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 Greenville Spring 2017 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Greenville and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Greenville Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Apr 23, 2017) 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 Greenville in 2015, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Greenville have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Greenville 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 Greenville are local startup leaders Benjamin Moore (CEO/Founder, tForm) and Harold Hughes (Founder/CEO, BANDWAGON).
In addition, some of Greenville's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Greenville Spring 2017 includes:
- Andrea Meade: President, Raise Craze
- Andy Kurtz: CEO, Pro-Active Technology & Vigilix
- Anna Locke: A.T. LOCKE, A.T. LOCKE
- Ben Moore: CEO, tForm and parmetric
- Brian McSharry: Chairman, Concepts to Companies
- Chris Fay: Owner, VP, WODgraphics & TPM
- Chris Rogers: Founder and CTO, Ballyhoo Sports
- Craig Kinley: CEO & Chairman, WiProwess & e-MERGE @ The Garage
- David Setzer: CEO, Virtual Connect Technologies
- David Pence: CEO, Acumen IT
- Douglas Kim: Board Mrmber, Innovision Technology Awards
- Drew Felty, Package InSight, LLC
- Elizabeth Barr: Co-founder, Bev
- Frank Greer: CEO, Zipit Wireless
- Geoff Wasserman: CEO
- Hao Wu: VP of Finance and Operations, BandwagonFanClub, Inc.
- Harold Hughes: CEO, Bandwagon
- Janice Pringle Parker: IP Consultant, PIPLO, pllc
- John Uprichard: President, FGP International
- John Bauknight: President, Longleaf Holdings
- John Warren: President
- John Hardaway: Partner, Nexsen Pruet LLC
- Jon Mc Clure: CEO, ISO Poly Films
- Kenworth Reeves, Jr.: Founder; Co-Founder, TKG Ventures; 13 Stripes Brewery
- Kevin Hendricks: Managing Partner, ELG Entrepreneurs Law Group
- Kristian Pflieger: Founder, CEO, OneGarageOver
- Kylie Felker: COO, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC
- Lauren Taylor: CEO, Capaven
- Leighton Cubbage: CEO & Chairman, Serrus Capital Partners
- Manfred Gollent: Executive Business Coach & CEO, QLI International LLC
- Matthew Klein: Managing Partner, Redrock Capital
- Michael Bolick: CEO, Selah Genomics
- Mikee Johnson: CEO, COX Industries
- Nika White: President, CEO, Nika White Consulting, LLC
- Paul D'souza: President and CEO, The D'Souza Group
- Paul Della Maggiora: Sr. Director, Sales Engineering for the Americas, NCR Retail
- Peter Waldschmidt: CEO, Gnoso
- Phil Yanov: Executive Producer, Tech After Five
- Ray Lattimore: CEO
- Ryan Johnston: Publisher, Upstate Business Journal
- Scott Cochran: President, Spartanburg Methodist College
- shante nixon: Founder, connect2nicu
- Steve Townes: CEO, Ranger Aerospace
- Steve Johnson: CEO, CreatiVasc Medical
- Tom O'Hanlan: CEO
- 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 Greenville and launch a company in 2017.
