Build a Startup with Melbourne's Top Investors and Founders. FI Melbourne Applications Open Now

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 - Australia Spring 2024 program!

If you could use a structured process and feedback from Melbourne's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Melbourne - Australia Spring 2024 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 7,000 Graduates raise over $1.75BN 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:

Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 10:00am, May 02, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340829
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 3:00am, May 09, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341136
How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 3:00am, May 21, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341142
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 10:00am, May 23, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340355
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, May 28, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340909
How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 3:00am, May 30, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341148
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 10:00am, Jun 06, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340973
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00am, Jun 11, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341009
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 3:00am, Jun 13, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341172
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 3:00am, Jun 18, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341166
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 3:00am, Jun 27, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341160
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 10:00am, Jul 02, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341156
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, Jul 16, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341249
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00am, Jul 23, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/343961
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00am, Aug 29, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/345834
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 11:00am, Oct 24, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/344512
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 12:00pm, Nov 19, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/344695
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 12:00pm, Nov 26, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/345436
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 12:00pm, Dec 24, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/342633

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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:

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.