Since launcing in Moscow in 2013, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, like Inlearno, PREZZTV, and DiagMe, and our efforts in Moscow have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
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 Moscow 2019 Semester!
If you are serious about launching a startup in Moscow and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Moscow Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (30 июня 2019) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
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.
In order to celebrate the launch, the Moscow Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
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 Moscow include local startup leaders Igor Antarov (CEO/Founder, Life Balance), Ilya Khanykov (Investor & Manager), Natalia Gulchevskaya (Professional Trainer & Coach), and Valentin Preobrazhensky (Co-founder, Zalogo).
In addition, some of Moscow's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Moscow 2019 includes:
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Alena Borovik: VP Legal, Areti
- Alex Kostyrya: CEO, Deliverator
- Alex Panas
- Alex Boiko: ceo, e-tickets
- Alexander Yanykhbash: Presentation Trainer
- Alexander Naslednikov: CEO, GBooking
- Alexander Popov: CEO, EasyFinance.ru
- Alexander Gornyi: Co-founder, unitedinvestors.ru
- Alexander Piskunov: Partner , Ruvento Ventures
- Alexandra Di Nella: Partner, Productwise Talent
- Alexandra Zotova: Partner, Ruvento Ventures
- Alexei Sidnev: CEO, Senior Group
- Alexei Baranov: Marketing guru, motorica.org
- Alexey Chernyak: CEO, Uchinovoe.ru
- Alexey Natekin: Founder, DM Labs
- Alexey Voronin: Agile Coach, ScrumTrek
- Alexey Karlov: CEO, Angel Relations Group
- Anastasia Lyustina: CEO & Founder, LeClick
- Anatoli Makarevich: Founder, Gistroll; Educa
- Andrey Malakhov: Co-founder, Edasla
- Andrey Kazakov: CEO, AppScotch, Inc.
- Anna Grom: Legal&Business Advisor at Private Investment Fund, Business Angel and Entrepreneur, Private Investment Group, U.S. Department of State
- Anton Malkov: CEO, Flat.me
- Anton Outkine: Partner
- Anton Inshutin: Managing Partner, InVenture Partners
- Arseny Bobrovsky: Managing Partner, Kermlin
- Artem Elmuratov: Founder, CEO, Genotek
- Artemy Malkov: CEO, Flexis
- Bayram Annakov: CEO, App in the air
- Constantine Ivanov: CEO & Founder, DigiFabster
- Daniel Villanueva: Attache, Spanish Embassy in Moscow
- Dasha Mingalieva: CMO, Cinemood
- Denis Dovgopoliy: Partner, Founder, BVU Group
- Denis Alaev: Founder and CEO, Unicorn Bay
- Dim Dubinsky: CEO, melodrom
- Dimitri Popov: COO/CMO, Fertility Cloud
- Dmitry Repin: CEO, Ecamb
- Dmitry Kirillov: Partner
- Dmitry Maslennikov: CEO, MetaBeta
- Dmitry Goldov: CEO, GetIntent
- Dmitry Firskin: Associate, AltaIR VC
- Dmitry Matskevich: Co-founder, icon8
- Dmitry Romashev: Head of M&A Legal, Yandex
- Dmitry Gordienko: CEO, Gordinvest
- Egor Rudi: CEO, Profi.ru
- Elena Fedenkova: Director, Youdo
- Eugen Seah: CEO, Trainium
- Eugene Gordeev: Managing Partner, Russian Ventures
- Evgueny Miroy: CEO, Buber
- George Levin: CEO and Co-founder, GetIntent.com
- German Kaplun: Founder and CEO, TMT Investments, RBK media group
- Gleb Nikulin: Co-founder, TopDelivery
- Grachik Adzhamyan: CEO, Budist / Wakie
- Grigory Sapunov: co-Founder & CTO, Inten.to
- Igor Antarov: Co-founder, Director of communications, Technology evangelist, MOSCOW TESLA CLUB
- Igor Avdonin: Founder, BUZPORT, TES Group
