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 Quito this year.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,500 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 Quito, then fill out an Interest Form. If enough people complete this form by the Launch Deadline (may 27, 2025), 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:
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 12:00pm, jun 02, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/370558
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 12:00pm, jun 04, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/371452
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 7:00pm, jun 09, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/370748
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 12:00pm, jun 23, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/371755
- Startup Finance & Banking Basics: AMA with Grasshopper Bank: 12:00pm, jun 25, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/372086
- How to Get Investors to Notice Your Startup: AMA with Marta Marrucco: 7:00pm, jun 26, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/373853
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 12:00pm, jun 30, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/371597
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 12:00pm, jul 07, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/370438
- Founder’s Guide to AI: Using AI to Increase Productivity: 12:00pm, jul 16, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/373462
- Founder’s Guide to AI: Using Agentic Workflows to Automate Repetitive Tasks: 12:00pm, jul 23, 2025 (America/Lima): https://FI.co/e/373582
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Quito are David Montenegro (CEO, ORBIS Agencia de Innovación) and Luis Adriano Calero (Chairman & CEO, redPartner S.A).
Other successful entrepreneurs who have pledged their support to mentor founders in a Quito Founder Institute program include:
- And many more to be announced.
Help bring the Founder Institute to Quito 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 7,500 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.
(modern business center in Quito Ecuador South America image by Shutterstock)
