Be the first investor to close a $50,000 or greater financing in any participating company, and the Founder Institute will grant you half a percentage point from the shared equity pool. Get the upside from many companies with an investment in just one.
The Institute appreciates that it is both a challenging and risky time to be investing in private equity, so we have taken measures to reduce investor risk. How?
- First, we have carefully recruited founders that are being put through a modern training program. These founders are coached by seasoned CEOs to build a strong foundation for their company. The high quality founder and company combination reduces diligence requirements and, more importantly, reduces risk of failure.
- Second, we are providing the first investor in each company with economic upside from all of the companies in the Semester, and the Institute expects as many as 50 companies to be launched. The downside risk of one company failing is now offset by upside from the pool.
Each participating company contributes 3.5% of stock in warrants to a pool. The Institute manages the pool, providing liquidity to participating Founders, Mentors, and, now, early investors as well. The new investor incentive program is limited to 10% of the total pool value, available to investors on a first come, first served basis.
Investors are invited to come meet the founders and learn more about the Institute at three sessions throughout the four month program, the first of which is on June 23rd in Palo Alto. If you are an investor interested in attending on June 23rd, July 28th, or August 25th open sessions, please email apply@founderinstitute.com to reserve a seat.
