The Founder Institute, the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, announced today that it is officially launching its newest chapter in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. While the Silicon-Valley based program has chapters in over 200 cities worldwide, early-stage entrepreneurs in Honduras 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 San Pedro Sula Founder Institute are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/san_pedro_sula.
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 7,000 Graduates raise over $1.75BN 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 San Pedro Sula, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The individuals that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to San Pedro Sula include local startup leaders David Sandino (Co-CEO at Thinkers and Makers) and Paola Paz.
In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, and investors have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the Honduras Virtual 2020 Founder Institute program, including:
- Alejandra Molina: Directora de Conceptualización y Creatividad, Tercer Piso
- Blanca Mejia: Lawyer, Master in Intellectual Property , Bufete Meja & Asociados
- Carla Pantoja: Vicepresidente Unitec SPS y Educación Continua, Unitec
- Carlos Shia Garcia: Co-founder, Clinpays
- Christian Betancourt: Director, Consortium Inova
- Daniel Lopez Ynestroza: Co-fundador, Inegraf Design Studio / Franquician.com
- Fernanda Mezquita: Director of Business Operations & Marketing, CSM
- Fernando Lopez Gaido: Chief Operations Officer and Business Development, Robotedh
- Jessica Mercedes: Country Manager, Holberton School Colombia
- Jesus Bermudez: Director, Mas Digital
- Jorge Lanza: CEO, Experenta
- Jorge Garcia: CTO, Hello Iconic
- Jose Paz: Socio, Consortium Legal
- Julián Arango: Founder & CEO, Workia, Inc
- Julio Gomez: Growth Specialist, Leadsales.io - CRM multiagente de WhatsApp
- Laura Jimenez Tatis: Financial Mentor, Leancase
- Leonardo Rivera: CEO, Gunext
- Lester Pereira: Founder & CEO, Volcano Capital Group - Nicaragua
- Lucía Gallardo: Founder & CEO, Emerge
- Luis Gustavo Flores: Sales Development , Movitext
- Manuel Avelar: Founder, Pixelcreart
- Manuel Bardales: Co-Founder, Movitext
- Marcela Silva: CEO, SINSA - Nicaragua
- Marian Villa: Co-Founder & President, PionerasDev
- Marianne Springmühl: Founder and CEO, BlackBox Guatemala
- Maria Teresa Morazán: Co-Fundadora, ImpactHub Tegucigalpa
- Maribel Corrales: Regional Manager , Holberton School - Colombia
- Mario Sosa: Abogado, Daniel y Asociados
- Nelson Irias: CEO, DataLabs
- Pablo Garcia: Director Ejecutivo, Enlaces Red de Inversión Angel - Centroamerica & Republica Dominicana
- Rodil Rivera: Head of Product, TodoLegal
- Rudy Ganna: Founder & CEO, Pyhex - Dominican Republic
- 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 Honduras to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Honduras Virtual 2020 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
