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 Greece 2025 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Athens and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Athens Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Nov 03, 2024) 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 Athens in 2016, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, like Allcancode, Villosophy, and Lifekiy, and our efforts in Athens have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Athens Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
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 Athens include local startup leaders Michalis Stangos and Carla Tanas, founders of Disruptors-Game Changers, an organization promoting entrepreneurship in Greece and the surrounding region.
In addition, some of Athens's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Greece 2025 includes:
- Adam Markakis: General Partner, Astylab Ventures
- Alex Alexakis: Investor, Marathon Venture Capital
- Alexandros Christodoulakis: CEO, Wealthyhood
- Angeliki Karagiannaki: Managing Director, ACEin
- Angus Whiston: Communication director, DeepSea Technologies
- Anni Panagiotopoulou: Managing Director and Owner, Slash
- Athena Dova: COO & Co-Founder, Owiwi
- Constantinos Nikolaidis: Associate, Apeiron Venture Capital
- Dimitris Doukakaros: Director, Founder Institute Greece
- Dimitris Servis: Director of Architecture, Hexagon MI
- Dimitris Papadakis: Digital Transformation and Innovation, Alpha Bank
- Dimitris Tsingos: Founder and CEO, Starttech Ventures
- Eleni Lialiamou: Founder, Kimolian Academy
- Ellie Diakanastasi: Early Stage Startups Mentor, Founder Institute
- Emmanouil Koukouvios: Digital Innovation Lead, Flagship founders
- Eva Agapaki: Founder & CEO, Hatch Labs
- Filippos Tamvakakis: Investment Associate, Genesis Ventures
- George Moultos: Head of Business & Strategy, Greca Homes
- George Psistakis: Product Led Growth & Marketing, Fractional Executive
- Georgios Diamantopoulos: Founder, Zero to MVP
- Grigoris Chatzikostas: General Partner, Loggerhead Ventures
- Jill Douka: Director, Global Academy of Coaching Leadership Coaching Certification
- John Tsakatanis: SVP Finance, Hack the Box
- Lefteris Papadopoulos: Associate, Genesis Ventures
- Leonidas Tsementzis: Co-Founder & CTO, Sculture AI
- Maria Nikolakaki Koletsou: Founder, Blossom Ventures
- Markos Kiosseoglou: Mr, Re-Markable
- Nick Papanotas: CEO, Geekbot
- Panagiotis Andreou: Technology Program Manager , Interamerican
- Phoebus Giannopoulos: CEO & Founder, Phoebus G Consulting
- Rania Lamprou: Co-Founder & CEO, Simpler.
- Raphael Kontos: Managing Director, Theti Club
- Robbert Van der meer: CEO, bFlex
- Spiros Martzoukos: Founder, Makkuro
- Stavros Pavlidis: operator, risk-taker, venture builder, and capital allocator | direct investments, venture capital, multi-asset, derivatives | family office | zero-to-IPO, independent advisor
- Stelios Koukouvios: Sales Manager, FORCE Technology
- Stella Kasdagli: Co-Founder, Women On Top & inc.lude
- Tarık Dutkuner: VC Investor, 500 Emerging Europe
- Thanos Paraschos: Managing Director, Startup Greece
- Theo Kotzastavros: Growth Lead, Innov8rs.co
- Thodoris Zervas: Founder, startuplawyer.gr
- Tim Goedhart: Managing Director & Founder, RocketPeople
- Vasilis Tsougkas: CEO, Estate Brains
- Veronica Filippou: Product Manager, JOIST Innovation Park
- Viktor Minchev: VC Investor
- Zaharenia Atzitzikaki: Coaching, Learning & Development, The 10x Manager Academy
- 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 Athens and launch a company in 2016.
