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Founder Institute Mentors

Austin Fall 2023

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Austin program below.

Mentors

Adam

Adam Weinroth

CMO & Advisor, Various Startups
Aeryn

Aeryn Cagle

FI Mentor
Amanda

Amanda Lettmann

CEO, COO & Co-Founder, Kardia Ventures/ SimpleDisability, Inc.
Amanda

Amanda Eakin

FI Mentor
Andrew

Andrew Millet

Founder, Process Pro Consulting
Arturo

Arturo Piña

President, ProductCamp Austin
Bill

Bill Briggs

Industry Expert, IncisiveFS
Bob

Bob Bridge

Founder and Executive Director, SWAN Impact Network
Brendan

Brendan Kennedy

Co-President: Austin , Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Texas
Brett

Brett Beckett

Vice President - Finance & Strategy, Realogy - Independence Title
Brian

Brian Massey

The Conversion Scientist™, Conversion Sciences
Cara

Cara McCarty

CEO, Betterleave
Chris

Chris Palmisano

Investor, Sano Ventures, LLC
Chris

Chris Turnley

FI Mentor
Chris

Chris Smurthwaite

Founder, VC Insider
Dana

Dana Marruffo

Principal, Buzz Public Relations, LLC
Dave

Dave Heimnuck

CEO / Founder, Hidrent
David

David Franklin

Founder & CEO, knowRX
David

David Valentino

Managing Director, Austin Venture Association
Ed

Ed Latson

CEO & President, Opportunity Austin
Emmit

Emmit Schultz

Founder & CEO, Savi, Inc.
Frankie

Frankie Arvelo

Startup Counsel, Arvelo PLLC
Harrison

Harrison Wells

VC, Notley
Hazel

Hazel Chappell

CEO | Founder, ishca health Inc
Hugh

Hugh Forrest

Chief Programming Officer, SXSW
Ivelin

Ivelin Ivanov

Mentor, Founder Institute
Jason

Jason Taylor

FI Mentor
Jason W.

Jason W. Taylor

President & Founder, CodeLaunch Accelerator
Jeff

Jeff Eversmann

Mentor, FI
Joe

Joe Daniels

Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Jose Angel

Jose Angel Ortega

Investor, VC
José Luis

José Luis Silva Vázquez

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Dux Capital
Kristie

Kristie Whites

FOUNDER & CEO, Serving Social
Kwame

Kwame Boler

Co-Founder & CEO, Spritz
Laura

Laura Kamrath

CEO, Zebra Marketing Solutions
Lauren

Lauren Washington

Co-Founder, Black Women Talk Tech/Fundr
Levi

Levi McMellian

CEO | Founding Partner | Managing Director, CFO4Life
Lily

Lily Turner

Manager, Global Investment & Innovation, Opportunity Austin
Lito

Lito Rodriguez

Partner, DWX Par
Lucas

Lucas Chaya Del Pino

Entrepreneur - RE investor, CHL Rentals
Marlon

Marlon Montgomery

Director of Technology & Product , Globant / MediaTech.ventures
Mauricio

Mauricio Delgado

Co-founder and CPO, Nada
Melissa

Melissa Unsell-Smith

Co-founder and President, https://rectifydata.com
Mellie

Mellie Price

Executive Director, Texas Venture Labs, University of Texas at Austin
Michael

Michael Morton

CEO, Morton Consulting Group
Mike

Mike Breck

Principal, Acuity Thinking
Molly

Molly Walsh

Director, Founder Institute, Miami Florida
Nakevia

Nakevia Miller

Founder, Nakevia Designs
Narek

Narek Gevorgyan

FI Mentor
Navin

Navin Jagannath

Principal, KRP Consulting
Omar

Omar Zaki

Founder, Qima Ventures
Q

Q Manning

Head of Design, SmartAC.com
Rafael

Rafael Kartaszynski

CEO, TechEdge Developers
Roger

Roger Heaston

President & CEO, Refinition
Roland

Roland Peña

SVP Global Tech & Innovation, Opportunity Austin
Saima

Saima Siddiqui

Director of Product Management, Joyride.com
Sean

Sean Bauld

Founder & Chief Experiment Officer, spxk
Sean

Sean Voigt

Founder & Managing Director, Mount Koya Capital & Advisors
Shree

Shree Moorthy

Senior Vice President, Vertex Software
Sloan

Sloan Foster

Principal , Envisage Associates
Thom

Thom Singer

CEO, Austin Technology Council
Tiana

Tiana Laurence

GP, Laurence Innovation
Trey

Trey Ikard

FI Mentor
Tyler

Tyler Durman

CEO & Founder, Ignition Growth Consulting
Unnat

Unnat Bak

CEO, Revscale
Wogbe

Wogbe Ofori

Founder, Wrx Companies
Yj

Yj Lin

Senior Program Manager, Dell
YJ

YJ Lin

Program Manager, Dell for Entrepreneurs

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