Founder Institute Mentors

Austin Fall 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 Austin program below.

Mentors

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM

Abhishek Kumbhat

Dr, SapidBlue Technologies

Albert Baez

President, Blended Sense

Alexander Alt

Founder | Angel Investor, Holstein Technology Ventures

Alexandru Bogdan

Co-CEO, Linnify

Ashley Jennings

Managing Director , Texas Innovation Center - Technology Commercialization at UT Austin

Bre Cruickshank

Founder & CEO, Radical Girl Gang

Brian Schuster

Co-founder, Lucid Consulting

Cara McCarty

CEO, Betterleave

Chalique Seabron

FI Mentor

Chris Palmisano

Investor, Sano Ventures, LLC

Chris Turnley

FI Mentor

Corey Rose

Vice President, Global Technology & Innovation, Opportunity Austin

Dana Marruffo

Principal, Buzz Public Relations, LLC

Daniel Hernandez

Founder & CEO, Palaterra

David Franklin

Founder & CEO, knowRX

Dennis Menendez

FI Mentor

Dianthe Skurko

Principal, GVC Partners

Ellyar Barazesh

Senior Associate, Baker Botts LLP

Francesco Cassinerio

Mentor, Founder Institute Texas

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching

Gabriel Rucker

Co-Founder & CEO, Founding Titans

Garrett Dailey

Co-Founder; CEO, Lucid Consulting

Haynes Dallas

CEO, Managed Facility Solutions (MFS),

Hazel Chappell

CEO | Founder, ishca health Inc

Howard Freidman

Managing Partner, Bluechip Jets

Isaiah Studivent

FI Mentor

Ivelin Ivanov

Mentor, Founder Institute

Javier Arriagada

Founder & CEO, Straton Investments

Jenaro Diaz

Founder & CIO, Minero

Jim McMullan

Business Development, Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting

Joyce Durst

CEO & Co-Founder , Acceleration Growth Partners

Kevin Sharp

General Partner, WIV Ventures

Kwame Boler

Co-Founder & CEO, Spritz

Lauren Postler

Founder & Managing Partner, Solution Focused

Lily Turner

Manager, Global Investment & Innovation, Opportunity Austin

Marc Adesso

Capital Markets Attorney, Baker Botts L.L.P.

Mark Speegle

Partner, Baker Botts LLP

Martín Martinez

Founding & Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas

Michelle Lewis

Co-Chair , Women Corporate Directors

Mike Breck

Principal, Acuity Thinking

Muhammad Hamza Altaf

FI Mentor

Navin Jagannath

Principal, KRP Consulting

Omar Zaki

Founder, Qima Ventures

Robert Balderas

Founder & CEO, Bob's Containers

Rogelio De los Santos

Cofounder and Managing Partner, Dalus Capital & FI Monterrey

Roland Peña

SVP Global Tech & Innovation, Opportunity Austin

Sara Davidson

Managing Partner, Undeniable Ventures

Shane Brechmann

Founder & CEO, Topmost Ventures

Shree Moorthy

Senior Vice President, Vertex Software

Sloan Foster

Principal , Envisage Associates

Tarun Gulati

Founder & CEO, Adios

Trey Ikard

FI Mentor

Tyler Durman

CEO & Founder, Ignition Growth Consulting

Valentina Gomez

CX-UX-UI Designer, Yonderinteractive

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