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World’s Largest Pre-Seed Accelerator Looking to Help Ambitious Entrepreneurs in Sweden to Build the Future

Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, announced today that its upcoming Sweden Virtual 2022 program is now accepting applications. In an effort to ensure the health and safety of the program's mentors, partners, and participants, this Founder Institute cohort will be held completely online, allowing anyone to build a business alongside some of Sweden's top entrepreneurs and investors from the comfort of home from anywhere in Sweden.

Any aspiring entrepreneur or team interested in building a meaningful technology business is invited to apply to the Sweden Virtual 2022 Founder Institute at http://fi.co/apply/sweden, or attend a free online startup event in Sweden at http://fi.co/events/sweden.

  • Raising in the Age of AI: An Investor Q&A with Spyros Georgiadis: 6:00pm, Sep 01, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/398782
  • [Restricted] VIP Pitch Lounge: Pitch Live and Get Feedback from Investors & Advisors: 6:00pm, Sep 08, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/401106
  • 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 15, 2026 (Europe/Stockholm): https://FI.co/e/398249
  • Learn from FI Grads: How to Build Without a Co-Founder: 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

The Swedish Chapter will be led by Nutty Ventures AB and feature many of the region’s top startup investors, founders, and executives as mentors (https://fi.co/mentors/sweden). 

The Founder Institute Sweden Virtual 2022 pre-seed accelerator program begins on Apr 05, 2022, and aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs looking to build solutions for the future will have the opportunity to: 

  • Get constant feedback and regular office hours with 70+ mentors, investors, and entrepreneurs. 
  • Make quick progress on their business using a proven, structured process to get to traction and funding that has helped alumni build great products and raise over $1 billion in funding.
  • Get fast-tracked to a suite of post-programs, to continue getting expert support for years to come.
  • Expand their support network to include startup founders, CEOs, and investors from the Founder Institute’s global network of 5,000+ alumni and 20,000+ mentors across 200+ cities

Anybody who is interested can apply to the Sweden Virtual 2022 Founder Institute at http://fi.co/apply/sweden, and those that apply by the Early Application Deadline (Feb 20, 2022) are eligible for reduced pricing.

Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over  9,000 Alumni raise over 2BN 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).

Join us in Nordics to help build the future. 

Apply to the Nordics Fall 2026 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.  

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