The Founder Institute, the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Raleigh program!
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from North Carolina's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Raleigh Founder Institute today.
Since 2009, our highly-structured accelerator programs have helped entrepreneurs at the earliest stages grow quickly, know what to do next, and make connections with the largest community of startup advisors.
It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Agentic’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of the FI Agentic program then receive free access to our advanced post-graduate programs for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network, a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free online startup events in North Carolina, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:
The North Carolina program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Bill Rivkin (Business Banking Corporate Payments VP, Citizens), Daria Duda (Marketing Advisor, Self), Don Samoil (Chapter Leader, FI Keystone), Philly Admin (Asst. Director, FI Keystone Chapter, A).
In addition, some of North Carolina'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 North Carolina Founder Institute includes:
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Albert Whale: Founder & CEO, IT Security Solutions
- Alfred Poor: Keynote speaker and virtual event expert, The Health Tech Futurist
- Amie Sheridan
- Amit Bhanot: Venture Partner, Loyal VC
- Ana Veremyova: Founder & PR Advisor, Trust
- Anjul Singhvi: SEO Manager|Digital Strategist Cisco|Digital Marketing Specialist, Reunion Marketing
- Anoop Anthore: Account Director - Sales , Salesforce
- Anthony Rotoli: CEO, Ocelot
- Arcui Usoara: Global Board Advisor and Brand Strategist, Founder, Iaculus
- Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills, MSEL, PCC, CPQC®, CELC: Founder & Owner, Purpose-Filled Solutions & Evolutions®
- Ben Stacey: CEO, Pitchverk
- Bill Rivkin: Virtual Relationship Manager |non-dilutive funding, Citizens Bank
- Bill Fields: NC Market Leader for Venture Debt, Bridge Bank
- Bill Harper: CEO & Chief Creative Officer, BrandBossHQ
- Bobbi Muscara: CEO - Director of Education, Ledger Academy
- Brandon Noel: CEO, Droplets
- Brian Reale: Founder, Processmaker.com
- Bruno Bilik: Chief Revenue Officer, various B2B tech startups
- Burak Eryigit: Director of Software Engineering, Odyssey Logistics and Technology
- Catia Nunes Fractional Growth Marketing Leader: Head of Growth, Strativise
- Chris Hare: CEO, PRTI
- Chris Morris
- Christian Behl: International Business Development, Cognition IP
- Christian Palombo: Chief Revenue Officer , Sprockets
- Clay Lehman: CTO, Firm360
- Daniel Nelson: Recovering Accountant, Startup Economics
- Daniel Ritterman: CEO & Founder, MainLineDelivery (acquired by Square)
- Daniel Shires: Managing Director, Founder Institute
- Danielle Livy: VP of Marketing, Viably
- Daria Duda: Consultant, Product Marketing & Strategy, Outside In Marketing Strategy
- David Lasus: CEO, Heart + Paw
- David Postolski: Partner, Gearhart Law
- Deep Parmar: Founding Partner, Caramel Advisors LLC
- Dennis McCarron: VP, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development , Sabre
- Dipa Tapadar: Tech & Data Leader | GenAI & AI/ML | Program/Portfolio Mgmt | ERP/CRM Transformation | Life Sciences, Pharma, Higher Ed, Cognizant Technology Solution
- Don Samoil: Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
- Don Pancoe: Chief Blinker, Blinkenlights Technologies
- Doug Kaufman: CEO & Founder, Belongly
- Drew Chapin: Partner, The Discoverability Company
- Dustin Betz: Director of Operations, White Rose Ventures
- Ebin Ephrem Elavathingal: Director/Tecknogog, MERSTRA Foundation / MITC
- Erica Jenkins: Founder, Erica Jenkins Consulting
- Erik Severinghaus: VP, Bloomfilter, Inc
- Fawzi Itani: Investor, Forerunner Ventures
- Frank Jacquette
- Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Co-Founder, Vitamin CS Coaching
- Gary Cohen: Owner, Practical Agility LLC
- Geoffrey Kent: Founder and CEO, I left corporate America 24 years ago, and launched my current venture (Think Big with Geoffrey Kent) 4 years ago.
- Greg Brown: President, Cardinal Finance LLC
- Greg Lissy: Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Finmark
- Greg Mester: President, Idea Communication Networks, Inc.
