Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Cincinnati Spring 2018 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Cincinnati's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Cincinnati Spring 2018 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 Cincinnati, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The Cincinnati program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Charlynda Scales, Dustin Grutza (CraftForce), Michael Hiles (CEO, 10XTS).
In addition, some of Cincinnati'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 Cincinnati Founder Institute includes:
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Autumn Miller: Director, UCommunicate
- Ben Savage: Chief Innovation Officer, Apex Supply Chain Technologies
- Bill Noe: Manager, ScrogginsGrear
- Brad White: Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble Ventures
- Casey Barach: NKY Director, Kentucky Innovation Network
- Christopher Brock: CEO, Primary Hosting
- Dave Hatter: Former Founder & President, Libertas Technology
- David Willbrand: Partner, Thompson Hine LLP
- David Cain: Angel Investor, Connetic Ventures
- Derrick Braziel: Co-Founder & Managing Director, MORTAR Cincinnati
- Dino Lucarelli: CEO, Lucarelli Tactical Group
- Eric Fulkert: CEO, Campus Suite
- Eron Bucciarelli: Founder / CEO, Soundstr
- James Ferguson: President & CEO, Big Idea Group
- James Harrison: CEO, Wood & Lamping LLP
- John Bentley: CTO, 10XTS
- Lawrence Jones: CEO, Just Hire Me
- Lewis Goldfarb: Director of Entrepreneurship & Community Development Clinic, University of Cincinnati School of Law
- Marc Aiello: Product Operations Specialist, Marc J Aiello
- Marvin Abrinica: Founder & CEO, Wunderfund
- Michael Hiles: CEO
- Paul Powers: CEO, Zoozler
- Pj Mason: Associate Director of Design, Procter and Gamble
- Randy Cole: Managing Partner, R.L.Cole & Company
- Ryan Walker: Co-Founder / CEO, Astronomer
- Ryan Watson: SVP, Ahalogy
- Scott Jacobs: Executive Director, Queen City Angels
- Sotiris Pagdadis: President, President Keiretsu Forum Midwest
- Todd Henderson: Chief Strategy Officer, Harlan-Henderson Consulting
- Yogesh Kadiyala: Co-Founder / Technical Lead
- 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 Cincinnati to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Cincinnati Spring 2018 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
