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The Founder Institute, the world's largest startup accelerator, is now accepting applications for the Bogotá Spring 2014 Semester. Since launching in Location Forthcoming in 2012, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 25 companies in the region, and we are now excited to launch many more.

If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Location Forthcoming, click here to apply todayThe program is open to founders of all kinds – including solo founders, those without an idea or company, and those that have a full-time job. 

Those who apply by the Early Application Deadline (Dec 21, 2023) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships

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.

If you would like to learn more, then join us for the free, upcoming event: 


The Location Forthcoming Chapter will take place on Tuesday evenings beginning Dec 31, 2023, and will be led by local leader Alan Colmenares, a technology industry veteran with 20 years of experience as a venture capitalist, sales professional, and writer.

In only 17 years of operation, over 9,000 graduate companies across 200 cities have used the Founder Institute to validate their idea, develop their plans, refine their product, build an advisory board, prepare for seed funding, and more. Our efforts in the region have also been profiled by international and local media outlets, including TechCrunch, Ruta N Medellin, Colombia Reports, and more. 

                       
 We hope you will join us in Location Forthcoming and launch a company in 2014.

 

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