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Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Malaysia Winter 2023 program!

If you could use a structured process and feedback from Kuala Lumpur's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Malaysia Winter 2023 Founder Institute today.

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,500 Graduates raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.

To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Kuala Lumpur, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:

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

The Kuala Lumpur program is led by some of the Southeast Asia's top startup leaders and investors, including Heislyc Loh (Founder & CEO of DevsAsia and StartupMamak), Navin Danapal (Director of SE Asia at SOSV and EIR at Chinaccelerator), and Saikit Ng (CEO at Captii Ventures). 

In addition, some of Kuala Lumpur's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Kuala Lumpur Founder Institute includes:

  • Ashwin Jeyapalasingam: Co-Founder & COO, CatchThatBus
  • Benson Chang: Founder, TableApp
  • Chen Chow Yeoh: Co-Founder, Fave
  • Cheng Leong Foong: Owner, Foong Cheng Leong & Co
  • Dash Dhakshinamoorthy: Founder of StartupMalaysia.org
  • Douglas Khoo: Co-Founder, Qunar.com
  • Edwin Wang: Founder, SignatureSnack.com
  • Feng Lim: Co-Founder, At20s
  • Ganesh Kumar Bangah: Founder & Executive Chairman, Commerce.Asia
  • Henry Ng: Director, Mansec
  • Ian Chua: Co-Founder & CEO, Hermo
  • Jasmine Hor: Founder & Creative Director, LogoDesignCreation.com
  • Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
  • Johnson Goh: Partner, Cause Effect
  • Juliana Jan: Chief Investment Officer, Cradle Fund
  • Kar Khoon Khoo: Board member, Media Chinese International
  • Khailee Ng: Managing Partner, 500 Startups
  • Kwee Bee Chok: Managing Partner, Teak Capital
  • Luqman Adris: Co-Founder, Avana
  • Nadhir Ashafiq: Co-Founder & Executive Director, TheLorry
  • Peter Yoong: Co-founder of CtrlShift, Pulsifi and InvolveAsia
  • Ron Ramanan: Founder & CEO, GoQuo
  • Roy Ng: CTO, Director, iSentric Sdn. Bhd.
  • Sasha Tan: Founder & CEO, Favful
  • Thomas Yip: Founder & CEO, Radica Software
  • Tzu Ming Chu: Founder & CEO, Persuasion Technologies
  • Victor Chua: Managing Partner, Vynn Capital
  • Wai Hong Fong: Co-Founder, StoreHub
  • Zhen Hui Low: Associate Director, Captii Ventures
  • And many more to be announced.

The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.

Join us in Kuala Lumpur to build a great company in 2019. 

Apply to the Malaysia Winter 2023 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.  

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