The Austin Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Austin Fall 2023 program.
On Thurday January 18th, the Founder Institute Austin community will gather at the University of Texas at Austin to welomce 6 new additions to the FI Texas Family, capping off an ambitious 2023 and kicking off an even bigger 2024.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just six companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Austin's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Austin program:
- WeAI Software - An AI-powered sales-enablement App to visualize design concepts for interior designers.
- Founding Titans - A community-focused professional networking platform for the startup ecosystem.
- My Native Tree - a user-friendly platform that helps people create their family trees and privately preserve their family photos, stories, and recipes without DNA.
- GroeFit - an engagement software for big box gyms to improve retention.
- TAP - The Activation Project - Simplifying psychedelic aftercare.
- Skan - platform that skincare brands and retailers use to match consumers to the right skincare products, removing the guesswork from skincare.
The Austin Fall 2023 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at Austin Founder Institute Graduation Event on January 18
Featuring special guest, Edward Latson, CEO & President of Opportunity Austin, the economic development initiative aimed at fostering job-creating investment in the five-county Central Texas region. He will sit down wih Executive Director, Martín Martinez for a thoughtful fireside chat discussion before our Demo Day pitches.
Austin Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Austin Founder Institute: Martín Martinez (Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas), Riley Knox (-, -), Shane Brechmann (Director, Founder Institute Austin). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Austin that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Austin Fall 2023 program was supported by some of Austin's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Austin’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over $1.75BN.
After Graduation, the new Austin Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Austin Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/austin.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.75BN 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/graduates.
