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 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:
- SMBHarbor- a startup that Curatizes B2B Marketplace helps SMB find precisely matched Service Providers for Great Projects, overcoming the limitations of personal and local networks that SMBs frequently rely upon.
- Sparrow Search - a patient-friendly platform where patients can search for, match to, and connect with clinical trials.
- HairScripts - a wellness platform that gives People of Color access to Personalized Prescription treatments for hair loss
- Aleoop Technology - an Enterprise software solution, designed to help GTM teams understand and eliminate their biggest internal blockers to revenue, with quality seller feedback organized and archived over-time.
- Washn Corp - a startup that provides scheduling, communications, and payment tools for Auto detailers and Mobile car wash businesses.
- Emma Valentina - a D2C brand for women’s health and pelvic pain.
- Kiakili- a startup that develops a groundbreaking mental health app that addresses the urgent need for accessible and culturally relevant mental health support in Africa.
- Iota Square - a startup that focuses on making rocket engines for satellite launch vehicles with low earth orbit mission, serving this industry by improving performance of the propulsion system.
The New York program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
The graduation will take place on February 27, 2024.
New York Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the New York Founder Institute: Anush Ricci (Director , Founder Institute New York Chapter), 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), Silvia Lupu (CEO, Hikaro Capital, Director - Founder Institute). 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.
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In addition, the New York 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 $1.85BN.
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 $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.
