Rethink What's Possible. Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Tunis Fall Virtual 2021

Now is the time to rebuild: the world needs entrepreneurs to lead the way in creating a better future, for everyone.

Whether you have already launched a startup or are still in the idea-phase, this is the time to act. 2020 brought havoc to our health, our society, and our economy, and what remains is a world filled with reshuffling industries and new problems that need to be solved. As we continue through the remainder of 2021 and beyond, we each have an opportunity to play a part in helping shape that better future.

That's why we are excited to announce applications are now open for the Tunis Fall Virtual 2021 program.

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Tunis's top investors and entrepreneurs to build something meaningful, then apply to the Tunis Fall Virtual 2021 Founder Institute today.

We will be hosting several free startup online events in Tunis over the coming weeks, where you can learn virtually from top entrepreneurs from the comfort of your home:

Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession

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Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute is designed to help you build an enduring business that can survive and thrive in this “new normal.” We do this by giving you a clear process combined with constant feedback from a devoted network of international entrepreneurs and investors. Participants in the 4-month core program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading free post-programs.

The Tunis accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Achref Chafter, Ali Mnif, and Emna Ghariani. In addition, some of Tunis's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating as mentors in the program, providing expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Tunis Founder Institute includes:

Abdallah Hajji: Product Offering Manager, Voice Revo
Abdel Beldy: Co-founder, HomeSchool
Abdelaziz Beldy, HomeSchool
Abdellatif Najjar: CEO, Prodexo and Picstore.tn
Achref Chafter: Managing Director, FOUNDUP
Adam Chebbi: CEO, Vynd
Adel Beznine: CEO, Boost Accelerator
Adnen Ben Haj Yahia: Executive Director, EL SPACE
Ahmed Hamouda: IT Innovation Manager, Promise Project
Ahmed Ben Achballah: CEO & Founder, Lifeye.io
Ahmed Hadhri: Program Manager, Betacube
Ahmed Amine Azouzi: CEO, Pencils Consulting - Media & Entertainment / QLM Media
Aida Robbana: Doctor, The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat TUNISIA
Ala Chaibi: CoFounder & CTO , Iberis
Ali Omar: Co-Founder & Board Member, Med Group Oy | Growth-Entrepreneur, Med Group Oy
Ali Boulila: Co-Founder & CEO, KNSD
Alia Mahmoud: Regional Citizenship Manager , Microsoft
Alya Kebiri, Merck Group
Amel Saidane: CEO & Co-Founder, Betacube
Ameni Mansouri: Co-Founer & CEO, Dabchy
Amin Jallouli: Product Operation Manager, Bridge Funding Global
Amine Ben Hamadou: General Manager, Management Business and Consulting
Andrea Jackson: Vice President, Biopharma, Mitra Biotech
Andrea Maiweg: Founder, MaiValueConsulting
Andrea Monti: Managing Director Impact and Sustainability, Founder Institute
Andrey Gershfeld: Executive investment manager, ABRT Fund
Anup Gosavi: CEO, Spext
Ashmita Gupta: Global Head of Analytics, Linedata
Asma Bouzaidi: Investment Manager, Flat6labs
Awatef Adalet: Energy Industry professional, MBA candidate Warwick Business School UK
Ayhan K. Isaacs: Head of Global Growth, Founder Institute
