The Founder Institute, the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, announced today that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Salvador - it's 10th city in Brazil!
While the Silicon-Valley based program has chapters in over 200 cities worldwide, early-stage entrepreneurs in Salvador can finally now take advantage of the Founder Institute's renowned structure, mentor support, and network to build an enduring company.
Applications to the first ever Salvador Founder Institute are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/salvador.
The Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company, from launch to team and funding. Since 2009, the program has helped over 9,000 Graduates raise over 2BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Salvador, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
The individuals that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to Salvador include local startup leaders Alekssandre Mesquita (CFO, Hospital Nosso Lar), Andre Araujo, Fi Salvador (., StartYou), Mel Oliveira (CEO, Agência Converse e Founder Institute), Paloma Lecheta (Head of Global Community, Founder Institute), Rodrigo Paolilo (CEO, Rede+ Group), Savio Mota.
We are excited to welcome Salvador to the FIWorldwide family, and continue to be encouraged by all of the leaders and Graduates coming from our Brazilian chapters" - Adeo Ressi, CEO of the Founder Institute
In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, and investors have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the Nordeste Virtual 2021 Founder Institute program, including:
- Alessandro Canela: CEO, Beewed
- Ana Pires: CEO, CLARA IDEA
- Ana Coelho: Diretora, TV Aratu
- Ana Verena Lima: CFO, Zenklub
- André Argôlo: Founder & CEO, Quickup
- Augusto Frazão: CEO, Intera
- Bira Maciel: Diretor Científico, neuroUP
- Breno Caires: CEO, Conexa
- Bruno Souza Cabral: CEO , Escavador
- Camilo Telles: CEO, Antecipa
- Carlos Wanderlan: CTO, Hand Talk
- Céu Studart: Founder, Desencaixa Consultoria e Escola de Marketing
- Dheiver Santos: Chief Scientist, Bridge
- Eduardo Lobo: CEO, QR Point
- Fabio Castro: Co-Founder, SimplesVet
- Flávia Paixão: Business Consultant and Mentor, Empreender com PAIXÃO
- Gabriel Quadros
- Haim Mesel: Founder, Triaxis Capital
- James Marins, Instituto Legado
- João Silva: CEO & Co-founder , The Creative Pack
- Josafá Trigo: CEO, Simples Vet
- José Augusto Branco: CEO, Garoa Habitat
- Juliano Pessoa: CEO, Green Bag
- Leandro Neves: CEO , Weni
- Lucas Fernandez: Sócio, Reis Holanda Advogados
- Lucas Reis: CEO, Zygon
- Lucio Ribeiro: CPO, Beliva Health
- Marcelo Cruviñel: Diretor Executivo , Outsmarting Brasil
- Marcelo De Mello Franco: Chief Growth Officer, BeeTech.global
- Marcelo Pereira Melo Dultra: Coordinator, Universidade Salvador UNIFACS
- Marcus Vinicius Saraiva: Co-Founder, Cordel Ventures
- Margot Azevedo: Diretora, Véli Soluções em RH
- Maria Nobre, Agilize
- Maria Rita Spina Bueno: Diretora Executiva, Anjos do Brasil
- Marlon Freitas: Co-founder, Agilize Contabilidade Online
- Maurício Santos: Líder de Sucesso do Cliente, SimplesVet
- Maurício Lima: COFOUNDER
- Mel Oliveira: Founder e Diretora Local, Agência Converse e Founder Institute
- Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
- Paloma Lecheta: LatAm Regional Director, Founder institute founder institute
- Paulo Rogério Nunes: Cofounder Business Development, AFRO.TV
- Rafael Barbosa: Partner, RB3
- Rafael Rios: CEO, Bloxs
- Rafael Reis: Founder, Reis Holanda Advogados
- Rafael Gaia: CEO , Roga
- Rafael Caribé: CEO, Agilize Contabilidade Online
- Rebeca Lisboa: COO, Grupo Rede+
- Renata Barreto: COO, Roga Labs
- Roger Barros: CEO, Cluster IT
- Urbano Neto: CSO, Zygon Programmatic Marketing
- Uziel Barbosa: CEO , Doity
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The organization's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Salvador to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Nordeste Virtual 2021 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
