Build the Future: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Switzerland Spring 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 Switzerland's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Switzerland Spring 2023 Founder Institute today.

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

Switzerland Events:

Meet & Greet with FI Switzerland-Israel Directors & Mentors on 6:30pm, Mar 22, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/318484

Global or Regional Events:

Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The Startup Founder’s Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy on 7:00pm, Apr 03, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/317570
Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online on 7:00pm, Apr 12, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/316172
Hiring Your First Employees as a Startup Founder (Online Event) on 7:00pm, Apr 17, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/319169
Growing a Startup from $0 to $2.5M in Revenue, with Ameet Mehta on 12:00pm, Apr 24, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/318302
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A Session with Eric Kulberg on 7:00pm, May 08, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/319590
How to Write Top-Performing Facebook & LinkedIn Ads on 7:00pm, May 15, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/318810
Hiring the First Marketer for Your Startup with Emily Kramer on 7:00pm, May 22, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/319691
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner, Online on 7:00pm, May 31, 2023 (Europe/Zurich): https://FI.co/e/316861

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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.

Our mentors include

Adeo Ressi: Founder/CEO, Founder Institute
Adrian Hirt: CEO & Founder
Alain Nydegger: Founding Partner, 21Celsius Ventures
Alejandro Garcia: CEO & Founder , AI Retailer Systems
Aleksandar Bradic: Chief Technology Officer, Supplyframe
Alessandro Tschabold: Entrepreneur and Startup Coach
Alexandra Pastollnigg: Founder, Fair Voyage
Alexandra Pinto: Founder, hoursec
Alice Sachova Kleisli: Partner, Vendbridge AG
Andrew Ive: Founder / Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures
Anja Willms: Founder & Managing Director Shileo GmbH/ Venture Architect for Sparrow Ventures, Shileo GmbH
Antoine Mallard: VP, Causality Link
Ari Veltman: Business Strategy Advisor | Board Director | CBDO@, Sparko.TV
Aron Braun: Founder / Co-Founder, Epigenomics AG / Arpega AG / Zimballo GmbH
Athanasios Ladopoulos: CEO | Founder, MOOCTORS
Beat Scheidegger: Co-Founder, Company Factory AG
Bogdan Vasile: Co-founder, phase2
Bogdan Krinitchko: CEO & Founder , BRU
Brad Peppard: Partner & Principal, Ravix Group
Carlo Loderer: CEO, Zippsafe AG
Carlos Da Silva: Director, Founder Institute Portugal
Carlos Ruiz: CEO & Co-Founder, Flatev AG
Carolin Schneider: Founder & CEO, 4di2 GmbH
Cassiano Gobbet: Founder, Troovr
Cedric Waldburger: Founder & General Partner, Tomahawk.vc
Chander Nagpal: Managing Partner, Enabling Excellence
Chevonae Walcott: Associate, Relay Ventures
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Foltz: Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
Christof Tremp: Founder and CEO, REBELS 0.0%
Christoph Sollich: Freelancer, The Pitch Doctor
Clemence Marcilly
Dalith Steiger: Co-Founder / Managing Partner, SwissCognitive / Cognitive Valley
Daniel Kästli: Co-founder, Lead Customer Success, Spontacts, Frontify
Daniel Puerta Diaz: Co-Founder, Head of Production, Almer Technologies
Daniel Michael Böhi: Founder & Partner, Alphorn Venture Partners | TheForge | Swiss FoodTech Scaleup Factory
David Butler: Director, Startup Grind Zurich
Eddie Laventman: Founder & CEO, Goodpoint - Storytelling Masters
Elena Mlotok: General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon
Elisa Chiarelli: CEO and Founder, Yoordi
Emil Virag: Founder, Foodanza, Inc.
Erika Darmstaedter: Co-Founder, Collective63
Erin Chen: Founder& CEO, Gilly, Inc.
Eszter Tanczos Olver: Partner , EJ Capital AG
Fabian De Vos: User Journey Manager, MoneyPark
Fabio Ziemssen: Director Food Innovation, NX-FOOD (METRO AG)
Flavio Rump: Entrepreneur and Investor, Flavio Rump
Florian Nyffenegger: Founder, Agedo
Frank Mertens: Founder & CEO, FM Consulting GmbH
Fraser Doherty: Founder/Co-Founder, SuperJam | Beer52.com
Freddy Atangana: Founder - Chief Executive Officer, EKAMOU
German Ramirez: Co-founder & Chief Relevance Officer, THE RELEVANCE HOUSE AG
Gil Margalit: CEO
Greg Beardwell: CEO and Co-Founder , Connie's Kitchen
Guillaume Rozenblat: Founding Partner, Seven Lanes Capital
