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 Taipei 2017 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Taipei and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Taipei Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Aug 20, 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 Taipei in 2017, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Taipei have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Taipei 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 Taipei are local startup leaders Claire Chang and Daniel Lin.
In addition, some of Taipei's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Taipei 2017 includes:
- Alan Kuan Hsu: General Partner, KK Fund
- Albert Wang: Product Design Director, BloomReach
- Alexander Liu: CEO, AMIS
- Arthur (Yen Yu) Chen: Executive Director, BE Capital
- Chi Yi Kuan: Director of Analytics, Data Mining, and Data Science, LinkedIn
- Chung Ching Huang: Affiliate Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Researcher, iNSIGNT NTU/General Education Center NTU/Institute of Information System and Application NTHU
- Daniel Weng: Founder, Tricella
- Daniel Lin: CEO, FutureWard
- David Pan: COO Startups and Innovation, KPMG in Taiwan
- Elisa Chiu: Founder | CEO, Anchor Taiwan
- Enzo Pan: Attorney, Xiri Attorneys
- Evgeny Tchebotarev: Founder, 500px
- Frances Huang: Founder and CEO, Warmie Health
- Greg Hao: Principal, TVG
- Guo Ren (Mike) Lee: Investment Manager, WK Innovation Fund/普訊創新基金
- Jamie Lin: Founding Partner, AppWorks
- Leroy Yau: Founding Partner, 43 Ventures
- Norman Chang: Co-founder, Board Director, Rookie Fund
- Renee Yeh
- Sabine Lin: Partner, Xiri Attorneys-at-law
- Szu Hsuan Pan: Cofounder, Inna Organic
- Tk Chen
- Yu Wen (Ian) Huang: Vice President (Acting President), Trinity Investment Corporation
- 聖修ben 林lin: 創辦人, 丞鑫企業管理顧問有限公司
- 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.
