The Founder Institute, the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new semester in Bangkok for 2016.
The testing phase ends soon (Dec 18, 2025), so if you'd like to help bring a new semester to Bangkok and get expert help launching a company, complete an interest form today and spread the word.
Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Bangkok has been very positive, and we have received a large amount of support from local startup and economic development organizations. In addition, we have reached out to some of the area's top technology entrepreneurs to support the program.
We are humbled by the list of top local and global entrepreneurs that have pledged their support to mentor aspiring founders in a Bangkok Founder Institute program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and support.
This list of entrepreneurs includes:
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Abid Masood: Founder, Buddio
- Ahmed Elsherif: Head of Strategy, NowPay
- Alan Wilson: Cofounder, Tripwire Interactice
- Alan Ocana: Founder & CEO, Consolhub and BBC CARGO
- Alex Koshykov: CEO, YODD Medical
- Allan Wilson: Founder & Managing Director, Flat Rock Solutions
- Allyson Redpath: Board Member, Westchester Land Trust
- Amarit Charoenphan: VP of Growth, Innovera
- Amelia Friedman: Co-founder, Hatch
- Andres Jordan: Founder, Factor6, LLC
- Andrey Mikhalchuk: CEO, Craftus
- Angela Long: Managing Director & Brand Strategist, Brand Wagon Digital
- Angela Olanike Akinbohun: Founder, Inventor, Pandora 21 Consultants
- Anna Tolulope Ogundipe: Founder, Anatole Advisory
- Anne Rosenblum: Business Investment and Capital Attraction Manager, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
- Anthony Millin: Founder & Chair, Next by Shulman Rogers
- Anuj Agrawal: Chief Marketing Officer, Earth Networks
- Ario Keshani: Investor and Advisor, AWS
- Ashtan Moore: Entrepreneur, Portfolio Manager
- Aydin Bolkar: VP of International Operations, Alarm.com
- Benjamin Young: CEO, Sworkit
- Beulah Toth: Strategist, Obvious
- Bill Stokes: Founder & Chairman, Washington Network Group (WNG)
- Bo Wang: Vice President, Juggernaut Capital Partners
- Brant Cooper: Author | CEO | Founder, Moves the Needle
- Brent Halliburton: Product Management, Amazon
- Brian Bassett: Director, Simple Thread
- Brian Childress: Architect, Technical Advisor, Calendly
- Brian Park: CTO, Logistics Information Technologies
- Bryan Duarte: Managing Partner, BlackTech Capital
- Cameron Powell: Partner, IonIdea + Gregor Wynne Arney PLLC
- Carlos De Paula: Founder & Managing Director, Acadia Partners
- Cat Shrier: Founder, Water Citizen
- Catherine Mc Millan: Founding Director, AI Collective
- C. Derek Campbell: CEO, Blue Holding Oceans
- Chris Haug: Founder and CEO, 360° Venture Management Group
- Chris Foltz: Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute
- Christie Thompson: Partner, Campfire & Co.
- Christopher Wink: Publisher and CEO , Technically Media
- Christopher Rogers: Partner, Lumia Capital
- C'pher Gresham: Founder, Front Row
- Cq Huynh: Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs
- Craig Snodgrass: Venture Partner, Valor Ventures
- Cynthia Gilmer
- Dan Hnatkovskyy: CEO and Co-Founder, Propertymate
- Dan Myers: Co-Founder & Partner, 42Phi Ventures
- Daniel Kroepfl: Vice President, TELE Controls Inc.