Aymen Mtimet: Senior Manager
Aziza Inoubli: Project Manager , Expertise France
Azzen Abidi: Growth Marketing Consultant, Self Employed
Bahia Nar: Communication & social media expert & trainer , Fire works consultancy
Bassem Bouguerra: CEO, Tunpixel
Bechir Afifi: CEO & Co-founder, Fabskill
Besma Kraiem: Executive Board Member, ISQ
Bilel Bouraoui: H, Atilla
Bill Jackson: Co-founder and CEO, Sinovia Technologies
Brandon Steelman: Founder, Clear Gene, Inc.
Brandon Burke: Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer, LegWorks
Caroline Brummelhuis: Founder & CEO , TheNextWomen Tunisia
Chad Van Vacas: investor, Angel Investor/ VC
Chahira Mehouachi: PHD researcher , Paris Dauphine
Chahrazed Remadi: CEO & Co-Founder, Wantotrip
Chamsseddine Abdelhafidh: Senior Copywriter, Beautiful Destinations
Charlie Jackson: Founder, Silicon Beach Software
Chawki Gaddes: President, INPDP
Chehir Dhawedi: co-founder , Reedz
Chiheb Ghazouani: Managing Partner, CAG Law Firm
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chiraz Ennaceur: CEO, CorrosionRADAR Ltd
Chris Cheng (朝晖程): CEO, 海丁网
Chris Bechtel: Managing Partner, Growth Engine Labs
Chris Barton: co-founder and board member, Shazam
Chris Browning
Chris Bouton: CEO, Vyasa
Chris Clark: Co-Founder & CEO of BEERLOVE
Chris Turnley: Chief Revenue Officer
Chris Chediak: Corporate Finance Attorney , Weintraub Tobin
Chris Rasmussen: CEO, Gajjitz, Inc.
Chris Bolman: Founder, Brightest
Christian Abi Nader: Managing Partner, AdCom Agency
Cyril Grislain: Angel Investor, DouboDoor Property Technologies LLC
Dale David: Founder, MYCURE
Dali Chabaane: Talent Acquisition Partner, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
Dali Lakhoua: Partner, AfricInvest group
Damon Hernandez: co-founder , IDEAbuilder
David Teten: Founder, Versatile VC
David Weekly: Product Manager, Medcorder
David Jacobson: CEO and co-founder, Synaq
David Silverstein: Founder & CEO, Amaze PBC
David Johnson: Co Founder & Chairman of the Board, From Fat to Finish Line
David Pan: COO Startups and Innovation, KPMG in Taiwan
David Giannini: Chairman and CEO, Cirrusworks, Inc.
David Fisher: President, RockStar Consulting
David Fonseca: VP of Global Development, VelocityTX
David Wohde: Manager WeWork Labs, WeWork
David Salt: HR Director, LOGIVAN
David Bchiri: General Manager , Fabernovel US
Dhekra Khelifi: Partner, Managing owner, Senior Management advisor, 216 Capital Ventures, Good Ventures Consulting, Galactech LLC
Dhia Soussi: Co-Founder & CTO, Daycation
Dhia Zitouni, Petsigo
Diane Najm: CEO/Founder, PhotoPad
Diane Bailey: Head of Accelerator Growth, Founder Institute
Dr. Hanan El Basha: Founder, The Business Doctor & The Global Businesswomen
Elyes Chafter: Attorney at Law, Chafter Raouadi | Cabinet d’avocats
Emily Forbes: Co-Founder, Seenit
Emily Sit: Head of Partnerships, Phaze
Evgeny Frolov: Founder, Growth coaching for startups and companies
Fares Ben Souilah: Business Coach
Fares Belghith: Founder & CEO, Kamioun
Farez Zekri: Principal Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Tunisia
Farouk Rezgui: Senior Consultant, RRC
Faten Ghriss: ML Software Engineer , InstaDeep
Fatene Ben Hamza: COO, Cogite Coworking Space
Fatma Mehiri: CEO, OST Pre-incubator
Felipe Novak: Sócio, Negromonte & Prado
Feras Mousilli: Managing Partner, Lloyd & Mousilli
Ghazi Ben Othman: Managing Partner, UNIQ Ventures
Haifa Ourir: Senior Manager - Software Development - Asset Management , Linedata
Hakim Ben Ayed: CCO, Aymax
