Time is running out to apply to the Guatemala - Mexico City Fall 2025 semester of the Founder Institute, the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program. There are only a few spots left, and the Final Application Deadline is this Sunday (jul 27, 2025).
If you are serious about launching a startup in Guatemala and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Guatemala Founder Institute today.
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.
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The Guatemala Chapter will be led by local leaders Ana Peralta, Enrique Novella, and Rocio Pinto.
In addition, participants in Guatemala will receive expert training and feedback from an impressive list of mentors, including;
- Abdala Pineda: Chief Revenue & Growth Officer, WEEX
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Adam Keynes: Founder and GP, Bizrupt and Mind The Gap
- Adan Ramos: Country Manager, Kovi
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Adolfo Ferrer: CEO & Co-Founder, LIKS
- Adolfo Babatz: CEO, Clip
- Agustin Ortiz Monasterio Rivero: Founder, DILMUN
- Ahmed Shabana: Venture Capital. Startup Advisor. Investor., ParkPine Capital
- Airy Minor: Comunicación & Partnerships, ArkAngeles.co
- Alan Luna: VISUAL DESIGNER II, FROG
- Alberto Alejandré: Co Founder / COO & CCO, Mobbit
- Alejandro Cardoso: Global CEO & Managing Partner, Massivart
- Alejandro Virchez Azuara: Senior Partner, Node 6
- Alejandro Berman: VP Marketing, Stori
- Alejandro Carbonell: CEO, Tutorez
- Alejandro Gonzalez: Fund Manager, Redwood Ventures
- Alejandro Diez Barroso: Managing Partner, DILA CAPITAL
- Alejandro Arriaga: COO & Partner, Alacrity México
- Alex Garrido: Founder, AGX.Media
- Alex Martin: Business Development Manager, ePesos
- Àlex Orozco: Country Manager
- Alexis Sanchez: Growth, ARKANGELES
- Alfonso Naranjo: General Partner, Chagres Capital
- Ali Jamal: GP, First Check Ventures
- Ana Carolina Mexia: Co-Founding Partner, Nido Ventures
- Ana Liz Pardo: Chief Marketing Officer, Keyboo
- Ana Lizz Pardo Tarabay: CEO, Keyboo
- Anamargarita Baasch: CEO , Cerveza BW
- Ana Paula Bolio: Analyst, Dila Capital
- Andrea Marchosky
- Andrea Vásquez: Creative Director, Life and Mindset
- Andreea Marinescu: CEO, Tech Add-Venture
- Andres Bilbao: Co founder, Rappi
- ANDRES OLIVEROS GONZALEZ: Co-Founder, ASTROLAB
- Andrés León: Innovation Consultant and Market Validation, Graphite Growth
- Andrew Lee Miller: CEO, ANDREW STARTUPS
- Ángel Alvarado Beitia: Gerente de Finanzas, Empresa General de Capital
- Antonio Saad: Presidente Ejecutivo, #TodoPanama
- Ariadna Trapote: CEO/Co-Founder, Little Bookmates
- Arletty Pinel: CEO, SilverOcean
- Arturo Salazar: General Partner, Billioneurons
- Arturo Flores: Head of Strategy & Planning, Digital@FEMSA
- Ashe Whitener: Founder, Liberty Entrepreneurs
- Astrid Chedid: Regional Director for LAC and Spain, Annual Investment Meeting
- Azalea Perez
- Azul Pasos: INVESTMENT ANALYST, REDWOOD
- Bernardo Tamez: Founder, legalmind.mx
- Bernardo Caceres: Former Vice-President and Country Manager Peru, Procter & Gamble
- Bernardo Cordero: co founder, flat.mx
- Bobby Diamond: Head of UI / UX, Swap
- Brenda Hernandez: CHRO, TUL
- Bruno Ramos: CEO, Swap
- C Salazar: Venture Partner, 500 Startups
