The New Normal means New Opportunities: today, the world needs more entrepreneurs to help lead the way in building a brighter future for all.
The Founder Institute, the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses, is excited to announce that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Dallas. While the Silicon-Valley based network has chapters in over 200 cities worldwide, entrepreneurs in Dallas can finally now take advantage of the Founder Institute's proven processes to build an enduring company that can survive and thrive in the years to come in an uncertain world.
Applications to the first ever Dallas Founder Institute are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/Dallas.
Since 2009, our highly-structured accelerator programs have helped entrepreneurs at the earliest stages grow quickly, know what to do next, and make connections with the largest community of startup advisors.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free online startup events in Dallas, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The experts that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to Dallas include local startup leaders Javy Martinez (Managing Director, Founder Institute North Texas), Martín Martinez (Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas).
Opportunities are flourishing in Dallas. There's now a growing ecosystem of support here for entrepreneurs - and Founder Institute can increase any aspiring technology entrepreneur's chances of success in Dallas, by providing the necessary founder mindset, structure, and network - with a direct link to Silicon Valley!
In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors have signed on to mentor participating entrepreneurs in the Dallas Fall 2023 Founder Institute program, including:
- Aaron Gathmann: Executive Director, North Texas Angel Network
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Alexander Muse: Startup Advisor & Investor, ViewMarket
- Alexander Alt: Founder | Angel Investor, Holstein Technology Ventures
- Amanda Lewis: CEO, Lewie
- Brian Hammer: Founder & CEO, Residual Media
- Bryan Chambers: Vice President of Accelerator and Investment Fund, Capital Factory
- Chelsie Ellingson: Co-Founder, CCO, ICONIQ
- Court Westcott: Managing Partner, Westcott LLC
- Demetrius Curry: CEO and Co-FounderCEO, College Cash
- Denise Huginnie: President, Impact-Focus
- Dennis Dayman: Startup Advisor & Seed Investor, Bluewater International, LLC
- Eric Samdahl: CEO / Founder, GHSD Group
- Fabiana Andrade: Founder, Multiple
- Gage Dutkin: Managing Director, Gauge Capital
- Gennadiy Goldenshteyn: Managing Partner, First Principles, LLC
- Holly Burrow: Startup Advisor, eqALL Business Solutions
- Howard Yu: Investor, Good Protein
- Jacob Cohen: CEO, MangoRX
- Jason Taylor: Executive Director
- Jason W. Taylor: President & Founder, CodeLaunch Accelerator
- Jeff Francis: Co-Founder, ENO8
- Jessica Bahlman: CMO, Co-Founder, iOpen Innovations
- Joe Daniels: Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
- Kaymon Farmer, ConcessionTeam
- Kendall Castillo: Senior Manager of Events, The DEC Network
- K.J. Royal: Co-Founder, The Startup Studio
- Kristy Alballero: Co-Founder & CFO, IOOGO
- Lyndon Mouton: Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, New Paradigm Technology Partners / Veiled Growth
- Marcos Rodriguez: Mentor Investor, Rodriguez Capital Holdings LLC
- Mark Clark: Founder, O2Works
- Marley Gann: Director of Sales Operations, The Network Bar
- Molly Walsh: Director, Founder Institute
- Naveed Haque: Founder / Inventor, Pearl Cha
- Nikola Korać: CEO, Downstream Business Solutions
- Paul O'Brien: CEO, MediaTech Ventures
- Prasad Pillai, Mindspace AI
- Rafael Kartaszynski: CEO, TechEdge Dynamics
- Raheel Malik, FirstGen Agency
- Raheela Ahsan: Founder, Attorney, Ahsan Law Firm, PLLC
- Richard Delgado: Partner, ERA Capital Partners
- Robbie Crosier
- Sameer Ranjan: Chief Technology Officer and Director (Data Science), Catenate
- Shalini Sardana: Co-Founder, She Raises Capital Inc.
- Sloan Foster: Principal , Envisage Associates
- Tiana Laurence: GP, Laurence Innovation
- Tiffanie Tovar: Community Manager, MassChallenge
- Triet Nguyen: Founder
- Valeriya Khoadaovych: Founder, Velle Wellness
- Vidhi Data, She Raises Capital
- WAEL DOUKMAK: CEO, AHLAN, Inc.
- Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, and the results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over $1.85BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe (see the FI 50 Report here).
Join us in Dallas to get funded and build a global business.
Apply to the Dallas 2023 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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