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 2025 program!
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from North Carolin's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the North Carolina Fall 2025 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 online startup events in North Carolin, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The North Carolin 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 Carolin'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 Carolin Founder Institute includes:
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Anjul Singhvi: SEO Manager|Digital Strategist Cisco|Digital Marketing Specialist, Reunion Marketing
- Anoop Anthore: VP - Engage IQ, Sales and Product Strategy, Cadalys
- 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
- Burak Eryigit: Director of Software Engineering, Odyssey Logistics and Technology
- Chris Hare: CEO, PRTI
- Christian Palombo: Chief Revenue Officer , Sprockets
- Clay Lehman: CTO, Firm360
- Daniel Shires: Consultant, Independent
- Danielle Livy: VP of Marketing, Viably
- Dennis McCarron: VP, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development , Sabre
- Ebin Elavathingal: Director, MERSTRA Foundation / Next Market
- Erica Jenkins: Founder, Erica Jenkins Consulting
- Erik Severinghaus: VP, Bloomfilter, Inc
- Fawzi Itani: Investor, Forerunner Ventures
- 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
- Hannah Lehman: Software Engineering Consultant, HJL Services LLC
- Jan Davis: Managing Partner, Davis Growth Partners
- 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
- 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
- Mariliis Holm: Co-Founder & Partner , Sustainable Food Ventures
- Mark Kelley: Co-Founder, Zero Copy Labs
- Merrill Mason: Owner, Smith Anderson
- Oz Merchant: CEO, Founders Local
- Patrick Willhite: Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, TeraRecon, Inc.
- Ray Antonino: CEO, Co-Founder, PERMITS.com
- Reynolds Mwangi Mungai: Co-founder & CEO, Lukhu Inc.
- Robert Williams: Managing Partner, 3 Waves Capital
- Ryan Mc Bride: VP of Partnerships & Customer Engagement, Sirius Support
- Scot Wingo: CEO, Spiffy
- Sean Mitton: Professional Speaker & Coach, Question Based Mind Mapping
- 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
- And many more to be announced.
Join us in North Carolin to build a great company in 2024.
Apply to the North Carolina Fall 2025 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