- Carlos Flores: Head of Business Development, Wayra Hispam
- Carlos Garcia: CEO, Kavak
- Carlos Beltran: Partner / Chief Innovation Officer, BELTRAN FORTUNY & BELTRAN RIVERA SC
- Carlos Ayalde: GM, Stori
- Carlos Andres Valencia Nieto: Machine learning Project Leader | Product Manager, Mercadolibre
- Carlos Arturo Hoyos: Director, Velo Legal
- Carolina De La Guardia: Co-Founder and Partner , Velo Legal
- Carolina Arango: CEO, Trasto Casa
- Caterine Castillo: CEO, NEIVOR
- Cesar Esquivel: CEO, Blooders
- Cesar Andres [Cedres] Villaran: VP of Revenue, Zenpli
- Christian Rubio: Founder and Producer, La Gracia Films
- Claret Uribe: Business Development Manager, Bebe2Go
- Claudia Madrid: Director, CM Creative Marketing
- Cristina Carvallo: People Officer, Crabi
- Cristina De La Peña: CEO, Synapbox
- Cristina Collazos: Manager, Ciudad del Saber
- Cristina Palacios: CEO, Aventones
- Cristobal Cortes: CEO, Degusta
- Daniel Granatta: Brand Director, Stori
- David Haber: Co-Founder & CEO, Unitips
- David De Santiago
- David Jorjani: Founder, Qatalyst Labs
- David Dana: CFO, Canasta Rosa
- David Geisen: CEO, Dafiti Mexico
- David Andujo: ceo, andujo consulting
- Deborah Dana: CEO & Co-Founder, Canasta Rosa
- Deep Moteria: Founder , Elluminati
- Diego Sánchez Padilla: CRO & CO Founder, Keyboo
- Diego Villarán: Product led growth, Stori
- Dora Valdez: CEO, YINGO
- Dr. Everardo J. Barojas: Founder, Prescrypto
- Dustin Betz: Director of Operations, White Rose Ventures
- Edgardo Cruz: Chief Innovation Officer, Resortera Business Lab
- Edrizio De La Cruz: Ex Visiting Partner, Y Combinator
- Emmanuel Chamarro: Director, Ixe Grupo Financiero
- Eric Descombes: President, FCB México
- Eugenio Perea: Partner
- Eynar Samudio Horna: CEO, Strategy & Execution
- Fabiola Quinzanos: Principal, Monashees
- Fabiola Borquez: Senior Product Manager, Scotiabank
- Federico Fernandez Dupouy: Entrepreneurship, Solar Energy, Finance & Investments, OTEPI RENOVABLES
- Fernando Ramírez De La Peña: Consultant, Marketing
- Francisco Schuler: Investment associate, Wayra Hispam
- Francisco Maldonado Haro: Francisco Maldonado, Sandwich Group
- Francisco Cordoba : Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, WeSend
- Gabriel Cortina: Country Manager, Wayra
- Gabriela Hurtado: Head of Product, Ubiqua
- Galit Flasterstein: CEO, Local Keeps
- Gerardo Macías: Founder & Managing Partner, Astelaris
- Germán White: Director Académico, Brother Panama
- Gilles Suberville
- Gonzalo Herrera: Managing Partner, BYG Consultores
- Grisel Olmedo: Head of Brand, albo
- Guillaume Balas: Angel Investor | Mentor | Entrepreneur, 3scale / Meta Pool / The Inbound Labs / Tings
- Guillermo Guzman: Local Leader, Founder Institute Colombia
- Guillermo Villegas: Co-Founder & CMO, Luuna
- Gustavo Toledo: Director de Operaciones, Logistica Prixz SAPI de CV
- Haim Perets
- Heinz Sohm: CEO, BLIND CREATOR
- Ignacio Cordero: Head of Growth, RappiPay
- Ignacio Bermudez: Co founder, Tally Legal
- Iñigo Rumayor Belausteguigoitia: Former CoCeo, Arcus
- Isaac Victoria: Legal Director, Webach
- Isaac Carreón
- Ivan Alvarez: CEO , iOS Developers Mexico
- Ivan Kourany: Co-Founder, Tribu App
- Jaime Martinez: CEO & Cofounder, Miind Brands (Acquired by Merama)
- Jakiya Elizabeth Brown: CEO and Founder, Founder of The Travelingfro Brand | Travelpreneur | Branding Strategist
