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Founder Institute Mentors

Pittsburgh Spring 2025

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 Pittsburgh program below.

Mentors

Aaron

Aaron Karp

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Founder Institute
Abby

Abby Sugar

CEO, Play Out Apparel
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
Amrish

Amrish Macedo

Co-Founder, Intempio
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 Foltz

Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
Chris

Chris Morris

FI Mentor
Craig

Craig Eppler

Founder & CEO, Eppler Capital Funds
Daniel

Daniel Nelson

Recovering Accountant, Startup Economics
Daniel

Daniel Rosenthal

Partnerships Manager, StartEngine
Daniel

Daniel Ritterman

CEO & Founder, MainLineDelivery (acquired by Square)
Daria

Daria Duda

Product Marketing, Consultant
David

David Stengle

CEO & Founder , Board++
David

David Nast

FI Mentor
Deep

Deep Parmar

Founding Partner, Caramel Advisors LLC
Deka

Deka Dike

Founder & CEO, Omatochi
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Don

Don Pancoe

Chief Blinker, Blinkenlights Technologies
Dustin

Dustin Betz

Director of Operations, White Rose Ventures
Elena

Elena Mlotok

General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon
Ellen

Ellen Weber

Executive Director, Robin Hood Ventures
Eric

Eric Torigian

CEO and Managing Director, Advisory Services, CHRO Solutions
Frank

Frank Jacquette

FI Mentor
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
Jason

Jason Reiser

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Jedidiah

Jedidiah Weller

CEO, OpenForge
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Garwood

VP Architecture Financial Services and Healthcare, Salesforce.com
Jess

Jess Edelstein

FI Mentor
Jesse

Jesse DiLaura

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
Jon

Jon Wonnell

CEO, Transformative Sciences LLC
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
Mac

Mac Goswami

Senior Portfolio/Program Manager, Fiserv Inc
Maggie

Maggie Dillon

CEO, Empress Security Insights, LLC
Mara

Mara Schwartz

FI Mentor
Martina

Martina Truche

Healthcare Innovator , Space Medicine Enthusiast
Matiullah

Matiullah Rahmaty

Founder/President , BrightPoint Consulting Services
Max

Max Thalheimer

Co-Founder & CEO, Fynd
Michael

Michael Bertoni

Founder and CEO, SaaS Talent
Michael

Michael Spidaliere

Principal, First Time Founder Capital
Michelle

Michelle Peters

Co-Founder & CEO, Supplino
Mike

Mike Doyle

FI Mentor
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
Nadine

Nadine Campbell

Founder, ACE Entrepreneurs
Nathan

Nathan Mancine

FI Mentor, LeanTaaS
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
Raghu

Raghu Rao

CEO, Splitbyte Inc
Rajat

Rajat Kapur

FI Mentor
Rajiv

Rajiv Madhok

Founder, Oorja
Ramón

Ramón Urteaga

FI Mentor
Randy

Randy Fisher

CEO, Expand to New Markets
Raoul

Raoul Davis

CEO, Ascendant Group
Ronda

Ronda Siegel

Partner, RSiegel Consulting LLC
Ryan

Ryan Long

CPO & Founder, OnPurpose Studio
Sameer

Sameer Babbar

Director, SVB Group
Sara

Sara Ledterman

General Partner, 3+ Ventures
Scott

Scott Wittrock

Fractional CPO, Head for Product
Seth

Seth Goldstein

Principal Creative Director, Goldstein Media LLC
Shawn

Shawn Gregoire

FI Mentor
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
Tanya

Tanya Williamson

Chief Visionary Officer , Tanya Williamson
Tim

Tim Dodd

Founder, JTD Group
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
Wendy

Wendy Moore

Founder & CEO, Eleve Talent
Xan

Xan Hong

Owner, Drive Phase Consulting
Yves

Yves Le Breton

FI Mentor
Zach

Zach Messler

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

Zoe Qiao

FI Mentor

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