- Daniel Shires: Managing Director, Founder Institute
- Danielle Tate: Founder & CEO, MissNowMrs.com & Elegant Entrepreneur
- Dave Mc Carthy: Executive Director, Potential Energy DC
- Dave Hall: CEO, DLH Technology Advisors
- Dave Feldman: Executive Director, Bethesda Green
- David Roberts: CEO, Anovium
- Debra Cancro: SVP Data Products, Bigtincan
- Derren Burrell: Venture Capitalist, Veteran Ventures
- Dilara Rustamzada: Founder, Passion Technologies
- Divyesh Govardhanan
- Don Samoil: Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
- Ed Harrell: Managing Partner, Harrell Capital Partners LLC
- Ed English: Chief Product Officer, Higher Logic
- Eddie Hill: Director, Mason Enterprise Center
- Elizabeth B-Amissah
- Ellen Meinhart: Senior International Trade Manager, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
- Ellis Rosenberg: Vice President, Sales, WellDoc, Inc
- Emily McMahan: Partner, Academy Investor Network
- Eric Koefoot: Founder & CEO, PublicRelay, Inc.
- Erna Redzepagic: Social Impact Accelerator, Halcyon
- Esmael Dinan: Founder & CEO, Offino
- Evan Katz: Founder, HCD Experience
- Everett Carpenter: President, Evertechnologies
- Frances Reimers: Principal , Firestarter
- Fred Cohen: Founder and CEO, Angel to Exit
- Frederic Gumbinner: Managing Partner , G2 Development Partners
- Gabriela Oporto: Founder, Selia
- Geneviève Nixon-Weems: Founder and CEO, Geneviève Global
- Gigi Kizhakkechethipuzha: Founder, ImpelHub
- Gira Wieczorek: Managing Partner / Co-Founder, Aleberry
- GRAEME OGILVIE: Independent Advisor, Fractional Executive, Angel Investor , Who says I can't - Senior Partner
- Guc Ozenci: Program Director, FI Washington DC
- Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate: President, Lineup
- Gül Branco: People and Culture Transformation Leader, Branco Development Group
- Hanae Bezad: CEO | Author, Beehane Advisory
- Hank Yuan: Venture Partner, VU Ventures | , Venture Associate, Republic
- Hannah Kim: Shwappe, Founder & CEO
- Hatice Murphy: Director, Infuze International
- Henry Hunter: ceo, Incidr
- Hooman Kazerani: Sr VP, ICF
- Howard Eisenberg: Founder , EuroSort
- Howard Jean: Founder, Black Meta Agency
- Isil Hasdemir: GM, Dell
- Iskender Uguz: Head of Small Business Lending and Decision Sciences, Capital One
- Jacob Barhak: Sole Proprietor, Software Developer, and Computational Disease Modeler, Jacob Barhak Analytics
- Jamil Ramsey: Founder and CEO, Snap Contacts
- Jamil Wyne: Co-Founder, Riffle Ventures
- Jason Butcher: Founder & CEO, Orbit Capital
- Jeb Ory: Startup Advisory (exited founder), N/A
- Jittima Amie Luckanagul: Investor & Advisor, MOY (Moment of Youth)
- Joe Daniels: Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
- Joe Zerucha: Advisor, Liberty Group International
- Johan Holmberg: Senior Associate, Second Century Ventures
- John Holaday: Chairman and CEO, DisposeRx Inc.