Hamdi Ksiaa: Development Director, BFPME
Hamza Guizani: Incubation & Acceleration Director, TECHNORIAT
Hana Besbes: Investment Professional , Heal Capital
Hasna Kourda
Hassine Labaied: Managing Partner, SKILA Tendance
Hatem Haddad: Dr., iCompass
Haythem Mehouachi: Entrepreneur/Investor, Entrepreneur / Digital Transformation
Hedi Zaher: CEO, Datavora
Hela Fourati: Private Equity Manager, AfricInvest Group
Heythem Ben Salem: Expert, Digital Transformation, business development, Go To Market, marketing and strategy, AlTecDev
Hichem Radoine: Co-Founder & Senior Partner, Connect Innov
Hidayet Ayadi: CEO, SgharToon
Houcem Maiza: CEO, Galactech LLC
Houda Ghozzi: CEO, Open Start-up Tunisia
Houda Bakir, Historiar
Houeida Anouar: CEO, COGITE
Ichraf Jarray, Beezit
Iheb Beji: CEO, MEDIANET
Iheb Triki: Director - Private Equity, Swicorp
Indhran Indhrasegha: Growth Strategist | Brand Strategist | Fractional CRO, Former HSBC, Electrolux, AstraZeneca
Irina Baskova: Growth coach for B2B sales and go-to-market., independent consultant.
Isaac Victoria: Legal Director, Webach
Ismail Ben Sassi: CEO, ilboursa.com
Issam Essefi: CEO, BIGDeal
Issam Smaali: Founder , wattNow
Issam Bellaj: CEO, Med.tn
Jaafar Saied: Co Founder, Dar Blockchain
Jack McGowan: Director, Buffalo Angels
Jack Greco: Principal, Cupule Ventures
James Shomar, Startfast
Jazem Halioui: CEO, Innova Tunisia
Jeff Jackel: CEO, Chatter
Jesus Cagide: Senior product manager, Paypal
Jihed Othmani: CTO, Expensya
Jihed Hannachi: Co-Founder, MajestEYE
John Jang: ceo cofounder, Pengguin
Jon Nordmark: CEO , Iterate.ai
Jon Cifuentes: Co-founder, All Turtles
Joseph Shair: Co Founder, Drivr
Joseph Benjamin Ilagan: Co-Founder and CEO, Seer Technologies
Karim Sehnaoui: Founder and Managing Director, Elham Group Tunisia
Karim Koundi: Partner - TMT Industry Leader Afrique Francophone
Karim Jouini: CEO, Expensya
Karim Bahi: Management Consultant, Inceptio
Karim Chabrak, Coinsence Services
Katja Gaesing: Employer Branding Manager, Novartis
Kenji Sadamoto: Founder, CEO, Heart Forever Co. Ltd.
Khadija Jallouli: CEO & Founder, HawKar
Khaled Jilani: Senior Partner , Tuninvest-Africinvest
Khaled Dridi: Fund Manager, United Golf Financial Services North Africa
Khaled Helioui: CEO, Bigpoint
Khaled Bendriss: CTO, Wevioo
Khalil Ben Hamouda: CTO, Vynd
Khalil Talbi: Search Fund Entrepreneur, Tunisian Amercian Enterprise Fund
Khalil Ben Hamouda: Co-Founder & CTO, Vynd
Khoubaib Ayari: Program Manager, Wiki Start Up
Khouldoun Bouraoui: CEO, Agile 4UX
Lamine Amine: Founder & Creative Director, Brand & Bear
Lance Loveday: CEO, Closed Loop
Lance Pormarejo: Garage Academy Director, Launchgarage
Lance Cottrell: Founder, Feel the Boot
Leila Charfi: Country Director, Tunisia, Yunus Social Business
Leyth Zniber: Co-Founder, Impact Lab
Mada Seghete: co-founder , Branch Metrics
Maha Khannoussi: Senior Program Officer, Flat6labs
Maha Essoussi: Business Development Manager, Axio
Maher Hanafi: CEO and Founder, Diginium Graphics
Maher Hammami: Accountant , Cabinet Maher Hammami
Mahmoud Hachicha: Director Product Strategy , FLEETCOR
Mahmoud Ibrahim: Founder , Mimos Cube
Makrem Hermassi: COO & Co-Founder, Wantotrip
Malik Nouira: CEO / Founder, Prefabulous
Mariem Sellami: Co-Founder and Managing Director, WeMove
Mark Organ: Cofounder & CEO, Influitive
Mark Lawrence: Co-Founder & CEO, SpotHero
Mark Reinstra: Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
Mark Gonzales: co-founders, The new medina
Mark Hellinger: Chief Marketing Officer, InvolveSoft