- Javier Gotschlich: Head of Partnerships - Hubspot for Startups, HubSpot
- Javier Cabrero: Anaylist, Billioneurons
- Jennifer Reyna: Co-founder y COO, okboy
- Jesus Torres: Parter & CRO, Snowball
- Joao Matos Albino: CO FOUNDER, URBVAN
- Joao Fernandes: Gerente General | CoFounder, PROINSEC | Maptasking
- Johan Castellanos: Co-Founder, ChefSurf, MAT
- John Collins: CEO, IHOP Panama
- Jordania Lopez Aguilar: Program Manager, Boost
- Jorge Lopez Archundia: Director Operativo - Co Founder, SOME / Content Marketing
- Jose Acuña: Director, FI Caracas
- Jose Antonio Tena Sendra: Director of Product / Head of New Products & Expansion, Stori
- Jose Carlos Garcia Mendiazabal
- Jose Maria Pertusa Honrubia: Co-Ceo and Co-Founder , Apli
- Juan Leaño: Founder & CEO, Parco
- Juan Antonio Boyd: Co-Founder and Partner , Velo Legal
- Juan Camilo Villegas: Founder, Buky
- Juan Carlos Belair: Founder, Spiralis
- Juan Carlos Pascual: CEO, Kommplex Analytics
- Juan Miguel Guerra Dávila: CEO Revolut de México, Revolut
- Juan Pablo Donoso: Director, Optiks
- Juan Pablo Ortega: Co Founder and Head of RappiBank, Rappi
- Juan Pablo Eskildsen: Coach, Consultant and HR Expert / Founder, Ofrece Tu Talento
- Julian Nuñez: Founder & COO, Yuno
- Juliano Marques: Acquisition Marketing Manager, Goomer
- Juvenal Cubiles
- Laura M González: Associate, IGNIA Partners
- Laura Elizondo
- Laura Ortiz Montemayor: Founder, SVX México
- Lauren Rodriguez: Co-Fundadora, Abogadas para Emprendedores
- Leo Marchosky: Strategy Business Consultant, Free Lance
- Leonardo Gaitan: CEO & co-founder, Autoparti
- Leyre Garrido Iriso: Investment Associate , Ignia
- Lorena Sanchez Garcia: Erudit AI, COO & Board Member
- Lourdes Uzuriaga, platzi
- Lucia Martinez: Director and Co-Founder, Troquer
- Luis San Miguel: Managing Director, Caribbean Fishing Trading
- Luis Valdovinos: Industrial Engineer and Systems, YOYUU
- Luis Lopez, Twenty-three
- Luis Barrios: Founder & CEO , Arkangeles.co
- Luis Andrés Hernández Acevedo: CEO, Wise
- Luisa Arnal: Lawyer, COMETA
- Luis Adolfo Gonzalez: CEO
- LUIS ANTONIO M: CEO, Solución-A
- Mads Schmidt Petersen: CEO , HippoBuild (Y Combinator W22)
- Mahesh Khemlani: CEO, Bpartnerslab
- Maite Diez Canedo: co founder, VIA WORK
- Manuel Nucamendi: Senior Consultant, Kantar Consulting
- Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
- Marcela Zetina Manrique: Head of Open Innovation & Open Banking , BBVA
- Marcela Gutiérrez: Founder, LaMarch Consulting
- Marco Villegas: Director, FI Caracas
- Marcos Polanco: CEO, Deedit
- Marcus Dantus: CEO, Startup Mexico
- Maria Altschulter: Associate, DILA CAPITAL
- Maria Beatriz Barletta: Director, Sentio Panama
- Maria Jose Madero: Co Founder & Creative Director , Ben & Frank
- Mariana Castillo: Co-CEO & Co-Founder, BEN AND FRANK
- Mariana Villarreal: e-commerce entrepreneur and consultant, Ignite ecommerce, Sacional, +
- Marlene Garayzar: Founder, Stori
- Martha Ayala: Consultor en Vinculación y desarrollo de negocios empresarial, Citibank
- Martin Mexia: Head of RappiPay (Former CEO & Co-Founder of Payit acquired by Rappi), Rappi
- Mauricio Miranda: Manager, Caricaco
- Mayela Becerra: Partner, SWS Consulting & Ingredienta.com
- Melina Cruz: CEO, Homely
- Michael Lindo: CEO and Founding Partner, Blue Tide Web Consulting
