Now, more than ever, the world needs entrepreneurs to build the future.
At the Founder Institute, we know times are tough, but we also know that economic downturns are a great time to start a business. This isn't just conjecture - the Founder Institute was started in April of 2009 (during the "Great Recession"), and world-leading companies like Microsoft, Tesla, and Apple also took advantage of cost savings during a recession to launch and get their initial traction.
That's why we are excited to announce today that applications are now open for the Curitiba - Brasil Winter 2024 program.
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Curitiba's top investors and entrepreneurs to build something meaningful, then apply to the Curitiba - Brasil Winter 2024 Founder Institute today.
We will be hosting several free startup online events in Curitiba over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs from the comfort of your home:
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 2:00pm, abr 29, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342826
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 9:00pm, mai 01, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340823
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 2:00pm, mai 08, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340846
- Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 1:00pm, mai 09, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/345182
- Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 2:00pm, mai 15, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342682
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 2:00pm, mai 20, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340866
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 9:00pm, mai 22, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340887
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 9:00pm, mai 27, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340903
- How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 2:00pm, mai 29, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340925
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 2:00pm, jun 03, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/343408
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 9:00pm, jun 05, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340949
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 9:00pm, jun 10, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341004
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 2:00pm, jun 12, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341025
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 2:00pm, jun 17, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341045
- How to Take a Value Proposition to Finding Product Market Fit: 2:00pm, jun 24, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341409
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00pm, jun 26, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341064
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 9:00pm, jul 01, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341083
- How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 2:00pm, jul 03, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341919
- How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 2:00pm, jul 08, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344372
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 9:00pm, jul 15, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341228
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 2:00pm, jul 17, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341304
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 9:00pm, jul 22, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/343937
- How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 2:00pm, jul 24, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/343111
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 2:00pm, jul 29, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341620
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 9:00pm, ago 26, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341786
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 9:00pm, ago 28, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/345818
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 9:00pm, set 02, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/343227
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 9:00pm, set 09, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344188
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 2:00pm, set 16, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342319
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 2:00pm, set 23, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/343515
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 2:00pm, set 25, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344266
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00pm, out 02, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342006
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 9:00pm, out 14, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342428
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 9:00pm, out 23, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344487
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 2:00pm, out 30, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344565
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 3:00pm, nov 04, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/343300
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00pm, nov 06, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342113
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00pm, nov 18, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344667
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:00pm, nov 25, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/345405
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 3:00pm, nov 27, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342505
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 3:00pm, dez 02, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342212
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 3:00pm, dez 04, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/345303
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 3:00pm, dez 09, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344758
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 3:00pm, dez 16, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/344877
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:00pm, dez 23, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/342607
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the devoted support network and structured growth process needed to get to traction and funding. Participants in the 4-month core program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading post-programs.
The Curitiba program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Clovis Castelo Junior (Prof , UNIFATEC ), Leo Gmeiner (CEO, School Guardian), Marco De Biasi (Partner, LAAS), Mayra Motta (Sócia Fundadora, Mayra Motta Advogados), Paloma Lecheta (Head of Global Community, Founder Institute).
In addition, some of Curitiba's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating in the program, providing them with expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Curitiba Founder Institute includes:
- And many more to be announced.
Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 7,000 Alumni raise over $1.75BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more (see the FI 10 Year Impact Report here).
Join us in Paraná and help build the future.
Apply to the Curitiba - Brasil Winter 2024 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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