The New York Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the New York Fall 2025 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 8 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 New York's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the New York program:
- Blue Moss — Peer-support platform where online college students help each other succeed while giving program directors anonymized insights to improve outcomes.
- Third Sentry — AI-powered third-party risk management platform that automates vendor assessments, validates evidence, and governs supplier risks.
- Maly — Premium social marketplace helping globally mobile singles discover shared experiences and real-world connections anywhere in the world.
- MaMu — AI platform that saves teachers time by personalizing special education instruction, simplifying planning, and giving families multilingual support tools.
- V51 Digital — Smart apparel company embedding haptic-LED technology into premium hoodies that connect to a media platform for real-time fan engagement.
- IAMY Health — Digital twin-powered EHR platform helping clinicians diagnose 70% faster and shift patient care from reactive treatment to proactive care plans.
- TT Peer — AI automation platform that eliminates manual listing and repricing for shoe and clothing boutiques selling across multiple marketplaces.
- Eddie — AI teaching assistant that helps educators save time and make evidence-based decisions to improve student and school outcomes.
The New York Fall 2025 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
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New York Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the New York Founder Institute: Ken Parker (Director, Humans for AI), Lara Hejtmanek (Director, FI - NY), New York Admin (Founder Institute , New York), Reid Hamilton (Executive Director, NYC Innovation Collective). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in New York that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the New York Fall 2025 program was supported by some of New York's top technology organizations, including:
Some of New York’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 New York 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 New York Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/new-york.
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/graduates.
