The Founder Institute, the world's premier startup launch program, is currently exploring a new semester launch in Sacramento for 2017 to help local entrepreneurs build meaningful companies.
If you'd like the Founder Institute to help you launch your startup, then fill out an Interest Form or attend a FREE event to learn and learn from top startup experts. If enough people complete this form by the Launch Deadline (Jan 09, 2019), the Founder Institute will formally launch a 2017 program in your city.
To test the demand for a Sacramento Winter 2019 program, the Founder Institute will host several FREE startup events in Sacramento:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Sacramento are local startup leaders Gabor Szecsi (Co-Founder, DiverseCity Ventures), Mariah Lichtenstern (Founding Partner, DiverseCity Ventures), and Veronica Smith (Acting Executive Director, Sacramento Employment and Economic Development (SEED) Corporation).
Other successful entrepreneurs who have pledged their support to mentor founders in a Sacramento Founder Institute program include:
- Aaron Anderson: Principal, Impact Venture Capital
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Alan Ware: Mechanical Engineer, Hacker Lab
- Alexis Robin: Executive Coach / Speaker
- Anna Uvarova: Founder/CEO, 3DBin (recently acquired)
- Anne Staines: Founder & President, Sagent Marketing
- Arshad Syed: CTO, Bandwagon
- Bärí Williams: Attorney, StubHub
- Barry Broome: President & CEO, Greater Sacramento Economic Council
- Brian Clark: President/Founder, Attorneys Funding Group
- Cameron Law: Executive Director , Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Carmen Marsh: CEO/Managing Partner, Inteligenca
- Carolyn Ulander Peer: CEO, Humaxa
- Cheryl Beninga: COO / Founder, Fantag / FourthWave
- Chikodi Chima: Managing Director, Moonshot
- Chris Chediak: Corporate Finance Attorney , Weintraub Tobin
- Clayton Porscha: Executive Director, AccelerateU
- Curtis Pope: Senior Mobile DEVELOPER,DESIGNER / IPTV Developer, Verizon Research & Development
- Dan Casas Murray: Founder, Founder at The Lean Innovator
- Dawn Strickland: Innovator, UC Davis
- Deepak Sharma: CEO, Webbstarz
- Dominic Morris: Co-Founder, HoopMaps
- Donte Morris: Co-Founder, HoopMaps
- Elizabeth Dodson: Cofounder, HomeZada
- Gary Bradus: Business and Banking Attorney / Shareholder, Weintraub Tobin
- Geoff Sakala: CEO, ClickSpring
- Greg Loos: President , Pondera Solutions
- Jack Smith: Founder/CEO, Fortuna BMC
- Jeff Bennett: Co-Founder & President, StartupSac
- John Peters: Angel investor, advisor, volunteer, Sacramento Angels
- John Parilo: President and Co-Founder, WimZr
- Jon Coss: CEO, Pondera Solutions
- Jontae James: Maker, Mechanical Engineer, Adjunct Faculty, AMW Design / Hacker Lab / Sierra Colege
- Kevin Payne: Founder & CEO, Kevintpayne.com
- Kiara Reed: Media Maven, Uptown Studios
- Kim Emerson: Managing Partner , House of Thor
- Kimbereley Normoyle: Principal - Fractional CFO, ExecHQ
- Kirby Harris: Partner, Base Ventures
- Kristopher Francisco: CEO, Evolute Inc.
- Kwame Anku: Founding Principal, Black Angel Technology Investment Fund
- Kyle Kaneshiro: Consultant, Capital Region SBDC (Small Business Development Center)
- Lance Loveday: CEO, Closed Loop
- Laura Good: Co-Founder, StartupSac
- Lesa Hammond: CEO, ProfHire
- Marcus Haney: Founder/CEO, Haney Enterprises
- Margo Elis: Founder & CEO, ELA Solutions
- Maria Mac Gunigal: CIO & IT Director, City of Sacramento CIO
- Mariah Lichtenstern: Founder-CEO, DiverseCity Ventures
- Marianne Berkovich: Founder, Marianne Berkovich Consulting
- Marisha Schumacher Hodge: Software Engineer, FanTag
- Mark Haney: CEO , HaneyBiz
- Mark Peterson: Partner, Diepenbrock Elkin Gleason LLP
- Maya Wallace: Principal, Maya Wallace Consulting
- Mia Lopez: Marketing Strategist, Uptown Studios
- Nicholas Haystings: Co-Founder, Square Root Academy
- Nima Maleki: Attorney, Velton Zegelman PLC
- Nora O'brien: CEO, Connect Consulting Services
- Pamela Marrone: CEO and Founder, Marrone Bio Innovations
- Rich Foreman: Co-Founder / CEO, Apptology
- Rick Brown: President & CEO, Catchlight Ventures
- Roy Broderick: Founder/CEO, The Intuition Consulting Firm
- Ryan MacCarthy: Chief Data Scientist , KickFactory
- Sarah Klose: CEO, Venture HR
- Shawn Naggier: Chief Business Officer, Moxtra, Inc.
- Shira Lane: Founder , UPcyclePOP
- Sonny Mayugba: Founder - CMO, Waitr
- Sonny Walebowa: CEO, Vangoland
- Stephanie Sherwood: Founder/CEO, The Tapestry Network
- Steve Barnett: President, Barnett Technical Services
- Steve Young: Founder, AppMasters
- Tim Ohai: Founder/President, Growth & Associates
- Tyler Smith: Founder-CEO, SkySlope
- Venita Sivamani: CEO, Dermveda
- Virginia Varela: CEO, Golden Pacific Bank
- And many more to be announced.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch some of the fastest-rising startups across 6 continents, including Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, Appota, and many more. 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 is the most challenging and effective step-by-step startup launch program for talented and motivated aspiring entrepreneurs. Our program gives you a structured process and constant feedback from expert mentors and a global network of entrepreneurs. In addition, the Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more.