Guillermo Söhnlein: Co-Founder & CEO , Blue Marble ExplorationBlue Marble Exploration
Ingeborg Gasser Kriss: Board Member, Advisor , Founder Institute
Irina Berkon: Member, Golden Seeds
Ivo Ronner: VC & Advisor, Swiss Post Ventures
Jan Fülscher: Owner, jan.fuelscher.ch
Janne Saarikko: Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute
Jean Philippe Spinas: Principal, Kienbaum
Jill Allemang: Founder and Managing Director, jallé
Joanna Kapela: Founder, SLEEBOO
Julien Lepetit: Director Europe, The Business of Trust
Jürg Stuker: Partner, Kickstart Innovation
Klaus Kummermehr: Co-Founder and Partner , SNGLR Group
Lea Von Bidder: Co-Founder and CEO, Ava Science
Léa Miggiano: CMO and Co-Founder, Carvolution
Leonidas Papadopoulos: Growth Strategist/CEO, Viable Growth Marketing Agency
Lilla Peczely: co-director, Founder Institute Switzerland
Luis Allo: Director External Innovation R&D, J&J
Lukas Böni: Co-Founder, Planted
Lydia Bronze: Founder, Linie7
Magdalena Tarasinska: Investor, SICTIC
Majbritt Byskov Bridges: COO and Co-Founder, Alver World SA
Manuel Gonzalez: CEO and Managing Partner, Global RIFF
Mara Rada: CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)
Marcus Kuhn: Co-Founder, Viable Labs
Marita Price: Founder & Director, Hello
Mark Leinemann: Founder & President, Crowdfoods.com - the 1st AgriFood/-Tech Startup Association in DACHLI
Markus Ursprung: Owner, Level 48
Martina Frick: Attorney at Law and Mediator SBA, lic. iur., LL.M., Eversheds Sutherland
Mateja Kramar: Serial Entrepreneur / Project Lead, ETH Zuerich / Swiss Smart Farming
Michael Striligás: Founder, Vertliner
Michael Mosimann: Partner, Eversheds Sutherland Ltd.
Michael Dudli: CEO and Founder, Xelon
Michelle Roborg Sondergaard: VP HR, Carlsberg
Mike Suprovici: Head of Acceleration, VC Lab
Mike Lingle: Entrepreneur / Mentor, Rocket Pro Forma
Nadav Kaidar: Partner, Systems Of Disruption
Nadine Zerrini: Innovation Fund Manager, Harvard University
Natasha Drapeau: Founder, Executive Consultant, Augeous
Nathan Evans: Co-Founder, fulfin - financing ecommerce
Neriya Rosner: Founder , SpecBite
Nicolas Egger: COO, Poinz
Nimrod Vromen: Partner, Yigal Arnon
Nina Portier Reinhart: Managing Director, Reinhart Capital
Noam Tamari-Wekser: Growth Investor, TheCircle
Ofer HaCohen: Head of Innovation Center, Israel, AT&T
Oliver Stahl: FOUNDER, Snackbox Express / Früchtebox Express / Hofladen Express / Dalou / Fruchtbox Express
Oron Zachar: CEO & Founder , Vytonic
Pascal Brunner: CEO, Vatorex
Pascal Koenig: Co-Founder | Member of the Board, AVA Women
Patricia Kastner: Angel Investor, Strategic Advisor
Patrycja Pielaszek: CEO/Founder, WeCoCo.io
Paul D'souza: President and CEO, The D'Souza Group
Peter Lazou: Creative Future Venture Builder & Investor, otherDOTS
Philippe Küng: Executive Board Member, resilient
Pouria Kay: Mentor, Founder Institute
Raanan Shenhav: Founder, RS-CPD
Rachel Sheppard: Digital Strategist & Startup Mentor - Helping Female Founders Launch & Grow Their Businesses Around the Globe, Founder Institute HQ
Ralph Walter: CTO, Assentis
Ralph Mogicato: Member of the Advisory Board, Swiss Finance Startups
Raphaela Kurer: C0-Founder | CMO, Meloncast
Réginald Bien Aimé: Founder & Managing Director, Veelab
René Lehmann, Kanbii Solutions AG
Ricardo Perez Font: VP Marketing & Product Management , Invacare Corporation
Rolf Van De Velde, Undagrid
Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
Sameer Sortur: Managing Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Sandro Kunz: Co-Founder & CEO, Pingen
Sasha Schriber: Founder and CEO, Nanos.AI
Sean Paul Shanor: Bliss, Breathwork, Startup Coach, Synergy Space
Shira Teger: Attorney, Yigal Arnon & Co
Simon Dössegger: former CEO, modum
Sona Chandra: CEO and Founder, Terra Lumina
Sonia Eterno: CEO and Founder, SHUBiDU AG
Sophie Neuhut: Co-Founder, Impact Angel Investors
Søren Bjønness: Partner, Catapult Capital GmbH
Stavros Pavlidis: Chief Revenue Officer & CFO, Halo Investing Europe
Suzanne Van der Maarel: Portfolio Manager, Sentient Ventures VC
Thomas Baer: Chief Operations Officer, Koch & Gsell
Thomas Straessle: Managing Director , Kienbaum
Thomas Ackermann: Co-Director, Founder Institute Switzerland
Thomas Helbling: Co-CEO, CARU AG
Timo Hahn: Founder, Wydr
Tobias Gunzenhauser: Co-Founder and CEO, Yamo
Trudi Haemmerli: Partner, SNGLR CAPITAL
Veroniek Vermeulen: Founder, Silatha
Vincent Irrling: Co-Founder | CEO, KAPSLY Ventures
Yoav Bar: VicePresident, CocaCola Israel

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 6,500 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 $1.75BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 95+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).