New Normal, New Opportunities: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Caracas 2023

Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2022: Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.

Today’s economic 'New Normal' is full of reshuffling industries, and new problems in need of solutions - now is a time for entrepreneurs to act.

Whether you need to test and validate early hypotheses before making a large financial commitment to your startup idea, or you are ready to push your startup to the next level through aggressive weekly growth sprints to refine your vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence, Founder Institute has the proven processes and network to help you do it.

If you could use a structured process that tells you what to focus on when, and a lifetime of support from Venezuela's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Caracas 2023 Founder Institute today.

We will be hosting several free startup events in Venezuela over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:

What Startup Ecosystems Get Wrong, and How to Fix Them: 12:30pm, mar 30, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/394180
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Solo-Founder 101: How Anyone Can Start a Business Using AI: 12:00pm, mar 31, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/392486
From Idea to Startup Team: Meet Your Future Co-Founder: 8:00pm, abr 06, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/392142
Stuck Without a Startup Idea? Build One That Fits You: 8:30pm, abr 07, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/390095
How Multiple Pivots positioned Checkbox as the ‘Legal Front Door’ for Corporations: 8:00pm, abr 13, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/389410
Real Startup Lessons From FI Alumni Across the World: 12:00pm, abr 14, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/390668
Turn Your Expertise Into an Audience on LinkedIn: 12:00pm, abr 27, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/392350
How to Overcome the Fear of Starting Your Own Company: 12:00pm, abr 28, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/393957
How to Get Your First 10 Customers Without a Marketing Team or Budget: 12:30pm, may 04, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/394455
How to Choose the Right Startup Idea Before You Build: 8:00pm, may 18, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/390239
Inside the Founder Institute: Real Stories From Alumni: 12:00pm, jun 02, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/390400
Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact: 8:30pm, jun 08, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/388450
Turn Startup Hesitation Into Action: A Founder Mindset Framework: 8:00pm, jun 15, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/393124
Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A : 8:00pm, jul 06, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/392775
Stop Overthinking and Build a Great Startup Idea: 12:00pm, jul 20, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/390538
From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 8:30am, ago 10, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/393247
Meet FI Alumni Founders: High-Growth Startups Panel : 12:00pm, ago 10, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/391090
Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore: 8:00pm, ago 18, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/391223
What Makes Investors Say Yes: Startup Funding AMA: 12:00pm, sep 01, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/392864
Break the Idea Loop and Decide What to Build: 8:00pm, sep 21, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/391502
From Idea to Traction: Lessons From Global FI Alumni: 8:30pm, oct 05, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/390814
From Dreamer to Doer: Build the Founder Mindset: 12:00pm, oct 13, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/393377
From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Top Startup Investor: 1:00pm, nov 03, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/393002
From “Maybe” to Momentum: Building a Great Startup Idea: 9:00pm, nov 17, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/391361
From First Idea to First Funding: Global Alumni Stories: 1:00pm, dic 01, 2026 (America/Caracas): https://FI.co/e/390951

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Make better, faster business decisions in 2022 by sharing your latest progress, challenges, and strategies for constant feedback and evaluation from our expert mentors and advisors, every step of the way–scale your team, develop new business opportunities, and recruit an amazing advisory board with the world's largest network of international startup founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors.

