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 Chennai 2022 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Chennai and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Chennai Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Aug 14, 2022) 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 Chennai in 2015, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Chennai have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Chennai 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 Chennai are local startup leaders Gopi Mattel (Founder and CEO, MaxBlox, Inc), Kumaran Mani (CEO, Tenth Planet Technologies Pvt Ltd), and Sanal Sankar (Director of Technology, CellarStone).
In addition, some of Chennai's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Chennai 2022 includes:
- Anu Hasan: Director, AH Positive Limited
- Ashok G: CEO & Co-founder, STARTUP360 India
- Atul Yadav: Founder, Reclayu
- Bharath M. S: Founder, Kria Law
- Bhoo Thirumalai: Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Aspiration Energy
- Boniface Pascalraj: Director, Founder Institute Chennai
- Chandrashekar Kupperi: Founder, ANOVA Corporate Services Private Limited
- Dhenesh R: Head Clinical Operations, Mehta Multispecialty Hospitals India Private Limited
- Dimitris Polychronopoulos: Oslo Chapter Director, FI Mentor
- Dr N Raveendran Narasimhan: Principal Consultant, Xsentinel Risk and Claim Advisory pvt Ltd
- Gopi Mattel: Founder CEO, MaxBlox, Inc.
- Jahabar Sadique: Co-Founder & CEO, Chai Kings
- Jay Duraisamy: CTO | SVP Technology , Fiserv
- Kayar Raghavan: Lead Angel Investor, Multiple Angel Networks
- Lakshmidevi Somanath: Partner, Surana & Surana International Attorneys
- Naveen Puttagunta: Co-founder and CEO, Divami Design Labs
- Prabhu Rangarajan: Co-founder, M2P Fintech
- Pramod Harith: Founder, CMO Axis Outsourcing Services
- Rajiv Bansal: Founder, CEO, Opoyi
- Ramkumar Rs: Director, RSR Innovations
- Sam Mehta: Chairman, the Atlas Family Office
- Sriram Bharadhwaj: Serial Entrepreneur, Technologist, Strategist & Mentor, Smartemes Capital Advisors LLP
- Sudhir Ravindran: Attorney-At-Law, Solicitor (England & Wales), Altacit Global
- 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 Chennai and launch a company in 2017.
