The Founder Institute (http://FI.co), the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, announced today that it is exploring a new semester launch in Islamabad this year.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies - including fast-rising startups across 6 continents like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, Appota, and many more. The company's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
If you'd like to help bring a semester to Islamabad, then fill out an Interest Form. If enough people complete this form by the Launch Deadline (Sep 01, 2026), then the Founder Institute will formally launch a 2015 program.
The Founder Institute is a part-time, four-month program where promising entrepreneurs can "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit your day job to participate, so you can begin building a business around your ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.
In order to test demand for a 2015 program, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events:
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Founders of High-Growth Startups (Q&A + Networking): 9:00pm, Oct 06, 2026 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/405120
- From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 9:00pm, Oct 20, 2026 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/405121
- From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Top Startup Investor: 10:00pm, Nov 03, 2026 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/405122
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Islamabad are Sayyed Ahmad Masud (CEO, Change Mechanics), Tahir Chaudhry (President & CEO, PIE.), and Yusuf Hussain (CEO & Founder, Dual Matrix Corporation).
Other successful entrepreneurs who have pledged their support to mentor founders in a Islamabad Founder Institute program include:
- And many more to be announced.
Help bring the Founder Institute to Islamabad and fill out an Interest Form today.
About The Founder Institute
The Founder Institute (www.FI.co) is the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, helping aspiring founders across the globe build enduring technology companies. In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs. The company's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
The Founder Institute was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi.
(Night view of monstrous Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan image by Shutterstock)