Mark Montalban: Founder & CEO, MindfulText
Mark Peterson: Partner, Diepenbrock Elkin Gleason LLP
Mark DeSantis: CEO, Bloomfield
Mark Wald: Managing Director, Supporting Strategies
Marko Kovac: CEO/Co-founder, Repsly
Marko Moračić: Manager
Markus Rupprecht: CEO , Traxpay AG
Marouan Amamou, Paymee
Mary Baker Anderson: CEO, Calipa Partners
Mary Glazkova: VP of PR and Communications, Wheely
Mary Koes: Product Manager, Google Cloud, Google Austria
Mary Poppen: President and Managing Partner, HRIZONS EX
Mary Beth Green: Chief Innovation Officer, Sheetz
Mayssa Mrabet: Incubation Director, Njano
Mehdi Khaled: Managing Director / Co-founder, EmKay Consulting (Singapore) / PExMedia (Austria)
Mehdi Rhaiem: Mr , MTI Consulting
Mehdi Cherif: Business Developper , IOHK Cardano Project
Meriem Kebiri: Strategy and Turnaround Advisor, Mkonsult
Moahmed Bouattour: Software Engineer, Foundation Medicine
Moez Ghanmi: Venture Capitalist, AfricInvest Group
Mohamed Bridaa: Country Manager, Microsoft
Mohamed Ben Rhouma: CEO, Evertek
Mohamed Khalloufi: CEO, MINTIT
Mohamed Ali Elloumi: Executive Director and Board member, accesstoebusiness.com
Mohamed Ali Belajouza: Chief Business Officer & Co-founder, Sqoin
Mohamed Amine Ouni: CEO, Trust it
Mohamed Khaled Mezghani: Program Manager , Green4Youth
Mohamed Salah Frad: CEO , United Gulf Financial Services- North Africa
Mohamed Salah Mbarek: CEO, TAWA DIGITAL
Mohamed Salah Boulila: Managing Director, MAZAM
Mohd Santarissy, Relatively Fund
Monaem Ben Lellahom: Founding Partner - Head of Advisory Services, Sustainable Square
Mondher Khanfir: Advisor, Arts & Métiers Accélération
Mondher Merai: Head of Centers Of Excellence, Liendata Tunisia, Morocco, Latvia
Mongi Bhouri: Strategic Planner, McCann Worldgroup Tunisia
Monica Phillips: President, Spark Plug Labs
Moritz Blees: Founder & CMO, Kerbholz
Moritz Spangenberg: CEO, Founder, Unlock LinkedIn
Mostafa El Bermawy: CEO, NOgood
Mouna Ayari: Ecosystem Lead, INTILAQ
Mouna Fridhi: Junior Technical Expert in Digital Transformation, GIZ
Mustafa Dalci: CEO, Userspots
Mustafa Kopuk: CEO, Tarvenn Ventures and Advisors
Mustapha Kaddour: Strategy and Transformation Officer, MENINX Holding
Nadine Zerrini: Corporate Innovation Leader, Harvard University
Nassir Rahman: Regional Business Director , Global Solutions Middle East Management Group
Nathalie Rahout: Director
Nick Huzar: CEO, OfferUp
Nick Saunders: Chairman, Golden Media OOD
Nickolas Zeni Kretzmann: Strategy expert and business development, Sebrae PR
Nicole Gallop: VP, Cultivate Advisors
Nicole Zevola Benvenuti: CEO, 1984
Noam Tamari-Wekser: Growth Investor, TheCircle
Noha Jaafar, UXers
Noomane Fehri: CEO, Our Digital Future
Noomen Lahimer: CEO, Every Technologies
Omar Nacif: VP, Proteak Renewable Forestry
Omar Mohout: Growth Engineer, Sirris
Omar Saryah: Managing Partner, Sayarh & Menjra Law Firm
Omar Valle: Startup Business Development, Innovation Bay
Omar Branquinho: President at Campinas Tech, CEO at Deskflows
Omar Triki: Director Program Management Office, Fondation Tunisie pour le Development
Omar Mansoor Ansari: President , TechNation
Ons Ben Abdelkarim: President, Al Bawsala
Oumaima M'barki: Lead design, LINEDATA
Oussama Messaoud: Chairman, Datavora
Patrick Birault: Founder & CEO, PBRH Consulting
Pedro Telleria: Professor, Tunis Business School
Phil Libin: Founder & CEO, All Turtles
Phillip Merrick: Chairman & Co-founder, VisualCV
Pratik Gauri: Founder and CEO, 5ireChain
Rahma Abid: Founder , Shape
Ramez Mohamed El Serafy: CEO, Flat6labs
