Welcome to 2022! Below is a December 2021 look-back on alumni milestones achieved, highlighting updates from Founder Institute portfolio companies across the globe. See the most recent funding news and top media features of the month gone by, insightful startup event videos, as well as a list of the upcoming FI global events taking place the rest of this month in January, 2022.
Alumni Funding, Awards & News Highlights:
- CinetPay (FI Abidjan), a payments gateway for retailers across Francophone Africa, raises $2.4M round from 4DX Ventures and Flutterwave
- FightCamp (FI Montreal), a leader in connected at-home fitness for martial arts, profiled in TechCrunch, “Brings Data-Driven Punches into Workouts”
- Braze Mobility (FI Toronto) Founder & CEO Dr. Pooja Viswanathan selected for Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, presented by Women’s Executive Network (WXN) & the Financial Post
- Endiatx (FI Silicon Valley), a swallowable ‘pill-bot’ for noninvasive gastrointestinal diagnostics, made cover of MedTech Outlook Endoscopy Edition, spearheading a New Era in Diagnostic and Interventional Medicine
- GeoMoby (FI Perth), a leader in geolocation technology, profiled in SafeToWork.com for tech allowing greater underground communication
- GZI (FI Colorado) CEO Sean Adler named to 'Top 10 Influential Leaders in Biotechnology 2021' by Beyond Exclamation Magazine
- Caylent (FI Orange County) Named AWS Rising Star Partner of the Year 2022
Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join the virtual Founder Institute accelerator program nearest you.
December 2021 Featured Event Replays:
The December 2021 Global Founder Showcase, featuring Brant Cooper
Mental Fitness, Mindfulness, & Meditation for Entrepreneurs, with Mark Montalban
December 2021 FI Global Alumni Panel: featuring The Sauce, Ajinomatrix, and BetterMeal
Join us this month at an Online Startup Event:
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Wednesday, January 5th - Co-Founder Networking: Start 2022 by Finding a Business Partner
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Thursday, January 6th - AMA + FI Info Session with Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Greechan
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Wednesday, January 12th - Founder Showcase: Pre-Seed Startup Pitch & Networking Event
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Wednesday, January 19th - Building a Great South East Asia Startup Ecosystem
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Wednesday, January 19th - How They Did It: Success Stories from Top Entrepreneurs in Tech
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Wednesday, January 26th - VIP Speed Mentoring: Get Feedback and Network with Top FI Mentors
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Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join the virtual Founder Institute accelerator nearest you.
Graduates of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.85BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/journey.
