Build a Great Startup in 2020 with the Founder Institute Buenos Aires Startup Accelerator

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

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Buenos Aires's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Buenos Aires 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 devoted support network and structured growth process needed to get to traction and funding. Participants in the 4-month core program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading post-programs.

Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 7,800 Alumni raise over $1.85BN 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).

To celebrate the launch, we will host several free startup events in Buenos Aires, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:

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

See all upcoming events

The Buenos Aires program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including CeciliaRuth Kancepolsky (Founder Institute Uruguay Leader. Mentor. CMO . External Relations & Strategic Networking New Business Opportunities Manager . Storytelling / Pitch coach., Helpways & Smart Women. ), Dan Roitbarg ( Digital Transformation and Innovation Manager , DXC Technology), Horacio Cuervo (Director, Founder Institute Buenos Aires), Ivan Saubidet (CEO, Nubihome).

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

Agostina Fasanella: Business & Career Coach, Liderarte
Agustin Raffo: Director de Negocios, Marketineria
Alejandra Ripa: Co-Founder, MindHub LA
Alejandro Cabral: Founder, alecabral.com
Alex Vaisberg: CTO, Klouser
Ariel Canossa: Co-Founder, Director, Teamlatam
Ariel Güelmos: Co-Founder & CEO of ERGO & Managing Director, Accenture
Carlos Francavilla: Business Director, ICG Latam
Chris Lascor: Owner, Global Pecunia
Claudio Stasi: Director, SIASA
Damian Voltes: Director and CEO, Patagonia Ventures & Fiera Studio
Dan Piestun: PhD, Founder, Director, AguaceR
Daniel Patiño: Founder, Digifianz
Daniel Roitbarg: Innovation Manager, FI Buenos Aires
Daniel Miguez: Co-Founder & President MABB | Co-Founder & VP NGO EMPREAR, MABB | Z7 Zirconia Dental Implant System.
Diego Da Col: CEO, Vixerant
Diego Besprosvan: Founder, DBES LLC.
Elian Alvarez: Partner, Ripio Ventures
Estanislao Peña: Partner, Caldwell Partners
Facundo Iscaro: CEO & Founder, SalesDT SaaS
Federico Caccia, Rather Labs
Federico Giesenow: Partner, YOPDEV
Fernando Peydro: CEO, Nano Thinking
Fernando Cao: Partner, Cao abogados
Fernando Ladrón Montebello: Abogado, Estudio Batica & Asociados
Florencia Nicolet: CEO, SeniorITy
Francisco Amato: CEO, Infobyte
Francisco Paiba: Partner, Ratio Consultores y Abogados
Gabriela Genovese: Founder, Bonding VC
Gabriela Gayarre, CEO Aires City
Gaston Chapartegui: Country Manager, Le Wagon Argentina
Gerardo Natale: CO FOUNDER, TLON SPACE
Gonzalo Delger: CEO, snapcar
Guillermo Nudenberg: Partner, Raduza & Nudenberg
Gustavo Cotarelo: Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Buenos Aires
Gustavo Commisso: CEO, Huenei IT Services
Gustavo Martello: Co-Founder, Globant Ventures
Hernan Haro: Founder & General Partner, MrPink VC
Ian Mackinnon: Co-Founder & Director, Spectro
Ignacio Pinto: Engineering Partner, LUFT Energía
Ignacio Pardo Alonso
Javier Arana: Director, Hermes
Javier Saruwatari: Creative Director / Design Thinker, Saruwa Design Studio
Javier Queimaliños: CEO & Co-founder, Wibai
Javier Caruso: Founder & CEO , Webstart
