Build the Future: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Middle East 2023

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

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

What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Apr 29, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/345975
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 8:00pm, May 08, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/345485
Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 7:00pm, May 09, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/345230
Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 8:00pm, May 15, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/345491
How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 8:00pm, May 20, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/338793
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Jun 03, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/343450
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Jun 17, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/339922
How to Take a Value Proposition to Finding Product Market Fit: 8:00pm, Jun 24, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/341456
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 3:00am, Jul 02, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/340233
How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 8:00pm, Jul 08, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/344420
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 8:00pm, Jul 29, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/341670
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Aug 12, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/344108
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00pm, Sep 16, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/342367
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, Sep 23, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/343556
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Sep 25, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/344307
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, Oct 02, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/342053
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Oct 30, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/344606
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 9:00pm, Nov 04, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/343343
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 4:00am, Nov 07, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/342156
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 9:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/342549
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 9:00pm, Dec 02, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/342256
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 9:00pm, Dec 04, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/345345
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 9:00pm, Dec 09, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/344801
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 9:00pm, Dec 16, 2024 (Asia/Baghdad): https://FI.co/e/344920

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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.

The Middle East accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Maher Santarissy (Managing Director , Founder Institute ), MiddleEast Admin, Mohammad Santarissy (CEO, Relatively Fund). In addition, some of Amman's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Abdulrazaq Elayyan: Founder, Optics CenteR
Ahmad Santarissy: CEO, We The Makers LLC
Ahmad Nazzal: Senior Analyst - FinTech Innovation & Investment, Arab Bank - AB Accelerator
Ahmed Nassef: Founder, DigiFi Network
Ahmed Al Kiremli: Co-Founder, CEO, Orisdi
Ahmed Morsy, Just to Learn
Alessandra Scicchitano: Founder, AURES, and Lecturer, Swiss Business School
Alex Pavel: Managing Director - Middle East, Africa and Asia, Pagero
Ana Bibikova: Founder, An Aspiring Founder
Arthur Gusev: Founder and CEO, Launch Deck
Chad Fox: Managing Partner, Fox Ventures
Charles Shaban: Consultant, Self
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Christian AlMurr: Co-founder & CEO , Jedo
Christian Vezjak: Co-founder & CEO, TAP
Dan D'souza: Intrapreneurship and New Ventures Senior Manager, L Marks
Dav Masaon: Co-Founder , Zanda
Deep Moteria: Founder , Elluminati
Elia Nuqul: Owner, Investor, Mentor, Co-Founder, Nuqul Group
Fady Santarissy: Managing Partner, cg imagine+invent
Fahed Qteishat: Associate Director, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Filip Karwala: Co-founder, Partner, Move Ventures
Gaelle Yammine: Associate, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Grant Felgenhauer: Managing Partner, Euphrates Ventures
Hamdi Tabbaa: Co-founder and CEO , Abwaab
Hanan Shahin: Co-founder & CEO, Bloomcart
Hasan Ahmad: Consultant, Hasan Ahmad
Hussam Hammo: CEO & Founder, Tamatem Games
Ibrahim Faza, Shamal Start
Irina Baskova: Growth coach for B2B sales and go-to-market., independent consultant.
Ivan Hoo: Co-Founder , Inverse
Jad El Boustani: Managing Director, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Karim Djerboa: Business Development Specialist, MAVENTERSE
Karim Hamdan: Managing Partner, DINARe VENTURES
Laura Olivier Khudairi: Executive Director, Iraq Tech Ventures
Lauren Jane Heller: Executive Leadership Coach, On Deck/ Iberdrola Australia
Loek Daemen: Presentation Skills Trainer & Founder , Pitch Perfect
Luis Ferreira: Mentor, FI
Maher Kaddoura: Investor, Al Jude
Maher Santarissy: Managing Director, moment
Marie Therese Fam: Partner, Silicon Badia
Marisa Bryce: CEO, Jack and Blue Capital
Marwan Said: CEO, E Points Group
Marwan Abu sakha: Co-Founder & CEO, Kitchefy
Michael Makdah, Eskonomy
Michael Ho: Founder, The Priority Map
Mohd Santarissy: Co-CEO, Relatively Fund
Mortada Al Khateeb: Co-founer and CEO, Needbooth
Mudar Jeiroudi: Managing Partner, Jeiroudi Law Firm
Muhanad Wadah: Founder & CEO, Shab
Muhannad Taslaq: General Manager, Integral Reality Labs
Nadia KANOUN: CEO, Senior Adviser, Trainer & Coach, IHSCEN for Startups
Nadine Zerrini: Corporate Innovation Leader, Harvard University
Najiba Wajiha Mahboob: CEO, Toureela
Nela Dunato: Brand Designer, Nela Dunato Art & Design
Nidal Bitar: Chief Executive Officer, ICT Association of Jordan - int@j
Omar Tabbaa: Chairman / CEO, Eat Holding
Paul Turken: Professor, Marketing & Strategy of Business School Netherlands
Raja Mawad: Founder, Thrv.health
Rami Essaid: CEO, Finmark
Ramzi Halaby: CEO, The Online Project
Rasha Laswi: Partner, Andersen
Rawaz Rauf: Partner, Euphrates Ventures
Rishi Sharma: West Coast Lead , Newlin VC
Roberto Croci: Regional Startups Enabler, .
Ruba Darwish: Operations Manager, BMB Jordan
Ruba Fakhouri: Psychological , Counseling
Rudy Bekerejian: Founder & CEO , Ecomz
Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Samer Arabiat: Consultant
Sara Alkhatib, SpaceDeco
Saumya Bhatnagar: CTO & Co-Founder, Involve.ai
Saurabh Nathany: Startup & VC Lawyer, White Summers Caffee & James, LLP
Sawsan Lubani, iRole
Shaun Gold: Entrepreneur, storyteller, GP at Improve Ventures, Improve Ventures
Simon Turner: Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana
Simon Tkachenko: Principal, Modus Capital
Sokmean Nou: Founder & CEO, Calixa
Tamer Al Salah: Managing Director, BeyondCapital
Tarek Roushdy: Angel Investor, UI Investments
Tariq El Titi: Managing Director , Janus Ventures
Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
Trevor Longino - DO NOT USE THIS ACCOUNT: Owner , Crowd Tamers
Triska Hamid: Editorial Director, Wamda
Vaios Gkitsas: Founder , The Upset Partners
Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Wajeeha Al Husseini: Director of Communications, Umniah
Yasmine Darwich: Founder of DonaLeb | Social Impact, DonaLeb
Zaid Ibrahim: Consumer Marketing Director, Umniah
Zeid Husban: Serial Entrepreneur | 2 Exits | Experienced Leader | Angel Investor

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.

The results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over $1.75BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).