The Jamaica Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Jamaica 2024 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 4 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 Jamaica's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Jamaica program:
- MindWealth - A Mobile App that provides financial literacy and mental health tools and resources for students and young adults, contributing to better well-being, education, and economic growth.
- WebFood Coop Ltd - A food-sharing app that connects tourists to the best local food spots from the moment they arrive at their destination, offering a seamless culinary experience directly from their place of stay.
- The BOBO Collective - Developing a blockchain based certification to help Black consumers easily identify high-quality Black-owned products, while offering a full-service ecosystem for Black-owned businesses to thrive.
- IMBRIDGE LIMITED - Equipping businesses with cutting-edge technology products and comprehensive support services, helping them navigate digital transformation and build resilient, innovative infrastructures.
The Jamaica 2024 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at Jamaica Founder Institute Graduation Event on October 15th.
Jamaica Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Jamaica Founder Institute: Dominique Ferguson (Administrative Manager, AltCatalyst), FI Jamaica, Michael Gordon (Chief Innovation Officer, University Of The Commonwealth Caribbean Limited), Taneallea Feddis (Founder/ Managing Director, BlackWall Consultants), TennilleHowell Hussey (CEO JANJEE, Founder, Director, UCC Business Development & Consulting Institute), Wayne Beecher (Chief Executive Officer, Founder, AltCatalyst). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Jamaica that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Jamaica 2024 program was supported by some of Jamaica's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Jamaica’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 $1.85BN.
After Graduation, the new Jamaica 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 Jamaica Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/jamaica.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.85BN 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.