- Mois Cherem: CEO & CO-Founder, BEDU
- Moises Hamui: CEO - Co-Founder, Viceversa & MHA Consulting
- Mónica Albarrán: CEO, MUUK
- Natalia Rico: head of operations, h20 capital
- Natalia Falla Liévano: Head of International Talent , flat.mx
- Natalia Gonzalez Vela: Founder, La Neta del VC
- Olivier Sieuzac: Former CEO , Linio.com
- Orlando Osorio: CEO & Founder, Meaningful
- Oscar Landivar: COO, Wizdem
- Pablo Rena: CEO & Founder, MayoreoTotal
- Pablo Estevez: Co-Founder , Gus Chat
- Pablo Ize: CEO, Kiwi - BOP
- Pablo Gomez Gallardo Maass: Chief Digital Officer, Viva Aerobus
- Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
- Patrick Menendez: Principal, VARIV Capital
- Paul D'souza: President and CEO, The D'Souza Group
- Pedro Ornelas: CEO - Cofounder/Mentor, Microlabs/Independent/Newchip
- Pedro Colmenares: Co-Founder, Kernel Community
- Prakash Wallis: Ex CEO, ASHA GROW
- Rafa Jiménez: CEO, Seenapse
- Rafael De Haro: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, COMETA
- Rajanish Karki: Founder, Beats Bazar
- Raul Maldonado: CEO, Boitas
- Raul Basurto Rosenzweig: Worldwide Developer Relations, Rack Centre
- Raymond D. Harari: Managing Partner, Canalis Capital
- Rebeca Vidal: Ejecutiva Principal, CAF
- Roberto Castillo: CTO & COFOUNDER, Mobbit
- Roberto Coste: CEO, Kublau
- Rocio Reyes Morales: Brand Strategist, Google
- Rodrigo Garza Urquiza: Sales Branch Manager , Bray International
- Rogelio De los Santos: Cofounder and Managing Partner, Dalus Capital & FI Monterrey
- Roger Vasquez: Director and Founder, Punto Bohemio
- Rossana Escalante: Co-founder, Intersect
- Ruben Serros GarduŃo: PRESIDENTE, Innovación Posible ac
- Ryan Micheletti: Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
- Sandra Alvarez: Director of Product, Clip
- Sanjaykumar Patel: Founder & Principal IP Attorney, EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
- Santiago Lamas: Head of Marketing - Founding Team, Justo
- Santiago Sanchez: Founder, Intersect
- Sathya Mariana Llull: VP of People and Talent, Deckrobot
- Shai Rosen: Co-Founder, Suggestic
- Shai Rosen: Co-founder, Suggestic
- Sherman He: CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER, STORI
- Shlomi Podgaetz: Director/CEO, Rizasmart Consulting
- S Ita Doornbos
- Sofia Padilla: Associate, Redwood Ventures
- Sofia Niño De Rivera: Co-founder & Board of Directors, ETC Media Group
- Sofia Machuca: Open Innovation Manager, Axtel
- Sofía Torres: CEO, Telokwento
- Stefan Scharnagl Villarroel: Founder, SEED
- Stephanie Lewis: CEO, Cinemanagement
- Susan Herrera: Solutions Architect, Pixmat Studios
- Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
- Valentina Jordan: former investor, canary
- Victor Chapela: Founder & CEO, Onfire Health
- Victor Reyes: Co-Founder, SkyRocket Tech Lab
- Victor Lopez Cabrera: Technology Innovation Professor, Universidad Tecnologica de Panama
- Virginia Campo: CEO and Cofounder, Talent Nomads
- Warren Gutensohn: Head of Product, RappiPay
- Yelena Ioffe Cuevas: Fund Manager, Soldiers Field Angels
- Ytzia Belausteguigoitia: Co-Founder & Co CEO, Troquer
- Yusef Jacobs: Founder & CEO, Gravity
- And many more to be announced.
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.
We hope you will join us in Guatemala and launch a company in 2016.
