On January 8th, 8 new portfolio companies and 9 founders graduated from Founder Institute New York. These startups represent the 18th cohort to complete the New York program chapter, and are the first Founder Institute New York cohort in partnership with Loyal.vc. The companies represented several industries including biotech, fitness, edtech, erotica, fashion and more.
We want to thank the New York mentors, as well as the local Founder Institute leadership team headed by Kevin Siskar, for all the hard work and time put into helping the founders of FI NY 18. We want to also thank and recognize the New York founders themselves, and are excited to continue supporting each of them on their startup's journey. Check out the companies below to learn more.
Founder Institute New York's Newest Portfolio Companies
Body Elevated - Creating hyper-personalized fitness programs using computer vision.
CapCell Biologics - Enzyme replacement therapy using NASA carbon nanotube capsules.
Gear Cities - Marketplace connecting owners of sports gear with prospective renters.
Go Traceable - Helping brands find the right manufacturers to produce their fashion products.
Lessonbee - School based health and sex education platform and marketplace.
Paid Exposure - Seamlessly connecting social media influencers with businesses.
Sound Sensual- online marketplace allowing anyone to create, share, sell & enjoy erotic audio.
Zydello - Bringing the trunkshow experience online for fashion designers.
This post was written by Kevin Siskar (Managing Director of the New York Founder Institute), and was originally published at Siskar.co.
The Founder Institute is the world's premier pre-seed accelerator, with chapters across 200+ cities and Graduate companies that have raised over $1.75BN in funding. The company's mission is to “Globalize Silicon Valley” and empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology-enabled companies worldwide.
Learn more about the program at FI.co/overview.
