Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the San Francisco 2024 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from San Francisco's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the San Francisco 2024 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 7,000 Graduates raise over $1.75BN 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 San Francisco, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 10:00am, May 08, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346482
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 9:00am, May 09, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346500
- Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 10:00am, May 15, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346516
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 10:00am, May 20, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346533
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 5:00pm, May 22, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346547
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:00pm, May 27, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346560
- How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 10:00am, May 29, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346862
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Jun 03, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/346579
- How to Achieve a Product-Market Fit: 10:00am, Aug 07, 2024 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/347176
Since first launching in 2009, the Founder Institute has helped build several promising companies in the Bay Area, like Udemy, Breezy, Neo, NextUser, Entryless, Rushtix, Rever, Lily AI, Gridraster, Daylighted, and many more.
The San Francisco program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders including Asya Bradley (Mutli-time entrepreneur and VP at SynapseFI), Ron Flavin (Growth and funding strategist, angel investor, grant writer, author and speaker), and Cory Wang (Regional Manager, Founder Institute).
In addition, some of San Francisco'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 San Francisco Founder Institute includes:
- 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 San Francisco to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the San Francisco 2024 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