- Jomy Methipara: Business and intellectual property (IP) Attorney, Dickinson Wright
- Jonathan Greechan: Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute, GP Founder Capital
- Jonathan Chashper: CEO, Product Savvy Consulting
- Josh Rosenthal: Founder & CEO, CloudSploit
- Joshua Frankel: President, Startcase
- June W Choi: Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
- Justin Etheredge: Partner, Simple Thread
- Kaitlin Capobianco: Senior Manager, Fellow Community and Recruitment , Halcyon
- Kathie Brady: CEO Group Chair, Vistage
- Keith Segerson: CEO, P3 Innovation Strategies
- Ken Gordon: Co-founder and CEO, VALR
- Kevin Fulmer: Director, Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Kevin Franck: CCO, Otolith Labs
- Kiki Ramsey: Founder, Kiki Ramsey International
- Kuzeyhan Ozdemir: Lean Startup Mentor, Founder Institute
- Kyle Brown: Founder - CEO
- Laura Clark: VP, Brand Development , MeatMe Pet Food
- Laura Shibut: Program Manager, Lighthouse Labs RVA
- Leena Palav: Board Member, Strategy Advisor, Interim COO/CFO, -med devices, health tech, consumer products, robotics
- Leonardo Garcia: Senior IoT & 5G Solutions Consultant, AT&T
- Lisa Friedlander: Founder Board Member, Citrine Angels
- Lisa Garcia: Business Commercialization Consultant and Coach, Lisa K. Garcia, LLC
- Liz Sara: Managing Director, Best Marketing, LLC
- Liz Ward: Head, Zebox America
- Liza Rodewald: Co-founder, Instant Teams
- Mahir Iskender: Founder, KNDR Digital
- Mali Phonpadith: CEO/Founder, SOAR Community Network
- Marc Trost: Founder, M&T CPA PLLC
- Marco Rubin: Senior Investment Director, VIPC
- Marcos Filho: Full-time MBA student, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
- Mark Kass: Senior Counsel , Crowell & Moring LLP
- Mark Phinick: B2B Deal Coach, Let's Make It Rain
- Mashea Ashton: Founder and CEO , Digital Pioneers Academy
- Matt Mandell: Principal, PayNerd.com
- Matt Hanson: Co-Founder, PAX Momentum
- Maura O'brien Ali: CEO and Managing Director, American Growth Solutions
- Max Kryzhanovskiy: President, MOS
- Melissa Akkaway: Partner, The Particulars
- Michael Riemer: Advisor, ABJJ Consulting
- Michael O'brien: Managing Partner, Siol Venture Capital
- Michael Labriola: Partner, Wilson Sonsini
- Michelle Pham: Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
- Mirza Baig: Partner, Aldrich Capital Partners
- Mitch Praver: President & Co-Founder, The Fifth Beatle Skills Network, LLC
- Mohammed Kashif: Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Moshe Mikanovsky: Product Director, Rootquotient
- Murat Karabulut: Senior Solutions Architect
- Nadine Zerrini: Director, Founder Institute Boston
- Naeim Khanjani: VP, Punchbowl News
- Naresh Verma: Analyst - Mentor - Coach - Product Design, Data Visualization, Yoova
- Natcha Thawesaengskulthai: Strategic Advisor, The Founder Institute (Washington D.C.)
- Navroop Mitter: CEO, ArmorText
- Neil Kleinberg, DiliVer
- Neil Shah: Founder & CEO, ThinkNimble
- Neri Karra Sillaman: Founder, Moda Metiers
- Nick Rajpara: Economic Development Specialist, SBA
- Nicola Corzine: Executive Director , Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
- Nimish Jalan: COO, Big Red Group
- Nina Archie: Fellow, Black Venture Institute
- Nitin Pradhan: Founder and CEO , ScaleUP
- Noah Wallach: Founder, Hope OS
- Olivier Meganck: Founder & CEO, TheList.wtf
- Onur Kutlu Gago: Serial Entrepreneur & Growth Advisor, Coimex
- Patrick Bryant: CEO, CODE/+/TRUST
- Patty Simonton: Ecosystem Builder. Certified Entrepreneurship Development Professional., Independent Contractor
- Paul Singh: Chief Hustler, Results Junkies
- Pawan Kohli: AI in Healthcare | Health Tech Strategist | Ex-Unicorn Startup | CTO/CIO/CISO | Startup advisor | Speaker | Mentor, Binary Blue
- Peter Ettinger: Partner, The 7914 Group
- Pierre Gomez: Program Manager, Systems and Technology Research (STR)
