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 Bolivia - Colombia Spring 2025 program!
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Bolivia's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Bolivia - Colombia Spring 2025 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 Bolivia, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:
- Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 2:00pm, dic 30, 2024 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/360174
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Go from 0 to 1: Scaling and Exiting Your Startup with Mark Balovnev: 2:00pm, ene 06, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/363158
- Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 9:00pm, ene 07, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/360287
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Technical Co-Founder: 2:00pm, ene 08, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/361550
- Startup to Scale-Up: Mastering Sales & Branding with Mark Kosoglow: 2:00pm, ene 13, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/360933
- How to Build, Fundraise, and Exit Your Startup: AMA with Tim Grassin: 6:00am, ene 15, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/363397
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 9:00pm, ene 22, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/361787
- How to Align Your Brand Messaging with Your Startup Mission: 2:00pm, ene 27, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/362959
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 2:00pm, ene 29, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/363444
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Trasition to Startup Founder : 9:00pm, feb 03, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/363617
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00pm, feb 05, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/363798
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 2:00pm, feb 10, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/363973
- Investor Valuation Basics: How to Assess Your Startup’s Worth with Neil Shah: 9:00pm, feb 24, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/364394
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 2:00pm, feb 27, 2025 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/364230
The Bolivia program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Guillermo Guzman (.General Partner, Indio VC), Jorge H Nieto (Founder & CEO, Expedit Capital).
In addition, some of Bolivia'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 Bolivia Founder Institute includes:
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Alan Colmenares: Cofounder and CEO, Tappsi / Tpaga / EthicalMe
- Alberto Parra: CEO and Founder, BRIX (www.brix.net.br)
- Alejandro Gutierrez: CFO y desarrollo de negocios, Puntopay
- Alejandro Gutiérrez: Co-founder, LinkU Ventures SAS
- Alejandro Abdel Aziz: Founder & CEO, Nextonia
- América Castiblanco: Directora de Emprendimiento, Innpulsa Colombia
- Ana Maria Ortegón: Socia Gerente, OMAS
- Ana María Prieto: Asociada, Brazil Venture Capital
- Andres Hernandez: Strategist and Writer, Andreherca
- Andres Cano: CEO, ACANOF SAS
- Andres Vejarano Calderon: Socio, Abogado, Director, Invictum Capital, ANDI del Futuro, Kairos
- Andres Angel: CEO, Nominapp
- Andrés Barreto: Managing Director , Techstars Boulder
- Andrés Londoño: Head of performance, Platzi
- Andrés Marcucci: Analista, Torrenegra Accelerator
- Andrés Veléz: Founding CEO, Tributi
- Andrés Bello: Director de Emprendimiento, Fundación Bolívar Davivienda
- Andrés Felipe Pantoja Castrillón: CoFounder, Legal Mentors
- Andrés Felipe Méndez: Cofounder, Génesis Holding
- Anfer Molina: CoFounder & CEO, Tuptip
- Angel Celis Botto: Co-Founder, Liftit
- Ángela Castillo Llinás: Co-Founder, HelloGuru
- Beatriz Dager: General Partner, ChiX Future Ventures
- Berg Moe: Owner, Berg Moe Media
- Bernardt Vogel: Sr.Associate, VU Venture Partners
- Bibiana Ardila: Co-Founder, Taller A
- Byron Hernández: Head of IT Services, Instaleap
- Camilo Gómez: CEO, Phylo Legal
- Camilo Jimenez: CTO , InstaLeap.io
- Carina Batz: Directora Área de Proyectos y Servicios, Cámara Colombo Alemana
- Carlos Ortegon: CTO, LOOPAY
- Carlos Guayara: CEO, TRII
