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Earlier this week, two members of the Founder Institute network were featured on two of Forbes' 30 Under 30 lists. Read on to learn about these rising entrepreneurial stars.
 
Jilliene Helman, a Founder Institute Graduate and CEO of Realty Mogul, was recently featured on Forbes' list of 30 under 30 in Enterprise Tech in the article, “Faster, Cheaper, Younger: Meet 30 Under 30 Rising Stars Of Enterprise Technology”, written by Bruce Upbin.
 
Realty Mogul and its Co-Founder and CEO Jilliene Helman are Graduates of the Los Angeles Founder Institute.
 
Realty Mogul, an online peer-to-peer real estate lending and equity funding marketplace for accredited investors. Realty Mogul has raised $10 million in funding and processed investments worth more than $47 million since its inception in 2013.
I am grateful to be included in such a group of extraordinarily talented honorees.  This recognition is affirmation that our technology and approach is transforming the real estate industry and we are a leading disruptive force in the market. We are truly excited.” - Jilliene Helman
In the article,”Code And College Readiness Are Reinventing Education On 30 Under 30”, by Caroline Howard, Danial Jameel, CEO and Co-Founder of OOHLALA, was named in the Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Education.
 
OOHLALA is a mobile community used by over 1 million higher education students and 100 colleges in five countries that enables students to interface with their campuses with features like class alerts, messaging and photo wall.

Jameel is a Mentor at the Montreal Founder Institute

Congratulations to both Helman and Jameel!

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