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Founder Institute Mentors

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia program below.

Mentors

Aaron

Aaron Karp

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Founder Institute
Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Abe

Abe Kwon

FI Mentor
Albert

Albert Whale

Founder & CEO, IT Security Solutions
Alfred

Alfred Poor

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

Anthony Putignano

Tech executive | Advisor | Angel investor, AP
Arcui

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Barbara Anne

Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills, MSEL, PCC, CELC, CPQC®

Founder & Owner, Purpose-Filled Solutions & Evolutions®
Ben

Ben Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk
Ben

Ben Williams

FI Mentor
Bill

Bill Rivkin

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

Bobbi Muscara

CEO - Director of Education, Ledger Academy
Brad

Brad Messer

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Brian

Brian Griffiths

FI Mentor
Carl

Carl Starkey

Co-Founder & CEO, AWSM Sauce Co
Cassie

Cassie Tate

FI Mentor
Chris

Chris Morris

FI Mentor
Daniel

Daniel Nelson

Recovering Accountant, Startup Economics
Daniel

Daniel Ritterman

CEO & Founder, MainLineDelivery (acquired by Square)
Daria

Daria Duda

Product Marketing, Consultant
David

David Stengle

CEO & Founder , Board++
David

David Postolski

Partner, Gearhart Law
Deep

Deep Parmar

Founding Partner, Caramel Advisors LLC
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Don

Don Pancoe

Chief Blinker, Blinkenlights Technologies
Dustin

Dustin Betz

Director of Operations, White Rose Ventures
Ellen

Ellen Weber

Executive Director, Robin Hood Ventures
Elzat

Elzat Erken

Founder | SEO Specialist, Stevie AI
Eric

Eric Torigian

CEO and Managing Director, Advisory Services, CHRO Solutions
Franklin

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
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
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
Jon

Jon Wonnell

CEO, Transformative Sciences LLC
Josh

Josh Devon

CEO, Sublime Strategy
June W

June W Choi

Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
Karen

Karen Robinson

Pitch Deck & Data Room Advisor, Karen Robinson Consulting
Karina

Karina Sotnik

Founder/CEO, WorldUpstart
Maggie

Maggie Dillon

CEO, Empress Security Insights, LLC
Mara

Mara Schwartz

FI Mentor
Matiullah

Matiullah Rahmaty

Founder/President , BrightPoint Consulting Services
Max

Max Thalheimer

Co-Founder & CEO, Fynd
Michael

Michael Spidaliere

Principal, First Time Founder Capital
Michelle

Michelle Peters

Co-Founder & CEO, Supplino
Nadia

Nadia Al-Banna, PHD, MBA

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

Nadine Campbell

Founder, ACE Entrepreneurs
Nathan

Nathan Mancine

FI Mentor, LeanTaaS
Nicholas

Nicholas Mattero

FI Mentor
Noah

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS
Orly

Orly Zeewy

Brand Strategist, Zeewy Brands
Owen

Owen Occhetti

Consultant, Avant Technology Group
Ozan

Ozan Sonmez

Co-Founder, Brutally Honest 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
Rajiv

Rajiv Madhok

Founder, Oorja
Randy

Randy Fisher

CEO, Expand to New Markets
Ronda

Ronda Siegel

Partner, RSiegel Consulting LLC
Roopak

Roopak Gupta

FI Mentor
Ryan

Ryan Long

CPO & Founder, OnPurpose Studio
Sameer

Sameer Babbar

Director, SVB Group
Sara

Sara Ledterman

General Partner, 3+ Ventures
Seth

Seth Goldstein

Principal Creative Director, Goldstein Media LLC
Stacy

Stacy Kimmel

Independant Consultant , FoodVisors LLC
Stefanie

Stefanie Smith

Founder, Double S Consulting
Stefanos

Stefanos Damianakis

President, Zaruko Advisors
Stephan

Stephan Thomas

Managing Partner, Artimon3D
Stephen

Stephen Spivak

FI Mentor
Tovit

Tovit Neizer

Chief Storyteller, Yellow Bricks
Trevor

Trevor Longino

Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
Tyler

Tyler Bubin

GTM Leader: AI, Web3, B2B SaaS, Conduit.xyz
Vipin

Vipin Makhija

Founder, Mentor, Advisor, Kast
Vladimir

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Vladimir

Vladimir Baranov

Founder Coach for Deep Tech Teams, Human Interfaces
Vladislav

Vladislav Pavlov

Founder, Furtherance Network
Wendy

Wendy Moore

Founder & CEO, Eleve Talent
Will

Will Trible

FI Mentor
Xan

Xan Hong

Owner, Drive Phase Consulting
Zach

Zach Messler

Founder, 26th Letter LLC (zachmessler.com)

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