The Founder Institute (http://fi.co), the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is exploring a new semester launch in Yangon.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 8,100 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 Yangon, then fill out an Interest Form. If enough people complete this form by Sunday, October 19th 2014, then the Founder Institute will formally launch a Yangon 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 a Yangon 2014 program, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events;
- Startup Funding in Bali: How to Raise Money for Your Tech Business: 4:30pm, Sep 03, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/378447
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Ideation Bootcamp: Pitch Showcase: 9:30pm, Sep 04, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/378233
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Rich Maloy: 6:30am, Sep 09, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/376705
- Responsible AI for Startups: Frameworks You Can Apply from Day One: 11:30pm, Sep 15, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/376197
- How to Get Investors to Notice Your Startup: AMA with Marta Marrucco: 11:30pm, Sep 17, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/373934
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 11:30pm, Sep 22, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/377538
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:30pm, Oct 06, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/377873
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 11:30pm, Oct 27, 2025 (Asia/Rangoon): https://FI.co/e/377708
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Yangon are two leaders of the Myanmar startup ecosystem: Thar Htet (Managing Director at Zwenexsys Intl Ltd), and Ravi Chhabra (Owner, NovaSteps).
Other successful entrepreneurs who have pledged their support to mentor founders in a Yangon Founder Institute program include:
- Adi Sudewa: Co-Founder, Farmacare
- Adrian Keet: Co-Founder, Petrichor Planet
- Agnes Kay: Head Of Business Development, Livit International
- Alessandra Fesillia: Startup Lecturer, STMIK Primakara
- Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
- Alvon Timotius: Founder, ALV Marketing
- Anna Dubrovsky Gaupp: Investor, IBI
- Anna Leshchuk: Founder & CEO, Breamsresearch
- Antoine Fontaine: Co-Founder, Skillzy
- Arcui Usoara: Global Board Advisor and Brand Strategist, Founder, Iaculus
- Barbara Mutedzi: Founder, DYL
- Belinda Pham: VC Investor & Scout | Web3 & Blockchain, Brinc
- Brian Proffitt: Partner, Disruptive Capital Finance
- Chinara Askerzade: Managing Partner at PocketVC early-stage VC, PocketVC Studio and PocketVC Technologies Inc
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Chloe Handelman: Operations Consultant, Independent Consultant
- Christoph Sollich: Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor, The Pitch Doctor
- Csaba Bundik: CEO, CETA Consulting
- David Yeng: Managing Partner, Founders Venture Capital
- Dennish Tjandra: VP of Investment, SPIL Ventures
- Ditto Anindita: Founder & CEO, Botika
- Emilio San José Guiote: Digital Transformation, Manufacturing Indonesia
- Faiz Ghifari: Founder & CEO, Belajarlagi
- Farhat Bashir: Founding CEO, Seerab Technologies
- Florian Jacques: Co-Founder & CEO, Midstay
- Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Co-founder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
- Giannandrea Giammanco: Founder, CEO, FVTURA
- Guillaume Catella: Co-founder, Creatella Impact
- Hanah Tran: Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Fyber V, FHH Ventures
- Hannah Dahl: Co-Founder & Managing Director, HD Performance Consulting / CoWomen
- Hooi Yen Chin: Director, Polaris Law Corporation
- Hugo Messer: Co-Founder, MDTCube
- Igor Volodin: Product & Growth Expert | Executive Coach & Startup Mentor, Dreamstinct
- Ihlasul A'mal: Founder & CEO, Wibinx
- Ilya Shkirenko: Fractional CTO | Applied AI | Startup Advisor & Mentor, IZM Solutions
- Indria Puspita: Founder, KitaPixel Digital Mandiri
- Inra Sumahamijaya: Technical Consultant, BAPPENAS
- Isabel Pablo: Founder, GK Innovations Lab
- Ivan Tyumenyev: Founder, CEO, MetaEditor
- Izwan Zakaria: Managing Partner, Izwan & Partners
- Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
- Jeffrey Broer: Investor, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Kohpy Ventures
- Jenni Risku: Impact Partner, Click Ventures
- Jesslyn Gunawan: Startup Lead, Xendit
- Jimmi Saputra: CEO & Founder, TiGA TOKEN DiGiTAL Inc.
