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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 Taiwan Go Global program!

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Taiwan's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Taiwan Go Global 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 Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators 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 Taiwan, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:

  • What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 9:00am, Nov 26, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361101
  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
  • How to Build a Product-Driven Go-to-Market Strategy : 2:00am, Nov 27, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361133
  • Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Jacob Jackson: 2:00am, Nov 28, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361152
  • Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00am, Dec 03, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361171
  • What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 2:00am, Dec 05, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361190
  • Venture Trailblazers, featuring Ilya A. Strebulaev from Stanford: 1:00am, Dec 06, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361209
  • Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 2:00am, Dec 10, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361241
  • Enterprise Sales 101 for Startup Founders: Closing Big Deals: 2:00am, Dec 12, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361259
  • Get Feedback on Your MVP from Product Experts & Find Early Users: 2:00am, Dec 17, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361279
  • Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 2:00am, Dec 19, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361298
  • Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 2:00am, Dec 31, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361311
  • Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 9:00am, Jan 03, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361316
  • Co-Founder Networking: Find a Technical Co-Founder: 2:00am, Jan 09, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361660
  • Startup to Scale-Up: Mastering Sales & Branding with Mark Kosoglow: 2:00am, Jan 14, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361346

The Taiwan program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Erdinc Ekinci (Co-founder, CEO , Openfor.co, inc / Founder Institute Japan), Japan Admin, YuLi Shein (Co-founder, COO, Openfor.co, inc).

In addition, some of Taiwan'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 Taiwan Founder Institute includes:

