Today, the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Medellin - Latam Fall 2026 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Medellin's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Medellin - Latam Fall 2026 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the support network and structure needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 9,000 Graduates raise over 2BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, we will host several free startup events in Medellin, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- The AI-Native Founder Revolution: Build Your Company Faster Than Ever : 11:00am, jul 08, 2026 (America/Bogota): https://FI.co/e/401645
- Venture Trailblazers featuring Tim Draper: 10:00am, jul 09, 2026 (America/Bogota): https://FI.co/e/402045
- Go From Idea to Working App with AI, Featuring Adeo Ressi: 12:00pm, jul 09, 2026 (America/Bogota): https://FI.co/e/402177
- How to Build Without a Team Using AI with Jonathan Greechan: 11:00am, jul 14, 2026 (America/Bogota): https://FI.co/e/401870
- [Restricted] VIP Pitch Lounge: Pitch Live and Get Feedback from Investors & Advisors: 11:00am, jul 28, 2026 (America/Bogota): https://FI.co/e/401178
The Medellin program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Camila Silva Morales (Project Manager, On The Fuze), Julián Arango (CEO, Loopse), Maria Camila Ortegón (Corporate lawyer, Medellin City Hall), Marian Villa Roldan (CEO, EVERSOCIAL + Pionerasdev), and Nelson Irias (Serial entrepreneur, DataLabs).
In addition, some of Medellin's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, advisors and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Medellin Founder Institute includes:
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute focuses on helping tech or tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed stage, including both solo-founders and teams. This includes established businesses that are pre-funding and traction, MVP and prototype-stage projects, and even part-time founders with just ideas. FI's mission is to create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Medellin to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Medellin - Latam Fall 2026 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
