The Chennai Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Chennai Virtual 2021 program.
Over 176 people applied to the program, and after an intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints and 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 Chennai's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Chennai Virtual 2021 program:
- Defence Academy - the Gateway to your career in Defence Forces.
- Impactree - data analytics start-up that is using small data to disrupt the social sector.
- Monumental Gifts - provide 3D imaged, high-quality souvenirs of monuments, so high-income tourists in India can take a memory home.
- Nichebrains - a technology platform to make it easy for SME leaders to find & engage Digital Transformation Experts with pre-configured, short burst of engagements and predictable outcomes.
- ROPTIA - "One-Stop" technology-centric platform in the property industry to help people & businesses connect with each other.
- Zegapp - service provider with a wide range of services. We offer fastest and the most efficient way to book household services near your area with curated and trained vendors.
The Chennai Virtual 2021 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup. We would first like to thank the Local Leaders of the Chennai Founder Institute: Gopi Matel, Kumaran Mani and Sanal Sankar. The program was ably managed by Boniface Pascalraj. Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Chennai that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Chennai Virtual 2021 program was supported by some of Chennai's startup ecosystem members and top technology organizations, including:
Some of Chennai’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 $1.5 billion.
After Graduation, the new Chennai 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 90+ 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 Chennai Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit fi.co/apply/chennai.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.5 billion in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
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