Build a Great Startup in 2024 with the FI North Carolina 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 North Carolina Fall 2024 program!

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

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

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The North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 North Carolina Founder Institute includes:

Anoop Anthore: Account Director - Sales , Salesforce
Anthony Rotoli: CEO, Ocelot
Ben Stacey: CEO, Pitchverk
Bill Fields: NC Market Leader for Venture Debt, Bridge Bank
Bill Harper: CEO & Chief Creative Officer, BrandBossHQ
Brian Reale: Founder, Processmaker.com
Clay Lehman: CTO, Firm360
Daniel Shires: Managing Director, Founder Institute
Danielle Livy: VP of Marketing, Viably
Doug Kaufman: CEO & Founder, Belongly
Eric Wynalek: Executive Vice President - Strategy + Marketing, EditShare
Erica Jenkins: Founder, Erica Jenkins Consulting
Erik Severinghaus: VP, Bloomfilter, Inc
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
Jan Davis: Managing Partner, Davis Growth Partners
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
Kate McGinley: Scaling Health Tech Startups with Buyer-Aligned Growth | Fractional CGO/CRO, 210 Healthcare
Lister Delgado: Founder and Managing Partner, IDEA Fund Partners
Mark Kelley: Co-Founder, Zero Copy Labs
Merrill Mason: Owner, Smith Anderson
Oz Merchant: CEO, Futureproof
Ray Antonino: CEO, Co-Founder, PERMITS.com
Robert Williams: Managing Partner, 3 Waves Capital
Scot Wingo: CEO, Spiffy
Sean Mitton: Professional Speaker & Coach, Question Based Mind Mapping
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