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The Founder Institute, the world’s largest entrepreneur training program with over 9,000 Graduate companies, today is opening applications for the first 2015 semester in Melbourne.

After the recent Autumn 2014 graduations, the Founder Institute has now helped launch exactly 60 Australian companies, including highly-publicized startups like SlidefishFoodOrbitGeoMobyGoFarCashtivityEternal EveOddswop, and many more.

If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Melbourne, click here to apply today

Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Dec 08, 2026) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships

In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit you day job to participate, so you can begin testing and developing your startup ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.

In order to celebrate the launch, the Melbourne Founder Institute will host a "Pre-Curriculum" of free startup events for the general public: 

Melbourne Events:

  • Founder Night Out: Meet Melbourne’s AI Founders, Investors and Operators: 6:30pm, Oct 08, 2026 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/405076

Global or Regional Events:

Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Melbourne are returning Directors Matt Allen (serial entrepreneur) and Sebastian von Conrad (development manager at Envato), while Sally Gatenby (Director at Larkspur Communications, and Co-Producer of the That Start Up Show) has joined the team to bring more marketing expertise to the program.

In addition, some of Melbourne's top entrepreneurs will help teach founders in the program, including: 

  • Alex Sy: Managing Director, ATLAS Business Consulting and Mentoring Services
  • Sameer Babbar: Director, SVB Group

  • And many more to be announced.

 

                                  We hope you will join us in Melbourne and launch a company in 2015.


 

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