The Venezuela accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including José David Acuña Monsalve (Local Leader, Founder Institute Caracas), Marco Villegas (Director, FI Caracas), Sandy Gómez (Director, Arca Análisis Económico). In addition, some of Caracas's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Alberto Parra: CEO and Founder, BRIX (www.brix.net.br)
Alberto Sadde: Founder, Meaningful
Alberto Vicentelli: Founder & CEO, CarValue
Alejandra Carreno Garzon: CEO and Founder, Meixter Ltd.
Alejandra Perez: Founder, Investability
Alejandra Copeland: Pitch Storytelling Expert, Ok Yes
Alejandro Echeverría: Cofounder, Tugruero
Alejandro Ernesto Romero Saenz, Lotux Ventures
Alexander Gomez: Director Ejecutivo, Innoven by SquareOne
Alexandra Delsol: Partner, A2 Legal, S.C.
Alfonso Riera: Director, Front Consulting Group
Álvaro Miguel Cabrera: DIRECTOR, Founder Institute Valencia
Ana Abdala: Growth | Product & Marketing Ops, Meaningful
Andrea Fabianna D'andrea: Abogada, D'Advice Legal
Andrés Mejía: Partner, LEGA Abogados
Andrés Urquiola: CEO and Founder, Val-u
Angela Ocando: Course Director, Platzi
Antonio Figueroa: CEO and Founder, DonDemand.io
Antulio Moya: Associate, SquareOne capital
Aracelis Nass: Senior Business Program Manager, Microsoft
Ariadna García: Founder & Chief Revenue Officer, WIBO
Armando Goncalves: CEO and Founder, Apetoi
Arnoldo Matheus: MBA Associate, 777 Partners
Astrid Chedid: Regional Director for LAC and Spain, Annual Investment Meeting
Boris Ackerman: CFO, Fanemotional
Carlos Jimenez: CIO, AXS FUND
Carlos Perez: CEO and Founder, Entrein
Carlos Mosquera: CEO, Solidus Capital
Carlos Heinze: Co-Founder and Director, Tu Gruero
Carlos Echeverria: Co-Founder and Director, Fancision
Carlos Riera: CEO and Founder, meit!
Carlos Jimenez: Founder & CEO, Usefull Agency
Carlos Alberto Aguiló Santamaría: Co-Founder, ECOEM
Carlos Eduardo Vargas: Founder, 1001 Ideas & Inter-American Public Innovation Agency
Carlos H. Brandt: CEO, Proemprendimiento
Carolina Gómez: Co-Founder, Invertir en Chile
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Claudia Valladares: CEO and Cofounder, Impact Hub Caracas
Cody Isabel: CEO, CBAi
Dan Piestun: PhD, Founder, Director, AguaceR
Daniel Roitbarg: Innovation Manager, FI Buenos Aires
David Centeno: CEO, 123Pago
David Carrasquilla: Founder, Ustartups
Deep Moteria: Founder , Elluminati
Delfina Guedimin: Global Market Intelligence Leader, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Denisse Alvarez: Project Manager, Remeny Pharmaceuticals
Diana Espino: Managing Partner, SquareOne capital
Diego Borel: CEO and Founder, Geblix
Diego Salas: Board Member, VP, Head of Strategic Finance, Yummy
Eduardo Cannizzo: Senior Associate , Seedrs
Elena Dolinski: Philanthropreneur, Executive Board Member, BASE Capital
Eleonor MacQuhae: Socia fundadora, Escuela de Pitch
Esther Bergel: Lawyer, Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez
Federica Pérez: Product Manager, Karat Financial
Federico Fernandez Dupouy: Entrepreneurship, Solar Energy, Finance & Investments, OTEPI RENOVABLES
Fernando Ríos: Director, Startup Grind Caracas
Fiorella Torres: CFO, Agros
Franca Messina: CEO and Founder, BRANDINME
Freddy Montes: Lead Frontend Developer, dotCMS
Gabriel Monroy: CEO, Colektia
Gabriel Reyes: Director Founder Institute Venezuela. FI Alumni Team, GNOSIS CONSULTORES LLC
Gerson Gómez: CEO and Founder, Ridery
Guillermo Guzmán: GP, AIDA Ventures
Guillermo Fernandes: Founder & CEO, Blockpliance
Gustavo Rivas: Entrepeneur, ERC
Harry López Mendoza: Estratega de innovación, Lean Agile Coach y especialista en Human Centered Design, Consultor independiente
Haymee I. Perez Cogle: Managing Director, Founder Institute Luanda
Horacio Velutini: CEO, Fondo de Valores Inmobiliarios, S.A.C.A.
HORACIO MORENO: S T A R T U P B U S I N E S S D E V E L O P M E N T , I N V E S T M E N T A N A L Y S T , E Q U I T Y O P T I O N S T R A D E R, Independent
Javier Martínez: CEO & Co-Founder, Base Capital
Jean Clauteaux: CEO and Founder, Uriji
Jessica Olivan: Cofounder, Velara
Jesús Delgado: Product Designer, Munily (YC W22)
Jesús Patiño: Legal Counsel, CH4 Group
Johana Duarte: CMO, Uriji
Jose Acuña: External Advisor, Arca Análisis Económico
Jose Schmucke: CTO, e4Cash
José Figueroa: No-Code Developer, Orca Lab
Jose Miguel Farias: Founder, Finbi
José Rafael Gamero: Financial Security Operations, Nu Bank
