Time to Build: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Sao Paulo 2023

Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2022: Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.

Today’s economic 'New Normal' is full of reshuffling industries, and new problems in need of solutions - now is a time for entrepreneurs to act.

Whether you need to test and validate early hypotheses before making a large financial commitment to your startup idea, or you are ready to push your startup to the next level through aggressive weekly growth sprints to refine your vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence, Founder Institute has the proven processes and network to help you do it.

If you could use a structured process that tells you what to focus on when, and a lifetime of support from Sao Paulo's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Sao Paulo 2023 Founder Institute today.

We will be hosting several free startup events in Sao Paulo over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:

Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts: 3:00pm, dez 13, 2023 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/333731
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
[Restricted] Head Start to Funding Lab Enrollment and Q&A Session (Online Event): 3:00pm, dez 14, 2023 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/335469
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 3:00pm, dez 18, 2023 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/333374
Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 3:00pm, dez 20, 2023 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/335638
Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 10:00pm, dez 27, 2023 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/335722
How Do You Find Product-Market Fit for Your Startup: 3:00pm, jan 08, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/334016
Founder Showcase: Pre-Seed Startup Pitch & Networking Event (Online): 3:00pm, jan 10, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/333473
How to Secure Your First Investment as a Startup Founder in 2024: 3:00pm, jan 17, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/334376
Startup Growth Workshop: Essential Elements: 3:00pm, jan 24, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/334256
Startup Ideation: Finding a Problem That Matters: 3:00pm, jan 31, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/333922

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Make better, faster business decisions in 2022 by sharing your latest progress, challenges, and strategies for constant feedback and evaluation from our expert mentors and advisors, every step of the way–scale your team, develop new business opportunities, and recruit an amazing advisory board with the world's largest network of international startup founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors.