- Gregg Armitage: CEO, FoundHuman
- Gregg Bordes: Managing Partner, Front Porch Venture Partners
- Hannah Lehman: Software Engineering Consultant, HJL Services LLC
- Irina Cozma: Owner | Coach | Consultant , Irina Cozma Consulting LLC
- Jan Davis: Managing Partner, Davis Growth Partners
- Jedidiah Weller: CEO, OpenForge
- Jenn Summe: Startup Investor, Primordial
- Jennifer Dearman: CEO, Elevate Your Outcomes
- Jerah Siegal
- Jesse Jones: Owner, Fourscore Business Law
- Jesse Lipson: CEO, Levitate
- John Weathers: Business Development & Research Consultant | Board Member | Co-Founder & Director, Vizmoo.com | BenchK12.com | The Cultural Bridge Project
- John Turner: Director of Engineering, Ampla
- Jon Zaikowski: Assistant Director, New York Angels
- Jonathan Rollman: Founder, ProdUx Design
- Joshua Herzig-Marx: Founder and PM Coach, Founder and PM Coach
- Joshua Diver: Partner at Smith Anderson & General Counsel RTP Angel Fund, Smith Anderson
- Karen Robinson: Pitch Deck & Data Room Advisor, Karen Robinson Consulting
- K.J. Royal: Co-Founder, The Startup Studio
- Laura Maiurano: CRO & Co-Founder, Fivefoottwo Marketing
- Linda Sanders: Managing Director, Transition360 Partners
- Lister Delgado: Founder and Managing Partner, IDEA Fund Partners
- Mac Goswami: Senior Technical Program Manager, Fiserv Inc
- Mariliis Holm: Co-Founder & Partner , Sustainable Food Ventures
- Mark Kelley: Co-Founder, Zero Copy Labs
- Max Thalheimer: Co-Founder & CEO, Fynd
- Mellie Chow: Venture Partner, Archangel Axion
- Merrill Mason: Owner, Smith Anderson
- Michael Bertoni: Founder and CEO, SaaS Talent
- Michael Spidaliere: Principal, First Time Founder Capital
- Michelle Peters: Co-Founder & CEO, Supplino
- Mohammed Kashif: Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Nadia Al-Banna, PHD, MBA: Innovation Management Expert/Founder, , Value-N-Action Consulting
- Nadine Campbell: Founder | Strategic Consultant , ACE Entrepreneurs
- Nathan Mancine: FI Mentor, LeanTaaS
- Nirab Kumar: Vice President, Digital Transformation, Odyssey Logistics
- Noah Wallach: Founder, Hope OS
- Orly Zeewy: Brand Strategist, Zeewy Brands
- Owen Occhetti: Consultant, Avant Technology Group
- Oz Merchant: CEO, Futureproof
- Pam Knox: CEO/Chief Strategist, Pam Knox LLC
- PASCHAL OFFORDUM: Associate , Shujaa Capital
- Patrick Willhite: Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, TeraRecon, Inc.
- Paul Mosenson: Owner, NuSpark Consulting and NuSpark Media
- Pete Biggam: Director / Mentor / Advisor, Founder Institute
- Peter Chmiel: Owner, Cutting Edge Consulting
- Pooja Sathe: Director of Product Management, Lenovo
- Prateem Hangloo: Senior Consultant, dnv
- Rafael Kartaszynski: CEO, TechEdge Dynamics
- Rajiv Madhok: Founder, Oorja
- Raphael Gnn: Founder & CEO, SMMA Incubator & Ace Up Media
- Ray Antonino: CEO, Co-Founder, PERMITS.com
- Reynolds Mwangi Mungai: Co-founder & CEO, Lukhu Inc.
- Rich Heckelmann: Mentor and Professional Consultant , Keystone Founders + Forward Vision Consulting
- Robert Williams: Managing Partner, 3 Waves Capital
- Ronda Siegel: Partner, RSiegel Consulting LLC
- Ryan Mc Bride: VP of Partnerships & Customer Engagement, Sirius Support
- Ryan Long: CPO & Founder, OnPurpose Studio
- Sameer Babbar: Director, SVB Group
- Sara Ledterman: General Partner, 3+ Ventures
- Scott Wittrock: Fractional CPO, Head for Product
- Sean Mitton: Professional Speaker & Coach, Question Based Mind Mapping
- Seth Goldstein: Principal Creative Director, Goldstein Media LLC
- Shaun Gold: Chief Evangelist, OpenVC
- Soujanya Mukka: Founder and CEO , MyB2BNetwork
- Stefanie Smith: Founder, Double S Consulting
- Stefanos Damianakis: President, Zaruko Advisors
- Stephan Thomas: Managing Partner, Artimon3D
- Stephen Spivak
- Steve Klein: Former Co-founder, Statuspage.io (acquired by Atlassian)
- Stuart Fortuné: Author / Consultant / Regional Business Development Manager / Podcaster, From Ibadan To Hell Yard / PYZE / The Big Potato Podcast
- Sunny Su: Principal, Paradigm
- Tobi Walter: Partner, Cofounders Capital
- Todd Brengel: SVP, Sales, The Muse
- Tom Collopy: CEO, Co-founder, Unbiased Insights, Inc.
- Tom Fisher: Founding Advisory Board Member, Carry Venture Capital
- Tovit Neizer: Chief Storyteller and communication strategist, Yellow Bricks
- Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
- Venus Liles: Startup Attorney & Founder of Liles Law, Liles Law
- Vipin Makhija: Founder, Mentor, Advisor, Kast
- Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
- Wendy Moore: Founder & CEO, Eleve Talent
- Xan Hong: Owner, Drive Phase Consulting
- Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
- Zach Messler: Founder, 26th Letter LLC (zachmessler.com)
- And many more to be announced.
Join us in North Carolina to build a great company in 2023.
Apply to the Raleigh Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