- Joyce Tay: Chief Strategy Officer, Posterity Fund
- Juan Roy: President, Regenerative Transformation Institute
- Juli Anda: Founder & CEO, Biwabits
- Julia Milaeva: CFO, Freedom Incubator
- Julien Sicard: CEO, The Genius Group
- Justyna Jastrzebska: Co-Founder & CEO, 500 Global Mentor, Better Within
- Karin Wellbrock: Executive Leadership Coach and Co-Founder., .
- Karlie Cummins: Founder, Bali Buddies
- Khafid Gunawan: Co-Founder & CEO, AntriQue
- Kyle Hil: Founder, Growora
- Lana Shevchenko: Founder , Strategic Marketing Advisor, Founders & Startups
- Larry Chua: CEO, TripCribs
- Lavina Ramkissoon: Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom, Founder Institute
- Lavinia Iosub: Founder, Livit Hub Bali & Remote Skills Academy
- Luthfi Juharta: Startup Lead, Xendit
- Lyubov Dementyuk: Co-Founder, MUSTARD
- Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
- Made Artana: Founder, STMIK Primakara
- Madeleine Madeleine: Mentor, Startup Grind Beijing
- Marc Hernandez: Co-Founder & CTO, Planboo
- Maria Matloub: designer | podcaster | advisor, GGUTT
- Matthieu Chauveau: Founder, Tropic Invest
- Max Yampolsky: CEO, One Button Capital
- Mayur Singh: Co-Founder, Green Collective SG
- Ming Xia Ho: Head of Global Community, Draper Startup House
- Nafiseh Gholami: Founder & CEO, I Self Coach B.V.
- Nicholas Vasilkov: Marketer, Vasilkov.Digital
- Nilay Jayswal: 5+ Years in B2B Growth Marketing (APAC, EMEA, LATAM) | Experienced in Advertising, Analytics and Automation | Mentor at GrowthMentor | TEDx Speaker, GrowthMentor
- Onnie Khristanto: Chief Executive Officer, Emerhub Indonesia
- Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
- Patrick Zulueta: Co-founder , Apper.ph
- Pavel Hegai: Founder, Heg AI
- Pavel Osokin: CEO & Co-Founder, AMAI
- Peter Lazou: Creative Future Venture Builder & Investor, otherDOTS
- Pietro Bonomo: CEO, Viral Octopus
- Pratik Renuse: Advisor, Bueno Group
- Putu Rahman Desyanta: CEO, Baliola
- Robbie Marquis: CEO, Kommunitas
- Robert Ian Bonnick: Director, Karya Lyfe Group
- Roger Do: CEO, Co-Founder, Watchdog Cyber Defense
- Roman Kumar Vyas: CEO & Co-founder, Refocus
- Rukesh Varan: Partner, Digital Nomads Ventures
- Sabrina Benioudren: Local Leader, Founder Institute Bali
- Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
- Samuel Ayvazyan: Founder
- Sheikh Masud Iftekher: Key Account Controller, Ericsson Indonesia
- Shushana Davtyan: Inbound Marketing Specialist, FreeDOM Development CJSC
- Simona Bali: Head of Investor Program, GoingVC
- Solomon Asad: Principal, SSCP
- Steve Sudy: Senior Innovation Manager, Creitive
- Tamir Oliver Feldmann: Founder and CEO, ecohero world
- Tassa Agustriana: Founder, THRIVE FOOD Consulting
- Tijana Momirov: Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup
- Tom Courly: Co-Founder, Bali Investment Club
- Vy Nguyen: Founder, Beauty in Bali
- Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
- Yuwono Wicaksono: Founder & CEO, Goorita
- And many more to be announced.
Help bring the Founder Institute to Yangon 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 8,100 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.
