Below is a February 2022 alumni milestone report, highlighting the biggest updates from Founder Institute portfolio companies across the globe. See the latest funding news and top media features of the past month, insightful startup event video replays, and a list of the upcoming FI global online events taking place this month, in March 2022.
Alumni Funding & News Highlights:
- Andalin (FI Jakarta), a leading Indonesian cross-border digital logistics platform, announced $4M round led by Intudo Ventures with participation from Cardig Group, Beenext, and more
- Paketconcierge (FI Berlin), a centralized receiving and pickup point for packages and deliveries from all couriers, announced a €1M pre-seed round led by Xpress Ventures and angel investors
- Mentessa (FI Munich), a platform to improve employee onboarding and engagement across organizations, closed €1M in seed funding led by Eleven Ventures
- Finverity (FI London), a cross-border supply chain financing platform for mid-market companies, raised $2M in pre-Series A funding from B&Y Venture Partners, Loyal VC, and more
- Yoobe (FI San Francisco), a Curitiba-based provider of automated creation, production and delivery of customized products for companies (e.g. Swag-as-a-service), received non-dilutive capital from Google Black Founders Fund’s first cohort of Brazilian startups
- Kangarootime (FI Los Angeles), a now Buffalo, New York-based provider of software solutions for childcare facilities, received $6M investment led by Cultivation Capital
- PetHub (FI Seattle) & Vetsie (FI Calgary) among the 6 pet care startups selected to join Leap Venture Studio’s fifth cohort, each receiving up to $200k in funding
- Endiatx (FI Silicon Valley), the creator of ingestible pill-sized robots for sedation-free gastrointestinal diagnostics and treatment, profiled in The Silicon Review magazine for “Ushering in a new Era of Diagnostic and Interventional Medicine”
- Foodini (FI Sydney) profiled in Broadsheet, “Got Dietary Requirements? New App Makes Eating Out Easy: Plug in your requirements – from coeliac-friendly to gluten-free and low-Fodmap – and it’ll show you eateries that cater to your needs, and even what dishes you can have there”
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.
February 2022 Featured Event Replays:
Startup Taxes & Financials 101, with Adam Spector, Alex Roytenberg, and Betty Kayton
How to Be a Better Angel Investor: Lessons Learned from the US, Brazil, and Europe - featuring Nima Kaz, Lucia Cerchlan, Russell Brand, Ryan Micheletti, and Janet Todorova
Founder Leadership Best Practices, AMA with Wendy Ryan, CEO of Kadabra
Scaling to Your First Million & Beyond, AMA with Chase Harmer of ProfitPay
Global Startup Report: 25 February 2022, featuring PaintJet founder Nick Hegeman (FI Silicon Valley)
Join us this month at an Online Startup Event:
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Wednesday, March 2nd - How to Launch a Global Health Tech Startup
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Wednesday, March 9th - The 3-Step Guide to Scaling: Going from $0 to $1M in Revenue
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Wednesday, March 16th - Growth & Business Development AMA with Suhas Ghante
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Wednesday, March 16th - Pitch Your Space Tech Startup to Investors
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Wednesday, March 23rd - Co-Founder Speed Matchmaking & Networking: Find a Business Partner
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Tuesday, April 5th - Funding Terms for Startups in Europe: Founder-Friendly vs. Bad Term Sheets
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Wednesday, April 6th - Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event, with David Cohen
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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.
