Founder Institute London Summer Virtual 2020 Produces Ten New Technology Companies

The London Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the London Summer Virtual 2020 program.

Over 430 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 10 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 London's top startup experts and investors.  

And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the London program: 

• A11IN - a technology solution to facilitate planning, creating and managing social events.
• Astaria Sec - connecting companies with security and cloud migration experts, to help close the 4M people gap in the cyber security market.
• CurveBlock - opening the door to investing in real estate developments to the masses in a new way, utilizing blockchain and digital equity.
• Enjoy the Ride - a B2B SaaS travel solution to optimize the business traveler’s customer journey and offer employees control and choice over their journey.
• Horus Market - a grocery delivery platform to shop from multiple stores across London all in one bag delivered to your doorstep within 24 hours.
• MYMANO - matches palate and allergies with your connections and food places by food type and location.

• Orendah - a 360 degree portfolio of skills, expertise, domain knowledge and interpersonal skills of a candidate, bringing the art of headhunting to every job on the planet.

• Positive Fibers - in business to reverse global warming through well designed yet eco-friendly products from accessories to architecture. 
• Presslocal - a local news consumer website, operated globally. Local news by trained journalists delivering high-quality, relevant local news.

The London Summer Virtual 2020 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 London Founder Institute: Christina Marie Reddick (Founder, Racedu), Mercedes Bankston (Founder, Funderstar LTD), Preeti Tikekar (Founder/CEO, Membition). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in London that is conducive to building to great companies.

In addition, the London Summer Virtual 2020 program was supported by some of London's top technology organizations, including:

Some of London’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 2BN. 

After Graduation, the new London 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, 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 London Founder Institute program is enrolling now - apply at FI.co/apply/london.

Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over 2BN 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/journey.