Today, the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Warsaw Spring 2027 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Warsaw's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Warsaw Spring 2027 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 Warsaw, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
Warsaw Events:
- Founder Night Out: Meet Warsaw’s AI Founders, Investors and Operators: 6:00pm, Nov 19, 2026 (Europe/Warsaw): https://FI.co/e/406857
- Speed Mentoring: 5 AI Startup Mentors, 5 Rounds, 1 Night: 6:00pm, Dec 03, 2026 (Europe/Warsaw): https://FI.co/e/406858
- Build Alone, Don’t Burn Out: Starting Up With AI Agents: 6:00pm, Jan 13, 2027 (Europe/Warsaw): https://FI.co/e/407527
Global or Regional Events:
The Warsaw program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Monika Ledzion (CEO, Meteo), Piotr Boulange (Labs Manager Warsaw, WeWork), and Zbigniew Barwicz (President and CEO, Zymbar).
In addition, some of Warsaw'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 Warsaw Founder Institute includes:
- Bartek Pucek
- Bernard Huber: CEO and Co-founder, Flowtly
- Casper Raciborski
- Decebal Dobrica: Founding Engineer, Longhand
- Domino Mysłowski: Non-serious, serial founder
- Filip Budny
- Igor Klemenski
- Jan Gołębiowski
- Jarosław Pająk
- Kamil Hendzel
- Konrad Ozdowy
- Krzysztof Dębowski: Venture Partner, Stelo Ventures
- Łukasz Obuchowicz, Kogito Ventures
- Maciej Jarzab: Managing Partner, HORAIZON Labs
- Maks Stempniewicz, Techni Ventures
- Marcin Bielówka
- Maurycy Zieliński
- Nicholas Motz
- Paulina Ślisz Sandecka
- Rafał Rudnicki
- Robert Adamski
- Simon (Szymon) Bolczyk: CEO, Emporia
- Szymon Klemenski
- Tarek Younis: CEO, Rawxel
- Thomas Werner
- Tomi Kaukinen: Founder, Licence to Fail
- Wojciech Tomikowski
- Zbigniew Zasłona
- 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 Warsaw to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Warsaw Spring 2027 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
