Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Melbourne 2019 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Melbourne's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Melbourne 2019 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 critical support network and structured process 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, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Melbourne, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
The Melbourne program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Cameron Rambert (CEO & Co-Founder, Frankston Foundry), James Bertschik (Co-founder, Frankston Foundry), and Marshall Hughes (Founder, Passel).
In addition, some of Melbourne's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Melbourne Founder Institute includes:
- Adrian Stone: CEO, AngelCube
- Andrew Julian: Co-Founder, Digital Crossroads
- Anna Mc Laurin: Senior Manager, PwC
- Ashley Leach: Managing Director, PoE: Points of Engagement
- Cameron Rambert: Co-Founder & CEO, Frankston Foundry
- Carol Johnson: Director, Sales Enablement, Salesforce
- Collis Ta'eed: CEO, Envato
- Darcy Naunton: General Partner, York Butter Factory / Adventure Capital
- Elyse Maberley: Co-Founder, Meeum
- Gary Tramer: Co-Founder, WebReception
- Inder Singh: Associate Director, Allied Legal
- James Tuckerman: Founder, Editor-In-Chief, Anthill Magazine
- James Bertschik: Co-Founder & COO, Frankston Foundry
- Jennifer Fein: CEO & Founder, Passel
- John Webster: Founder & CEO, CoRoster
- Justin French: Chief Experience Officer, Envato
- Mark Hendrickson: CEO and Co-founder, Side Racket
- Marshall Hughes: Consultant, Freight Companies Australia
- Matthew Thurley: Principal / Associate Professor, Innovative Machine Vision
- Matthew Purvis: Managing Director, Managed Business Consulting
- Melina Chan: Advisor - Community and Culture, Inspire9
- Michael Jankie: Co-founder, LeadChat
- Mohan Perera: Founder, undivide
- Myles Foster: Partners Manager, Payment Rails
- Ngoc Le: Co-Founder, Happy Tribe Group
- Nikk Hughes: Founder, Inspire Tribe
- Oliver Garside: Co-Founder & COO, Rounded
- Paul Devereux: CO-FOUNDER, Cataliize
- Pavel Reddy: Former Managing Director, Clearpoint Ventures Pty Ltd (Formerly)
- Pete Saunders: CEO, Health Delivered
- Peter Sandor: CEO, Fearless
- Phil Richards: Director, Phil Richards
- Rahul Kumar: Director, Allied Legal
- Richard Webb: CEO & Co-Founder, Cataliize
- Ryan Tietjens: Co-founder, Interactive Accounting
- Sameer Babbar: Director, SVB Group
- Sebastian von Conrad: Solutions Lead, Envato
- Steve Glaveski: CEO and Co-Founder, Collective Campus
- Tess Guthrie: Founder & Director, WhyHive
- Thin Neu: Co-Founder, HippoBlue
- Tim Koopmans: CTO, Flood.io
- Tom Le Grice: General Manager Melbourne, Slingshot Accelerator
- Tom Howard: Co-Founder, Adioso
- Tom Williams: Principal, InnovationConsult
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Melbourne to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Melbourne 2019 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
