Houston Spring 2025

Founder Institute Houston Mentors

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 Houston program below.

Aaron Swinton

Aaron Swinton

Co-Founder & Managing Director @ ShockVentures
Adrianne Stone

Adrianne Stone

Principal Product Manager @ Big Cartel
Ali Syed

Ali Syed

CEO / Founder @ Emerald Labs
Alice Gong

Alice Gong

Managing Partner @ US UNICORN FOUNDATION
Amy Tran

Amy Tran

B2B AI-Blockchain-Cyber Venture Builder @ IMPAVIDUS
Ana Rojas Bastidas

Ana Rojas Bastidas

Founder & CEO @ Orolait
Andrea Course

Andrea Course

Founder and Managing Director @ Course Investments
Austin Langley

Austin Langley

@ ASL Consulting
Bargavi Kanneganti

Bargavi Kanneganti

Product Manager @ Houston Product Community
Bram Cohen

Bram Cohen

Founder/Chief Scientist @ BitTorrent
Brandy Guidry

Brandy Guidry

Executive Director @ The Cannon
Charles Jessup

Charles Jessup

Product Manager & Gen AI Enthusiast | MBA | PMP @ Self-employed
Christa Clarke

Christa Clarke

Co-founder & CEO @ Speakhaus
Dana Abramovitz

Dana Abramovitz

Founding Team @ SXSW
Duke Vashist

Duke Vashist

Founder @ NXLP
Eric Fishhaut

Eric Fishhaut

President @ MKB Services
Erin McClarty

Erin McClarty

Principal @ Erin McClarty, PLLC
Fareed Zein

Fareed Zein

Founder and CEO @ Unytag
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Co-Founder @ Vitamin C&S Coaching
Gina Bianchini

Gina Bianchini

Cofounder @ Ning
Giselle Bisson

Giselle Bisson

Managing Director @ Chain Reaction PR
Harini Bhamidipati

Harini Bhamidipati

Founder & CEO @ Bearable
Hillary McAdams

Hillary McAdams

Director @ US Unicorn Foundation
Indrajit Datta

Indrajit Datta

Co-founder & President @ Equipt Innovation, Inc.
Ivelin Ivanov

Ivelin Ivanov

Venture Advisor @ Founder Institute
Jacob Barhak

Jacob Barhak

Sole Proprietor, Software Developer, and Computational Disease Modeler @ Jacob Barhak Analytics
Jag Singh

Jag Singh

Managing Director @ A.R.M. Consulting
James Phelan

James Phelan

Investment & Growth @ The Cannon
Jeff Murphy

Jeff Murphy

Founder and Managing Member @ Murphy Advisory Solutions ·
Jo Clark

Jo Clark

Founder and CEO @ Circle.ooo
Joe Alapat

Joe Alapat

CEO & Founder @ Liongard
Joey Jones

Joey Jones

Co-Founder/Chief Revenue & Compliance Officer @ CurveBlock Ltd
Jon Lambert

Jon Lambert

CEO @ The Cannon
Joshua Wang

Joshua Wang

CEO @ Jōsh Foods
Katerina Zhukova

Katerina Zhukova

@ JohnDuttonLaw PLLC
LaGina R Harris

LaGina R Harris

CEO / Visionary / Founder @ The Us Space
Landi Spearman

Landi Spearman

Founder @ iSHIFTx
Levi Baer

Levi Baer

Co-Founder @ Second Shift
Lori Freese

Lori Freese

Principal @ FreeseMediaGroup
Martín Martinez

Martín Martinez

Founding & Executive Director @ Founder Institute Texas
Mery Ramirez

Mery Ramirez

Founding Partner @ DataNexum Consulting
Miao Yan

Miao Yan

Global Product Manager-Alternate Energy @ Xylem
Mona Defrawi

Mona Defrawi

CEO & Founder @ Radivision
Muriel Foster

Muriel Foster

Chief Operations Strategist @ Intentionally BLCK
Naeem Vehvaria

Naeem Vehvaria

Director of Information Technology @ Meticul Solutions
Natasha Gorodetsky

Natasha Gorodetsky

Founder&Head of Product @ Product Pursuits
Neal Murthy

Neal Murthy

Chairman @ Haven Holdings
Olayinka James

Olayinka James

President/CEO @ CYBEROPS INC.
Oleg Lysiak

Oleg Lysiak

Partner Success Manager @ Honeycomb Software
Rafael Kartaszynski

Rafael Kartaszynski

CEO @ TechEdge Dynamics
Ram Prasad

Ram Prasad

Fractional CPO/CTO @ Delence
Richard Munassi

Richard Munassi

Co-founder @ Blackfin Technology Partners
Ron Palmeri

Ron Palmeri

Founder/CEO @ Layer, Inc/MkII Ventures
Saryu Shah

Saryu Shah

Senior Product Manager - Sales Enablement Leader @ HP
Sloan Foster

Sloan Foster

Principal @ Envisage Associates
Steve Jennis

Steve Jennis

Founder and CEO @ Jennis Consulting Group
Taneallea Feddis

Taneallea Feddis

Co-Director Jamaica @ Founder Institute
Tanu Jain

Tanu Jain

Chief Flow Officer @ FlowCare
TC Lien

TC Lien

Mentor @ Founders Institute
Tovit Neizer

Tovit Neizer

Chief Storyteller @ Yellow Bricks
Ty Audronis

Ty Audronis

Founder/ ceo @ Tempest Droneworx
Wade Pinder

Wade Pinder

Founder @ Product Houston
Will Moore

Will Moore

Investor & CFO @ Angel Investing
Willy Verbrugghe

Willy Verbrugghe

@ SCORE & Vehoco
Yemi Oluseun

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs @ The Change Hive
Yj Lin

Yj Lin

Senior Program Manager @ Dell
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