Founder Institute South Africa is preparing to kick off its Winter 2023 cohort.
For a third consecutive year, aspiring South African entrepreneurs will be selected to take part in an intensive 4 months accelerator providing hands-on startup guidance and mentorship. Founder Institute's Core program cirriculum is ecpecially designed for pre-seed startups and adapted for the needs of entrepreneurs who want to develop their ideas and turn them into fundable businesses in the South Africa.
The experts that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to South Africa include local startup leaders Keshni Morar (Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable + Apollo Angel Network ), Lily Makaleng (Founder & CEO, WANDERFULLYSO), Deepti Jeram (Chief Financial Director, Boardroom In A Box), Phumzile Ntola (Principal Consultant, ), Roheeni Bhana (Founder, Clinic Masterminds).
Opportunities are flourishing in South Africa . 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 South Africa , 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 South Africa 2025 Founder Institute program, including:
* Akua Nyame Mensah * Alan Fok * Ayodeji Agboola * Bhairav Patel * Chris Foltz * Deon Katz * Devin Butler * Dimitri Anagnostopoulos * Eitan Stern * Greg Serandos * Idowu Akinde * Jatin Kataria * Kamal Hassan * Katie Mapondera * Keshni Morar * Kopano Mere * Kyle Torrington * Leonardo Okpeh * Mark Fritz * Michael Smith * Nevo Hadas * Noah Wallach * Pambos Soteriades * Pommie Lutchman * Russell Brand * S'onqoba Vuba * Sanjay Soni * Sara Ledterman * Sola Adekanye * Trevor Longino
Upcoming Event
Apr 18: Pitch Your Startup Idea to South Africa Investors and Experts Register Here
Join the South Africa leadership team and local Mentors, including Bade Aluko (Managing Partner @ White Hibiscus Captial), Dimitri Anagnostopoulos (Partner @ True North Partners), and Sanjay Soni (Director @ Black Lite Group) and practice your pitch for instant feedback.
About South Africa's Startup Ecosystem
Thanks to a number of advantages, such as substantial consumer and business markets, skilled entrepreneurial talent, and a strong corporate sector, the South African startup ecosystem is one of the most developed and robust on the continent. South Africa has connections to an increasing number of foreign investors, as well as access to domestic finance. High-tech companies prosper in an environment where an increasing number of organizations are working to support them.
After years of steady economic growth, in 2023, amongst the top 4, South African VC investments are booming and continue to dominate the funding scene in the region.
About Founder Institute
While the Silicon-Valley based network has chapters in over 200 cities worldwide, entrepreneurs in South Africa 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.
Since 2009, Founder Institute's 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.
It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network, a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.
Applications to South Africa Founder Institute are still open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/south-africa-, before 23 April 2023.
Learn more about Founder Institute at FI.co/overview.
Founders interested to apply for South Africa 2025 can still do it here.
