The Founder Institute, the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new semester in Miami for 2015.
The testing phase ends soon (Jun 16, 2026), so if you'd like to help bring a new semester to Miami, please fill out this form today and spread the word. It only takes five minutes, and there is no obligation.
Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Miami has been 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 new companies in a Miami Founder Institute program.
This list of entrepreneurs includes:
- Aaron Chavez: Managing Partner, (un)conventional ventures
- Adam Garfield: Exited Founder & CEO, Stealth, SpeedETab
- Anna Ratala: 2x Founder & CEO, Zvook
- Anuj Maheshwari: Investor, Fuel Venture Capital
- Ayal Stern: Co-Founder, The LAB Miami
- Charles Masters Rodriguez: Co-Founder & CEO, Supply Veins
- Chris Anderson: General Partner, A2ZVenture.com
- David Chitester: Founder, SeedFunders
- Dean Hatton: Founding Partner, Las Olas VC
- Diana Fox: Co-Founder, Odyssey Gaming
- Elvia Perez: Investor, Las Olas Venture Capital (LOVC)
- Esteban Reyes: Founding Partner, Las Olas Venture Capital
- Ethan Werner: Principal, BlueLake VC
- Grace Spindel: Head of Product , EY & Director, Founder Institute Miami
- Hilmon Sorey: Co-Founder & Partner, The Source Groups
- Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
- Julia Lucidi: Founder, Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup
- June W Choi: Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
- Justin Elliott: Anthropic Ambassador & CTO, WRTH
- Justis Mendez: Managing Partner, OneSixOne Ventures
- Ken Hall: Vice President, DeepWork Capital
- Kristen Corpion: Founder, CORPlaw
- Lauren Pencek: COO, Graphika
- Marcelo Ricigliano: CEO, 4Geeks Academy
- Mark Volchek: Founder, Las Olas Venture Capital
- Michael Assraf: CEO & Founder, Flamingo
- Michel Triana: General Partner, Mises Capital
- Mike Sherbakov: General Partner, The Veteran Fund
- Miriam Altman Reyes: Founding CEO & Managing Partner, Brass Ring Ventures
- Mitali Saxena: Founder & CEO, Fashom
- Nelson Telemaco: GP, Eden Capital
- Olivia Ramos: Founder & CEO, Deepblocks
- Peter Livingston: General Partner, Unpopular Ventures
- Ryan Martin: Director, Founder Institute Miami
- Ryan Pruitt: Managing Director, Ocean Azul Partners
- Sam Payrovi: Founder & CEO, ARKHAUS
- Satadru Sengupta: Co-Founder & CEO, Nimbus
- Sonja Markova: Executive Director, University of Miami Cane Angel Network
- Tahl Milburn: Investor, Seedfunders
- Tigre Wenrich: Managing Partner, LAB Ventures
- Timothy Cartwright: Chairman, Tamiami Angel Funds
- And many more to be announced.
In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Miami with expert feedback and support to build their companies. In addition, participants are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
If we get enough demand to officially launch a Miami 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 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more.
Help bring a new semester to Miami and fill out an Interest Form today.