- Carlos Alberto Sánchez Retiz: Coordinador de Aceleración, Torrenegra Accelerator
- Carlos Alberto Valderrama: CEO, Grupo Marco
- Carlos Andres Valencia Nieto: Machine learning Project Leader | Product Manager, Mercadolibre
- Carlos Felipe Gutierrez Camacho: Managing Partner & Co-Founder, INVX, SIMMA
- Carlos Ivan Zubieta Leon: Cto & founder Agrapp, Agrapp
- Catalina Quintana: Founder, Leancase
- Caterine Castillo: CEO, NEIVOR
- Cecilia Ezquerro: Associate, 500 Globals
- Charlie Cliff: CTO
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Christian Daube: Co-Founder, Coach & COO, Torrenegra Accelerator
- Christian Fresen: Partner, RAD. Estrategias Legales
- Conrad Egusa: CEO, Publicize
- Daniel Cardona: Mentor, Defence Academy Chennai
- Daniel Restrepo: CEO, Taller A
- Daniel Escobar: Team Manager , Wolox
- Daniel Puentes: Associate Founder, Partners Academy
- Daniel Otero: CEO and Founder , Muvo
- Daniel Toro: Co-Founder, LinkU Ventures SAS
- Daniela Restrepo: VP, PUBLICIZE
- Darío Lanchuske: CPO, Omni Bank
- David Wilson: Principal, Franklin Advisory
- David Carvajal: Founder, Cannvest
- David Orrego: Ex Chief Growth Officer, Rocketfy.co
- David Diaz: CLC, Mesfix SAS
- David Camargo: CTO, Bright Financial
- David Aponte: CEO & Cofounder, Financial Lab & Taxes
- Diego Caicedo: CEO, OmniBNK
- Diego Rodriguez Castillo: Founder - CEO, Linxe
- Diego Alejandro Muñoz: Co founder y CMO , Tukarga.com
- Eddie Arrieta: CEO, MultiLigual Media
- Eduardo Maldonado: Co-founder and Board Member, GDX Travel
- Eduardo Hernández, Magma Partners
- Eduardo Rivera: CEO, LOOPAY
- Edward Cullen: Founder & CEO, Crescite
- Elena Dolinski: Founder, UKANDOITGLOBAL
- Elodie Senatore: CEO, Heraclea
- Enrique Pons: Founder, Talago & Fincruit
- Enrique Echavarria: CEO, WeAreDataLab
- Erik Díaz: GP, Blackchiip VC
- Fabian Esteban Lopez Morales: Emprendedor incansable, GraciaLab
- Felipe Cano: CoFounder, LinkU Ventures SAS
- Felipe Alvarez: CEO , HOBBY CREATIVO
- Felipe Garzon: City Coordinator, Acámica
- Felipe Rivera Reina: Head Entrepreneur
- Felipe Santamaria: Managing Director, Rockstart Colombia
- Fernando Núñez: VP, PUBLICIZE
- Francisco Uriarte: Puerto Rico, ESP Group
- Gabriel Castillo Szpoganicz: Founder & CEO, Doc Doc
- Gabriel Calderón: CEO, Tu Orden
- Gabriela Torres: Consultant in Tech, Innovation, Business Dev., Freelance
- Gregorio Londoño: Director, Red de Ángeles Inversionistas
- Guillermo Ramirez: Managing partner, Oxbridge Capital Partners (VC)
- Guillermo Guzman: General Partner, Indio VC
- Gustavo Marquez: CEO, Athena Inversion de Impacto
- Hans Christian Boehlke: Commercial Director, Celumania.com
- Iván Ariza: CEO, cargamos.com
- Jacinto Cho: Project Manager, Grupo Cadelga
- Javier Castro
- Jean Bernier: CEO y Founder, AnniQ & SQT
- Jehudi Castro Sierra: Asesor Presidencial, Tecnología
- Jennifer Timm: Head of Consulting, Agora Partnerships
- Jennifer Poole: CRO, Publizice
- Jeremy Bruck: Managing Partner, Data Valuation & Monetization
- Jeronimo Silva: Director Ejecutivo , BICTIA
- Jessica Mercedes: Country Manager, Holberton School Colombia
- Jorge Quiroga
- Jorge Alvarado: CEO, Abbitec
- Jorge Quintero: VP of Growth , VECI
- Jorge Hernan Nieto Botero: Founder & CEO, Expedit Capital
- Jose Caparroso: Business reporter & cross-platform coordinator, Forbes
- Jose Ovalle: Investor, StartOp
- Jose Betancur: Director, Nodo
- José Miguel Velasco: Head of Startup Acceleration, Corporación Ventures
- Joseph DiTomaso: CEO, AllTheRooms
- Jose Rafael Donado Vallejo: CEO, S
- Juan Colmenares: Growth Lead, Graphite Growth
- Juan Angarita: CRO, HoyTrabajas.com (YC W22)
- Juan Camilo Vallejo: Co-founder, Co-CEO, & PM, Valienta
- Juan Carlos Monroy: Director área de Mercadeo Digital, Departamento de Mercadeo , EAFIT
- Juan Carlos Suarez: CEO, Qenta
- Juanita Esguerra: Abogada Senior, Sodexo
- Juan Manuel Lopera: CEO, TOMi Digital
- Juan Pablo Alvarez: Country Managing Director, EnvíoClick
- Juan Sebastian Muñoz: Head of Sales, Simetrik Inc
- Juan Sebastián Castrillon: Founder, Estratek
- Julia Figueiredo: Director Latam, Silicon Valley Bank
- Julián Vergara Albán: Digital Talent Acquisition , Lulo Bank
- Julián Arango: Founder & CEO, Workia, Inc
- Karen Mesa: Entrepreneurship & Innovation consultant, Independent
- Khaliq Yar Haidary: CEO, Netzone, Ltd.
