | Travelpreneur | Branding Strategist
Javier Gotschlich: Head of Partnerships - Hubspot for Startups, HubSpot
Javier Cabrero: Anaylist, Billioneurons
Jennifer Reyna: Co-founder y COO, okboy
Jesus Torres: Parter & CRO, Snowball
Joao Fernandes: Gerente General | CoFounder, PROINSEC | Maptasking
Joao Matos Albino: CO FOUNDER, URBVAN
Johan Castellanos: Co-Founder, ChefSurf, MAT
John Collins: CEO, IHOP Panama
Jordania Lopez Aguilar: Program Manager, Boost
Jorge Lopez Archundia: Director Operativo - Co Founder, SOME / Content Marketing
Jose Acuña: Director, FI Caracas
Jose Antonio Tena Sendra: Director of Product / Head of New Products & Expansion, Stori
Jose Carlos Garcia Mendiazabal
Jose Maria Pertusa Honrubia: Co-Ceo and Co-Founder , Apli
Juan Leaño: Founder & CEO, Parco
Juan Antonio Boyd: Co-Founder and Partner , Velo Legal
Juan Camilo Villegas: Founder, Buky
Juan Carlos Belair: Founder, Spiralis
Juan Carlos Pascual: CEO, Kommplex Analytics
Juan Miguel Guerra Dávila: CEO Revolut de México, Revolut
Juan Pablo Ortega: Co Founder and Head of RappiBank, Rappi
Juan Pablo Eskildsen: Coach, Consultant and HR Expert / Founder, Ofrece Tu Talento
Juan Pablo Donoso: Director, Optiks
Julian Nuñez: Founder & COO, Yuno
Juliano Marques: Acquisition Marketing Manager, Goomer
Juvenal Cubiles
Laura Ortiz Montemayor: Founder, SVX México
Laura Elizondo
Laura M González: Associate, IGNIA Partners
Lauren Rodriguez: Co-Fundadora, Abogadas para Emprendedores
Leo Marchosky: Strategy Business Consultant, Free Lance
Leonardo Gaitan: CEO & co-founder, Autoparti
Leyre Garrido Iriso: Investment Associate , Ignia
Lorena Sanchez Garcia: Erudit AI, COO & Board Member
Lourdes Uzuriaga, platzi
Lucia Martinez: Director and Co-Founder, Troquer
Luis Lopez, Twenty-three
Luis Barrios: Founder & CEO , Arkangeles.co
Luis Andrés Hernández Acevedo: CEO, Wise
Luis San Miguel: Managing Director, Caribbean Fishing Trading
Luis Valdovinos: Industrial Engineer and Systems, YOYUU
Luis Adolfo Gonzalez: CEO
LUIS ANTONIO M: CEO, Solución-A
Mads Schmidt Petersen: CEO , HippoBuild (Y Combinator W22)
Mahesh Khemlani: CEO, Bpartnerslab
Maite Diez Canedo: co founder, VIA WORK
Manuel Nucamendi: Senior Consultant, Kantar Consulting
Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
Marcela Gutiérrez: Founder, LaMarch Consulting
Marcela Zetina Manrique: Head of Open Innovation & Open Banking , BBVA
Marco Villegas: Director, FI Caracas
Marcos Polanco: CEO, Deedit
Marcus Dantus: CEO, Startup Mexico
Maria Altschulter: Associate, DILA CAPITAL
Maria Beatriz Barletta: Director, Sentio Panama
Maria Jose Madero: Co Founder & Creative Director , Ben & Frank
Mariana Villarreal: e-commerce entrepreneur and consultant, Ignite ecommerce, Sacional, +
Mariana Castillo: Co-CEO & Co-Founder, BEN AND FRANK
Marlene Garayzar: Founder, Stori
Martha Ayala: Consultor en Vinculación y desarrollo de negocios empresarial, Citibank
Martin Mexia: Head of RappiPay (Former CEO & Co-Founder of Payit acquired by Rappi), Rappi
Mauricio Miranda: Manager, Caricaco
Mayela Becerra: Partner, SWS Consulting & Ingredienta.com
Melina Cruz: CEO, Homely
Michael Lindo: CEO and Founding Partner, Blue Tide Web Consulting
