Due to popular demand, we are excited to name Madrid, Spain as our newest location! The first ever Madrid Founder Institute is just around the corner, as the 4-month program is slated to start on May 16th. The Founder Institute is open to existing and prospective technology founders of all kinds - with or without an idea, young or old, and with a full-time job or unemployed.
If you or someone you know could benefit from expert training and feedback to launch a technology startup in or close to Madrid, click here to apply. The Final Application Deadline is Sunday, May 6th.
The Madrid Program will be led by a set of great local technology leaders, including;
- Miguel Galera: the CEO of the Integralcom Group, with an extensive background in business and technology entrepreneurship. His enterprise includes companies like Lotojuegos.com, TICbeat.com, and Integralcom.net.
- Eduardo Vilar: a serial entrepreneur, actuary, and the Founder and CEO of äctucast, a Big Data startup based in the U.S.
- Gonzalo Ortiz: the Founder & CEO of a company specialized in seed capital investments for technology startups, he has launched more than a dozen successful companies across 17 years.
Confirmed Mentors for the program include;
- Albert Knapp Bjeren, CEO of The Cocktail;
- Ana Maria Llopis Rivas, Founder & CEO of Ideas4all;
- Andres Garcia Carranza, Board Member of McCann WorldGroup, Future Space, Borderstylo;
- Antonio Nunez Lopez, Founding Parter at Story and Strategy;
- Carlos Blanco Vazquez, Executive Chairman at Akamon Entertainment;
- Emilio Plana Hidalgo, CEO of QDQ Media;
- Eric Bergasa, Operations Partner at Tagua Capital;
- Gonzalo del Pozo, CEO of Mitula.com;
- Gonzalo Ortiz, Founder Ediciones Globaliza;
- Ignacio Soto Perez, Manging Director at Vertice 360;
- Jaime Garcia Cantero, Experienced Research Analyst;
- Javier Ortiz, Business Development at Mitula.com;
- Joaquín Vázquez, Partner at Inicia Corporate;
- Jose Luis Tamargo, Human Capital Manager;
- Jose Maria Castillejo, Chairman & CEO of Zinkia Entertainment;
- Mario Alonso, Founder & President of Auren;
- Miguel Olivares, Founder & CEO at La Despensa;
- Miguel Lasso, Co-Founder & Partner at Yslandia;
- Pedro Moneo, Founder & CEO at Opinno;
- Raul Jimenez Algobia, Founder at Minutube;
- Victor Sanchez, CEO at Elocuent;
- And many more.
Click here to apply to Madrid today.
Questions about applying? Then join a Q&A Conference Call with the Institute's Founder, Adeo Ressi, to get them answered. The next call is this Friday, May 4th. Click here for more info.