- Laura Rudd: CEO, BabyTopia
- Laura Lopera: Coordinadora I+D, Sura
- Laura Jimenez Tatis: Financial Mentor, Leancase
- León Papu: Founding Partner, Marathon Lab
- Leonardo Gaitan, Autoparti
- Lorena Sanchez Garcia: Erudit AI, COO & Board Member
- Luis Betancourt: Digital Marketing Advisor, Luisbetancourt.co
- Luis Barrios: CEO, ARKANGELES
- Luis Felipe Giraldo: Gerente de Expansión, Sociedad Operadora de Franquicias Colombia
- Luis Naranjo Duplat: CMO - Growth Hacker, Kairos
- Mads Schmidt Petersen: CEO , HippoBuild (Y Combinator W22)
- Maika Hoekman: Director, Torre Social
- Maira Betancur: Jefe de Investigación y Patentes, Grupo Bolivar
- Manuel Bardales: Co-Founder, Movitext
- Manuela Sánchez Villamarín: Co-founder & Growth, Laika
- Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
- Marc C Lange
- Marcela Lopez: Estratega de Marketing, Alexander Torrenegra
- Marcela Pineda
- Marco De Biasi: Managing Partner, Latin American Angels Society
- Margarita Martinez, Blackshiip VC
- Maria Camila Gonzalez: CEO, Sarta SAS
- Maria Camila Ortegon: Asesor Jurídico, Taller A Abogados
- Maria Camila Salazar Castro: CEO, Vivir a conciencia
- Maria Isabela Muñoz: Partner, MAS Equity Partners
- Marian Villa: Co-Founder & President, PionerasDev
- Mariana Velásquez: Founder - CEO, BRANDDU
- Mariano Doncel M.: Business Accelerator Leader and Professor of EAN University , Universidad EAN
- Maria Paula Murcia: Directora, TopCruiters
- Maribel Corrales: Regional Manager , Holberton School - Colombia
- Marlowe Mackenzie: Goal Operations Partner, Canva
- Maryori Vivas: LatAm Director, Vermilion LLC
- Mateo Trujillo: Product Lead, RappiPay
- Michael Luzner: CEO
- Nadia Stand: Co Founder, The SASI CO
- Nelson Irias: CEO, DataLabs
- Nicolai Eslava Barajas: CEO, Estratek Ventures
- Nicolas Contreras: CEO, PappCorn
- Nicolás Poveda: CEO & CoFounder
- Oscar Andres Arango: CEO & Director, Yampi & Seniors Club
- Pablo Molina: CEO, Mirapaltecho
- Pablo Ramirez: CEO y Founder, Litmoi
- Pablo Molina Candel: CTO, CoverWallet
- Pedro Lopez Sela, FrissOn Capital
- Pilar Fernandez Hermida: Founder i-Expand (We help Health Tech companies go global), i-expand
- Rafael Tihanyi: Director of Revenue, Graphite Growth
- Raíssa De Mello João: Cofounder & CEO, Vaki
- Ramón Rodríguez: Co-Founder and Chief Investors Relations, RIDERY LLC
- René Lomelí: Partner, 500
- Ricardo Mejia B.: Co-Founder, PappCorn
- Rodrigo Alfonso: Co-founder, Sekure
- Rosario B Casas: Co Founder, XR Americas, LLC / Business Creative Partners SAS
- Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
- Samuel Grossman: Partner, IRIE VC
- Sandra Rubio: CEO, IMIX
- Sandy Gómez: Director, FI Caracas
- Santiago Garzón: CTO, StartOp
- Santiago Suarez: CEO & Partner, Addi & YCombinator
- Santiago Rojas: Local Leader
- Santiago Quimbaya Barreto: Investment Analyst, Ventures Corporation
- Santiago Aparicio, FitPal
- Sebastian Caro: CEO, Tocaro Capital
- Sebastian Leon: Founder, Facebook
- Sebastián Jaramillo: LATAM Commercial Director, Rappi
- Sebastián Gallo: Head of Operations, Torre
- Sergio Espinosa Rivera: CTIO, Akadia Life
- Sergio Pachón: Co Founder, Kiwi Campus
- Shirlhey Sánchez: CEO & Co-Founder, Colombia Proptech
- Simon Chamorro: CEO-CoFounder, Valiu
- Sjoerd Martens: Head Of Account Management at Publicize , Publicize
- Talha Bin Shuja: Startup and Business Consultant, High Hope International
- Tomás Ríos: CEO, Starter
- Uri Melamed: Managing Director , EyP S.A.S. / Irie VC
- Valentina Giraldo Henao: Founder, LaValentina Design
- Walied Albasheer: Managing Partner, Intuitio Ventures
- William Duran: Investment Director, Enter Capital
- Yasu Guerra, Sky Ride Group, S.A
- Yatan Blumenthal Vargas: Co-founder, Berlin Hardware Accelerator
- Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
- Zully De La Rosa: CTO, Finaktiva
- And many more to be announced.
Join us in Bolivia to build a great company in 2024.
Apply to the Bolivia - Colombia Spring 2025 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