The Sao Paulo accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Carlos Souza (Administrador, CSELOR), Clovis Castelo Junior (Prof , UNIFATEC ), Leo Gmeiner (CEO, School Guardian), Marco De Biasi (Partner, LAAS), Mayra Motta, Paloma Lecheta (Head of Global Community, Founder Institute). In addition, some of Sao Paulo's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform
Adam C Kirst: Founder and CEO, Brev
Admar Neto: Founder and Cofounder, Northern and Paraty Brazil by UTMB
Alberto Ferreira: Co Founder, Cervejaria Baden Baden
Alexandre Veiga: Strategic Innovation Partner, Elephant Ventures LLC
Alexandre Dinkelmann: CO-FOUNDER, ONYO
Alexandre Bezerra: CEO & Founder, Amachains
Alexandre Uehara: Head of Innovation, Innov8 Mindset & Strategy
Alexandre Augusto Mosquim: Gerente de Inovação, Hospital Albert Einstein
Aline Catiusce: COO, Softsul Sistemas
Alisson Mendonça: CEO & Founder, FAARO
Altair Emboava de Araujo: Gestor, Hitt - Hub de Inovação Tecnológico de Taubaté
Amanda Martins: Founder, ciclou
Ana Pires: Head of International Partnerships, Softex
Ana Julia Ferreira: Project Management Officer (PMO), Radix Investimentos
Ana Paula Zamper: Director, Leading Digital Reinvention program, Saint Paul School
Ana Paula Vitelli: President and Chairwoman of the Board, British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil
Andre Almeida: Founder, Business Portugal
André Costenaro: Head Of Digital & Innovation , Louis Dreyfus Company
Andrea Monti: Managing Director Impact and Sustainability, Founder Institute
Andrea Cerqueira: Financial Services Business Development & Sales Enablement Manager, EY
Augusto Terra, Food Venture Hub
Benny Goldenberg: Founder and CEO, La Guapa Empanadas Artesanais
Bruna Marchi: CEO & Founder, Descomplicando o Inglês Jurídico
Bruna Losada: Vice-Diretora-Geral | Deputy Dean & COO, Saint Paul Escola de Negócios
Bruno Dequech Ceschin: Co-founder & CFO, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Bruno Okamoto: Founder, EUNERD
Bruno Avillez: Partner, Adsum Business Consultoria
Camilla Padua: Founder, TechTalent
Carla De Calvo Dantas: CLV Founder and Lawyer, CLV Advogados
Carlos Nogueira: Head of Sales, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
Carlos Souza: Administrador , CSELOR
Carolina Aguiar: Global Scientific Director - Digital Engagement, Specialty Care, GSK
CAROLINE FARIA: Sustainability Specialist, Schneider Electric
Cesar Thomé: CFO, Levitar
Cesar Tureta: Founder, iLTDA (Creativity Unltd)
César Morais, iLTDA (Creativity Unltd)
Cintia Mano: CEO, COREANGELS
Claudio Gianturco Gulisano: Managing Partner, Lean Business Research (www.leanbr.org)
Claudio Las Casas Alelaf: CEO, Argenprom Brasil
Claudio Santiago: Partner, EscapeTime Brasil
Claudio Colucci: Managing Director, FocusMarket R C M
Clovis Castelo Junior: Head of Research /Member of the Board /Lecturer, FATEC USA / ClienteSA
Cristina Santos: Comunicação e Gestão do Conhecimento de TI, Braskem
Daniel Dinelli
Daniela Coimbra Swiatek: Especialista em Inovação, Nowy Swiat Pesquisa e Assessoria
Daniela Motta: Co-Founder, Clinica Motta & Almeida
Daniela Simão: Audit Committee Member, BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA
Daniele Cabral: CEO & Founder, DAAD Transformando Pessoas
Denise Pereira: CEO, Denise Curi, Phd
Diego Perez: Legal, Compliance & Co-Founder, StartMeUp Crowdfunding
Diego Simon: Founder & CEO, B2B Master
Eder Campos: Mentor e Investidor Anjo | CX | Modelo de negócios | Cultura, Em transição
Edson Ferro: Representante Regional ABMEN SP. Mentoria de Negócios., ABMEN
Eduardo Iwai: CPO - Investor, Alice Education
Eduardo Martucci: Product Owner, Exactaworks · Full-time
Eduardo Mendes: Senior Sales Executive - Financial Services , SAS
Egidio Zardo: Director, MIT Technology Review Brasil
Elcio Morelli: Founder, Health Angels Br
Eliana Miadaira: CEO & Founder, Portal do Sorriso
Ely Dirani: Associate Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Emily Coelho: Head da Jornada do Empreendedor , SMU Investimentos
Erica Fridman Stul: Business Strategy and Funding Specialist. , Sororité
Erik Santana: Erik Santana, FestaLab
Fabiano Porto: Executive Director, Global Regeneration Institute
Fabiano Rangel: Head : Organizational and Institutional Development , Leão Alimentos e Bebidas
Fabio D´Novaes: Co-Founder e CEO, Born Global Partner
Fabio Frazão: Founder and Director, Mexeri.ca
FABIO TOMAZ: COO, ENERGY REVIEW
Fábio Póvoa: Managing Director, Smart Money Ventures
Fábio De Faria: Advogado, N Partners
Felipe Brasileiro: co-founder & CEO, Parafuzo
Felipe Dos Santos: Co-Founder, Play2sell
Felipe Wasserman: PARTNER , BABUXCA
Felipe Giannetti: Managing Partner, StartSe
Felipe Maruyama: Diretor de Operações, programas e projetos, Centro de Inovação, Empreendedorismo e Tecnologia (CIETEC)
Fernando Zago: CEO, Grupo Zago: Banco Afro ; IVUUP ; Levee ; ÉSSE ; Zago Consultoria, Engenharia e Meio Ambiente
Flaviano Gastão Júnior: CEO, F2 Conexões + Inovação
Flavio Galvão: CEO & Founder, ECP Ambiental / StayEasy / Canal Poluição
Francesco Weiss: Co-Founder & CEO, eRa - Retail Analytics
Franco Torres: Associate, Brunel Partners
Frank Rolim: Frank Rolim, Founder conecte.ai
Franklin Ribeiro: Head Startup Ecosystem, Investe Sao Paulo
Gabriela Accorsi: CPO e Co- Founder , La Decora
Gabriela Marques Teixeira: Head of Digital Solutions, Stefanini
Guilherme Cabral: Founder/CEO, Vacalabs
Guilherme Yata: Founder-CEO, S3 Projects
Gustavo Maierá: BizDev, mesttra
Gustavo Bakai: CEO, Voit
Henrique Macedo: Socio/Partner, GAAP Auditores & Consultores
Humberto Matsuda: Managing Partner, Matsuda Invest
In Hsieh: Empreendedor especialista em Ecommerce
Isaque Gabriel Da Silva: Co-founder e CLO , ENERGY REVIEW
Jeferson Procopio, Quick Digital
