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 Boston Fall 2025 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Boston and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Boston Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Jul 06, 2025) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
Since launching in Boston in 2010, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Boston have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Boston Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Jul 07, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/370311
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Founder’s Guide to AI: Building an MVP with No Coding Skills : 1:00pm, Jul 09, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/373305
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Sonam Velani: 1:00pm, Jul 14, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/374384
- Founder’s Guide to AI: Using AI to Increase Productivity: 1:00pm, Jul 16, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/373441
- Founder’s Guide to AI: Using Agentic Workflows to Automate Repetitive Tasks: 1:00pm, Jul 23, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/373562
- Best Practices on Building Innovation Hubs for Universities & Colleges: 1:00pm, Jul 24, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/375900
- Responsible AI for Startups: Frameworks You Can Apply from Day One: 1:00pm, Jul 28, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/376054
- [NEW DATE] Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons from Startup Accelerators: 1:00pm, Aug 07, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/375260
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00pm, Aug 11, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/374540
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Aug 18, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/374742
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Aug 25, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/375414
- How to Get Investors to Notice Your Startup: AMA with Marta Marrucco: 1:00pm, Sep 17, 2025 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/373837
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 Boston are local startup leaders Ignacio Castro (Co-founder, Proximity Hub) and Andrea Jackson (Technology & Life Sciences Consultant).
In addition, some of Boston's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Boston Fall 2025 includes:
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Adam Brod: Head of Technology & Engineering, BookBub
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- AJ Kintner: Owner, Mrktplc.com
- Alexei Erchak: Founder, Luminus Devices
- Allison Byers: Founder & CEO, Scroobious
- Amir Eldad: Founder, Aternity
- Ande Lyons: Startup Coach, Startup Life with Ande Lyons
- Andrea Jackson: Vice President, Biopharma, Mitra Biotech
- Anika Havlicek: Director, First Republic Bank
- Anuj Adhiya: VP of Growth, Sophya
- Arcui Usoara: Founder/CEO, Iaculus
- Arjun Bhatnagar: Partner, RallyCry Ventures
- Arun Buduri: Founder & President, Pixm
- Avner Schneur: Founder, Emptoris
- Barry Coffman: Angel Investor & Mentor, Launchpad Venture Group
- Ben Stacey: CEO, Pitchverk
- Ben Littauer: Angel Investor, Walnut Venture Associates
- Benjamin Bungert: Director of Operations, LearnLaunch Accelerator
- Bill Wade: Managing Member, Company.com
- Bobbie Carlton: Founder, Innovation Women
- Brandon Oliver: Operations Manager, DCU FinTech Innovation Center
- Brian Shin: Founder and CEO, Visible meaures
- Brian Bartlett: Partner, The DMF Group
- Brian Gilman: Vice President Business Development & Sales, Gamalon Labs
- Brian Denenberg: Managing Partner, Agile Sales Method
- Brian Hough: CTO, Airblock
- Byron Morgan: Founder, Vinylmint
- Candace Ohm: Founder, Canz.Art
- Catherine White: Managing Director, Golden Seeds
- Caya (Jose) Cayasso: CEO, Slidebean
- Chareeda Rustana: Startup Banking, Silicon Valley Bank
- Charles Hadsell: Founder & CEO, ePropertyCare
- Charlie Tillett: Consulting CFO, 50-50-50 Consulting
- Charlie Berg: Owner & Principal Consultant, Tactical Business Partners
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Chris Petty: Co-Founder, 908 Devices
- Chris Bouton: CEO, Vyasa
- Christian Magel: Founder, Venture Lane Boston
- Christian Mongillo: Business Development Manager, HubSpot for Startups
- Christos Perakis: CEO, Zoottle
- Chuck Goldstone: CEO, Chuck Goldstone Communications
- Clement Cazalot: Managing Director, Self
- Colin Mahony: SVP, HP MEDICAL
- Conrad Egusa: CEO, Publicize
- Craig Snodgrass: Venture Partner, Valor Ventures
- Dan Olschwang: Founder & CEO, Equal.Rent
- Danielle Letayf: CEO & Founder, Badassery
- David Rosen: CEO, Acrelic Group
- Dean Walsh: TiE ScaleUp Program Manager, Tie Boston
- Deb Pine: Executive Director, Center for Women and Business, Bentley University
- Dina Sherif: Executive Director, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT
- Dipul Patel: Co-CEO, Ecovent
- Doug Brenhouse, MetaCarta (Nokia)
- Doug Levin: Founder, Black Duck
- Dr. Hanan El Basha: Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Maverika
- Duncan Walker: Co-Founder, Jebbit
- Durjoy Bhattacharjya: Founder and CEO, Medicalrecords.com
- Edward Finn: Principal, The DMF Group
- Elizabeth Gazda: Co-Founder, Doni
- Emily Burns: CEO, Learnivore
- Emily Green: Board Director & Advisor, Multiple companies
- Eric Bosco: Former CEO, ChoiceStream
- Eric Asquith: CEO, Residential Way
- Erik Bullen: Startup Advisor & Investor, Various Ventures
- Erik Meyers: Founder & CEO, Erik S. Meyers Consulting
- Eunice Nyandat: Founder /CEO, MBM Africa
- Fady Saad: Co-Founder & Director of Partnerships, MassRobotics
- Farid Nemri: Program Manager, In-Q-Tel
- Felipe Fernandes: CEO, Pi Tech
- Frank Days: CMO, Tesora
- Fred Joyal: Fred Joyal - CEO & Co-Founder, Futuredontics (Los Angeles FI) , Futuredontics
- Furqan Nazeeri: Founder/President/CEO, Viridus, inc.
