In the Founder Institute's challenging, four-month startup launch program, aspiring entrepreneurs are provided with weekly training, feedback, and evaluation by Founder Institute Mentors.
Our Mentors provide the passion, experience, and support that helps our Founders launch meaningful and enduring companies.
The mandate for our Mentors is to share their vast experience with the next generation of entrepreneurs, outlining the latest tactics, and providing critical feedback. In a confidential setting, they share horror stories, best practices, and candid feedback to help our Founders avoid "rookie mistakes" and be successful. In addition, through our unique Shared Liquidity Pool, Mentors are strongly incentivized to help our companies after Graduation, and many have become formal advisors to our Graduate companies.
In the upcoming Barcelona - Spain 2026 Semester, we have secured a truly exceptional roster of Founder Institute Mentors, including many from out of town.
See the full list below:
- Alberto Levy: CoFounder, Plentie
- Alberto Espinós: Founder & CEO, Tropicfeel
- Alex Navarro: Co-founder & International Development Director, Groupalia
- Alex Dantart: Co-Founder & CEO, Moonback
- Alex Ferreiro: Business Development Manager, DayOne
- Alfonso Riera: Director, Front Consulting Group
- Alfredo H. Cottin: Pitch Fixer & Brand Shaper, Post Data
- Ana Maiques: CEO, Neuroelectrics
- Andres Varela Da Costa: Disruptive business development, Thebeemine.lab / Servantrip.com / Havas Media / Gameloft / Snapchat
- Andrés Felipe Villegas: Estrategia, Independiente
- Antoine Morin: Co-founder & Creative Director, LeanTeams
- Anton Pinyol: Founding Partner, Firma
- Aquiles Este: CSO, Taga Brand Consultants
- Arvin Abarca: Founder & CEO, GrandVoyage
- Axel Serena: Axel Serena, Alva House
- Axel Serena: CEO, Vittalia
- Bernardo Hernández: CEO & Executive Chairman, Verse Technologies Inc.
- Carlos Esteban: Partner, Faber
- Carlos Jimenez: CIO, AXS FUND
- Carlos Muños: CEO , gestoriamunoz.es
- Carlos Jimenez: Founder & CEO, Usefull Agency
- Carlos Rivadulla Oliva: Manager IP & IT, ECIJA
- Cédric Naintré: Founder, Range-Moi
- Charles Ehredt: Founder & CEO, Currency Alliance
- Christian Rodriguez: Chairman & CEO , Mutter Ventures
- Clara Torrijos: CEO, GoKoan
- Cristina Morenete: Founder & human CEO, HUMAN MADE BRANDS
- Daniel Vecino: Founder, The Hero Plan
- Daniel Puerta Diaz: Founder and expert on Industrialization and Scale-up, Sunflower Labs
- Daniel Gonzálvez: VC Investor, FI
- DANIEL NIETO CORREDERA: Vice President, Mastercard
- David Boronat: Founder and CEO, Multiplica
- David Tomás: Founder and General Manager, Cyberclick
- Didac Lee: Founder & CEO, Inspirit
- Federico Fernandez Dupouy: Entrepreneurship, Solar Energy, Finance & Investments, OTEPI RENOVABLES
- Ferran Jornet: Executive Director, Derecho.com & elAbogado.com
- Francisco Arechaga: Managing Partner, Nubelo
- Frederic Llordachs I Marques: Co-founder, partner, Doctoralia, Docplanner Group
- Gemma Sorigué: CEO & Co-Founder, Deliberry.com
- Giancarlo Vergine: Founder & Managing Partner, Over Ventures
- Gil Belford: Director, Corporate and Business Development, City Storage Systems
- Guifre Belloso Manera: Técnico Creación de Empresas, Barcelona Activa
- Heiko Rauch: Heiko Rauch - Co-Founder of UFOstart (Berlin FI), UFOstart.com
- Isabel Navarro Fernández De Caleya: Co-Fundadora, Fundación Créate
- J Martin Cabiedes: Partner, Cabiedes & Partners SCR
- Jaume Mayor I Agell: CEO & fundador, WeSmartPark
- Jaume Portell: Co-Founder and CEO, Beabloo
- Joan Marcos: Fundador & CEO, transForma
- Joaquim López: COO, Dozen Investments
- José Bermejo: FOUNDER, SCAPE VELOCITY
- José Vilar: Coordinador red EEN SEIMED, IVACE
- Josefa Marzo Pons: Portfolio Director, Kalonia Venture Partners
- Jose Ramon Campos Castillo: CEO-Founder, Ozeanic Devices S.L.
- Lavina Ramkissoon: AI Ethics and Technology Policy, African Union
- Leticia Domínguez: Partner, Ecija Abogados
- Luis Martín Cabiedes: Partner, Cabiedes & Partners
- Luis Grau: CCO, Qultiva Capital
- Marc Lladó: Founder & CEO, Ad-Pure
- Marc Vallhonesta: Founder & CEO, Funos & Partyo
- Maria Escarti Barcia: Director , Invest in Valencia
- Marta Campillo: Entrepreneurship Manager, ESADE BAN
- Marta Antúnez: Co-founder & Co-CEO, ChicPlace
- Michael Clark: Michael Clark - Product and Engineering, Stealth
- Miguel A. Tovar: Limited partner, Smartech Capital
- Mohammed Kashif: Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Nacho Giral: Owner and Travel General Manager, Atrapalo.com
- Nektar Baziotis: Founder, ICARUS
- Nico Bour: Founder & CEO, Verticomm Network (Uvinum, Sportivic, Babibum & Mascotic)
- Onur Kutlu Gago: Serial Entrepreneur & Growth Advisor, Coimex
- Oriol Vila Grifoll: Founder & CEO, HOLALUZ.com
- Oriol Huesa Ripoll: CMO, TicketBureau
- Oriol Bes: Innovation Partner, transForma Partnering
- Oriol Vinzia: CEO, Peimi.co
- Oscar Sánchez: Founder & CEO, Tech Sales Group
- Oscar Macia: Founder & CEO, Forcemanager
- Pablo Lombeida: CEO-Founder, Brandon Logan
- Paula Arias López: Cofounder / People Strategy Mentor, Fresh People
- Rafael García Escarré: CEO & Co Founder, 101 Ventures
- Ricard Bonastre: Co-Founder & CEO, Lead Ratings
- Ricardo Fernández Flores: Managing Director, Destinia
- Ritika Mittal: Founder, Numakasé
- Rosario B Casas: Co Founder, XR Americas, LLC / Business Creative Partners SAS
- Rui Falcão: Founder and Gatekeeper, REDangels and COREangels Network
- Taryn Andersen: President & Co-Founder , Impulse4Women
- Timo Buetefisch: Founder & CEO, Cooltra
- Urs Rothmayr: Founder & Managing Partner, Firstech Capital
- Veronica Borrowdale: Partner, A23 Advisors
- Víctor Gómez: CEO, 4Geeks Academy Europe
- And many more to be announced.
If you could use expert training feedback from Mentors like the ones listed above, then be sure to apply the Barcelona Founder Institute soon. There is limited space in the program, and time in running out.
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 - like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, and Appota.
We hope you will join us in Barcelona and launch a company in 2016.
