The Founder Institute, the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, has launched companies that have created thousands of jobs across our chapters in the Eastern Part of Europe. Since its launch in 2009, FI has contributed greatly to the local startup ecosystem while providing mentorship from some of the top entrepreneurs in the technology industry.
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While all of the Founder Institute graduates from the Eastern Geographic Portion of Europe are exceptional, there are a few who stand out. The graduates featured below have all achieved significant milestones in the past year, building meaningful and enduring technology companies aimed at improving the lives of people all over the world.
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AllCanCode, and Founder Kostas Karolemeas (Athens Founder Institute) Allcancode builds adventure video games for personal computers and mobile devices that kids play and learn to code. They were named one of “10 Greek startups to look out for in 2016” by EU-Startups, and was recognized by Code.org. |
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Beatsy, and Founder Anssi Uimonen (Helsinki Founder Institute) Beatsy is a platform that helps event organizers to find DJs for live events and pay DJs securely. The company has recently expanded its service to over 40 countries, and is generating signficant revenue. |
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BRIIM Center, and Founder Reidar Wasenius (Helsinski Founder Institute) BRIIM's brain training helps you perform better by developing your concentration, decision-making, determination, creativity and memory. BRIIM has attracted attention across Finland, been featured at several conferences, and is generating signifcant revenue. |
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Book A Boat, and Founder Aleksandar Bibovski (Zagreb Founder Institute) Book A Boat was a platform to connect travelers and professional boat captains who can transport them. Book A Boat was acquired in 2015 for an undisclosed sum after successfully raising seed funding. |
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Consulio, and Founder Iva Matasic (Zagreb Founder Institute) Consulio is a live consultation service that connects EU experts with the beneficiaries of EU funds. The company has formed over a dozen partnerships, including the European Union. |
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Devinity, and Founder Zuzanna Przybyla and Andrzej Dobrucki (Warsaw Founder Institute) Devinity helps software developers track the improvement of their skills and mastery of new technologies. Their product has already mapped the skills of over 35,000 developers and is growing rapidly. |
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Festomat, and Founder Vladimir Puskas (Zagreb Founder Institute) Festomat makes music festivals and other events interactive by utilizing NFC tickets, wristbands and smartphones. Festomat was featured in Forbes as one of the most successful Croatian startups, and has partnered with several high-profile festivals. |
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Gezgorkesfet, and Founder Canan Demiray (Istanbul Founder Institute) A graduate of Founder Institute Instanbul, Gezgorkesfet is an online travel company that offers customized, experiential vacation packages to families. The company is already generating significant revenue. |
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Gaming Battle Ground, and Founder Luka Ciganek (Zagreb Founder Institute) Zagreb graduate Gaming Battle Ground (GBG) is a platform where amateur and casual video gamers can join or create their own tournaments. The company recently succeeded in raising seed funding, and is growing quickly. |
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Inlearno, and Founder Alexander Kostin (Moscow Founder Institute) Moscow graduate Inlearno is a website where parents can research school field trips, children's workshops, and summer camps. Their site has a growing community, and has succesfully raised several hundred of thousands of dollars in funding. |
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Lifekiy, and Founder Antonis Chatzipetrou (Athens Founder Institute) Lifekiy is a social network that helps you to find like minted people, organize groups and travel together. The company has garnered significant press, and recently completed a succesful crowdfunding campaign. |
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MailBurn, and Founder Daniel Pavliuchkov (Saint Petersburg Founder Institute) Mailburn - a Saint Petersburg graduate - is an email solution for business that allows you to close more business tasks. It has quickly grown to serve over 1,000 customers, and has closed a seed funding round. |
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Motus Vis inc., and Founder Ladislav Juric (Zagreb Founder Institute) After graduating FI Zagreb, Motus Vis launched a modern fashion bag Baggizmo which successfully fundraised on Kickstarter. Since then, Motus Vis has launched numerous other products. |
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MyeTutor, and Founder Athanasios Ladopoulos (Athens Founder Institute) MyeTutor is a pioneering eLearning platform for students, personalizing education with real time adaptive content. The company was recently invited to MIT's Startup Bootcamp, has won several competitions, and earned the “Seal of Excellence" by the European Commission. |
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Orioly, and Founder Ivan Ilijasic (Zagreb Founder Institute) Orioly is a cloud platform that helps small tour agencies worldwide organize their business and sell online, with no need for IT support. The company gained admission to Croatia's prestigious ZIP incubator. |
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PREZZTV, and Founders Masha Belyakova & Petr Trenin-Strausov (Moscow Founder Institute) Moscow graduate PREZZTV is an online video store for the news editors to buy verified content instantly from eyewitnesses before TV cameras arrive to the news-spot. The company raised a small amount of funding and is growing quickly. |
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Meridda, and Founder Tihana Petricevic (Zagreb Founder Institute) Meridda is a mobile healthcare app which enables people to cope with stress more efficiently and reduce its negative impact on their health. The company raised a small amount of funding and is growing quickly. |
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The Trave lPorter, and Founder Katia Mavrikou (Athens Founder Institute) Athens graduate theTravelPorter is an online marketplace which helps travelers find professional vendors of tours and activities. The company was invited to 'FounderX' in Silicon Valley, and already has established several key partnerships. |
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Tourism4me, and Founder Augustin Jarak (Zagreb Founder Institute) Tourism4me is developing cloud software for vacation apartment rental managers to help them aggregate booking engines. Tourism4me successfully raised seed funding and was recently profiled in StartUs Magazine. |
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Visiobike, and Founder Marko Matenda (Zagreb Founder Institute) Visiobike is a producer of smart electric bicycles for daily commuters that offers smartphone integration. It has been profiled by GizMag, Mashable, and other worldwide media outlets, and is generating revenue. |
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Yatrus, and Founder Bozhidar Georgiev (Sofia Founder Institute) Yatrus Analytics is developing intelligence discovery platform called Nautilus to help financial companies and news agencies to discover crucial information early on. Yatrus Analytics recently received an angel investment of $100k. |
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