The Founder Institute, the world's largest startup accelerator, is preparing to launch a very promising Melbourne 2019 Semester.
We have many great startup mentors confirmed, and impressive founders are beginning to enroll in the program as well. But, time is running out to apply.
This Sunday (Sep 29, 2019) is the Early Application Deadline. If you apply by Sunday, you get to take the Predictive Admissions Test for free ($50 value), and are also eligible to receive one of several Founder Institute Fellowships.
If you could use expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Melbourne, then apply today.
In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs “learn by doing” and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Melbourne are Matt Allen and Sebastian von Conrad. Matt Allen has been running startups since the mid-90’s, and is now focused on helping startups avoid the same mistakes he made. Sebastian von Conrad works as a development manager at Envato, a Melbourne-based company running some of the world's largest online marketplaces and education sites.
In addition, participants in Melbourne will receive expert training and feedback from an impressive list of mentors, including;
- Adrian Stone: CEO, AngelCube
- Andrew Julian: Co-Founder, Digital Crossroads
- Anna Mc Laurin: Senior Manager, PwC
- Ashley Leach: Managing Director, PoE: Points of Engagement
- Cameron Rambert: Co-Founder & CEO, Frankston Foundry
- Carol Johnson: Director, Sales Enablement, Salesforce
- Collis Ta'eed: CEO, Envato
- Darcy Naunton: General Partner, York Butter Factory / Adventure Capital
- Elyse Maberley: Co-Founder, Meeum
- Gary Tramer: Co-Founder, WebReception
- Inder Singh: Associate Director, Allied Legal
- James Tuckerman: Founder, Editor-In-Chief, Anthill Magazine
- James Bertschik: Co-Founder & COO, Frankston Foundry
- Jennifer Fein: CEO & Founder, Passel
- John Webster: Founder & CEO, CoRoster
- Justin French: Chief Experience Officer, Envato
- Mark Hendrickson: CEO and Co-founder, Side Racket
- Marshall Hughes: Consultant, Freight Companies Australia
- Matthew Thurley: Principal / Associate Professor, Innovative Machine Vision
- Matthew Purvis: Managing Director, Managed Business Consulting
- Melina Chan: Advisor - Community and Culture, Inspire9
- Michael Jankie: Co-founder, LeadChat
- Mohan Perera: Founder, undivide
- Myles Foster: Partners Manager, Payment Rails
- Ngoc Le: Co-Founder, Happy Tribe Group
- Nikk Hughes: Founder, Inspire Tribe
- Oliver Garside: Co-Founder & COO, Rounded
- Paul Devereux: CO-FOUNDER, Cataliize
- Pavel Reddy: Former Managing Director, Clearpoint Ventures Pty Ltd (Formerly)
- Pete Saunders: CEO, Health Delivered
- Peter Sandor: CEO, Fearless
- Phil Richards: Director, Phil Richards
- Rahul Kumar: Director, Allied Legal
- Richard Webb: CEO & Co-Founder, Cataliize
- Ryan Tietjens: Co-founder, Interactive Accounting
- Sameer Babbar: Director, SVB Group
- Sebastian von Conrad: Solutions Lead, Envato
- Steve Glaveski: CEO and Co-Founder, Collective Campus
- Tess Guthrie: Founder & Director, WhyHive
- Thin Neu: Co-Founder, HippoBlue
- Tim Koopmans: CTO, Flood.io
- Tom Le Grice: General Manager Melbourne, Slingshot Accelerator
- Tom Howard: Co-Founder, Adioso
- Tom Williams: Principal, InnovationConsult
- And many more to be announced.
In only 17 years of operation, over 9,000 graduate companies across 200 cities have used the Founder Institute to validate their idea, develop their plans, refine their product, build an advisory board, prepare for seed funding, and more.
