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 Germany program!
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Germany's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Germany 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.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Germany, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs, many will be virtual, but a few also physical in Berlin:
Germany Events:
- FI Germany Pitch Marathon: Pitch Night for Impact Founders: 6:00pm, Sep 10, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/353665
- FI Germany Pitch Marathon Night for All Founders: 6:00pm, Sep 11, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/353666
- Founder Meet & Greet: Berlin In-Person Startup Networking Summer Edition: 7:00pm, Sep 12, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/353667
- Meet the Alumni of Founder Institute Germany: 6:00pm, Sep 18, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/341197
- Startup Events Berlin – Networking, Investor Relations & Open-Mic Pitching: 6:00pm, Sep 30, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/356453
Global or Regional Events:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 2:00am, Sep 10, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350393
- How to Develop a Winning Product Strategy for Your Startup: 7:00pm, Sep 10, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/356185
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Kamal Hassan: 7:00pm, Sep 16, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342334
- Inside Venture Capital: Secrets to Securing Funding with Rohin Sethi: 7:00pm, Sep 18, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/355045
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 7:00pm, Sep 23, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350400
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 7:00pm, Sep 25, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350406
- How to Adopt an Entrepreneurial Mindset In a Corporate Environment: 2:00am, Sep 27, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/356895
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 7:00pm, Oct 02, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350487
- How Startup Founders Improve their Hiring Strategies With AI-Driven Solutions: 7:00pm, Oct 07, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/356375
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 2:00am, Oct 15, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350479
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 2:00am, Oct 24, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350492
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 6:00pm, Oct 30, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/344577
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 7:00pm, Nov 04, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/343316
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00am, Nov 07, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342127
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 2:00am, Nov 19, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350565
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 2:00am, Nov 26, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/350574
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 7:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342520
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 7:00pm, Dec 02, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/342227
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 7:00pm, Dec 04, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/345316
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 7:00pm, Dec 09, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/344772
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 7:00pm, Dec 16, 2024 (Europe/Berlin): https://FI.co/e/344891
The Germany program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Amanda Fornal (Director, Startup Advisor, Women in STEM advocate), Dirk Lehmann (Innovation Advisor & Pitch Coach, Dirk Lehmann & Partners), Ferdinand Muehlhaeuser (Lead Director Germany), Kai Malkwitz (Serial Entrepreneur, sustainability evangelist and Impact Director), Rikke Klitskov (CMO, Founder Institute), Mohammad Tavangar (Director, Partner Management), Eva Dimitrova (Director, Community Management), Nathan Evans (Director, Startup Advisor) and Sara Maki (Director, Startup Advisor).
We are very happy to have Unicorn Workspaces at our side as our FI Berlin location partner, being a core supporter for the Berlin startup scene, providing invaluable event spaces, coworking opportunities, and startup offices of all sizes.
In addition, a selection of more than 50 mentors out of our 800+ Germany mentor network will be actively participating as mentors in the program and you will be able to tap into our entire Berlin and worldwide mentor network as a graduate of the program. Please find an overview of our German mentor network below!
* Andrea Fernandez * Andrea Helmerich * Christoph Sollich * Emil Kendziorra * Fabian Kofler * Fabrizio Gramuglio * Felix Hofmann * Frank Pawlitschek * Heiko Rauch * Jan Kennedy * Javier Rincon * Kai Buehler * Klaus Kammermeier * Kyrill Zlobenko * Lieke Ypma * Manuel Schulze * Marcus Tan * Mario Steinbuch * Michael Wendt * Neil Baptista * Robert Sünderhauf * Rüdiger Süss * Samuli Siren * Sara Kolata * Stephan Wiesener * Steven Jacobs * Thomas Hartmann * Tobias Tschötsch * Veronica Kirin * Yanick J. Steinbeck
- And many more to be announced.
Join us in Germany to build a great company in 2024.
Apply to the Germany Fall 2024 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
