Below is a November 2021 alumni milestone report, featuring updates from Founder Institute portfolio companies across the globe. See the most recent funding news and top media features of the past month, insightful startup event video replays, as well as a list of the upcoming FI global events taking place the rest of this month in December, 2021.
Alumni Funding + News Highlights:
- Fund That Flip (FI New York) raises $20M Series B for fintech company’s award-winning end-to-end investment platform for local real estate entrepreneurs
- IndyGeneUS AI (FI South Africa) raises $1.5M from South Africa-based Venture Capital firm IsimoVest
- SleepUp (FI Sao Paulo), a healthtech startup that treats insomnia, announces R$ 2 million investment for behavioral therapies application to improve its users’ night rest
- Recruitery (FI Ho Chi Minh City), a Vietnamese HR tech firm, announces seed money raised from CyberAgent Capital
- CAPSL Entertainment (FI Hong Kong), the developer of mobile esports tournament platform BAASH, announces BAASH acquired by Coda Payments
- Esusu (FI San Francisco) announced in the Washington Post a new partnership program with Freddie Mac to help renters build credit
- Unwrapit Co-Founder Peter Deitz (FI Toronto) profiled in Grit Daily: on a Mission to Green Corporate Gift Giving
- Braze Mobility (FI Toronto), the maker of smart wheelchair sensors, takes 'next step' with US Veterans Health Administration
- Spotivity (FI Chicago) Mic Drop Challenge partners with Hip Hop legends and up-and-comers to help teens in the search for meaningful after-school activities
- Checkbox.ai (FI Sydney), a legaltech startup, announces team up with PwC NewLaw to fire up in-house digital transformation
- Ovamba Solutions (FI Johannesburg) and Cyber Alliance’s announce new partnership to support Small African Businesses
Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join the virtual Founder Institute accelerator program nearest you.
November 2021 Featured Event Replays:
The $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition, with Navy Seal, Author & CEO Mark Divine
How to Build an Effective Go-to-Market Strategy, with Eva Dimitrova
Hiring & Team Building 101, with AbstractOps' Adam Spector & Nick Hofmeister
Ron Gentile’s Most Common Founder Mistakes To Avoid
Crypto and Security Tokens 101, with Mike Lingle of Security Token Advisors
Join us this month at an Online Startup Event:
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Tuesday, December 7th - VIP Speed Mentoring: Get Feedback and Network with Top FI Mentors
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Wednesday, December 15th - FI Alumni Panel: Meet Founders that Graduated FI and Ask Questions
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December 29th & 30th - Founder Institute AMA + Info Session with Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Greechan
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Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join the virtual Founder Institute accelerator nearest you.
Graduates of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.85BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/journey.
