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 2024 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 9 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:
- Skyfarer Academy - Offering an online platform that connects pilots of all levels with flight instructors for live, one-on-one aviation training, uniquely offering a managed marketplace that overcomes geographic and cost barriers while supporting both students and instructors throughout the learning journey.
- ARCHITURU - Providing an AI-powered platform that automates bid management and streamlines project workflows for architectural and retail teams, enabling business owners to save time, reduce costly errors, and make informed decisions with AI-driven bid analysis and discrepancy detection.
- 3cubed.ai Inc - Empowering agencies to thrive in the GenAI era with an autonomous AI workforce, enabling sustainable, hyper-personalized advertising that democratizes access to impactful campaigns while fostering inclusivity and innovation at scale.
- Legendary Adventures - Creating affordable, local immersive theatre parks that combine modern technology with gamification and public domain storytelling to deliver high-quality family entertainment while fostering community engagement and economic growth.
- Blue Planet Optics - Offering a sustainable e-commerce platform for affordable prescription contact lenses, combining convenience with eco-friendly upcycling programs and a giveback initiative to improve access to eye care and reduce environmental impact.
- AnniQ Holding Corp - Empowering busy entrepreneurs and small businesses through an AI assistant, EVO, that automates content creation, personalizes audience engagement, and enhances brand visibility, saving users up to 16 hours per week for just $300 a month while fostering economic inclusion and work-life balance.
- Enclave Digital - Offering a digital media platform that connects intellectual debaters and conversationalists with trustworthy, factual content through misinformation mitigation, curated content spheres, and tools that foster community learning and collaboration.
- kern - Streamlining on-demand auto part ordering for small repair shops by reducing delays and fit accuracy issues, improving service turnaround times, road safety, and the overall quality of automotive repairs.
- Sanctuary - Providing a platform that connects large hotel chains and major brands to consumers by using algorithms that analyze social media and open banking data to deliver personalized, branded hotel stays, enhancing consumers’ immersive experiences.
The New York Fall 2024 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: Anush Ricci (Director , Founder Institute New York Chapter), Ken Parker (Director, Humans for AI), Lara Hejtmanek, 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.
In addition, the New York Fall 2024 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.