João Cerqueira: Co-Founder and CEO, 4H Knowledge Management
João Gabriel Chebante: Consultor, Sucellos
Jorge Azevedo: Angel Investor and Cofounder, LegalBot
Jose Maria Rodríguez Perez: CEO & Founder, CINN
Juliana Gavini: Especialista de desenvolvimento industrial, SENAI - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial
Junior Borneli: CEO e Fundador da StartSe, StartSe
Lais Fonseca Alves: Founder & CEO , Precavida
Laura Gurgel: Founder, Clube de Negócios
Laurent Serafini: CEO
Leandro Hernández: Founder, Cuida.Life
Leo Gmeiner: CEO e Co-founder, School Guardian
Licinio Januario: Co-Founder, WOLO TV
Lilian Natal: Head of Communication, DISTRITO
Lilian Natal: Co-founder
Lucas De Lima Neto: Executive Diretcor MME & ESG / Partner, Empírica
Lucas Galvanini: Co-Founder & Sales Director, KnowCode
Lucas Oliveira: Portfolio Manager, COREangels Atlantic
Luis Felipe Adaime: CEO & Founder, Moss.Earth
LUIZ EDUARDO LEAO: Gerente de Tecnologias Educacionais, SENAI - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial
Luiz Fernando Silva: Especialista em Gestão Estratégica, Ltrainning Planejando Ideias e Negócios
Marcelo Pereira: Consultor Sênior, Valoração Consultoria
Marcelo Vivacqua: Founder and CEO, Conecta Consultoria em Negócios Internacionais
Marcelo Bella: -CEO, Mentor e Investidor Anjo, Banco Letsbank
Marcio Mendes: CEO & Founder, Marketing Sustentável
Marco De Biasi: Managing Partner , LATIN AMERICAN ANGELS SOCIETY
Marcos Olmos: Head of VC, VOX Capital
Marcos Cacalis: Head of Innovation and Optimization, Kashimir Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
Marcos Avila: CEO & Founder, THERA CONSULTING
Marcus Maida: socio, PMM
Mariana Guarini: Membro do Conselho de Administração , MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
Mario Rodrigues: CEO , IBNVendas
Maurizio Calcopietro: Managing Partner, Core Angels Atlantic
Mayra Motta: CEO & Founder, Mayra Motta Advogados Associados
Mayra Castro: Ambassador, Seedstars
Melquizedeque Macêdo
Moises Da Costa Maciel: Diretor de unidade de negócios, MV Mais eficiência na gestão da Saúde
Monica Lobenschuss: CEO, Vendas Exponenciais
Nando Gaspar: CEO, Conexão Empreendedora
Nara Iachan: CMO, Cuponeria
Neusa Andrade: CEO & Founder, Indiip- Intelligent Drug Information and knowledge Integration Platform LLC
Nima Kaz: Co Founder, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
Odete Afonso Duarte: Corporate Communication Branding , ESG Executive, Consultant
Otávio César Cafundo De Moraes: CEO , Brasil Diverso
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Pâmela Ponce: CEO, IAPRENDI & ELA S/A
Pâmela Ponce: Founder e CEO, IAPRENDI
Patricia Lacerda: CEO & Founder, FOL Solutions
Paula Machado: CEO & Founder, Meister Safe System
Paulo Carneiro: Manager, Craton-Roche
Pedro Wolff: Corporate Law | Venture Capital | M&A | , Pironti Advogados
Peixoto Accyoli: Chief Executive Officer, RE/MAX Brasil
Rafael Sampaio: Partner, RampUp - Business Transformation
Rafael Campos: VC Portfolio Manager, VOX Capital
Raquel Molina: CEO, Futuriste Tecnologias Inovadoras
Reinaldo Azevedo: CEO, ENERGY REVIEW
Renan Basso: CTO | Digital Strategist | Startup Builder, MB LABS
Renata Bonaldi: CEO & Founder, Sleep Up
Renata Tomazeli: CEO & Founder, Youfeel
Renata Marques: CIO Latin America, Natura &Co
Renato Simon: Managing Partner, LAAS Latin American Angels Society
Renato Alckmin Lombardi: CEO , REAL INTELLIGENCE Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
Ricardo Normand: Venture Partner, Tomahawk.vc
Ricardo Oliani: Director, Counselor e Co Founder, ABRAPS - Associação Brasileira dos Profissionais pelo Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Ricardo Esposto: Innovation Manager, Kimberly-Clark
Ricardo Abiz: CEO & Founder, Sppock | polo di innovazione
Rita Costa: CEO, International Career Consultant & Business Partner
Roberto Soria: Head of Professional Services LATAM, Thomson Reuters
Robson Del Fiol: Head of Sales & Marketing, Sky.One Solutions
Rodrigo Bindes: CEO e Co Founder, Nutrifresh
Rodrigo Huback De Azevedo: Founder/CEO, ISBrasil e IBND
Rodrigo Oliveira: CRO, StayApp
Rodrigo Oliveira: CEO e Diretor de Estratégias, Plástico Virtual, Blob e Álamo Inteligência Comercial
Rodrigo Olmedo: Director, uGlobally
Rodrigo Bombonati S. Moraes: Deputy Director, Samambaia Technological Park - PTS-UFG
Rodrigo Saad Rodrigues: CEO & Founder, Monitoragua
Rodrigo Barbosa: Partner, Communications Director, Araucária Ventures & Consulting
Rogerio Augusto Cortes: CEO, Catalisar
Sanderson Pajeú: Founder & CEO, naPorta
Sandra Arango: FMCG International C-Level Executive, Ex-P&G/KHC/Reckitt
Semi Kim: Sr. Fintech Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Sergio Cusmai: CEO and Founder, AIpha-G
Simone De Carvalho Soares: Founder & Executive Director, Simone Soares Comunicação e Sustentabilidade
Tais Scaroni: Especialista em Inovação Aberta, Cogna
TATIANA YOSHIDA: Sustainability Specialist & Special Projects Coordinator, Enel Distribuição São Paulo
Thiago Pereira: Founder, Advisor BPO
Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Partners
Tijana Momirov: Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup
Tony Dos Santos: CEO, Diversidade Editora e Assessoria Educacional
Vanessa Abrahão: Senior Engagement Manager, Manacá Partners
Vicente Scivittaro: Sales Director, Gavea Angels
Victor Lugli: Managing Partner, Lugli Group
Vitor Kawamura: Managing Partner, WP Capital
Wilian Silva Vieira: CEO , Pitaco Criativo

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 6,800 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network - a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.

The results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over $1.75BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).