Build a Great Startup in 2023 with the FI Taiwan Go Global Startup Accelerator

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:

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
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
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
How to Go from 0 to 1: Scaling and Exiting Your Startup with Mark Balovnev: 2:00am, Jan 07, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/363285
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
How to Build, Fundraise, and Exit Your Startup: AMA with Tim Grassin: 6:00pm, Jan 15, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/362925
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 9:00am, Jan 23, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/361851
How to Align Your Brand Messaging with Your Startup Mission: 2:00am, Jan 28, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/363077
FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 2:00am, Jan 30, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/363600
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Trasition to Startup Founder : 9:00am, Feb 04, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/363676
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00am, Feb 06, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/363910
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 2:00am, Feb 11, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/364085

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The Taiwan program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Erdinc Ekinci (Co-founder, CEO , Co-capital.co), 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, Responsible Solutions Ltd
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 Hüg: 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