Mois Cherem: CEO & CO-Founder, BEDU
Moises Hamui: CEO - Co-Founder, Viceversa & MHA Consulting
Mónica Albarrán: CEO, MUUK
Natalia Falla Liévano: Head of International Talent , flat.mx
Natalia Rico: head of operations, h20 capital
Natalia Gonzalez Vela: Founder, La Neta del VC
Olivier Sieuzac: Former CEO , Linio.com
Orlando Osorio: CEO & Founder, Meaningful
Oscar Landivar: COO, Wizdem
Pablo Rena: CEO & Founder, MayoreoTotal
Pablo Ize: CEO, Kiwi - BOP
Pablo Estevez: Co-Founder , Gus Chat
Pablo Gomez Gallardo Maass: Chief Digital Officer, Viva Aerobus
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Patrick Menendez: Principal, VARIV Capital
Paul D'souza: President and CEO, The D'Souza Group
Pedro Colmenares: Co-Founder, Kernel Community
Pedro Ornelas: CEO - Cofounder/Mentor, Microlabs/Independent/Newchip
Prakash Wallis: Ex CEO, ASHA GROW
Rafa Jiménez: CEO, Seenapse
Rafael De Haro: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, COMETA
Rajanish Karki: Founder, Beats Bazar
Raul Basurto Rosenzweig: Worldwide Developer Relations, Rack Centre
Raul Maldonado: CEO, Boitas
Raymond D. Harari: Managing Partner, Canalis Capital
Rebeca Vidal: Ejecutiva Principal, CAF
Roberto Coste: CEO, Kublau
Roberto Castillo: CTO & COFOUNDER, Mobbit
Rocio Reyes Morales: Brand Strategist, Google
Rodrigo Garza Urquiza: Sales Branch Manager , Bray International
Rogelio De los Santos: Cofounder and Managing Partner, Dalus Capital & FI Monterrey
Roger Vasquez: Director and Founder, Punto Bohemio
Rossana Escalante: Co-founder, Intersect
Ruben Serros GarduŃo: PRESIDENTE, Innovación Posible ac
Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
Sandra Alvarez: Director of Product, Clip
Sanjaykumar Patel: Founder & Principal IP Attorney, EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Santiago Sanchez: Founder, Intersect
Santiago Lamas: Head of Marketing - Founding Team, Justo
Sathya Mariana Llull: VP of People and Talent, Deckrobot
Shai Rosen: Co-founder, Suggestic
Shai Rosen: Co-Founder, Suggestic
Sherman He: CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER, STORI
Shlomi Podgaetz: Director/CEO, Rizasmart Consulting
S Ita Doornbos
Sofia Machuca: Open Innovation Manager, Axtel
Sofia Niño De Rivera: Co-founder & Board of Directors, ETC Media Group
Sofia Padilla: Associate, Redwood Ventures
Sofía Torres: CEO, Telokwento
Stefan Scharnagl Villarroel: Founder, SEED
Stephanie Lewis: CEO, Cinemanagement
Susan Herrera: Solutions Architect, Pixmat Studios
Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
Valentina Jordan: former investor, canary
Victor Reyes: Co-Founder, SkyRocket Tech Lab
Victor Chapela: Founder & CEO, Onfire Health
Victor Lopez Cabrera: Technology Innovation Professor, Universidad Tecnologica de Panama
Virginia Campo: CEO and Cofounder, Talent Nomads
Warren Gutensohn: Head of Product, RappiPay
Yelena Ioffe Cuevas: Fund Manager, Soldiers Field Angels
Ytzia Belausteguigoitia: Co-Founder & Co CEO, Troquer
Yusef Jacobs: Founder & CEO, Gravity

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,500 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 $1.85BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).