Build a Great Startup in 2024 with the FI Greenville 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 Greenville Spring 2017 program!

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Greenville's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Greenville Spring 2017 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 Greenville, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:

Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession

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The Greenville program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Ben Moore, Harold Hughes (Founder, CEO, .).

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

Andrea Meade: President, Raise Craze
Andy Kurtz: CEO, Pro-Active Technology & Vigilix
Anna Locke: A.T. LOCKE, A.T. LOCKE
Ben Moore: CEO, tForm and parmetric
Brian McSharry: Chairman, Concepts to Companies
Chris Fay: Owner, VP, WODgraphics & TPM
Chris Rogers: Founder and CTO, Ballyhoo Sports
Craig Kinley: CEO & Chairman, WiProwess & e-MERGE @ The Garage
David Setzer: CEO, Virtual Connect Technologies
David Pence: CEO, Acumen IT
Douglas Kim: Board Mrmber, Innovision Technology Awards
Drew Felty, Package InSight, LLC
Elizabeth Barr: Co-founder, Bev
Frank Greer: CEO, Zipit Wireless
Geoff Wasserman: CEO
Hao Wu: VP of Finance and Operations, BandwagonFanClub, Inc.
Harold Hughes: CEO, Bandwagon
Janice Pringle Parker: IP Consultant, PIPLO, pllc
John Uprichard: President, FGP International
John Bauknight: President, Longleaf Holdings
John Warren: President
John Hardaway: Partner, Nexsen Pruet LLC
Jon Mc Clure: CEO, ISO Poly Films
Kenworth Reeves, Jr.: Founder; Co-Founder, TKG Ventures; 13 Stripes Brewery
Kevin Hendricks: Managing Partner, ELG Entrepreneurs Law Group
Kristian Pflieger: Founder, CEO, OneGarageOver
Kylie Felker: COO, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC
Lauren Taylor: CEO, Capaven
Leighton Cubbage: CEO & Chairman, Serrus Capital Partners
Manfred Gollent: Executive Business Coach & CEO, QLI International LLC
Matthew Klein: Managing Partner, Redrock Capital
Michael Bolick: CEO, Selah Genomics
Mikee Johnson: CEO, COX Industries
Nika White: President, CEO, Nika White Consulting, LLC
Paul D'souza: President and CEO, The D'Souza Group
Paul Della Maggiora: Sr. Director, Sales Engineering for the Americas, NCR Retail
Peter Waldschmidt: CEO, Gnoso
Phil Yanov: Executive Producer, Tech After Five
Ray Lattimore: CEO
Ryan Johnston: Publisher, Upstate Business Journal
Scott Cochran: President, Spartanburg Methodist College
shante nixon: Founder, connect2nicu
Steve Townes: CEO, Ranger Aerospace
Steve Johnson: CEO, CreatiVasc Medical
Tom O'Hanlan: CEO