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 Minas Gerais Virtual Winter 2021 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Belo Horizonte and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Belo Horizonte Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (ago 01, 2021) 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 Belo Horizonte in 2016, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Belo Horizonte have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Belo Horizonte 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 Belo Horizonte are local startup leaders Janayna Bhering Cardoso (CEO, SafeTest Diagnósticos) and Pedro Villaça de Almeida (Co-founder & Manager, Pillow Aceleradora), supported by Managing Director of the Founder Institute in Brazil, Nima Kazerooni (Co Founder, Jupter).
In addition, some of Belo Horizonte's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Minas Gerais Virtual Winter 2021 includes:
- Alessandra Costa: Co-Founder, Mulheres do Futuro
- Alessandro Garcia: CEO, Solides Tecnologia S.A.
- Alexandre Motta: Head of Business Sales, JusBrasil
- Álvaro Barbosa: Álvaro Barbosa, Beer Mine
- Ananda Portes Souza: Head of legal, MaxMilhas
- Ana Paula Camargo: Human Power, Founder Institute
- Andre Andrade: CEO, Zumpy
- André Menezes: Empreendedor de Impacto, Baanko
- Andreas Flugs: Partner, Techmall
- Andrew Crawford: Director of Finance & HR, Founder Institute
- Ângelo Freitas: Coo, Visuri SA
- Bárbara Andrade: CFO, Boca Rosa Company
- Ben Stacey: CEO, Pitchverk
- Bruna Losada: Vice-Diretora-Geral | Deputy Dean & COO, Saint Paul Escola de Negócios
- Bruno Dequech Ceschin: Co-founder & CFO, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
- Bruno Miscow Pauletti: Managing Partner, EquityRio Investimentos
- Bruno Augusto Pfeilsticker: Co-Founder and Managing Partner , Trekken Ventures
- Carlos Lopes: CEO, Invita Nutição Especializada
- Christian Reed: Co-Founder e CEO, Opinion Box
- Ciranda De Morais: Founder, She’sTech
- Claudio Castro: Founder, One Cloud
- Conrado Abreu: Co-founder , MaxMilhas e GAV
- Cristiano Maschio: CEO, QESH Payments
- Daniel Costa: Chairmain and Co-founder, Take.net
- Daniel Calonge: CEO, Monetus
- Daniel Guimarães: CEO, 2DA Estratégia + Design
- Daniel Coquieri: Co-founder and COO, Purus | BitcoinTrade
- Daniel Marques: Football Perfomance Data Science , Zero Pro Hero S.L
- Danielle Akemi Jogo: Danielle Akemi Jogo, Techers
- Diego Simon: Founder & CEO, B2B Master
- Dorirley Alves: Founder & CEO, Revex
- Edsmar Resende: Edsmar Resende, Inseed
- Edson Mackeenzy: Diretor de Investimento, The Venture City
- Eduardo Ferreira: CEO, Cinnecta
- Eduardo Carneiro: Sócio e Diretor, TagPlus
- Eduardo Iwai: CPO - Investor, Alice Education
- Elimar Vasconcelos: Manager, Wylinka
- Euler Santos: Director, Fundepar
- Fabiano Birchal: Founder and Specialist Consultant; Professor., Iconee; Impact HUB BH; UNA; UNIBH; FGV; SEBRAE.
