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 Seoul 2018 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Seoul and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Seoul Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Jul 29, 2018) 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 Seoul in 2017, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Seoul have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Seoul 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 Seoul are local startup leaders Duke Lee, Jinah Kim, and Myung Jong Lee.
In addition, some of Seoul's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Seoul 2018 includes:
- 완 임: CEO, Excel Investment
- 민석 차: Senior Director, SJ Investment Partners Co., Ltd
- 선종 류: CEO, N15
- 성규 김: COO, RocketPunch
- 성준 안: CEO, Stage9
- 영무 유: Lawyer, Join Law
- 용일 이: Co-founder & CEO, 슈가힐(Sugarhill)
- 은혜 정: CEO, KidsGo
- 종호 최: CEO, Kitten Planet
- 항석 김: CMO, David SR
- Alex Woo: Managing Director, eSang Investment
- Beomsup Kim: CEO, Jobis
- Brian Sohn: CEO, GISSON Investment
- Charles Uhm: 이사장, (재)중도육영재단
- Ciren Jang: CEO, StyleWiki
- David Song: CEO, D-LAB
- Dong Gu Ha: CEO, Reebonz
- Donghoon Lee: CFO, Neofect
- Guihyun (Martin) Ko: CEO, CRAFTLINK Inc.
- Hosun (Nicole) Kim: CEO, Sunshine App
- Hyun Tae Cha: Partner, Y.P.Lee, Mock & Partners
- Jei Chagh: Managing Director, ASCENDER
- Jeungbin Kim: CEO, SuperBin
- Jinah Kim: CEO, Unicorn Incubator
- Juwon Kim: Co-CEO, CROWDY INC
- Kyong Dal Kim: CEO, NeoTouchPoint(NTP)
- Minsoung Jo: CEO, Limelight Pte Ltd
- Misun Kim: CEO, CARET GAMES Inc.
- Sangsoon Park: CEO, Fin2B
- Sean Kang: CEO, WELT
- Se Young Jeong: CEO, Ntrium
- Soojin Lim: CEO, Hey Beauty
- Taeho Kim: CEO
- Ye Eun Choi: Head of Accelerator Program, CNTTech
- Yoon Sang Kim: CEO, Hanyang Digitech
- 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.