- Gaurav Bhattacharya: CEO & Co-Founder , Involve.ai
- Graham Sutherland: Co-Founder, Canetia Analytics
- Gregory Karelitz: Head of Partnerships & Growth, HubSpot for Startups
- Gregory Raiz: Managing Director, Self
- Hamit Hamutcu: Co-Founder, IADSS
- Hany Alhamidi: Founder, eMentoring
- Heather Ames Versace: Co-Founder & COO, Neurala
- Howard Bornstein: Principal, Innospark Ventures
- Howie Hecht: Co-Founder, Appanite AdsSciences
- Hunter Ashmore: Deeptech startup & VC strategy consultant, Independent consultant
- Ian Lamont: Founder & President, i30 Media Corporation
- Ignacio Castro: Managing Partner, 128vc
- Itai Nevo: Partner, DLA Piper
- Izhar Armony: General Partner, Charles River Ventures
- James Doscher: Founder, Digital Health Advisors
- Jamie Oldershaw: General Manager, DealerRater and VP Reputation Strategy, CARS Inc., DealerRater
- Janet Chacon: CEO, Airblock Technologies
- Jason Whaley: Board Director (former CEO), Manus Biosynthesis
- Jason Reynolds: Lead UX Design Instructor, General Assembly
- Jay Singh: Senior Technology Transfer Specialist, NASA Ames Research Center
- Jeff Kitt: Vice President, Publicize
- Jeffrey Bazar: Managing Director, JBV Capital
- Jen Riedel: Senior Program Manager, 1863 Ventures
- Jeremy Halpern: Partner, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
- Jeremy Singh: MBA Student, Babson
- Jingjing Li: Program & Marketing Manager, The Capital Network
- Joanna Horton McPherson: Speaker, Author, 6x Entrepreneur, Coach, Joanna Horton McPherson
- Joe Daniels: Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
- Joel Abdinoor: CFO, NewStore
- John Prendergast: Founder, Blueleaf
- Jomy Methipara: Business and intellectual property (IP) Attorney, Dickinson Wright
- Jonathan Greechan: Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute
- Jonathan Miller: Executive Leadership Coach, Level 7 Leadership
- Jose Estabil: Co-Founder, ADN Genomix
- Jose Martins: Director , Founder Institute Boston
- Jose Estabil: Chief Business Officer, Cipherome
- Joseph Daniels: Partner, Co-Chair -- Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Group , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough
- Joyce Bell: CFO, Brand Networks
- Juan Leung Li: Senior Associate, General Catalyst
- Julian Awad: CEO Founder, Smart Genetics
- June W Choi: Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
- Jung Starrett: Principal & Co-founder, SoulCo LLC
- Justin Kang: General Partner, Visible Hands
- Katelyn Alberts: CEO & Founder, VERVERY
- Katie Burkhart: Founder & CEO, KBurkhart & Co. // Illumyne
- Keith Kocho: Co-Founder & CEO, OrbitHCI
- Kelly Perdew: Cofounder, Moonshots Capital
- Khashayar Dashti: Founder & COO, Bastion
- Kimberly Minafra: Division Chief - Partnerships Development and Agreements , NASA Ames Research Center
- Liz Powers: Chief Happiness Spreader, ArtLifting
- Louie Balasny: Director of Tech and VC, First Republic Bank
- Madison Sowards: Community Manager, MassChallenge
- Manrique Feoli: Founder, Hound Software
- Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
- Marcos Polanco: CEO, Deedit
- Mariah Lichtenstern: Founder-CEO, DiverseCity Ventures
- Marie Meslin: Executive Director, The Capital Network
- Martín Martinez: Founding & Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas
- Matt Johnson: Founder
- Matt Walsh: Founder, Noted Analytics
- Matt Albrecht: Advisor, Cogo Labs
- Matthew Galica: IP Attorney, Mintz
- Max Faingezicht: Co-Founder & CEO, ThriveHive
- Mehul Sompura: Founder, Diamond Hedge
- Michael Schumann: VP of Sales, Keysoft Solutions
- Michael Hayes: Director, Project 32 at MIT CSAIL
- Michael Burtov: Founder & CEO, GeoOrbital
- Michael Hanson: Startup and Growth Strategy Consultant, Optimum Dynamics LLC
- Michael Fodera: CEO, Trova
- Miglena Georgieva: Principal, jtbd.online
- Mike Grandinetti: Serial Tech Entrepreneur and Faculty , Harvard & Brown
- Mina Behrooz: Head of Partnerships for HubSpot Canada, HubSpot
- Nachi Junankar: CEO and Co-founder, Avrio
- Nadia Shalaby: CEO, ITE Fund
- Nadine Zerrini: Director, Founder Institute Boston
- Nars Krishnamachari: Founder, RueBaRue
- Nelly Yusupova: Founder, TechSpeak.co
- Nick Ducoff: Co-Founder / CEO, Edmit
- Nicos Vekiarides: CEO, Attestiv Inc.
