The Founder Institute, the World's Largest Startup Accelerator, is in the final stage of testing for the opening of its newest chapter in Ottawa for 2016.
The testing phase ends Apr 10, 2017, so if you'd like to help bring this great program to Ottawa, please fill out this form today and then spread the word.
In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising 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.
In order to complete the testing phase in Ottawa, the Founder Institute is hosting free startup events this week;
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Ottawa are Sergio Escobar (Program Director, Techstars Startups Program), Shawna Tregunna (Founder, ReSoMe - Relevant Social Media), and Stefan Celeski (Ecosystem Specialist, Invest Ottawa).
Other successful entrepreneurs who have signed on to mentor founders in the program include:
- Alain Goubau: COO & CFO, FarmLead
- Bruce Fischer: Director & CEO, Fischer Group Inc.
- Carrie Anne Mercer: Founder and CEO, Connected Accelerated Marketing (CAM)
- Chris Saracino: President, Standard Media Services
- Colin Wrynn: Partner, LaBarge Weinstein LLP
- David Hicks: Founder
- Dennis Van Staalduinen: President & Executive Strategist, Brandvelope Consulting
- George Borovec: Innovation Coordinator, Invest Ottawa
- Graeme Barlow: CEO, Quantum Liquid Cooling Inc.
- Jean Yves Martineau: CTO, FunWall Gaming Inc.
- Jeff Bennett: Associate Partner & C-Level Advisor, Pivot & Edge - Positive Venture Group
- Jonathan Snook: President, Snook.ca Inc.
- Josh Garellek: CEO
- Lee Silverstone: Co founder/ EVP strategic partnerships, Mystral Venture Partners
- Matthias Bedard: Co-Founder & CTO
- Mikael Charette: COO, WEllfunded Enterprise
- Moktar Yusuf: CEO, Zoommate
- Nazim Ahmed: Co-founder and CEO, CanvasPop
- Nick Davies: Founder & CEO, zazuhōm
- Nolan Beanlands: Executive Director, Capital Angel Network
- Pablo Srugo: Principal, Mistral Venture Partners
- Pat Crosscombe: Founder & CEO, BoardSpace
- Paul Dombowsky: Founder, Ideavibes
- Peter Stewart: Business Coach
- Przemyslaw (Marco) Janeczek: Managing Partner, Infinite Venture Partners
- Shahzad Khan: CTO, Gnowit Inc
- Shawna Tregunna: Former founder, successfully acquired, now Director, Iversoft & Founder Institute
- Susan Richards: Managing Partner, CEO, Numbercrunch, Givopoly
- Suzanne Grant: cofounder and ceo, iBIONICS
- Taylor Sicard: Co-Founder, BVGrowth
- Tim Upton: CEO & Co-Founder, TITUS Inc.
- Tim Jodoin: Founder - President, Edispin Inc.
- Vicki Iverson: Co-founder, CTO, Iversoft Solutions Inc
- Zach Gaunce: Commercial Account Manager, Knowledge Based Industries, RBC
- And many more to be announced.
Help bring the Founder Institute to Ottawa and fill out an Interest Form today.
