Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Lahore Virtual 2020 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Lahore's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Lahore Virtual 2020 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,500 Graduates raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Lahore, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The Lahore program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Meer Anwar (Vice President, LMKT Pvt. Ltd), Sayyed Ahmad Masud (Director, Change Mechanics Pvt Ltd), Umair Sheikh (Founder & CEO, Innovate47).
In addition, some of Lahore's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Lahore Founder Institute includes:
- Adnan Lotia: COO, TELLOTALK
- Ahmed Khan: Founder, Cheetay.pk
- Ahmed Ayub: Co-Founder, Airlift
- Ahmed Hamdhan: CEO, Decrypted Solution
- Ali Mukhtar: CEO, Fatima Ventures
- Altaf Qureshi: CEO, Co Founder and Barrister, Wukla and Paksign
- Asad Warraich: Co-Founder, Naturals
- Bilal Mumtaz: Director, Apothecare Pvt Ltd
- Dr.Farrah Arif: Founder & CEO, EDTechWorx
- Faisal Sherjan: Managing Partner, Sustainanl Advisoy LLP
- Faizan Aslam: CEO, Bookme PVt Ltd
- Farhan Zakir: Deputy CEO , Zong
- Fouad Bajwa: CEO and Co-Founder, Digital Dera Pvt Ltd. and Agriculture Republic Pakistan
- Hamayun Mazhar: CEO, CresVentures
- Iftikhar Shahid: CoFounder, Absolute Solutions, BinRasheed Technologies
- Imtiaz Khalid: CEO, Multitek Marketing
- Kamran Niazi: Economic Growth Specialist, USAID / Pakistan
- Kashif Akram: CEO, Tecnomics
- Khurram Samad: Founder, GenITeam
- Mahnoor Anwar: Legal Advisor, National Incubation Center Lahore
- Meer Anwar: Director FI Pakistan, Director General BISP, CoFounder uMetaStadium
- Muhammad Reza: Co-Founder , Baby Planet
- Omar Shah: CEO, COLABS
- Sadaf Zarrar: Founder, SiddySays
- Saqif Hafiz: Director - Head of Enterprise Infrastructure Projects, Afiniti
- Sohaib Rahman: Founder, MedCoffee
- Suneel Sarfraz Munj: Chairman, Pakwheels
- Umer Hussain: CEO, Sweet Tooth Pakistan
- Yusuf Hussain: COO, Habib Bank Ltd
- Zeeshan Qureshi: CMO, QMobile (DigiCom)
- Zohaib Ali: Founding Member, Airlift
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Lahore to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Lahore Virtual 2020 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
