Today, the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Seattle Spring 2027 program!
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Seattle's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Seattle Spring 2027 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the devoted support network and structured growth process needed to get to traction and funding. Participants in the 4-month Agentic program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading post-programs.
Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 9,000 Alumni raise over 2BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more (see the FI 10 Year Impact Report here).
To celebrate the launch, we will host several free startup events in Seattle, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Brian Bell: 9:00am, Nov 03, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles): https://FI.co/e/407605
The Seattle program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Nicole Doyle (Founder / CEO, Aspir).
In addition, some of Seattle's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating in the program, providing them with expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Seattle Founder Institute includes:
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute focuses on helping tech or tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed stage, including both solo-founders and teams. This includes established businesses that are pre-funding and traction, MVP and prototype-stage projects, and even part-time founders with just ideas. FI's mission is to create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Seattle to build a great company in 2020.
Apply to the Seattle Spring 2027 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