- Rafael Kartaszynski: CEO, TechEdge Dynamics
- Rajesh Rai: Partner, Montane Ventures
- Rajiv Madhok: Founder, Oorja
- Ram Boreda: VP, Egnyte
- Randy Reade: Co-founder, Washington ArchAngels
- Richard Rothstein: CEO, Rothstein Consulting
- Rohan Brown: Founder, Pitch Mayhem
- Rokas Beresniovas: Head of Growth, Commercial and Small Business Leading, NIH Federal Credit Union
- Roman Rodriguez: CEO, The Coaching Market
- Ronit Avni: Founder , Just Vision
- Rosemarie Truman: Founder and CEO, Ignite Social Impact
- Sam Feigi: Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
- Sammy Popat: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Catalyst, University of Maryland
- Sandeep Aneja: Founder & Managing Partner, Kaizenvest
- Sandy Vasan: Founder , outcomes.work
- Sanjay Prasad: Founder/ CEO, SurgiPrice/ SurgiConnect
- Sanjaykumar Patel: Founder -Patent & Trademark Attorney, EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
- Sarah Bassett: Research Director , US. House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services (minority-side staff)
- Sean Makulowich: Founder & CEO, IdeaFire™
- Seema Alexander: CEO, Disruptive CEO Advisory
- Seth Banks
- Sever Totia: Partner, 3TS Capital Partners
- Shahab Kaviani: Co-Founder, Chief Entrepreneurs Office, CoFoundersLab
- Shahed Amanullah: Founder & COO, Zabihah
- Shane Martin: Investor, B Ventures Group
- Shani Peled: Founder & Managing Partner, TechnoArt
- Simon Okeke: CEO, Jet Star Logistics
- Sina Roshan: Cofounder & CPO, Peekage (Techstars 2020)
- Şirin Köprücü: Principal, Certified Co-Active Coach, StrategicStraits, Inc.
- Smriti Bagry: Senior Product Manager, ByteDance (TikTok)
- Spencer Hansen: Director of User Experience & Design, Simple Thread
- Sriram Gollapalli: Managing Director, Long Angle
- Stanley Mc Chrystal: Founder , McChrystal Group
- Stephen Lehman: Chairman and CEO , CoFounders Lab
- Stephen DiLorenzo: Partner, Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- Steve Ryan: Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
- Steven A. Rodriguez: Venture Catalyst, OrangeUP
- Sumit Saraf: Managing Partner, IHQ Ventures LLC
- The Bob Kolodney, HBS Alumni Angels
- Tien Wong: Founder and CEO, Lore
- Tim Young: Founder, Young Marketing Consulting
- Tolga Vural: Partner, Aegean Associates
- Tom Smith: Co-founder, Truss
- Tony Amer: Managing Partner, TRANSFORMity
- Tovit Neizer: Chief Storyteller, Yellow Bricks
- Tyrone Taylor: President, Capitol Advisors on Technology, Former NASA Director
- Ufuk Demirci: Global Head, Venture Funds, IFC
- Vikram Dhawan: Founder & CEO, KnoetiK Solutions Inc.,
- Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
- Wa'il Ashshowwaf: Co-Founder & CEO, Unstuck Labs
- Wayne Lifshitz: Sr Director, Chemonics
- Yi Wang: CEO and Founder, Novo Heal/Macaw Medical
- YouMon Tsang: Founder and CEO, ChurnZero
- Yvonne Quahe: Trainer, Facilitator, Coach and Author, WBFN
- Zac Blanco: Senior Manager, Keiter
- Zaria Pompey Smith: Program Director, Nex Cubed
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is the most challenging and effective step-by-step startup launch program for talented and motivated aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are serious about launching a startup, the Founder Institute can give you the structured process, constant feedback and evaluation from expert mentors, and global network of entrepreneurs you need to start an enduring company.
If we get enough demand to officially launch a Chula University Innovation Hub 2026 semester, then we will secure approximately 10 - 20 additional mentors. In fact, in most Founder Institute semesters the ratio of Mentors to Founders is greater than 1:1.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries and 200 cities, 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.