  • Ahram Chui: Director , Gyeongnam Venture Investment
  • Aki Ohashi: Vice President, Evolution Ventures
  • Alexander De Vore: CEO, 3D Printing
  • Andreea Marinescu: CEO, Tech Add-Venture
  • Andrew Shuttleworth: Mentor, Founder Institute
  • Arcui Usoara: Founder/CEO, Iaculus
  • Benjamin Joffe: Founder & CEO, Plus Eight Star
  • Cedric Wagrez: VP, ML Tech & Japan AI, TaskUs
  • Chiamin Lai: Managing Partner, UB Ventures
  • Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
  • Chris Foltz: Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
  • Christoph Sollich: Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor, The Pitch Doctor
  • Conrad Kimball: CEO, ADU.Works
  • Darren Menabney: Lead, Global Employee Engagement, Ricoh Company
  • David Yeng: Managing Partner, Founders Venture Capital
  • Dr. Joe Hug: Managing Director, IOAK, Corp., Professor, iU University
  • Dr. Mayank Singh: Co-founder, CEO , Impute Inc.
  • Ed Thompson: Marketing Consultant / Founder, Concept Design I/O
  • Erdinç Ekinci: Managing Director, Founder Institute Korea & Japan & Taiwan
  • Evan Burkosky: Co-founder & CRO , kimaru.ai
  • Fuminori Gunji: Business Coach | Startup mentor & investor | Ex-SoftBank | Ex-Startup COO | M&A exit | Trilingual BizDev expert, Gunji Works
  • Giang Trịnh: Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
  • Hideki Suzuki: CEO , TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
  • Hiroko 裕子 Nishiyama 西山: ディレクター, NPO Seitaikai
  • Hiroshi Nishikawa: Representative Director, Solve AI
  • Hiroyuki Anno: Founder and CEO, DELIGHT Global Inc.
  • Jack Huang: Managing Partner, Dreamhub Ventures
  • Jacky Lou: Senior Invest manager, Lion Travel
  • Jad Tarifi: CEO & Co-founder, Integral AI
  • Jared Campion: Founder & CEO, Dream Drive
  • Jatin Kataria: Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio
  • Jay Onda: Director (Investments) | CVC Advisory Board Member, Marubeni Ventures | National Venture Capital Association
  • Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
  • Jeni Chang: Founder | Investor | Advisor
  • Jet Son Tan: Director of Product & Technology, AVANT Corporation
  • John Kirch: Director, Ichigo Asia K.K.
  • Jonathan Nguyen: Founder & CEO, Unsensible
  • Jordan Fisher: Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Zehitomo
  • José Francisco Fernandez Serna: Angel Investor & Expert, European Institute of Innovation & Technology, EU
  • Joshua Flannery: Founder & CEO , Innovation Dojo Japan
  • Karin Wellbrock: Partner , Kay Group K.K.
  • Kei Shimada: Executive | Entrepreneur | Award-winning Innovator | Global Keynote Speaker| Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | EMBA, Liquid One Studio
  • Kei Watanabe: Co-founder, Glasp Inc.
  • Ken Covey: Investment Manager, QXLV
  • Kevin Brockland: Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
  • Khalil Maaouni: Head of Data and Digital, Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.
  • Kiyotake Sugita: Founder, KLAR株式会社
  • Kojiro Seto: Startup Advisor, bTANK LLC
  • Krishan Caldwell: Senior Software Engineer, Kraken Technologies
  • Lauren Nham: Investor, MetaCap Ventures
  • Leo Ma: Founder, EO Studio Japan, EO Studio
  • Lu Dong: Founder and CEO, TakeMe Co.,Ltd.
  • Luca Meguro: Investor, MS&AD VENTURES
  • Luca Meguro: Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Investment Senior Associate, MS&AD VENTURES
  • Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
  • Mahesh Kasar: SVP, Head of Sales - APAC / Global Partner Alliance and Indirect Channel Sales, Rakuten Symphony
  • Makihara Arisa: Junior Associate , Anobaka
  • Marco De Biasi: Managing Partner, Latin American Angels Society
  • Mari Nishiyama: Startup Partner Lead, Stripe
  • Marko Simic: Chief Technology Officer, Ascent Robotics, Inc.
  • Masumi Shimafuji: Co-Founder and CEO, xRsion Inc.
  • Max Zheng: Director of Investments, Blockchain Founders Group
  • Maximillian Naza: Chief Executive Officer , PasciVite
  • Michael Sheetal: Founder / CEO, PlayBrain Inc.
  • Michael Sudano: Senior Robotics Operations Engineer, Woven Planet Holdings
  • Michael Lee: CEO and Founder , CreBiz Factory
  • Mikio Kawahara: Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investment and Business Development, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.
  • Naoko Kurosawa: Senior Manager, TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
  • Noriya Tarutani: Director of Innovation Division, JETRO / J-Startup Affairs
  • Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
  • Pina (Yoichiro) Hirano: CEO, Asteria Corporation
  • Rancho Lee: Co-founder & APAC Partner, Simsan Ventures
  • Raphael Hodé: CEO, Design Director, nowthen
  • Rebecca Chai: Ventures Associate, Plug and Play Japan
  • Reisa Matsuda: Community Manager, Google Japan
  • Rene Budeck: Venture Capitalist, Stealth
  • Roger Do: Co-Founder, QSearch
  • Rosario B Casas: Co Founder, XR Americas, LLC / Business Creative Partners SAS
  • Rosario B Casas: Co-Founder, VR Americas LLC dba BCPartners Tech
  • Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
  • Sanjaykumar Patel: Founder & Principal IP Attorney, EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
  • Satoshi Nunokawa: Associate , Incubate Fund
  • Schyler Alexandra Cole: Managing Director, Qrea8iv Venture Studio
  • Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
  • Sergio Elias Wilson: Foreign Associate, So & Sato Law Firm
  • Shinya Yamamoto: Founder & CEO, Link & Innovation, Inc.
  • Sho Sato: CEO, LUDiMUS Inc.
  • Shuji Honjo, Tama Graduate School of Business
  • Sinjin Wolf: Co-founder & CEO , kimaru.ai
  • So Saito: Founder, So & Sato Law Offices
  • So Yeon Kim: Founder & COO, Lapis APAC Pte Ltd.
  • Stella (Jeehyon) Yoh: Principal, SOSV and Orbit Startups
  • Steve Monaghan: General Partner, Finmirai
  • Sush Bapna: GP, Ventures
  • Taku Furukawa: Founder & Organizer, Tokyo Fabhub
  • Takujiro Oto: Co-Founder and CEO, Drive Japan Inc.
  • Tao Romera Martinez: Chief Operating Officer, Soundraw
  • Tilo Bonow Piabo: Investor, Cavalry Ventures
  • Timothy Connor: Chief Executive Officer, Synnovate
  • Todor Panev: Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Web Factory, Sigoor, Talnets
  • Tomohiro Uchida: Partner, Translink Capital
  • Tyson Batino: Founder 創業者, Scaling Your Company
  • Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
  • Xinmei Cai: Engineering Director, Google Japan
  • Yamato Sasagawa: Investor, World Innovation Lab (WiL)
  • Yoichi Morimoto: Head of Business Development, HiJoJo Partners Inc.
  • Yoichi Ito: Dean of entrepreneurship dept., LINE Yahoo academia
  • Yuichi Terada: Founder & President , Hiyoura Lab
  • Yuji Tanabe: Co-Founder and CTO, Aeterlink
  • Yuki Shirato: Managing Director, Yakumi
  • Yuki Sato: Co-founder, CEO , Obniz Inc
  • Yu Li Shein: Co-Director , Founder Institute Japan/ Korea/ Taiwan

  • And many more to be announced.

Join us in Taiwan to build a great company in 2023. 

Apply to the Taiwan Go Global Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.  

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