- Nitin Pachisia: Founding Partner, Unshackled
- Noreen Hafez: GTM and Product Launch Leader, Blocsinc.io
- Ory Zik: Founder CEO, kWhal
- Pano Anthos: CEO, Hangout.net
- Parker Cassidy: COO, Mitra Biotech
- Paul Silva: General Partner, Launch413
- Paula Long: SVP of Engineering and Products, Talla
- Phil Libin: Founder & CEO, All Turtles
- Pilar Fernandez Hermida: Founder i-Expand (We help Health Tech companies go global), i-expand
- Pj Anand: CEO, Alcyone Life Sciences
- Poorvi Patodia: Founder, Biena Foods
- Preeti Tadikonda: Financial Advisor & Consultant, aCubed Limited
- Rachel Spekman: Director of Programming, MassChallenge
- Rachel Dines: VP of Product and Technical Marketing, Chronosphere
- Radhika Dutt: Founder & Product Management Mentor, Likelii
- Rafael Kartaszynski: CEO, TechEdge Dynamics
- Raj Sahu: Founder and CEO at , Utobo Inc
- Raza Shaikh: Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group
- Rebecca Xiong: CEO, GrowEpic
- Reid Hamilton: Managing Director, Founder Institute and Toronto Stock Exchange
- Richard Soley: CEO, Object Management Group
- Richard April: CMO/SVP of Marketing, Advisor
- Richard Dulude: Co-Founder, Underscore VC
- Rick Myers: Co-Founder & CTO, JogNog
- Ries Mc Quillan: Business Development Manager, Vested
- Riley Knox: Founder & CEO, Leviathan Air
- Rishi Dean: GM, Publisher Solutions, Visible Measures
- Robert Hughes III: Director, First Republic Bank
- Robin Smith: CEO, Orig3n
- Rohanna Wise: Founder, CEO, Wise Trading Technologies
- Rohini Manyam Seshasayee: Correspondent , Impact Entrepreneur
- Roy Rodenstein: Founder, Going, Inc.
- Rudradeb Mitra: Serial Entrepreneur, Omdena Inc.
- Rupal Patel: Founder, VocaliD
- Ryan Micheletti: Fouder, Illuminate Nootropics
- Sabine Resoagli: Co-Founder, Accelerat3d, Inc.
- Sachin Shah: COO, 55ip
- Saiba Singh: Manager, Accenture, Ex- KFC, Ex-Google & Founder, Sugar Rush
- Sami Shalabi: Tech Exec, Former Googler
- Sanjay Pothen: Director, Emerson Launch
- Sarah Holmes: Associate, Unshackled Ventures
- Satish Tadikonda: Managing Partner, Avigo Solutions
- Scott Miles: EVP, Partnerships and Emerging Markets, Invaluable.com
- Sean Lindsay: Co-Founder, CTO, Viximo
- Senofer Mendoza: General Partner, Mendoza Ventures
- Sergey Gribov: Partner, Flint Capital
- Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
- Sidney Nakahodo: General Partner, Seldor Capital
- Simeon Simeonov: Founder & CTO, Shopximity
- Simon Holroyd: Director, Pivotal Labs
- Simone LaPray: Program Manager, TechStars Boston
- Sriram Gollapalli: Managing Director, Long Angle
- Stamatis Astra: Venture Partner, Innovation Ventures
- Stephany Lapierre: CEO, Tealbook
- Stephen Smith: President & CEO, G7 Research
- Steve Bowman: Pitch Doctor , BizClarity
- Steven Kane: CEO, LuckyLabs
- Steven Gonzalez: Venture Partner, Seldor Capital
- Sun Altbach: CEO & President, PIC Therapeutics
- Sundar Narasimhan: SVP, President for Sabre Labs and Product Strategy, Sabre Labs
- Suzy Sharpe: Founder & CEO, CastingQual
- Thomas Elliott: CEO, Left Hook
- Thos Niles: COO, Brio Systems
- Tom Ryden: Executive Director, MassRobotics
- Tony Liu: Co-Founder, JobGet
- Tracy Graziani: CEO, Graziani Mutimedia LLC
- Vasilios Roussos: Managing Director, DCU FinTech Innovation Center
- Vijay Somandepalli: Co-Founder & CTO, American Robotics
- Vincent Marsland: Senior Founder Success Manager, Communitech
- Vivek Soni: Managing Director, TiE Angels
- Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
- Wes Barlow: Founder, Coffr
- William Perkins: Member, Mintz
- Winston Chen: Founder, Voice Dream
- Yasmin Cruz: General Partner, Visible Hands
- Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
- Yusuf Bashir: SVP, Palladium Capital Group
- And many more to be announced.
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.
We hope you will join us in Boston and launch a company in 2017.
