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 Benelux 2022 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Amsterdam and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Amsterdam Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Sep 04, 2022) 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 Amsterdam in 2011, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Amsterdam have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam is local startup leader Oliver de Leeuw (Managing Director, Nameshapers).
In addition, some of Amsterdam's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Benelux 2022 includes:
- Aditi Singh: Chief Product Officer, WineChain
- Alexander Schmitt: CTO, FYTA GmbH
- Alexander Swaab: Senior Program Manager, Btomorrow Ventures
- Andra Fola: Co-Founder, Solutionary Minds SARL
- Andrea Volongo: Head of EU Delivery Experience, Amazon
- Anna Radulovski: CEO & Founder, WomenTech Network & Tech Family Ventures
- Anna C. Mallon: Senior Manager, Startups & Ecosystem Development, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Balazs Kos
- Brian M Pasalich: Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder, Behave Technologies (Formerly Syntoniq, Inc.)
- Charlotte Christensen: Executive Director, Fintocat
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Chris Foltz: Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute
- Daan Weddepohl: CEO & Founder, Sellster.ai
- David Holland: Business Coach, Author, Trainer & Speaker, Results Rules OK
- Deka Dike: Founder & CEO, Omatochi
- Diogo Saraiva de Ponte: CIO, STAG Fund Management
- Drazen Nikolic: Founder
- Elena Mlotok: General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon
- Elena 伊莲 Bucciero: Executive Business Coach , European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
- Erik Evrard: Partner Director EMEA and APAC, Platform.sh
- Galo Vargas: CEO & Founder, Inkspired
- Genevieve Leveille: Principal Founder and CEO, AgriLedger
- Genna Elvin: Co-founder , TaDaweb
- Graciela Perez: Founder & Lean Start Up Coach, Lean Sigma Tech, LLC
- Idowu Akinde: MD/CEO, Impact Hub Lagos
- Irina Berkon: Member, Golden Seeds
- Ivo Radulovski: Co-Founder, Tech Family Ventures & WomenTech Network
- James Hickson: Chief Executive Officer, Bloom Financial Group Ltd
- Jeroen Bertrams: Online Marketing Consultant
- Jeroen Maudens: Managing Partner, ONEtoONE Corporate Finance
- Joel Walker: Co Founder & MD Platform Services , THE KNOWLEDGE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
- Julia Zhou: Co-Founder, Chief Development Officer, Tidal Impact
- Katia (Ekaterina) Stambolieva: Founder, Cosmos Pics
- Kimberly Ofori: Founder , Growth Republic & GV Studio
- Lana Hassounah: Life & Energy Coach, Lana Maher
- Laura Bloomer: Founder, Backed Technologies / Redaim
- Leo Benkel: Founder, PURE LAMBDA
- Lidia Gryszkiewicz: Co-founder & Partner, The Impact Lab
- Matias Mäenpää: Angel investor and serial entrepreneur, Several companies
- Mikael Dasilva: Chief Marketing Officer, RoomMate S.A.
- Mircea Baldean: Principal, Purpose Consult
- Mireille Buiel: Co-founder / COO, MB Development
- Nadia Pace
- Nedeljko Milosavljević: Co-Director, Founder Institute Serbia
- Nitin Mittal: Senior Business Development Manager, Amazon
- Paul Kikano: Head of Product, B2B Marketplace Europe, Amazon
- Philip Grother: CEO & Founder, Stepping-Stone / Test my App
- Piotr Garlej: Presentation Expert, SlideFormation.com
- Rachel Dowling: Founder and CEO, Equal Time
- Remi Saint-Jean: Founder, delighting.io
- Roland Van Kralingen: Founder, Marketing Fund
- Rosen Dimov: CEO, Phasegrowth
- Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
- Saida Ibrahimava, Youth to Youth Initiative
- Saskia Thornton: CoFounder / Brand & Marketing Strategist, FTN Motion & Saskia Thornton Consulting
- Simone La Torre: Managing Partner, Elite Circle Sarl
- Stephan Peters: CEO, Accelerating Impact
- Stéphane Ambrosini: European & Chartered Patent Attorney, Marks and Clerk
- Stephen Meade: Founder & CEO, MonetaPro
- Teodora Ivin: Global Marketing Manager, Pernod Ricard
- Vahid Hajjehforoosh: Founder, Bridgium
- 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.
