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 Penang 2017 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Penang and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Penang Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Apr 02, 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 Penang in 2016, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Penang have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Penang 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 Penang are local startup leaders Daqing Lee (Principal Consultant at Info Trek), Heislyc Loh (Mentor-in-Residence, Cyberview Living Lab Accelerator with Finnext Capital), Howie Chang (Co-Founder & Head of Product at The Commissioned), and Kee Siak Chan (Owner, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd).
In addition, some of Penang's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Penang 2017 includes:
- Aaron Lim: Managing Director, Goody Technologies Sdn Bhd
- Charles Tang: CEO, InstanteStore
- Chau Ging Li: Managing Director, CG Computers Sdn Bhd
- Chon Leong Dato' Yoon: Director, Penang Science Cluster
- Clarence Leong Chee Yee: CEO, EasyParcel.com
- Douglas Khoo: Co-Founder, Qunar.com
- Dr.Ganesan Velayathan(Ph.D): Angel Investor, Fun & Cool Ventures Inc.
- Eric Lee: Pied Piper . Creative Generalist . Entrepreneur, Refruit
- Ganesh Kumar Bangah: Executive Chairman, Commerce.Asia
- Heislyc Loh: Founder, Devs Asia
- Howie Chang: CEO, Hello Howie, Ayuh Bina
- Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
- Johnson Lam: Founder, KakiDIY Dot Com
- Kee Siak Chan: Founder and CEO, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd
- Kwee Bee Chok: Managing Director, Teak Capital Sdn Bhd
- Lee Daqing: Principal Consultant, Info Trek
- Luke Cheah: Director, PINTAS Solution Sdn Bhd
- Radin Baidrul Ikram Radin Soenardi: Co-Founder, Managing Director, Pearl Maternity Hospital
- See Mei Chow: Head of Designer, Piktochart
- Siak Keng Ang: Partner, ZICOlaw
- Suan Sear Tan: Co-founder, DeliverEat
- Su Yuen Chin: Founder & CEO, MomoCentral
- Tzu Ming Chu: CEO, www.impersuasion.com
- Winston Teo: Founder & Product Architect, Singapore Power
- Yin Tan: Founder and CTO, SmartShopper & Trilobyte
- 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 Penang and launch a company in 2017.
