Below is a June 2021 milestone report featuring updates from Founder Institute portfolio companies around the world. See the most recent grad funding news and top media features of the past month, new video founder and investor interviews and webinar replays, as well as a list of the upcoming FI global events taking place the rest of this month in July, 2021.
Alumni Funding + News Highlights:
- FightCamp (FI Montreal), a leader in connected fitness for boxing and kickboxing sports, raised $90M Series B round
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Spotivity (FI Chicago), a Mobile App and Marketplace for afterschool activities, raised $1M seed funding round
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Accelerate 3D (FI Austin), a high-speed 3D printing company, raised funding from Laurence Innovation
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Krado (FI Silicon Valley), a platform for house plant and garden care, took home $250k investment from Pelion Venture Partners at StartMadness Pitch competition
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Xcapit (FI Cordoba, Argentina), a blockchain-enabled fintech, received funding via cryptocurrency investment (ETH) from UNICEF Innovation Fund
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Leasecake (FI Silicon Valley), a lease management SaaS, among investments featured in funding announcement by Las Olas Venture Capital
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FAARO (FI Sao Paulo) manages works of art and luxury assets in excess of R$ 2 billion with 47 families (Portuguese language article) “Expectation is to earn R$ 350 thousand this year”
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Pathloom (FI Silicon Valley) profiled in GearJunkei, “App Targets ‘One-Stop Shop’ for All Outdoor Adventure Trip Planning”
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Pynk (FI London) Enables Retail Investor Wallet in the UK via Its App, Placeholder
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Play Out Apparel (FI Silicon Valley) profiled in the New York Times, “His, Hers, Everyone’s: Gender Equal Underwear Goes (Slightly More) Mainstream”
Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join the virtual Founder Institute accelerator program nearest you.
June 2021 Founder & Investor Interviews:
AGXactly CEO Russel Cole: Aerial Informatics for Agricultural Row Crop Insights
Play Out Apparel CEO Abby Sugar: Leading the Fashion Industry towards Gender-Equal clothing
Paul Bragiel: Investing in Emerging Managers and Markets
Christine Herron: the Latest Trends in Venture Capital
Christine Herron: the Latest Trends in Venture Capital
***Application deadline is July 18th to apply to pitch in the August international Founder Showcase event!
June 2021 Featured Webinars
Mastering Startup Operations & Early Stage HR - with Adam Spector of AbstractOps
June Global Alumni Q&A Panel: Nvestiv, KNOSK, & Left Hook
June Global Alumni Q&A Panel: Nvestiv, KNOSK, & Left Hook
Join us at a July 2021 Free Online Startup Event:
- July 14th - Pitch for Progress Online Demo Day: Watch Promising Impact Startups Pitch
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July 21st - Founder Hotseat: Get Feedback on Your Ideas from Experts Online
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July 28th - How to Manage and Model Finances for an Early-Stage Startup, with the CEO of Finmark
***Application deadline is July 18th to apply to pitch in the August international Founder Showcase event!
Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join a 100% virtual Founder Institute accelerator nearest you.
Graduates of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over 2BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/journey.
