Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Costa Rica - Mexico City Fall 2025 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from San Jose's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Costa Rica - Mexico City Fall 2025 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,500 Graduates raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in San Jose, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- Future-proofing CPG Brands: Key Strategies for Sustainable Growth: 8:00am, may 15, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372602
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Lessons Learned Raising from Top Silicon Valley VCs: AMA with Rajeev Behera: 10:00am, may 29, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372647
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 11:00am, jun 02, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372192
- How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 11:00am, jun 04, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372223
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, jun 09, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372242
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 11:00am, jun 23, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372276
- Startup Finance & Banking Basics: AMA with Grasshopper Bank: 11:00am, jun 25, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/371946
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:00am, jun 30, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372297
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 11:00am, jul 07, 2025 (America/Chihuahua): https://FI.co/e/372319
The San Jose program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Jose Antonio Tena Sendra (CEO & Co-Founder, Piktia), Lorena Sanchez (Co-Founder & Co CEO, Urban Guilt).
In addition, some of San Jose's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the San Jose Founder Institute includes:
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in San Jose to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Costa Rica - Mexico City Fall 2025 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