Ramzi El Fekih: CEO, CREOVA
Rania Reda: CEO, Augmania
Rania Khedhir: Senior Consultant , Morgan Philips Group
Rebecca Clyde: CEO & Co-Founder, Botco.ai
Remi Christoffer Dramstad, Selmer Law Firm
Richard Finke: Country Manager, Middle East Investment Initiative (MEII)
Rihab Jlassi: Project Manager , Fondation Tunisie pour le Development
Rodolphe Buis: Innovation & Transformation Director, Linedata
Roger Do: Co-Founder, QSearch
Roger Heaston: President & CEO, Refinition
Rudolph Cerqueira: COO International & CEO , AOS - Appels d'offres simplifiés
Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
Ryadh Bouslama: CEO, LEVEL 1
Rym Baouendi: Founder & Managing Director, Cogite Coworking Space
Rym Jarou: CEO, Smart Tunisia
Sabeeha Banubhai: Founder and Experience Director, Jack Studios
Sabrine Chenaoui: CEO & Founder, Monsapo
Sabrine Jelassi: Software Developer, Zimmer Biomet
Sacha Alanoca: Senior AI Policy Researcher & Head of Community Development, The future Society
Salma Belhassine, SafeNess
Salmine Sassi: Entrepreneur in Residence, Seedstars
Sami Jaidane: Business Consultant / Entrepreneur @, SJDN Consulting / Pack-tory / Valomnia
Sami Ben Romdhane: Vice President, Technical Fellow at eBay Inc, eBay inc
Sami Tounsi: CEO, MonResto.tn
Saoussen Ayari: CEO
Sarah Jane Maxted: Executive Director, MIT
Sarah Toumi: Founder , Acacias for all
Sarra Ben Younes: Project Manager, Startup Act
Scott Leatherman: Chief Marketing Officer, Veritone
Selma Ben Kraiem: HR consultant, BK
Shady Achouri: CTO, Chantier
Simon Turner: Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana
Simran Kaur: Founder, Power Women Corp
Sophia Hasnain: Founder & CEO, Linked Things
Soumaya Ben Beya
Soumaya Ben Beya: Operations Manager, Veamly
Taher Mestiri: CEO, I.T Grapes
Taher Gayes: Head of Technology Transformation and Innovation, Saudi British Bank
Tarek Ben Abdallah: COO, Afrikwity
Tarek Chelaifa: Senior Manager, GSMA
Taylor Davidson: President, Neil Benton Arts and Entertainment
Timothée Raymond: Head of Innovation & Technology, Voice Revo
Tom Sichel: Co-founder, Nova Finance
Victor Chapela: Founder & CEO, Suggestic
Victor Schiller: President, R Cubed Group
Victor Madueño: Experience Consulting Director | Business & Digital Transformation | Startup Mentor & Angel Investor, Epam Middle East
Wael Ben Romdhane: Brand Manager, Philip Morris
Wafa Gabsi: CEO, ARCHIVART
Wala Kasmi: CEO, Youth Decides GROUP
Waleed Helal: Head of Growth Marketing, Xpence
Walid Qazizada: Investment Manager, InFrontier
Walid Bellagha: Managing Director, Endeavor
Walid Daas: Co-fondateur et Directeur des programmes, Teamlink
Walid Sultan Midani: CEO, DigitalMania
Wassel Berrayana: CEO, Proxym-IT
Wassim Ben Larbi
Wassim Jouini: Co-Founder, FivePoints Talent Pool
Yahya Bouhlel: CEO & Co-Founder, Go My Code
Yassine Oussaifi: Manager, Africinvest
Yassine Younsi: Senior Partner , Younsi & Younsi Law Firm
Yassir El Ismaili El Idriss: CEO, Tayara.tn
Yehia Houry: Managing Director, Tunisia, Flat6labs
Youssef Said: CEO & Co-Founder, Travaris
Yssem Saadi: Owner & Communciation strategist, Better Ask Y
Zaheer Nasser: Co-Founder | Managing Partner, Doctoori Connect
Zakaria Belkhodja: Head of Strategy, MENINX Holding
Zeineb Fakhfakh: Managing Director , Impact Partner
Zhaira Bennani: Dirigeante , Well-Com International
Zied Guiga: CEO, Wallyscar

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 7,000 Alumni raise over $1.75BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more (see the FI 10 Year Impact Report here).