Austin Fall 2024
Austin Mentors
Program Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way.
See the list of current and past mentors for the Austin program below.
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
Brian Schuster
Co-founder @ Lucid Consulting
Chalique Seabron
Chris Palmisano
Investor & COO @ Sano Ventures, LLC
Chris Turnley
Chief Growth/Revenue Officer @ Growth Force Advisors
Dana Marruffo
Principal @ Buzz Public Relations, LLC
Daniel Hernandez
Founder & CEO @ Palaterra
David Franklin
Founder & CEO @ knowRX
Dennis Menendez
@ Founder Institute Austin
Ed Latson
CEO & President @ Opportunity Austin
Ellyar Barazesh
Senior Associate @ Baker Botts LLP
Francesco Cassinerio
Mentor @ Founder Institute Texas
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop
Co-Founder @ Vitamin CS Coaching
Gabriel Rucker
CEO & Founder @ Titen AI
Garrett Dailey
Founder & CEO @ Lucid
Haynes Dallas
CEO @ Managed Facility Solutions (MFS),
Hazel Chappell
CEO | Founder @ ishca health Inc
Howard Freidman
Managing Partner @ Bluechip Jets
Isaiah Studivent
Ivelin Ivanov
Venture Advisor @ 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
Kwame Boler
Co-Founder & CEO @ Spritz
Marc Adesso
Capital Markets Attorney @ Baker Botts L.L.P.
Mark Speegle
Partner @ Baker Botts LLP
Mike Breck
Principal @ Acuity Thinking
Muhammad Hamza Altaf
@ Soop.io
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
Shree Moorthy
Senior Vice President @ Vertex Software
Sloan Foster
Principal @ Envisage Associates
Tarun Gulati
Founder & CEO @ Contemplate
Trey Ikard
@ WIV Ventures
Tyler Durman
CEO & Founder @ Ignition Growth Consulting
Valentina Gomez
CX-UX-UI Designer @ Yonderinteractive
Yagub Rahimov
Founder @ Polygraf AI
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