The Founder Institute, the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, announced today that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Frankfurt. With existing chapters in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Cologne-Bonn, Frankfurt is the 5th Founder Institute chapter in Germany.
Applications to the first ever Frankfurt Founder Institute are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/frankfurt.
The Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company, from launch to team and funding. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,500 Graduates raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Frankfurt, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The individuals that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to Frankfurt include local startup leaders Britta Mues Walter (CEO, Mues-Walter Executive Search), Carolina Yeo (Founder, &ahead, Director Founder Institute), Dimitris Polychronopoulos (Director, YellowX OU), Eugenio Grapa (Co-Founder, CMTO, Supplino and &Ahead), Pedro Ferreira (Startup Enthusiast, Freelancer), Quentin Appleby (Founder, Studio Analytics).
Germany continues be a world-class country for building tech startups", says Adeo Ressi, CEO of the Founder Institute. "Even though this new Frankfurt launch is our fifth city in the country, I definitely do not think it will be the last.
In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, and investors have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the Frankfurt Virtual 2020 Founder Institute program, including:
- Achaz Von Arnim: CEO, Esolv3
- Adam Moalla: Managing Director, Moalla Ventures
- Alexandra Vazquez Bea: CEO , Lenchen
- Alexis Rawlinson: Co-Founder, Fieldbuzz
- Andrea Helmerich: CEO, Andrea Helmerich
- Colin Berr: CEO & Founder, MentorLAne
- Corinna Haas: CEO, Inga GmbH
- Daniel Nowack: Managing Director, Yunus Social Business
- David Wills: Director Global ERP Projects, Merck KGaA
- Gunjan Bhardwaj: CEO, Innoplexus AG
- Gurdip Mudhar: CoFounder, CodeDoors
- Jana Ehret: Founder, Co Work & Play GmBh
- Kim Körber: CSO & Co-Founder, inga.
- Malte Weiss: Founder, Onapply
- Marcel Doepes: Head of Investor Relations, People and Projects , German Startups Group GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Martin Lacroix: Lead, Startup Weekend
- Nelson Farfan: Managing Director, Ztarkbond GmbH
- Oliver Vins: Co-Founder and Executive Board Member, vamoo
- Patrick Pfeffer: CEO, aescuvest
- Philipp Weber: Lawyer / In-house counsel, Banking Industry
- Robert Koning: startup-coach, VC-Ventures GmbH
- Rodney Younce: Geschäftsführer, Kouri GmbH
- Sarah Steffen: CEO, Sarah Steffen
- Sergio Chávez: COO, Cabasus
- Simon Toprak: Founder, Trustedcars
- Stefan Hauser: Managing Partner , Hauser Lacour GmbH
- Stefanie Stanislawski: CEO, Predictive People
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The organization's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Frankfurt to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Frankfurt Virtual 2020 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
