The Nordics Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Nordics 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 7 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 Nordics's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Nordics program:
- The CoNest - Offering tailored co-living and co-working spaces for Startup Founders, including those with kids, addressing their specific needs and unpredictable lifestyle with a seamless booking system with a balance/productivity focus.
- EQi AB - A data-driven SaaS platform, EQinitiative benchmarks employee and client satisfaction insights, providing personalized eNPS analysis, actionable recommendations, and unbiased certification to help companies enhance workforce well-being.
- Poshear (Sädes Ltd) - Offering a discreet alternative to hearing aids for people with mild hearing loss, A stylish and innovative smart wearable—reducing stigma, enhancing accessibility.
- Simply Skills - An AI-driven matchmaking platform that connects content creators with verified, skilled video editors, ensuring fast, reliable hiring through automated skill assessments and precision matching.
- Ravenstocks - An AI-powered automation platform that helps businesses optimize workflows, train smart bots, and make data-driven decisions, replacing guesswork with tailored algorithms for efficiency and growth.
- Lynzo - An all-in-one AI-powered platform that automates video editing, thumbnail creation, and social media marketing for gaming content creators.
- ReProp - Offering a platform for fractional real estate investing, allowing individuals to easily invest in property shares and participate in the real estate market without needing substantial upfront capital.
The Nordics Fall 2024 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at Nordics Founder Institute Graduation Event.
Nordics Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Nordics Founder Institute: Mehkar Sheikh (Regional Manager, Venture Cup Sweden), Naimul Abd (CEO, Connect Öst). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Nordics that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Nordics Fall 2024 program was supported by some of Nordics's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Nordics’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 Nordics 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 Nordics Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/nordics.
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.