- Ilya Gelfenbeyn: CEO
- Ilya Sidorov: CEO, Adeptima
- Ilya Korolev: Investments manager, IIDF
- Ilya Khanykov: Investor & Manager, Internet Startups
- Ilya Krasinsky: Founder and CEO, Magic ink
- Ilya Rastorguev: CEO, CDBITS.NET
- Ivan Kochetov: CEO, RZLTT Accelerator
- Ivan Kochetov: Head of Methodology, Thewaay
- I Van Ian: PR Director, VH Advisors
- Jason Herwitz: Partner, VH Advisors
- Julia Litvinova: CEO, exeStation
- Julia Brovkina: CEO, Pax tecum
- Kirill Tishin: Investment Director, Kama Flow Business Launcher
- Kosta Popov: CEO, Cappasity
- Leo Batalov: Partner, Head Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital Russia & CIS, DLA Piper
- Leonid Italyantsev: Business consultant and coach
- Lewdmila Pavlova: Director, TimePad
- Lyubov Simonova-Emelyanova: Principal, RVC SeedFund
- Lyudmila Bulavkina: Founder & CEO, Фонд ангельских инвестиций "Ангелы Ч"
- Maria Ivanova: IR Director, Technopark Skolkovo
- Marina Ross: Founder, CEO, Hydrop
- Mary Glazkova: VP of PR and Communications, Wheely
- Michael Byrne: Founder, thestartacademy.com
- Mike Daykhin: founder, CEO, Work Identity Protocol (WIP)
- Mikhael Korneev: co-founder, GreenfieldProject
- Mikhail Zarin: Limited Partner, Yellow Rocks
- Mikhail Zonenashvili: Founder, 613 and WEB SMILE
- Mikita Mikado: Founder, CEO
- Misha Lyalin: Chairman & CEO
- Nata Pokrovskaya: Communicatios and branding expert
- Natalia Pokrovskaya: Producer
- Natalia Kolupaeva: Managing Partner, Chicago Booth Angels Network of Russia
- Nick Mikhailovsky: CEO, NTR Lab
- Nicolas Chavrot: Serial founder and investor
- Nikolai Emelianov: CEO, Consulting
- Oleg Yakubenkov
- Oleg Sotenko: Moscow Representative, Redtree Solutions
- Oleg Ananyev: CEO, Business Talisman
- Olga Larkina: Coach and consultant, Plekhanov University
- Olga Sivitskaya
- Pavel Bespalko: Managing Attorney, Tricorne PC
- Pavel Doronin: Founder&CEO, wobot.me, Chatbots and AI Community
- Pavel Manik: CEO, White Sqare
- Petr Tatischev: Director
- Roman Boldyrev: Chief Executive Officer , RAND
- Roman Gilmanov: CEO, Compensair LTD
- Roman Yankovskiy: Partner
- Rybachek Alexander: Head of Department, Bank
- Sergei Mitrofanov: CEO, Agency One
- Sergey Gribov: Partner, Flint Capital
- Sergey Kiykov: CEO
- Sergey Kurlovich: CEO/Founder, Invisible Ltd
- Sergey Chadin: CFO, Agrotech
- Shahab Kaviani: Co-Founder, Chief Entrepreneurs Office, CoFoundersLab
- Taisiya Kudashkina: CEO
- Tatiana Dvenadtsatova: Lawyer, Consulting
- Timofei Rakin: Founder CEO, Indigo Kids LLC
- Vadim Balashov: Partner, GVA LaunchGurus Fund
- Valentin Preobrazhenskiy: Founder-CEO Zalogo / FoundersDevelopers
- Vasily Esmanov: CEO, MakeSense
- Vasily Grudev: Advisor to CEO., Far East Development Fund
- Viacheslav Semenchuk: Startup-Surgeon, Life-pay.ru, my-apps, semenchuk.com
- Victor Lysenko
- Vitaliy Khitrov: Founder CEO, KudaGo (2 mn users)
- Vitaly Krylov: CEO, Papajobs
- Vlad Davydov: CEO, 3Plet
- Vladimir Kovalsky: CEO, Medesk
- Vladimir Maslyakov: Co-founder, CTO, http://kl10ch
- Vladimir Klimontovich: Co-founder & CTO, GetIntent
- Vladimir Rudenko: CEO, Olimpic-EGE
- Vladislav Tropko: High tech investor with >15 years of experience
- Vladislav Sudin
- Yuri Fedoseev: Founder, CEO, DaOffice
- Yuri Vasilev: Founder, TVideo.com
- Евгений Рябов: Бизнес-юрист, co-founder, advoclick.ru
- Тимур Ядгаров: Chairman, CEO, ACGMoscow, website is www.ядгаров.рф
- And many more to be announced.
We hope you will join us in Moscow and launch a company in 2016.
