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Founder Institute Mentors

Philadelphia Spring 2024

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 Philadelphia program below.

Mentors

Aaron

Aaron Karp

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Founder Institute
Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Alfred

Alfred Poor

Keynote speaker and virtual event expert, The Health Tech Futurist
Arcui

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Barbara Anne

Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills

Founder & Owner, Purpose-Filled Solutions & Evolutions
Bill

Bill Rivkin

Virtual Relationship Manager |non-dilutive funding, Citizens Bank
Carl

Carl Starkey

Co-Founder & CEO, AWSM Sauce Co
Chris

Chris Sprague

CEO, Chris M. Sprague
Daniel

Daniel Nelson

Recovering Accountant, Startup Economics
Daniel

Daniel Ritterman

CEO & Founder, MainLineDelivery (acquired by Square)
Daria

Daria Duda

Product Marketing, Consultant
David

David Lasus

CEO, Heart + Paw
David

David Schneider

CEO, Shortlist.io
Deep

Deep Parmar

Founding Partner, Caramel Advisors LLC
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Don

Don Pancoe

Chief Blinker, Blinkenlights Technologies
Ellen

Ellen Weber

Executive Director, Robin Hood Ventures
Frank

Frank Vito

Corporate & Technology Attorney , OlenderFeldman LLP
Frank

Frank Jacquette

FI Mentor
Gary

Gary Cohen

Owner, Practical Agility LLC
Geoffrey

Geoffrey Kent

Founder and CEO, I left corporate America 24 years ago, and launched my current venture (Think Big with Geoffrey Kent) 4 years ago.
Greg

Greg Mester

President, Idea Communication Networks, Inc.
Heather

Heather Lawver

Founder & CEO, Ceemo
Isabelle

Isabelle Kent

FI Mentor
Jasmin

Jasmin Sethi

CEO, Sethi Clarity Advisers
Jedidiah

Jedidiah Weller

CEO, OpenForge
Jess

Jess Edelstein

FI Mentor
Joe

Joe Daniels

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

Joel Ginsparg

Managing Partner, Firelight Partners, LLC
John

John Weathers

Business Development & Research Consultant | Board Member | Co-Founder & Director, Vizmoo.com | BenchK12.com | The Cultural Bridge Project
Jon

Jon Zaikowski

Assistant Director, New York Angels
June W

June W Choi

Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
Karina

Karina Sotnik

Founder/CEO, WorldUpstart
Mara

Mara Schwartz

FI Mentor
Max

Max Thalheimer

Co-Founder & CEO, Fynd
Michael

Michael Spidaliere

Principal, First Time Founder Capital
Michelle

Michelle Peters

Co-Founder & CEO, Supplino
Morgan

Morgan Doyle

Associate Director - Buisness Development, Corporate Tax Incentives (CTI)
Nadia

Nadia Al-Banna, PHD, MBA

Senior Director of Product and Business Development, Allarta Life Science
Nathan

Nathan Mancine

FI Mentor, LeanTaaS
Neeraj

Neeraj Vir

Tech Entrepreneur, Investor and Mentor, Amalgam Inc, Lotus Rise
Olek

Olek Shestakov

CEO, GlenFlow
Orly

Orly Zeewy

Brand Strategist, Zeewy Brands
Owen

Owen Occhetti

Consultant, Avant Technology Group
Pam

Pam Knox

CEO/Chief Strategist, Pam Knox LLC
Paul

Paul Mosenson

Owner, NuSpark Consulting and NuSpark Media
Pete

Pete Biggam

Director / Mentor / Advisor, Founder Institute
Peter

Peter Chmiel

Owner, Cutting Edge Consulting
Raghu

Raghu Rao

CEO, Splitbyte Inc
Randy

Randy Fisher

CEO, Expand to New Markets
Raoul

Raoul Davis

CEO, Ascendant Group
Ryan

Ryan Long

CPO & Founder, OnPurpose Studio
Sameer

Sameer Babbar

Director, SVB Group
Seth

Seth Goldstein

Principal Creative Director, Goldstein Media LLC
Shawn

Shawn Gregoire

FI Mentor
Stefanos

Stefanos Damianakis

President, Zaruko Advisors
Stephan

Stephan Thomas

Managing Partner, Artimon3D
Stephen

Stephen Spivak

FI Mentor
Tanya

Tanya Williamson

Chief Visionary Officer , Tanya Williamson
Tovit

Tovit Neizer

Chief Storyteller, Yellow Bricks
Trevor

Trevor Longino

Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
Zach

Zach Messler

Founder, 26th Letter LLC (zachmessler.com)
Zoe

Zoe Qiao

FI Mentor

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