Build a Great Startup in 2024 with the FI Taiwan 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 Taiwan - Japan 2025 program!

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Taiwan's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Taiwan - Japan 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.

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 Taiwan, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:

Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00am, May 06, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/370007
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 8:00am, May 08, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/366657
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Nathan Beckord: 1:00am, May 13, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/366551
Future-proofing CPG Brands: Key Strategies for Sustainable Growth: 10:00pm, May 15, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/371047
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00am, Jun 03, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/370901
How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 1:00am, Jun 05, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/371431
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00am, Jun 10, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/370796
Meet the FI Alumni Scaling Startups in Asia: 7:00pm, Jun 16, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/371555
FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 1:00am, Jun 24, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/371857
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00am, Jul 01, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/371698
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00am, Jul 08, 2025 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/370419

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The Taiwan program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Erdinc Ekinci (Co-founder, CEO , Co-capital.co), Japan Admin, YuLi Shein (Co-founder, COO, Openfor.co, inc).

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

Ahram Chui: Director , Gyeongnam Venture Investment
Aki Ohashi: Vice President, Evolution Ventures
Alexander De Vore: CEO, 3D Printing
Allen John Ku: Operations Director, Startup Island TAIWAN
Alyssa Chen: Principal of Accelerator and Community, AppWorks
Andreea Marinescu: CEO, Tech Add-Venture
Andrew Shuttleworth: Mentor, Founder Institute
Arcui Usoara: Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Benjamin Joffe: Founder & CEO, Plus Eight Star
Cedric Wagrez: VP, ML Tech & Japan AI, TaskUs
Chiamin Lai: Managing Partner, UB Ventures
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Foltz: Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute
Christoph Sollich: Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor, The Pitch Doctor
Conrad Kimball: CEO, ADU.Works
Darren Menabney: Professor and Partner Faculty , GLOBIS University - Graduate School of Management
David Yeng: Managing Partner, Founders Venture Capital
Dr. Joe Hüg: Managing Director, IOAK, Corp., Professor, iU University
Dr. Mayank Singh: Co-founder, CEO , Impute Inc.
Ed Thompson: Marketing Consultant / Founder, Concept Design I/O
Edgar Chiu: Co-founder & Managing Partner, SparkLabs Taiwan
Elias Ek: Angel Investor, Co-Organizer, Sponsor, Dragons' Chamber
Erdinç Ekinci: Co-Founder & CEO of Openfor.co & Co-capital.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan
Evan Burkosky: Co-founder & CRO , kimaru.ai
Fuminori Gunji: Global Head of GTM, ZooKeep
Gaviann Tseng: Series A Investor, Glassbox Technologies
Giang Trịnh: Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
Hideki Suzuki: CEO , TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Hiroko 裕子 Nishiyama 西山: ディレクター, NPO Seitaikai
Hiroshi Nishikawa: Representative Director, Solve AI
Hiroyuki Anno: Founder and CEO, DELIGHT Global Inc.
Jack Huang: Managing Partner, Dreamhub Ventures
Jacky Lou: Advisor/Coach for , Startups and Founders
Jad Tarifi: CEO & Co-founder, Integral AI
Jared Campion: Founder & CEO, Dream Drive
Jatin Kataria: Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio
Jay Onda: Director (Investments) | CVC Advisory Board Member, Marubeni Ventures | National Venture Capital Association
Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
Jeni Chang: Founder | Investor | Advisor
Jennifer Lin: Investor , Headline
Jet Son Tan: Head of Product - Asia Pacific, Tom Tom
John Kirch: Director, Ichigo Asia K.K.
Jonathan Nguyen: Founder & CEO, Unsensible
Jordan Fisher: Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Zehitomo
José Francisco Fernandez Serna: Angel Investor, AgriFood Founder and Executive, CEO of E-motion Foods, Partner in DesertTech Ventures, and Board member in different organizations
Joshua Flannery: Founder & CEO , Innovation Dojo Japan
Karin Wellbrock: Executive Leadership Coach and Co-Founder, Kay Group K.K.
Kei Shimada: Executive | Entrepreneur | Award-winning Innovator | Global Keynote Speaker| Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | EMBA, Liquid One Studio
Kei Watanabe: Co-founder, Glasp Inc.
Ken Covey: Investment Manager, QXLV
Kevin Brockland: Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
Khalil Maaouni: Head of Data and Digital, Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.
Kiyotake Sugita: Founder, KLAR株式会社
Kojiro Seto: Startup Advisor, bTANK LLC
Krishan Caldwell: APAC Commercial Solutions Leader (Flexibility) , Kraken
Lauren Nham: Investor, MetaCap Ventures
Leo Ma: Founder, EO Studio Japan, EO Studio
Lu Dong: Founder and CEO, TakeMe Co.,Ltd.
Luca Meguro: Investor, MS&AD VENTURES
Luca Meguro: Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Investment Senior Associate, MS&AD VENTURES
Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
Mahesh Kasar: SVP, Head of Sales - APAC / Global Partner Alliance and Indirect Channel Sales, Rakuten Symphony
Makihara Arisa: Junior Associate , Anobaka
Marco De Biasi: Startups Investor & Advisor /Program Director, FI/LGA /LAAS
Mari Nishiyama: Startup Partner Lead, Stripe
Marko Simic: Chief Technology Officer, Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Masumi Shimafuji: Co-Founder and CEO, xRsion Inc.
Max Zheng: Director of Investments, Blockchain Founders Group
Maximillian Naza: Chief Executive Officer , PasciVite
Michael Sheetal: Founder / CEO, PlayBrain Inc.
Michael Sudano: Senior Robotics Operations Engineer, Woven Planet Holdings
Michael Lee: CEO and Founder , CreBiz Factory
Mikio Kawahara: Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investment and Business Development, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.
Naoko Kurosawa: Senior Manager, TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Noriya Tarutani: Director of Innovation Division, JETRO / J-Startup Affairs
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Patrick Yuji Wakabayashi, RiskTaker Ventures
Pina (Yoichiro) Hirano: CEO, Asteria Corporation
Rancho Lee: Co-founder & APAC Partner, Simsan Ventures
Raphael Hodé: CEO, Design Director, nowthen
Rebecca Chai: Ventures Associate, Plug and Play Japan
Reisa Matsuda: Community Manager, Google Japan
Rene Budeck: Venture Capitalist, Stealth
Roger Do: CEO, Co-Founder, Watchdog Cyber Defense
Rosario B Casas: Co Founder, XR Americas, LLC / Business Creative Partners SAS
Rosario B Casas: Co-Founder, BCPartners Tech
Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Sanjaykumar Patel: Founder & Principal IP Attorney, EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Satoshi Nunokawa: Associate , Incubate Fund
Schyler Alexandra Cole: Managing Director, Qrea8iv Venture Studio
Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Sergio Elias Wilson: Foreign Associate, So & Sato Law Firm
Shinya Yamamoto: Founder & CEO, Link & Innovation, Inc.
Sho Sato: CEO, LUDiMUS Inc.
Shuji Honjo, Tama Graduate School of Business
Sinjin Wolf: Co-founder & CEO , kimaru.ai
So Saito: Founder, So & Sato Law Offices
So Yeon Kim: Founder & COO, Lapis APAC Pte Ltd.
Stella (Jeehyon) Yoh: Principal, SOSV and Orbit Startups
Steve Monaghan: General Partner, Finmirai
Sush Bapna: General Partner, AIDGE Ventures
Taku Furukawa: Founder & Organizer, Tokyo Fabhub
Takujiro Oto: Co-Founder and CEO, Drive Japan Inc.
Tao Romera Martinez: Chief Operating Officer, Soundraw
Tilo Bonow Piabo: Investor, Cavalry Ventures
Timothy Connor: CEO & Founder, Synnovate
Todor Panev: Co-Founder, CBDO, Talnets AG, Sindex, Sigoor
Tomohiro Uchida: Partner, Translink Capital
Tyson Batino: Co-Founder, SmartStart Japan
Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Xinmei Cai: Engineering Director, Google Japan
Yamato Sasagawa: Investor, World Innovation Lab (WiL)
Yoichi Morimoto: Head of Business Development, HiJoJo Partners Inc.
Yoichi Ito: Dean of entrepreneurship dept., LINE Yahoo academia
Yuichi Terada: Founder & President , Hiyoura Lab
Yuji Tanabe: Co-Founder and CTO, Aeterlink
Yuki Shirato: Managing Director, Yakumi
Yuki Sato: Co-founder, CEO , Obniz Inc
Yu Li Shein: Co-Director , Founder Institute Japan/ Korea/ Taiwan
Yvie Tai: Director, Business Development, Qualcomm