FI Washington DC Virtual 2022 cohort Launches New Tech Companies

The Washington DC Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Washington DC Virtual 2022 program.

Over 135+ entrepreneurs applied to join the program, and after an intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints and constant evaluation and feedback from investors and mentors, just six 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 Washington DC's top startup experts and investors.  

The newest Founder Institute DC Alumni invite members of the local startup ecosystem and public to join them live on Monday, July 18th for a special online Graduation event, where you can hear an inspiring talk by Shwappe CEO Hannah Kim, plus a few "debut" presentations from new Alumni. 

And now, we  proudly present the newest Alumni of the FI Washington DC program: 

• AdaRose

• CodeSuperPowers

• FlameOut Aviation

• SparkUp

• Voicipe

• Zenaviv

The Washington DC Virtual 2022 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup. We would first like to thank the Local Leaders of the Washington DC Founder Institute: Brian Bassett and Guc Ozenci. Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Washington DC that is conducive to building to great companies.

In addition, the Washington DC Virtual 2022 program was supported by some of Washington DC's top technology organizations, including:

Some of the greater Washington DC area’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 $1.75BN. 

After Graduation, the new Washington DC 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 Washington DC Fall 2022 Founder Institute accelerator has just opened up its program applications for pre-seed stage foudners - to learn more or apply, visit FI.co/washington_dc.

Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.75BN 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.