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 Nordics's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Nordics Spring 2023 Founder Institute today.
We will be hosting several free startup events in Nordics over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:
- How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI: 2:30am, Sep 15, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/403501
- How to Build a Strong Pipeline of Entrepreneurs for your Innovation Hub: 6:00pm, Sep 28, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/398249
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Founders of High-Growth Startups (Q&A + Networking): 6:00pm, Oct 06, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/398715
- From Dreamer to Doer: Build the Founder Mindset: 6:00pm, Oct 13, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/399048
- From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 6:00pm, Oct 20, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/398699
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 Nordics accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Naimul Abd (CEO, Connect Öst). In addition, some of Stockholm's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:
- Adeo Ressi: CEO at VC Lab, Executive Chairman at Founder Institute
- Adrian Arnsvik Bjurefalk: Investor I early-stage venture capital in nordics and baltics, Inventure
- Anders Hammarbäck: Partner, Antler
- Andrew Hennigan: Lecturer, Coach, Writer, Andrew Hennigan Consulting
- Anette Nordvall: Partner/ Chapter President, Keiretsu Forum Nordics
- Aviv Shalgi: CEO, Solar Simplified
- Ben Stacey: Regional Manager, Founder Institute
- Beril Kocadereli, Antler
- Charlotte Christensen: Executive Director, Fintocat
- Chris Foltz: Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
- David Holm: General Partner, Xplorico
- Dr. Hanan El Basha: Founder, The Business Doctor & The Global Businesswomen
- Elena Mlotok: General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon
- Erik Oskarsson: Country Manager, Rouse Sweden
- Funda Sezgi: Co-founder & MD at Norrsken Impact Accelerator, Norrsken Foundation
- Hannes Helander: Head of Startup Programs, Connect Sverige Region Öst
- Hannes Rosén: CEO & Co-Founder, StartupTools
- Henrik Reimavuo: Investor, J12 Ventures
- Idowu Akinde: Founder, Boolean Labs
- Janne Saarikko: Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute
- Jens Wernborg: Director, Startup Grind Hong Kong
- John Drakenberg Renander: CEO & Co-founder, Alex Therapeutics
- John Rush: Founder, MarsX Inc
- Jonathan Greechan: Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute
- Julia Delin: CEO, SSE Business Lab
- Jørn Haanæs: Investment Director, Katapult
- Leif Frykman: Founder & Chairman of the Board, LegalWorks Nordic
- Magnus Bergmark: Innovation Manager, Telia Company
- Mara Rada: CEO & Chief of Strategy, Citronade Naming and Branding
- Marie-Louise Dahl: VP of Operations & Co-Founder, Lunch.Co
- Matti Lindberg: Associate, Legal Counsel, Rouse Sweden
- Mehkar Sheikh: CEO, Nutty Ventures
- Michel Laporte Godorn: Founder & CEO, Vimentis Group AB
- Mikaela Larsell Ayesa: Co-founder & COO, Future Closets AB
- Moaz Hamid: founding partner, mvmt ventures
- My Mattsson: Senior Associate, Rouse
- Naimul Abd: Coompanion Stockholm, Startup Grind
- Nea Harjanne: CEO, Kiuas
- Ola Wassvik: Co-Founder & CTO, Flatfrog Laboratories AB
- Per Björklund: Co-founder and VP Marketing, Efftel AB
- Peter Ingman: Co-Founder, Flowpass AB
- Rebecka Löthman Rydå: Investment Director, Inventure
- Remi Saint-Jean: Founder, delighting.io
- Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
- Simon Olson: Founding Partner, XY Ventures
- Simon Turner: Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana
- Sissel Hansen: Founder & CEO, Startup Guide
- Stéphane Nasser: Founder, OpenVC
- Taylor Ryan: 6x Start-up Founder, Investor, and Web3 Expert, Layer Three Ventures
- Tetiana Siianko: Head of Accelerator Program, NoMoonShot
- Thomas Bigagli: Director France & EMEA Investment Committee Member, Plug and Play
- Victoria Kopylov: Chief Commercial Officer, PocketLaw
- Ying-Ying Huang: Investor, APX
- And many more to be announced.
Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 9,000 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 Agentic’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of the FI Agentic program then receive free access to our advanced post-graduate programs 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 Nordics to get funded and build a global business.
Apply to the Nordics Spring 2023 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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