Jose Ramon Campos Castillo: CEO-Founder, Ozeanic Devices S.L.
Juan Aguilera: CEO - Managing Partner Mexico, eSourceCapital
Juan Carlos Fernández Alemán: CEO, Open Insurances
Juan Carlos Ruiz: Founder, Oplus Blue
Juan Carlos Berzins: Co-Founder, Atienda
Juan Carlos Castillo: Partner, MENPA
Juan Jose Franco: Co-founder and COO, Future_is
Karen Colin: CEO, Startcly
Laura Fornasari: Finance & Business Development Consultant and Business Angel, consultora independiente
Lorenzo Camejo: Co-Founder and CTO, Fancision
Lucylde Gonzalez: Public Affairs Expert, StartYou
Luis Santiago: CEO, Pegasi Med
Luis Derlon: Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual
Luis Narvaez: CEO, SCI-AI
Luis Fernando Moncada: CEO and Cofounder, InCresc
Luz Aimara Morales: Directora General, Centro de Innovación y Emprendimiento UCAB
Marcel Imery: New York Ambassador, Venecápital
Marco Villegas: Founder & Director, Arca Análisis Económico
Marcos Capote: Consulting Manager, OMNIS
Maria Castro: CEO and Founder, Gigget
Maria Luke: CEO and Cofounder, Fixme.es
María Eugenia Chacón: CEO and Cofounder, Solventemos
María Fernanda Vera: CEO and Cofounder, Wawa
Mariana Velásquez: Founder - CEO, BRANDDU
Mariana Jiménez Segura: Deal Flow, Amplifica Capital
Mariana Suarez: CEO, Bucare Services
María Victoria Díaz: CEO, Laboratorio de Innovación Digital
Marisela Cuevas: CEO, NeuroBusiness LLC
Martha Laura Lopez: Fund Manager, MAYAN CAPITAL FUND
Matias Mindlin: CEO and Founder, Pinta Libre
Miguel Melendez: Customer Support and Sales Representative, HQ Rental Software
Miguel Pérez: CFO, Vikua
Miguelangel Rivas Vargas: CEO, Mundiluz
Mike Green: Co-Founder, sirrus7
Morelia Quintero: General Manager, Impulsa VC
Nelson Palmero Durán: Socio - Director @ neurainstitute.com, Business Director @ Unikemia
Nicolas Pacheco: CEO, Clabe Ganadera
Noelia Rodriguez: ACS Services Sales Representative, Oracle
Orlando Osorio: CEO & Founder, Meaningful
Oscar Costero: President of the Board, Wikimedia Venezuela
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Patricia Monteferrante: Coordinadora del Centro de Innovación y Emprendimiento, IESA
Patsy Salgado: Product Owner, Kavak
Pedro Berroteran: CEO and Founder, Quipus.App
Pedro Ornelas: CEO - Cofounder/Mentor, Microlabs/Independent/Newchip
Pedro Vallenilla: CEO and Cofounder, Cashea
Rafael Tihanyi: Director of Revenue, Graphite Growth
Ramon Scott: Founding Partner, InnovaRe Capital México SAPI
Ramón Escovar: Partner, ESC+G
Ramón Rodríguez: Co-Founder and Chief Investors Relations, RIDERY LLC
Randy Cottin: Founder & CEO, Nesta.se
Raul Perez Gurdian: CEO, Oreka Consulting
Rebeca Vidal: Ejecutiva Principal, CAF
Reinaldo Valbuena: Co-Founder, Germinador
Rene Guerrero: Líder de Innovación e Investigación y Desarrollo, Corporación Ventures
Ricardo Castillo: Assistant Corporate Controller, Facebook
Ricardo Fierro: Founder & CEO, PuntoGo
Ricardo Pedreti: Wholesale Director, Telefonica Vivo
Roberto Vargas: CEO, Betriax
Roberto Dumerauf: CEO, Came Pagos
Roberto Pérez: Marketplace Associate, Finalis
Rodrigo Franco: Operations Manager, Folionet
Rodrigo Lepervanche: Partner, Victum Legal
Rolando Cruzado: President & Founder, PDMA Peru
Romina Acosta: Consultor - Coach Organizacional - Mentor, Consultora RA
Rosario B Casas: Co Founder, XR Americas, LLC / Business Creative Partners SAS
Rosmilar Ceballo: CEO, Atina Energy Services
Rossanna Ceccato: CEO, REDRESS
Samuel Gómez Milano: CEO, CoinGroup
Sandy Gómez: Director, FI Caracas
Santiago Cervantes: Head of Operations, One Game Studio
Sebastian Delmont: Principal Engineer, Artemis
Silvana Liscano: Head of Research , Lunchclub
Simon Chamorro: CEO-CoFounder, Valiu
Simon Rausseo, BAM Mentors
Susie Jaramillo: President and CCO, Encantos
Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Partners
Thomas Bardinet: Director, Private Investment Firm
Vanessa Navarro: Lawyer, Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez
Victor Charles: COO/CFO and Founder, Coco
Víctor Hernández: CVO & CEO, HelloSabi
Wilbert Moreno: CEO, Celeritech
Yanira Caraza: COO, Startupeable
Yenni Peña: VP of Operations, Pygma
Yoel Bello: Cofounder, Orca Lab

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 8,900 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network - a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.

The results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over 2BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).