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 - North Carolina Fall 2024 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 - North Carolina Fall 2024 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:

How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00pm, Sep 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351178
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Sep 25, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351179
How to Adopt an Entrepreneurial Mindset: 8:00pm, Sep 26, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/356877
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Oct 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351239
How Startup Founders Improve their Hiring Strategies With AI-Driven Solutions: 1:00pm, Oct 07, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/356377
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with J. Skyler Fernandes: 8:00pm, Oct 14, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351240
How Startup Founders Can Prepare For Fundraising Due Diligence: 1:00pm, Oct 21, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/357244
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, Oct 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351241
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 1:00pm, Oct 30, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351242
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 1:00pm, Nov 04, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351301
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, Nov 06, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351302
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Nov 18, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351303
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Nov 25, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351304
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351305
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Dec 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351379
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 1:00pm, Dec 04, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351380
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Dec 09, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351381
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00pm, Dec 16, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351382
Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 1:00pm, Dec 18, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/356090

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The Greenville program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Gregg Armitage (CEO, FoundHuman ), Oz Merchant (CEO, ecomsellersHQ).

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:

Aaron Smith: President, Anchora Insurance
Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Andrea Meade: President, Raise Craze
Anjul Singhvi: SEO Manager|Digital Strategist Cisco|Digital Marketing Specialist, Reunion Marketing
Anna Locke: A.T. LOCKE, A.T. LOCKE
Anthony Rotoli: CEO, Ocelot
Ben Moore: CEO, tForm and parmetric
Benjamin Moore: Founder | CEO, tForm
Bill Fields: NC Market Leader for Venture Debt, Bridge Bank
Bill Harper: CEO & Chief Creative Officer, BrandBossHQ
Brian Reale: Founder, Processmaker.com
Burak Eryigit: Director of Software Engineering, Odyssey Logistics and Technology
Chris Rogers: Founder and CTO, Ballyhoo Sports
Chris Hare: CEO, PRTI
Christian Palombo: Chief Revenue Officer , Sprockets
Clay Lehman: CTO, Firm360
Craig Kinley: CEO & Chairman, WiProwess & e-MERGE @ The Garage
Daniel Shires: Consultant, Independent
Danielle Livy: VP of Marketing, Viably
David Setzer: CEO, Virtual Connect Technologies
David Pence: CEO, Acumen IT
Deb Sofield: CEO, Deb Sofield Speaks
Dennis McCarron: VP, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development , Sabre
Drew Felty, Package InSight, LLC
Elizabeth Barr: Co-founder, Bev
Erica Jenkins: Founder, Erica Jenkins Consulting
Erik Severinghaus: VP, Bloomfilter, Inc
Fawzi Itani: Investor, Forerunner Ventures
Frank Greer: CEO, Zipit Wireless
Greg Brown: President, Cardinal Finance LLC
Greg Lissy: Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Finmark
Gregg Armitage: CEO, FoundHuman
Gregg Bordes: Managing Partner, Front Porch Venture Partners
Hao Wu: VP of Finance and Operations, BandwagonFanClub, Inc.
Harold Hughes: CEO, BANDWAGON Fanclub
Jan Davis: Managing Partner, Davis Growth Partners
Jason Premo: Chairman, Premo Ventures
Jenn Summe: Startup Investor, Primordial
Jennifer Dearman: CEO, Elevate Your Outcomes
Jesse Jones: Owner, Fourscore Business Law
Jesse Lipson: CEO, Levitate
John Turner: Director of Engineering, Ampla
Jonathan Rollman: Founder, ProdUx Design
Joshua Herzig Marx: Founder and PM Coach, Founder and PM Coach
Joshua Diver: Partner at Smith Anderson & General Counsel RTP Angel Fund, Smith Anderson
Kenworth Reeves, Jr.: Founder; Co-Founder, TKG Ventures; 13 Stripes Brewery
Kevin Hendricks: Managing Partner, ELG Entrepreneurs Law Group
K.J. Royal: Co-Founder, The Startup Studio
Kristian Pflieger: Founder, CEO, OneGarageOver
Kylie Felker: COO, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC
Laura Maiurano: CRO & Co-Founder, Fivefoottwo Marketing
Lauren Taylor: CEO, Capaven
Linda Sanders: Managing Director, Transition360 Partners
Lister Delgado: Founder and Managing Partner, IDEA Fund Partners
Manfred Gollent: Executive Business Coach & CEO, QLI International LLC
Mariliis Holm: Co-Founder & Partner , Sustainable Food Ventures
Mark Kelley: Co-Founder, Zero Copy Labs
Matthew Klein: Managing Partner, Redrock Capital
Melissa Halliburton: CEO, BringFido
Merrill Mason: Owner, Smith Anderson
Michael Bolick: CEO, Selah Genomics
Nika White: President, CEO, Nika White Consulting, LLC
Oz Merchant: CEO, Founders Local
Patrick Willhite: Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, TeraRecon, Inc.
Paul Della Maggiora: Sr. Director, Sales Engineering for the Americas, NCR Retail
Peter Waldschmidt: CEO, Gnoso
Phil Yanov: Executive Producer, Tech After Five
Ray Antonino: CEO, Co-Founder, PERMITS.com
Reynolds Mwangi Mungai: Co-founder & CEO, Lukhu Inc.
Robert Williams: Managing Partner, 3 Waves Capital
Ryan Johnston: Publisher, Upstate Business Journal
Ryan Beck: Managing Partner, Beck Digital
Ryan Mc Bride: VP of Partnerships & Customer Engagement, Sirius Support
Scot Wingo: CEO, Spiffy
Scott Cochran: President, Spartanburg Methodist College
Sean Mitton: Professional Speaker & Coach, Question Based Mind Mapping
Steve Townes: CEO, Ranger Aerospace
Steve Klein: Former Co-founder, Statuspage.io (acquired by Atlassian)
Sunny Su: Principal, Paradigm
Tobi Walter: Partner, Cofounders Capital
Todd Brengel: SVP, Sales, The Muse
Tom Collopy: CEO, Co-founder, Unbiased Insights, Inc.
Tom Fisher: Founding Advisory Board Member, Carry Venture Capital
Venus Liles: Startup Attorney & Founder of Liles Law, Liles Law
Yasin Abbak: CEO / CoFounder, GroupUps
Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive