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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 Toronto Summer 2026 program!

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Toronto's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Toronto Summer 2026 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 Toronto, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:

  • From Idea to Startup Team: Meet Your Future Co-Founder: 8:00pm, Apr 06, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394677
  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
  • Stuck Without a Startup Idea? Build One That Fits You: 8:30pm, Apr 07, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394696
  • How Multiple Pivots positioned Checkbox as the ‘Legal Front Door’ for Corporations: 8:00pm, Apr 13, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394707
  • Real Startup Lessons From FI Alumni Across the World: 12:00pm, Apr 14, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394751
  • How to Go From Raw Idea to Polished Pitch using AI: 12:30pm, Apr 20, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395706
  • [Restricted] VIP Pitch Lounge: Pitch Live and Get Feedback from Investors & Advisors: 12:00pm, Apr 21, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395539
  • Turn Your Expertise Into an Audience on LinkedIn: 12:00pm, Apr 27, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394625
  • How to Overcome the Fear of Starting Your Own Company: 12:00pm, Apr 28, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394622
  • How to Get Your First 10 Customers Without a Marketing Team or Budget: 12:30pm, May 04, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394943
  • How to Choose the Right Startup Idea Before You Build: 8:00pm, May 18, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394963
  • [Restricted] VIP Pitch Lounge: Get Unfiltered Feedback from Global Investors & Advisors: 12:00pm, May 26, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395396
  • Inside the Founder Institute: Real Stories From Alumni: 12:00pm, Jun 02, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394994
  • Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact: 8:30pm, Jun 08, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/394654
  • Turn Startup Hesitation Into Action: A Founder Mindset Framework: 8:00pm, Jun 15, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395046
  • Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A : 8:00pm, Jul 06, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395075
  • Stop Overthinking and Build a Great Startup Idea: 12:00pm, Jul 20, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395099
  • From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 8:30am, Aug 10, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395131
  • Meet FI Alumni Founders: High-Growth Startups Panel : 12:00pm, Aug 10, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395157
  • Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore: 8:00pm, Aug 18, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395184
  • What Makes Investors Say Yes: Startup Funding AMA: 12:00pm, Sep 01, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395209
  • Break the Idea Loop and Decide What to Build: 8:00pm, Sep 21, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395232
  • From Idea to Traction: Lessons From Global FI Alumni: 8:30pm, Oct 05, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395258
  • From Dreamer to Doer: Build the Founder Mindset: 12:00pm, Oct 13, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395283
  • From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Top Startup Investor: 12:00pm, Nov 03, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395304
  • From “Maybe” to Momentum: Building a Great Startup Idea: 8:00pm, Nov 17, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395327
  • From First Idea to First Funding: Global Alumni Stories: 12:00pm, Dec 01, 2026 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/395355

The Toronto program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Gilberto Gandra (N/A, N/A), Sunil Sharma (Canada Director, Founder Institute).

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

  • Aaron Baer: Partner, Renno & Co
  • Aaron Albert: CEO and Co-Founder, Mine'd
  • Abdel Ali: Investment Analyst, Relay Ventures and Alate Partners
  • Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
  • Adam Spector: CEO & Founder, Chore
  • Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
  • Alan Trieu: Senior Director, Sales , Cinchy
  • Alexander Rink: CEO, Rink Ventures
  • Alexander Mc Isaac: Principal, Strategic Investments and Women in Tech, BDC Venture Capital
  • Alexander Jager: Founding Partner, Amplifier Advisors
  • Alexander Morsink: Managing Director, Equivesto
  • Ali Nawab: Founder and CEO, Kiwi Wearables
  • Ali Ghassemi: CEO, Weaver and Loom
  • Ali Abbas: Founder & CEO , SEO Button
  • Amber Mac: President, Konnekt
  • Ambles Kwok: Head of Engineering (Toronto) / Co-Founder, Thumbtack / Therapia
  • Amir Alikhanzadeh: CEO and Co-Founder, Madlipz
  • André Flórido: Partner, Altaz Capital
  • Andreea Marinescu: CEO, Tech Add-Venture
  • Andrei Poliakov: CEO, APX Lending
  • Andrew D'Souza: Founder and CEO, Sfoundation
  • Andrew Hendry: Co-Founder, REALQualified
  • Anes Rachid: Manager, Innovation , City of Brampton
  • Anik Ghosh: CPO, Phaze
  • Anna Hu: CEO and Co-Founder, Brizi
  • Aran Hamilton: President & Co-Founder, Vantage
  • Arcui Usoara: Global Board Advisor and Brand Strategist, Founder, Iaculus
  • Ashley Martis: Co-Founder & CEO, StartupFuel
  • Ashley Hahn: Head of Startup Developer Ecosystem, Canada, Google
  • Ashok Prabhu Masilamani: CTO & Founder, Stratuscent
  • Aurelie Guerrieri: CMO, Open Systems
  • Aurélio Araújo: CEO, Leadfy
  • Axel Villamil: CEO, StageKeep
  • Ayhan K. Isaacs: Head of Global Growth, Founder Institute
  • Balaji Gopalan: Independent Product Management Educator, Mentor, Consultant and Advisor, self
  • Barnabe Geis: Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation, Climate Ventures
  • Barry Hillier: Founder & CEO, eQuo/ DOS
  • Ben Stacey: CEO, Pitchverk
  • Ben Sanders: CEO and Co-Founder, Davispier.ca
  • Ben Baldwin: Founder, Upteaming.com
  • Ben Zion Benkhin: CEO, WOMBO.ai
  • Bernie Li: Board Member and Investor, Antler
  • Bilal Tariq: Technical Talent Connoisseur , GuruLink
  • Bill Jouni: Partner, NGO
  • Bob Embleton: CEO, Perigee Convergent Solutions Inc
  • Bob Kyryliuk (CEO-P2P): CEO & Founder, CEO-P2P.com
  • Brad Poulos: Mr., Ryerson University
  • Braedon Hinde: Co-Founder, Purpose Equities
  • Brett Reed: Director, Global Talent and People, Localised
  • Brice Scheschuk: CEO, Globalive Capital
  • Bruce Hodges: Founder & CEO, Parachute (White Hat Financial)
  • Bryan Gold: Co-Founder and CEO, #paid
  • Bryan Smith: Co-Founder & CEO, ThinkData Works Inc.
  • Bryan Duarte: Managing Partner, BlackTech Capital
  • Callum Travaglini: Strategy & Program Manager, Office of the CEO, Wealthsimple
  • Cameron Rowe: CEO, Hover
  • Caren Carrasco: Managing Partner, Benjamin David Group
  • Casey Lau: Co-Host, Rise Conference (Web Summit)
  • Cerys Goodall: COO, Vetster
  • Chad Ford: Vice President Innovation, Communica and Partner, Pactech Ventures, Director, Western Canada Founder Institute
  • Chevonae Walcott: Associate, Relay Ventures
  • Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
  • Chris Ye: Co-Founder, Uken Games
  • Chris Hobbs: President, TTT Studios
  • Chris Adams: Founder and Managing Partner, Adams Hamilton
  • Chris Anderson: General Partner, A2Z Ventures
  • Christopher Leacock: Founder , Jillionaire LLC
  • Corey Gross: CEO, Sensibill
  • Cory York: CEO and co-Founder, PowerStores
  • Craig Asano: CEO, National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada
  • Craig Zingerline: Founder and CEO , Growth Minded
  • Dan De Mers: CEO and Co-Founder, Cinchy
  • Daniel Bishun: Economic Development Officer , City of Brampton
  • Danielle Brewin Graham: Co-Founder, The Firehood
  • David Winterstein: CEO, Velocia
  • David Jorjani: Founder, Qatalyst Labs
  • Denise Mc Clure: Senior Manage of Economic Development, City of Brampton
  • Derrick Fung: CEO, Drop
  • Devin Tu: Founder and CEO, Map Your Property
  • Devin Ramphal: Innovation and Technology Sector manager-City of Brampton, City of Brampton
  • Diana Goodwin: CEO and Founder, MarketBox & AquaMobile
  • Dickson Nsofor: Founder and CEO, Korapay (Techstars 2019)
  • Dinah Davis: Founder, Code Like A Girl
  • Don Samoil: Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
  • Drew Lindsay: Co-Founder, GuruLink
  • Duncan Brown: Partner, Penrose Partners
  • Dustin Betz: Director of Operations, White Rose Ventures
  • Ebin Ephrem Elavathingal: Director/Tecknogog, MERSTRA Foundation / MITC
  • Edmundas Balčikonis: CEO and Co-Founder, Eddy Travels Inc.
  • Eileen Brewer: Director, Takween Accelerator
  • Elaine Ann: Founder/CEO, Kaizor Innovation
  • Erich Ko: CEO, Hop In Technologies
  • Ernest Yap: Carbon Markets and Renewable Energy Lead, SWTCH Energy
  • Eropa Stein: CEO, Hyre
  • Evgeny Lazarenko: Senior Product Manager (L7 / Group PM level), Unity
  • Favour Ori: Founder, CEO, Payday
  • Fion Lee-Madan: Technical Co-Founder, COO and Customer Success, Fairly AI Inc.
  • Francois Le Roux: CEO, Terrene Technologies Inc & BountyBoard
  • Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Co-Founder, Vitamin CS Coaching
  • Frederic Voyer: Senior Strategy & Execution Advisor, Post-Exit Entrepreneur (multiple: SWAAAP, BVI & HR Inc.)
  • Gabriel Purificati Weedon: National Account Manager, Calculated Hire
  • Gabrielle Rudd: Senior Program/Ops Associate, Techstars Chicago
  • Garth Smith
  • George Bordianu: Co-founder & CEO, Balance
  • Gigi Kizhakkechethipuzha: Founder, ImpelHub
  • Gilberto Gandra: Founder, Gandra & Co
  • Giovanni Gerbolini: Entrepreneur, Board Member, Startup Advisor, Djot, Loyal VC, MaRS Discovery District, Independent, Covenant House
  • Graeme Millen: Director, Technology Banking, Silicon Valley Bank
  • Gurjot Narwal: CEO and Co-Founder, Gini Health
  • Gurpartap Singh Toor: Council Member, City of Brampton
  • Hamid Akbari: CEO, BlancLink
  • Hamoun Karami: CEO and Co-Founder, Smartbin.io
  • Haoyang Liang: Director of Product Development, Orbiseed
  • Harnoor Singh
  • Harsh Pujara: Co-Founder, Actuality
  • Helen Platis: Managing Director, A Poke in the Brain Consulting
  • Hooman Aksari: CTO and Co-Founder , Artboard Studio (Techstars 2020)
  • Hussam Ayyad: Chief Accelerator Officer , Highline Beta
  • Idowu Akinde: MD/CEO, Impact Hub Lagos
  • Ignacio Castro: Managing Partner, 128vc
  • Ilya Brotzky: Founder and CEO, VanHack
  • Isabel Starck: Founder/Co-Founder, Starck Coaching, SportsCarBoutique
  • Jack Liu: CEO and Co-Founder, Orbiseed (Techstars 2020)
  • Jaden Pereira
  • Jafar Owainati: Co-Founder, Loopio
  • James Meier: CTO, Synervoz Communications
  • Jason Atkins: General Partner, 360insights
  • Jay Krishnan: CEO, Accelerator Centre
  • Jeff Hohner: President, Tecumseh Capital Ltd.
  • Jeffery Potvin: Founder, Open People Network
  • Jelmer Stegink: Program Director, DMZ Innisfil
  • Jennifer Turliuk: CEO and Founder, MakerKids
  • Jeremy Potvin: Founder, World of Angus
  • Jeremy Glassenberg: Product Management, APIs, Developer Experiences, Marketplaces, API Strategist
  • Jeremy Bell: CEO and Co-Founder, Mayday (Techstars 2020)
  • Jeremy Potvin
  • Jeremy Kuo: CEO, Ever
  • Jesse Shapins: Director of Public Realm, Sidewalk Labs
  • Joe Parenteau: CEO and Co-Founder, Fable (Techstars 2020)
  • Jon Prentice: Investment Director (Canada) , Lighter Capital
  • Jonah Midanik: COO & General Partner, Forum Ventures
  • Jonathan Ip: Founder, Iterative Law
  • Jordan Jocius: Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Founder Institute
  • Joseph Dales: Co-Founder & Director, RHA Partners
  • Juanita Lee Garcia: Executive Director, The Upside Foundation of Canada
  • June W Choi: Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
  • Jyoti Singh: Marketing Director, We Love Digital Marketing Inc.
  • Karanjot Jaswal: CTO and Co-Founder, Cinchy
  • Karen Greve Young: CEO, Futurpreneur Canada
  • Kayla Isabelle: Executive Director, Startup Canada
  • Kesem Frank: Founder, Mavennet and AION
  • Kevin Gervais: CTO @ Touchless, Co-Founder @ Auto Genius, Statflo, Touchless
  • Konata Lake: Partner
  • Kristine Beese
  • Kumar Abhishek: Head of Growth, Happay
  • Kweku Essien
  • Kyle Collier: Co-founder and CEO, Phaze
  • Laith Shukri: Sr. Market Development Manager, Silicon Valley Bank
  • Lance Cottrell: Founder, Feel the Boot
  • Laura Bryce: Co-Founder & CMO, loopt
  • Leandro Faria: CEO, Starbem
  • Leena Dixit: Founder and Mentor, Nativ Chefs and InFED
  • Leonidas Papadopoulos: CEO, Viable
  • Lidia Bit Yunan: Co-founder, Set Scouter
  • Lorraine Wiseman: Vistage Chair/ President and CEO , Vistage Worldwide, Inc./ Leading the Wise Way Inc.
  • Luca Albertinazzi: Global Evangelist , Startup Grind
  • Lucas Porter-Bakker: Head of Product and Design, PDS
  • Luke DeCoste: Entrepreneur in Residence, Davispier.ca
  • Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
  • Maarij Rehman: CEO, Envoi
  • Majdi Alnabih: CEO, ZipLunch Inc
  • Manny Jassal: Founder, Defiant Regime & Extra Sauce Agency
  • Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
  • Marat Mukhamedyarov: Managing Partner, Good News Ventures
  • Marcello Tommasi: Co-Founder & COO, Envoi
  • Marina Tran Vu: Founder & CEO , EQUO
  • Mark Smith: Canada Startup Ecosystem Lead, Amazon AWS
  • Mark Evans: Principle, Marketing Spark
  • Marty Finestone: Lawyer in Residence, Goodlawyer
  • Maryam Nabavi: Founder and CEO, Babbly (Techstars 2020)
  • Matt O'Leary: CEO and Co-Founder, Treasure Financial
  • Matt Lee: Investor, Dr. Matt Lee Family Office
  • Matthew Thurston: Chief Arctictect, Arctic Wolf
  • Mercedes Bankston: Founder, Funderstar LTD
  • Michael Young: CTO, Reuters News and Media
  • Michael Katchen: Founder & CEO, WealthSimple
  • Michael Kosic: Founding Partner, Loyal VC
  • Michael Collins: Founder | CEO, Periculum
  • Michele Romanow: Co-Founder, Sfoundation
  • Michelle Pinchev: Founder & Lead Strategist
  • Mike Suprovici: Head of Acceleration, VC Lab
  • Mike Hollinger, Dentons LLP
  • Mike Apted: Principal Solutions Architect - Startups, AWS
  • Milad Zabihi: CEO & Cofounder, Peekage
  • Milanyila Vargas: AGI Integration in Economic Development, The World
  • Mitt Korot: President & CEO, Toronto Technologies Inc.
  • Mitul Shah: Senior Associate, Vertu Capital
  • Mohammed Kashif: Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Mohan Markandaier: Managing Partner, Good News Ventures
  • Mohd Shahnawaz
  • Monish Sinthala: Mr, PYRAMIDIONS INC
  • Mucahit Gayiran: CEO and Co-Founder, Artboard Studio (Techstars 2020)
  • Muhammad Rashid: Director, Business Development, Finastra
  • Mustafa Saeed: Co-Founder, Luella
  • Mustansir Paliwala: Strategy & Business Development, EQUANS Services Inc.
  • Mykyta Ponomarenko: Sales, RealSage
  • Nabil Fahel: Head of Partnerships and Community, Terminal, Inc.
  • Nadia KANOUN: CEO, Senior Adviser, Trainer & Coach, IHSCEN for Startups
  • Nana Obeng: Fractional COO /Strategic Partner, Highpoint Consulting
  • Natalie Smith: Senior Associate, Whitecap Venture Partners
  • Nathan Evans: Founder | Angel Investor | Advisor , AURIS Investment
  • Neerav Sood: CEO, Simple AI
  • Neha Khera: Venture Partner, 500 Startups
  • Nicholas Sopuch: Talent Associate , Entrepreneur First
  • Nicole Verkindt: Founder and CEO, OMX
  • Niket Shah: Co-Founder, Acceler8 Labs
  • Noah Dolgoy: CEO, Tread
  • Noah Wallach: Founder, Hope OS
  • Onyeka Akumah: CEO, Treepz
  • Osamede Arhunmwunde: CEO, GIGX Technologies
  • Pako Tshiamala: Founder & CEO, Blink Equity
  • Pamela Draper: CEO, Bitvo
  • Pardeep Grewal: Fellow, OnDeck
  • Parvinder Shergill: CFO, Trust Bridge Consulting Inc.
  • Paul Parsons: Partner, Metaii
  • Peter Ma: Co-Founder, MixPose
  • Philippe LeBlanc: CEO, Flixel Photos Inc
  • Phillip Gales: CEO, inate.ai
  • Pooja Viswanathan: CEO, Braze Mobility
  • Preet Singh: Founder, Designx
  • Rahul George: Director Delivery, mDrift Technologies
  • Rain Takahashi: Founder and CEO, Jauntin
  • Ramya Pingali: Founder + CEO, The Email Studio Inc
  • Ravin Shah: Co-CEO & Founder, QuickTapSurvey
  • Raymond Luk: CEO, Hockeystick
  • Reuven Cohen: Managing Director, Alystic Holdings
  • Reza Farhani: CEO, Katalyze AI
  • Richard Hyatt: Co-founder, BlueCat Networks
  • Richard Cristina: Principle Director & Founder , Bloom for Start Ups / Innovate U / Founder Institute.
  • Richard Findlay: Cleantech Specialist Advisor, RFCL Innovations Inc.
  • Robert Whiteside: Director, Founding Partner, Treemark Capital
  • Robin Lindner: Co-Founder, KWFamous
  • Rokham Sadeghnezhadfard: Founder, TheRedPin.com
  • Ron Gentile: Founder, Moodfit
  • Ron Benegbi: CEO, Uplinq Financial Technologies
  • Roy Pereira: CEO and Founder, Zoom.ai
  • Russ Armstrong: Head of Business Development, Boast.AI (Boast Capital)
  • Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
  • Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
  • Ryan Perera: CEO and Co-Founder
  • Samarth Chandola: Founder and CEO, Founder First Fund
  • Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
  • Sameer Khan: Sameer Ahmed Khan, Social Champ, Inc
  • Sami Dalati: Cofounder, Brizi
  • Sanjay Nediyara: Founder and CEO
  • Sanjit Singh: COO, Various Companies
  • Sara Bentham: Director, Georgian College Entrepreneurship Centre
  • Sara Bingham: Associate Director, Laurier Women Entrepreneurship Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Sarah Stockdale: CEO, Valkerie
  • Saroop Bharwani: CEO and Co-Founder, Senso (Techstars 2018)
  • Sean Yo: Product Management Fellow, ISPMA
  • Sergey Kalnish: CEO, SmartHire
  • Seun Sanni: COO, PayFi
  • Seymur Rasulov: CEO and Co-Founder, Whelp
  • Shaaf Farooq: Program Manager, Clinic Innovation Hub | Venture Builder
  • Sharf Zafar: Director, RBC Royal Bank of Canada
  • Sharoon Thomas: CEO and Founder, Fulfil.io
  • Sheetal Jaitly: CEO, TribalScale
  • Sheikh Masud Iftekher: Controller, Ericsson Malaysia
  • Shibin Muhammed: Portfolio Manager, Techstars Canada
  • Shiju Radhakrishnan: Founder, CEO, Unremot
  • Shiva Bhardwaj: Founder, CEO, Pitstop
  • Sina Roshan: Cofounder & CPO, Peekage (Techstars 2020)
  • Sina Pilehchiha: Security Lead, Scroll (https://scroll.io)
  • Slawek Potasz: CEO, CarScanner
  • Sodruldeen Mustapha: Co-founder and CTO, Raenest
  • Steve Dixon: SMB Leader (Canada), Apple
  • Steve Brovchenko: Growth Lead, Amazon
  • Stjepan Zelic: CEO, Hypefy
  • Suhas Ghante: Entrepreneur, SVEthos
  • Sunil Sharma: Managing Director, Founder Institute Toronto
  • Tarun Sachdeva: GM, Wattpad
  • Tasti Zakarie: Head of Engineering, Social Capital
  • Tauseef Riaz: Cofounder ConsidraCare, Stock Target Advisor and Mashkraft, ConsidraCare.com
  • Test Test, Y Combinator
  • Thomas Park: Partner, BDC Deep Tech Fund
  • Todd Finch
  • Tom Lowden: Head of Labs, US East and Canada, WeWork Labs
  • Tony Sabeta: Partner / Patent Agent, Aird & McBurney LP
  • Torrey Smith: Co-Founder & CEO, Endiatx
  • Tovit Neizer: Chief Storyteller, Yellow Bricks
  • Tracy Leparulo: Founder, Untraceable
  • Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
  • Tugi Günes: Programs Lead, DMZ
  • Tyler Bryden
  • Uchi Uchibeke, Chimoney
  • Vasily Nikonov: Founder & CEO, Velvet.Capital
  • Vatsal Shah: Co-founder, CTO , Speak Ai
  • Victor Wong: Managing Director, Operations, Flipp
  • Vikas Gupta: CEO, AVARA
  • Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
  • Wade Larson: CEO and Co-Founder, EarthDaily Analytics
  • Will Greenblatt: Co-Founder & Managing Director, OutLoud Speakers School
  • Will Moore: Senior Manager, PR and Communications, 1Password
  • William Johnson: Writer and Publisher, Canadian Tech Journal
  • Yang Yu: CEO and Founder, KitchenMate
  • Yatin Jain: Founder & Consulting Partner, Jivaso Technologies
  • Yehia Elkhouly: Founder, Parachute | Director Partnerships and Business Solutions, StackAdapt
  • Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
  • Zainab Williams: Founder

  • And many more to be announced.

Join us in Toronto to build a great company in 2025. 

Apply to the Toronto Summer 2026 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.  

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