Founder Institute (FI.co) announced today about expanding its footprint in South Caucasus with the launch of its Virtual 2022 program and invites any aspiring entrepreneur or team interested in building a company with some of Armenia’s and Georgia’s top startup mentors to participate in the program from the comfort of home.
Whether there’s a need to test and validate early hypotheses or the startup is ready to push to the next level, Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. It provides a structured process of aggressive weekly growth sprints to validate early ideas before making large financial commitments, refine startup vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence.
“If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that traveling somewhere to meet in person is not as important as we thought,” says Adeo Ressi, Founder Institute Executive Chairman. “Making our programs online not only makes the program safer, but it also allows us to help entrepreneurs in new regions where we’ve never had a physical presence. No matter where you are located, you can now work with our amazing team and mentors in Tbilisi, Yerevan, and around the world to build a future-proof business.”
Founder Institute is a time-tested program that has helped thousands of teams around the world. It can be a future-defining experience for early-stage founders and thus it should be accessible to as many of them as possible. This makes us excited to join forces with our Georgian partners, and to bring our two markets together in a regional Founder Institute cohort", says Narine Kotikyan, Director of Founder Institute Armenia Chapter.
Scheduled to start in May 2022, the main 16-week program targeting the Caucasus will bring together some of the top startup founders and experts from Armenia and Georgia, who will guide and mentor aspiring entrepreneurs to build exceptional companies.
Additionally, there will be free online events over the coming weeks, where the founders can learn more about the acceleration details, regional startup ecosystems, funding opportunities, success stories, and more.
- Turn Your Expertise Into an Audience on LinkedIn: 8:00pm, Apr 27, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/392409
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Overcome the Fear of Starting Your Own Company: 8:00pm, Apr 28, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/394011
- How to Get Your First 10 Customers Without a Marketing Team or Budget: 8:30pm, May 04, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/394514
- How Anyone Can Become a Solo Founder with AI: 8:00pm, May 05, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/396554
- Stop Guessing: How to Use AI to Validate Your Startup Idea in Days : 8:00pm, May 12, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/396706
- How to Choose the Right Startup Idea Before You Build: 4:00pm, May 18, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/390289
- How to Tell Stories That Win Clients and Investors with Lubna Forzley: 8:00pm, May 19, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/396382
- [Restricted] VIP Pitch Lounge: Get Unfiltered Feedback from Global Investors & Advisors: 8:00pm, May 26, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/395442
- Inside the Founder Institute: Real Stories From Alumni: 8:00pm, Jun 02, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/390448
- Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact: 4:30am, Jun 09, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/388480
- What It Takes to Get Funded: Live Investor Q&A w/ Maayan Teper: 8:00pm, Jun 09, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/396216
- Turn Startup Hesitation Into Action: A Founder Mindset Framework: 4:00am, Jun 16, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/393175
- Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A : 4:00am, Jul 07, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/392850
- Stop Overthinking and Build a Great Startup Idea: 8:00pm, Jul 20, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/390586
- From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 4:30pm, Aug 10, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/393298
- Meet FI Alumni Founders: High-Growth Startups Panel : 8:00pm, Aug 10, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/391138
- Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore: 4:00am, Aug 19, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/391294
- What Makes Investors Say Yes: Startup Funding AMA: 8:00pm, Sep 01, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/392915
- Break the Idea Loop and Decide What to Build: 4:00am, Sep 22, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/391574
- From Idea to Traction: Lessons From Global FI Alumni: 4:30am, Oct 06, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/390862
- From Dreamer to Doer: Build the Founder Mindset: 8:00pm, Oct 13, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/393428
- From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Top Startup Investor: 9:00pm, Nov 03, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/393054
- From “Maybe” to Momentum: Building a Great Startup Idea: 5:00am, Nov 18, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/391448
- From First Idea to First Funding: Global Alumni Stories: 9:00pm, Dec 01, 2026 (Asia/Yerevan): https://FI.co/e/391013
Join the upcoming Virtual 2022 program from Armenia or Georgia today. More details at FI.co/overview.
---
Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 8,900 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.
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.