Juan Betancourt: Head of Operations, Ideas Factory
Juan Campero: Founder, Teamwins SAS
Juan Carlos Lucas: Director, ESEADE University | Centro Transformar
Juan Manuel Barrero: Co-Founder & Partner, Barrero & Larroudé
Juan Manuel Porcaro: Executive Director, ARCAP
Juan Martin Aguado
Julian Gurfinkiel: Founder & CMO, Turismocity
Julian Chadwick: Co Founder, Zenda Digital & Huerta Coworking
Julio Fuoco: Chief Strategy Officer, BIARLABS
Karen Mirkin: Business Development Manager Startups & VCs, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Karina Salerti: Co-Founder & Director, Ergo Renova
Leandro Rosenthal, Klouser
Leandro Pasarello: General Manager, Sentido Comun Argentina
Leo Elduayen: COO, Koibanx
Lisa Ocampo: Early Stage financial Advisor/ Co-Founder @crowdersLA, Lisa Ocampo Partners.
Lorena Horowicz: Director of Product, Addoc
Lucas Mailland: Co-Founder & CEO, FICHAP
Luis Cuezzo: CEO, Bitbox / Digital Glue
Manuel Picallo: Co-founder & Board Member, flexibility + ideas
Mara Provenzano: Co-Founder & Partner, NETI Makerspace
Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
Marcelo Oster: Owner, Oster + Abogados
Marco De Biasi: Managing Partner
Maria Teresa Fleitas: Founder & Partner, NAT
Marta Monacci: CEO, Helpways-Smart-women
Martin Vivas: New Business Director, Technisys
Matias Goncalves, Blahbox
Matías Iturralde: Co-Founder & CFO, Credility
Matt Torchinsky: CTO , Intraway
Mauro Ayala: Founder & CEO, Alquilando.com
Mayra Motta: Sócia, Mayra Motta Advocacia
Miguel Warlies: Co-Founder, Wymaq
Mike Santos: Founder & CEO, Technisys
Nahuel Filardi Sabin: Co-founder & Director, Fanbag
Nicolas Bruno: Head of Strategy, Cerveceria y Malteria Quilmes - AB InBev
Nicolas Favieri: CIO, UKE!
Nicolás Gentinetta: Brand Manager, flexibility + ideas
Pablo Aristizabal: CEO, Competir
Pablo Lorenzo: CEO, Green Eat
Pablo Ces: CEO & Co-founder, flexibility + ideas
Pablo Croci: Founder & Director, MOT Content
Pablo Vic: Co-Founder, TLON
Paola Simonetti: Corporate Citizenship Lead, Founder Institute Argentina
Peter Sonderegger: Founder, Teamwins SAS
Raul Romero Krause: Associate Director, Brain Trust
Rocio Azparren
Rodrigo Ajates: CEO and Founder, 360 Zolo Solutions
Román Meyrelles: Director, ESEADE Programs
Romina Acosta: Consultor - Coach Organizacional - Mentor, Consultora RA
Ruben Sosenke: Former CTO & Co-Founder , PedidosYa / CTO Nilus
Santiago Smink: Founder, DeTeachers
Sean Casey: Managing Director, Silicon Valley Space Center
Sebastian Brito: CEO
Sebastian Stranieri: CEO, VU Security
Sebastian Cadenas: CEO, MOT Content
Sebastian Chuffer: CEO, Cineastas del Futuro
Sebastián Buffo Sempé: CEO, Le Wagon Argentina
Sebastián Camiser: CMO, Mercado Cheque
Sergio Saravia: CEO and Founder, Remitee
Sergio Ortiz Latorre: CEO, SolDataBank
Sergio Alonso: Board Director, Arcos Dorados (Mc Donalds LATAM)
Sofia Contreras: Founder, Chicas en Tecnologia
Vaka Lazzari: CMO, Bunker
Valeria Viva: Co-Founder, Director, Ser 2.0
Vanesa Kolodziej: Corporate Venture Capital, Clarin - Grupo Agea
Vanessa Taiah: Co-Founder, MindHub LA
Virginia Frangella: Senior, Beccar Varela

And many more to be announced.

The Founder Institute focuses on helping tech or tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed stage, including both solo-founders and teams. This includes established businesses that are pre-funding and traction, MVP and prototype-stage projects, and even part-time founders with just ideas. FI's mission is to create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.