Since launcing in Hyderabad in 2014, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, like Vital Buyer Process Outsource, Wheels2Spin, OutLife Adventure Travel, and our efforts in Hyderabad have also been profiled by several high profile media channels, including Deccan Chronicle, You Story, The Express Tribune, The Hindu Business Line.
Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Hyderabad Summer 2016 Semester!
If you are serious about launching a startup in Hyderabad and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Hyderabad Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (May 08, 2016) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
The Founder Institute is the most challenging and effective step-by-step startup launch program for talented and motivated aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are serious about launching a startup, the Founder Institute can give you the structured process, constant feedback and evaluation from expert mentors, and global network of entrepreneurs you need to start an enduring company. In addition, the Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants.
In order to celebrate the launch, the Hyderabad Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more - like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, and Appota. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Running the Founder Institute's efforts in Hyderabad include local startup leaders Srinivas Kollipara (COO of the IIIT-H Foundation), Bipin Pendyala (Member Board of Directors for iKeva, SuVitas Holistic Healthcare, iCrederity Info Service Private Limited, and Bodhaguru.com), Sanjay Enishetty (Managing Partner, 50k Ventures), and Ramesh Loganathan (Center Head at Progress Software-Hyderabad Labs).
In addition, some of Hyderabad's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Hyderabad Summer 2016 includes:
- Abhishek Srivastava: Investment Professional, Ventureast Tenet
- Ajay Jain: Managing Director & Founder, Silverneedle Ventures
- Ajay Kolla: Founder & CEO, Wisdomjobs.com
- Bipin Pendyala: Founder & MD , SuVitas Holistic Healthcare
- Chaitanya C
- Dileep Mangsuli: CEO, GE Technology Center
- Hersh Haladker: Founder, instillmotion consulting pvt. ltd.
- J Ramachandran: CEO , Gramener
- Jitendra S Joshi: CEO, Nipura.in
- Krishna Lakamsani: Chairman, Lakamsani Group
- Krishna Tammireddy: CSO ( Chief Sales Officer ), JunoTele
- Madhu Avalur: Founder & CEO, Angaros Group
- Murali Bukkapatnam: CEO & Managing Director, GetdomesticHelp.com
- Murali Kakarla: Founder & CEO, Innobox
- Naidu Darapaneni: Founder & C.E.O, Versant Online Solutions (MeraEvents)
- Naveen Gattu: Co-Founder & COO, Gramener
- Percy Italia: Founder & Partner, Italia & Associates
- Pradeep Mittal: Executive Chairman
- Prasad Ikkurthy: Director, Navlok Ventures
- Prasad Vanga: Founder & Chief Accelerator
- Prasanna Boni: Co-founder COO, Edutor Technologies
- Raju Vanapala: Founder & CEO, LearnSocial.com
- Rakesh Bhatia: Mentor / Investor
- Ramesh Rao: Partner, Aquila Partners LLC
- Raviprasad Pisupati: Co-founder and Managing Partner
- Rimpal Chawla: Founder & CEO
- Ripul Kumar: CEO, Kern UX
- Sachin Tummala: Managing Director, Corpus Group
- Safir Adeni: Managing Partner, Ineda Venture Group
- Sanjay Jesrani: Founder & CEO, Go North Ventures
- Santha John: Founder Director, CoachLife
- Satish Madhira: CEO, ZeMoSo Labs
- Sharat Chandra K: CEO, Butterfly Fields
- Sreedhar Peddineni: Co-founder and Vice President of Engineering, Gainsight
- Sri Peddu: Managing Director, Powerhouse Ventures
- Srini Chandupatla: Co-Founder & COO, Manjeera Digital Systems
- Syama Peela: Director & Partner , Evoke Technologies
- Tom Thomas: COO, IIIT-H Foundation
- Viiveck Verma: Cofounder, Anaptyxi People Consult Pvt. Ltd.
- Vijay Gummadi: Founder & CEO, CarZ
- Vijay Chandrasekaran: Product Architect, Zemoso Technologies Pvt Ltd
- Vineel Nalla: Vineel Nalla, NBOS Technologies
- And many more to be announced.
We hope you will join us in Hyderabad and launch a company in 2016.