- Fabio Lacerda: COO, Take.net
- Fabio Assis: Fabio Assis - CMO and founder at Aqua, Aqua Multitouch
- Fabricio Massula: CTO & Founder, Lett
- Fabrício José Vieira Ceolin: CTO, MiningMath
- Felipe Matos: Head, 10MilStartups
- Fernanda Campos: Founder e Conselheira, Monetizze
- Fernanda Novak: Partner & Product Manager, Cora
- Fernando Americano: CPO | cofounder of Sirius, Sirius Education
- Fernando Damasio: CEO, Skoods
- Fernando Elias: Founder - CEO, VipCommerce
- Filipe Portugal: Associate, Canary
- Fred Valente: CEO, eMotion Studios
- FREDERICO DE ANDRADE: Professor , Fundação Dom Cabral
- Gabriel Hamdan: O caminho é sempre enxuto..., Benvenuto
- Gabriel Ferreira: Co-Founder, Coodesh
- Genau L. Jr.: Founder & CEO, Yoobe.me
- George Jamil: Dr., Informações em Rede Consultoria e Treinamento
- Guilherme Yata: Founder-CEO, S3 Projects
- Hassan Lauar: VP, Confrapar
- Helene Romanzini: Head of product marketing , Remessa online
- Henrique Pereira: Co-Founder e CEO, WayCarbon
- Henrique Cunha Souza Lima: Henrique Cunha, dcom
- Igor Fernandes: Product Growth Manager, Growth Boost Consulting
- Igor Senra: CEO, Cora Moip
- Israel Scussel Degasperi: Gestão de Projetos e Estrategista de Growth, Tração Online
- João Guilherme Gallo: Founder/Founding Team, Trybe / AppProva / Buzzero.com
- Joao Paulo Kitsis: Head of Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs, Sympla
- Juliana Brasil: CEO, Myps
- Leandro Libério: Business Innovation Partner and Founder, Raro Labs/ 26INove (RACE)
- Leandro Pessoa: CEO, Overdub Tech
- Leonardo Barros: CEO, Tangerino
- Liliane Carvalho: Coordenadora empreendedorismo, Biominas e Idez
- Lívia Brandini: Founder & CEO, Kultua
- Lucas Sávio Oliveira: Partner, dcom
- Luis Lourenço: CEO and Founder, RD CRM, Plug CRM
- Luiza Baião: Coordenadora, G2Capital
- Maíse Góis: Maíse Góis, Vestidas de Branco
- Marcello Ladeira: CEO and Co-founder, Siteware Soluções SA
- Marcelo Oliveira: Cofounder and CTO, Minutrade
- Marcia Malaquias Do Amaral: confounder | gerente, ALLUAGRO | KPMG
- Marcus Drumond: Partner, dcom
- Mariana Paixão: Cofounder & Head of Operations, Loft
- Marina Gontijo: CEO & Founder, Ways
- Matheus Luiz: CEO, d20 Labs
- Matheus Azzi: Bacharelado relações econômicas internacionais, Fundepar
- Maurilo Silveira: Founder, Square Egg
- Max Gaudereto Oliveira: CEO and Co-founder, Max Milhas
- Michel Costa: CEO , TECHPAR Investments
- Micheli Junco: CTO, B2mamy
- Miguel Barreto: CEO e diretor, Sol Lar (FI Graduate) e Founder Institute Brazil
- Mônica Hauck: Founder e CEO, Sólides Tecnologia
- Newton Paskin: President & CEO, Explorer Technologies
- Nilson Gouvêa Junior: Founder and CEO , Duo Gourmet
- Nima Kaz: Co Founder, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
- Osvaldo Lino Pimentel Neto: CEO, Monetizze S.A.
- Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
- Paola Cicarelli: CEO, Cuboz
- Patricia Mourthe: Design Lead, Cogna Educação
- Patrick Picon: CEO , Ideia Brasil Publicidade
- Paulo Renato Cabral: Founder, Instituto Inovação
- Pedro Almeida: Founder, Arkad Ventures
- Pedro Teixeira: Partner, TroposLab
- Pedro Israel: Co-fundador, Melhor Plano
- Pedro Calvo: COO | Professor de Growth, Weex
- Pedro Graziano: Founder, BeGreen Urban Farm
- Pedro Drummond: Co-founder and Partner, Omni Capital
- Pedro Ivo Martins Brandão, Dito
- Piero Contezini: CEO, ASAAS
- Rachel Horta: Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor, Maisha Ventures
- Ramon Azevedo: Diretor Executivo, Fundepar
- Regina Migliori: Founder & CEO, Migliori & MindEduca
- Reinaldo Normand: General Partner, Niu Ventures
- Renata Horta: Parthner, TroposLab
- Renata Carvalho: CEO, She’s The Boss Tecnologia Ltda
- Renato Paquet: CEO Founder, Polen
- Ricardo Carvalho: Director and Board Member, G2Capital
- Rodrigo Moreira: CEO, Smartalk
- Rodrigo Toledo: Associate, Confrapar
- Rodrigo Fernandes: Founder, Contabliss
- Samilla Dornellas: Samilla , Far-me
- Tatiana Santarelli: Co fundadora, CEO, TeamHub
- Thiago Bajur: Ceo, Arkmeds
- Thiago Miqueri: CEO, KOMUH
- Thiago Mendes: Biografia Thiago Mendes, Agenda Consulta
- Tiago Gavassi: Founder, PANIC LOBSTER
- Tomas Duarte: Founder & CEO, Tracksale
- Valéria França: Engenheira de Software, Evercode Web Solutions
- Victor Salles: Co-founder, Hekima
- Victor Júlio Oliveira Milagres: Advogado, dcom
- Vinícius Soares: Co-Founder & Head of Product, Monetus
- Vitor Peçanha: co-founder, Rock Content
- 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 Belo Horizonte and launch a company in 2018.
