The Founder Institute (http://fi.co), the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, announced today that it is exploring a new semester launch in Tallinn this Autumn 2014.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs. The company's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
If you'd like to help bring a semester to Tallinn, then fill out an Interest Form. If enough people complete this form by Sunday, September 28th 2014, then the Founder Institute will formally launch an Autumn 2014 program.
The Founder Institute is a part-time, four-month program where promising entrepreneurs can "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit your day job to participate, so you can begin building a business around your ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.
In order to test demand for an Autumn 2014 program, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events;
Estonia Events:
- Founder Meet & Greet: In-Person Startup Networking in Tallinn: 6:00pm, Aug 27, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/400093
- Meet the Estonia Startup Ecosystem (In-Person Networking Event): 6:00pm, Sep 17, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/399674
- Startup Pitch Workshop: Learn from Estonia’s Top Entrepreneurs: 6:00pm, Oct 08, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/400094
Global or Regional Events:
- How to Find the First Customers for Your Startup Idea: 7:00pm, Aug 11, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/403228
- How to Get Customer Feedback on your Startup Idea in the Age of AI: 7:00pm, Aug 18, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/403386
- From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 3:30pm, Aug 24, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/398690
- FounderX Silicon Valley 2026: Global Conference in San Francisco: 3:00am, Aug 26, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/399812
- Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A: 7:00pm, Sep 01, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/398775
- How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI: 3:30am, Sep 15, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/403525
- How to Build a Strong Pipeline of Entrepreneurs for your Innovation Hub: 7:00pm, Sep 15, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/398253
- Learn from FI Grads: How to Build Without a Co-Founder: 7:00pm, Oct 06, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/398714
- From Dreamer to Doer: Build the Founder Mindset: 7:00pm, Oct 13, 2026 (Europe/Tallinn): https://FI.co/e/399032
Even though Estonia is small in size, the country consistently produces several meaningful and enduring technology startups every year. The Founder Institute aims to help promising entrepreneurs build global businesses in Estonia, through our training and global network of resources"
- Adeo Ressi, Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Tallinn is two leaders of the Estonia startup ecosystem; Mari Suviste, the Founder of aHack, and Lauri Antalainen, Co-Founder of CoreGrow and GameFounders.
Other successful entrepreneurs who have pledged their support to mentor founders in a Tallinn Founder Institute program include:
- Alvar Lumberg: Lead Engineer , Lightyear
- Anna Agu: CEO, Lex Law Office
- Annette Sagri
- Arturas Jurgelevicius: Founder, Venturethon
- David Clark: Venture Partner, Tera VC
- Dima Sarle, Earthians
- Ivars Svarcs
- Jahid Sakhi, Newly
- Jevgeni Širai: Co-founder, Woola
- Julia Pehtereva: Co-founder, TE-D
- Koren Aisenstadt: Founder, Kortaliya.com
- Lars Trunin: Product Director, Wise
- Liisa Mahlapuu: Venue Manager, LIFT99
- Linda Võeras: Venture Partner, KARMA VC
- Martin Rand: First Flight Ventures, Founder
- Mikita Butsko: Co-founder, H. Collective
- Olga Kan Sproge: Head of Compliance, VOISO
- Omer Shafiq: CEO & Founder, Hovi
- Rauno Sigur: CEO, DriveX Technologies
- Siim Varm: Business Development, Wise
- Taivo Pungas: CTO, Pactum AI
- Thomas Schwalm: Safety Manager, Bolt
- Valdis Sprogis, V.Sprogis Analytics
- Vitalii Lakusta: VP of Engineering, Pactum AI
- Yuliia Shvetsova: Startup Mentor | Marketing Advisor | GTM Strategist, Techstars
- Zino Adidi: CTO, SeekMake
- And many more to be announced.
Help bring the Founder Institute to Tallinn and fill out an Interest Form today.
About The Founder Institute
The Founder Institute (www.FI.co) is the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, helping aspiring founders across the globe build enduring technology companies. In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs. The company's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
The Founder Institute was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi.
