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:
North Carolina Events:
- Meet the Raleigh Startup Ecosystem (In-Person Networking Event): 6:00pm, Jul 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344167
Global or Regional Events:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Acquire Your First 100 B2C Customers: 1:00pm, Jul 08, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344445
- Adam Robinson’s Path to Bootstrapping Success: From Idea to $22 Million Revenue: 12:00pm, Jul 12, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/348789
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, Jul 15, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345728
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Vinnie Lauria (MP of Golden Gate Ventures): 12:00pm, Jul 17, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345590
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Vinnie Lauria (MP of Golden Gate Ventures): 12:00pm, Jul 17, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345591
- Innovation Series: Innovations In Startup Fundraising: 12:00pm, Jul 18, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/353020
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Jul 22, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345589
- How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 1:00pm, Jul 24, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345588
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 1:00pm, Jul 29, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345587
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Fireside Chat with Rand Fishkin (Founder of Moz and SparkToro): 2:00pm, Jul 31, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351945
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Aug 05, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345778
- How to Achieve Product-Market Fit: Insights from Seedstars: 1:00pm, Aug 07, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/347174
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 1:00pm, Aug 12, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345944
- The Startup Founder’s Guide to Building AI Products Quickly & Easily : 1:00pm, Aug 14, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/347963
- Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 1:00pm, Aug 19, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345791
- Venture Trailblazers, featuring Warren Packard (Operating Partner at AI Fund): 12:00pm, Aug 22, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/351753
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 8:00pm, Aug 26, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345803
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, Aug 28, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345845
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 8:00pm, Sep 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345869
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Sep 09, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344226
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Sep 16, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345891
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00pm, Sep 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345971
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Sep 25, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345970
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Oct 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346010
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00pm, Oct 14, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345919
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, Oct 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346011
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 1:00pm, Oct 30, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346012
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 1:00pm, Nov 04, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346032
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, Nov 06, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346031
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Nov 18, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344714
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00pm, Nov 25, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345456
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346029
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346030
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Dec 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346074
- 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/346073
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Dec 09, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344822
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00pm, Dec 16, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344941
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00pm, Dec 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/346072
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:
- Anjul Singhvi: SEO Manager|Digital Strategist Cisco|Digital Marketing Specialist, Reunion Marketing
- Anthony Rotoli: CEO, Seven Pier
- Bill Fields: NC Market Leader for Venture Debt, Bridge Bank
- Bill Harper: CEO & Chief Creative Officer, BrandBossHQ
- Brian Reale: Founder, Processmaker.com
- Chris Hare: CEO, PRTI
- Christian Palombo: Chief Revenue Officer , Sprockets
- Clay Lehman: CTO, Firm360
- Danielle Livy: VP of Marketing, Viably
- Dennis McCarron: VP, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development , Sabre
- 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
- Jenn Summe: Startup Investor, Primordial
- 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
- K.J. Royal: Co-Founder, The Startup Studio
- Laura Maiurano: CRO & Co-Founder, Fivefoottwo Marketing
- Linda Sanders: Managing Director, Transition360 Partners
- Lister Delgado: Founder and Managing Partner, IDEA Fund Partners
- Mark Kelley: Co-Founder, Zero Copy Labs
- Merrill Mason: Owner, Smith Anderson
- Oz Merchant: CEO, Founders Local
- Ray Antonino: CEO, Co-Founder, PERMITS.com
- Robert Williams: Managing Partner, 3 Waves Capital
- Scot Wingo, Spiffy
- Sean Mitton: Professional Speaker & Coach, Question Based Mind Mapping
- Steve Klein: Former Co-founder, Statuspage.io (acquired by Atlassian)
- 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
- And many more to be announced.
Join us in North Carolina to build a great company in 2024.
Apply to the North Carolina Fall 2024 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
