Boston Fall 2025

Founder Institute Boston 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 Boston program below.

Aaron O'Hearn

Aaron O'Hearn

Director @ Self
Abdellah Aouf

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer @ GO PLATFORM
Adam Brod

Adam Brod

Head of Technology & Engineering @ BookBub
Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi

CEO @ Decile Group / VC Lab
Adi Iyengar

Adi Iyengar

Director of Engineering @ Two Front
AJ Kintner

AJ Kintner

Owner @ Mrktplc.com, Moneypub.co
Alex Yang

Alex Yang

Co-Founder @ ClearCut Surgical
Alexandra Marshakova

Alexandra Marshakova

Alexei Erchak

Alexei Erchak

Founder @ Luminus Devices
Allison Byers

Allison Byers

Founder & CEO @ Scroobious
Amir Eldad

Amir Eldad

Founder @ Aternity
Ande Lyons

Ande Lyons

Startup Coach @ Startup Life with Ande Lyons
Andrea Jackson

Andrea Jackson

Vice President, Biopharma @ Mitra Biotech
Anika Havlicek

Anika Havlicek

Director @ First Republic Bank
Anuj Adhiya

Anuj Adhiya

VP of Growth @ Sophya
Arcui Usoara

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO @ Iaculus
Areen Shahbari

Areen Shahbari

CEO @ Cactus Int.
Arjun Bhatnagar

Arjun Bhatnagar

Partner @ RallyCry Ventures
Arun Buduri

Arun Buduri

Founder & President @ Pixm
Avner Schneur

Avner Schneur

Founder @ Emptoris
Barry Coffman

Barry Coffman

Angel Investor & Mentor @ Launchpad Venture Group
Ben Stacey

Ben Stacey

CEO @ Pitchverk
Ben Littauer

Ben Littauer

Angel Investor @ Walnut Venture Associates
Benjamin Bungert

Benjamin Bungert

Director of Operations @ LearnLaunch Accelerator
Bill Wade

Bill Wade

Managing Member @ Company.com
Bobbie Carlton

Bobbie Carlton

Founder @ Innovation Women
Brandon Oliver

Brandon Oliver

Operations Manager @ DCU FinTech Innovation Center
Brian Shin

Brian Shin

Founder and CEO @ Visible meaures
Brian Bartlett

Brian Bartlett

Partner @ The DMF Group
Brian Gilman

Brian Gilman

Vice President Business Development & Sales @ Gamalon Labs
Brian Denenberg

Brian Denenberg

Managing Partner @ Agile Sales Method
Brian Hough

Brian Hough

CTO @ Airblock
Byron Morgan

Byron Morgan

Founder @ Vinylmint
Candace Ohm

Candace Ohm

Founder @ Canz.Art
Catherine White

Catherine White

Managing Director @ Golden Seeds
Caya (Jose) Cayasso

Caya (Jose) Cayasso

CEO @ Slidebean
Charbel Kaed

Charbel Kaed

Senior Software Engineer @ Google
Chareeda Rustana

Chareeda Rustana

Startup Banking @ Silicon Valley Bank
Charles Hadsell

Charles Hadsell

Founder & CEO @ ePropertyCare
Charlie Tillett

Charlie Tillett

Consulting CFO @ 50-50-50 Consulting
Charlie Berg

Charlie Berg

Owner & Principal Consultant @ Tactical Business Partners
Chintan Oza

Chintan Oza

Founder @ Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Petty

Chris Petty

Co-Founder @ 908 Devices
Chris Bouton

Chris Bouton

CEO @ Vyasa
Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson

General Partner @ A2ZVenture.com
Christian Magel

Christian Magel

Founder @ Venture Lane Boston
Christian Mongillo

Christian Mongillo

Business Development Manager @ HubSpot for Startups
Christos Perakis

Christos Perakis

CEO @ Zoottle
Chuck Goldstone

Chuck Goldstone

CEO @ Chuck Goldstone Communications
Claudine Bettendroffer

Claudine Bettendroffer

Clement Cazalot

Clement Cazalot

Managing Director @ Self
Colin Mahony

Colin Mahony

SVP @ HP MEDICAL
Conrad Egusa

Conrad Egusa

CEO @ Publicize
Craig Snodgrass

Craig Snodgrass

Venture Partner @ Valor Ventures
Dan Olschwang

Dan Olschwang

Founder & CEO @ Equal.Rent
Danielle Letayf

Danielle Letayf

CEO & Founder @ Badassery
David Rosen

David Rosen

CEO @ Acrelic Group
Dean Walsh

Dean Walsh

TiE ScaleUp Program Manager @ Tie Boston
Deb Pine

Deb Pine

Executive Director @ Center for Women and Business, Bentley University
Dharmesh Shah

Dharmesh Shah

Dina Sherif

Dina Sherif

Executive Director @ Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT
Dipul Patel

Dipul Patel

Co-CEO @ Ecovent
Doug Brenhouse

Doug Brenhouse

@ MetaCarta (Nokia)
Doug Levin

Doug Levin

Founder @ Black Duck
Dr. Hanan El Basha

Dr. Hanan El Basha

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer @ Maverika
Duncan Walker

Duncan Walker

Co-Founder @ Jebbit
Durjoy Bhattacharjya

Durjoy Bhattacharjya

Founder and CEO @ Medicalrecords.com
Edward Finn

Edward Finn

Principal @ The DMF Group
Elizabeth Gazda

Elizabeth Gazda

Co-Founder @ Doni
Emily Burns

Emily Burns

CEO @ Learnivore
Emily Green

Emily Green

Board Director & Advisor @ Multiple companies
Eric Bosco

Eric Bosco

Former CEO @ ChoiceStream
Eric Asquith

Eric Asquith

CEO @ Residential Way
Erik Bullen

Erik Bullen

Startup Advisor & Investor @ Various Ventures
Erik Meyers

Erik Meyers

Founder & CEO @ Erik S. Meyers Consulting
Eunice Nyandat

Eunice Nyandat

Founder /CEO @ MBM Africa
Fady Saad

Fady Saad

Co-Founder & Director of Partnerships @ MassRobotics
Farid Nemri

Farid Nemri

Program Manager @ In-Q-Tel
Felipe Fernandes

Felipe Fernandes

CEO @ Pi Tech
Frank Days

Frank Days

CMO @ Tesora
Fred Joyal

Fred Joyal

Fred Joyal - CEO & Co-Founder, Futuredontics (Los Angeles FI) @ Futuredontics
Furqan Nazeeri

Furqan Nazeeri

Founder/President/CEO @ Viridus, inc.
Gaurav Bhattacharya

Gaurav Bhattacharya

CEO & Co-Founder @ Involve.ai
Graham Sutherland

Graham Sutherland

Co-Founder @ Canetia Analytics
Gregory Karelitz

Gregory Karelitz

Head of Partnerships & Growth @ HubSpot for Startups
Gregory Raiz

Gregory Raiz

Managing Director @ Self
Hamit Hamutcu

Hamit Hamutcu

Co-Founder @ IADSS
Hany Alhamidi

Hany Alhamidi

Founder @ eMentoring
Heather Ames Versace

Heather Ames Versace

Co-Founder & COO @ Neurala
Howard Bornstein

Howard Bornstein

Principal @ Innospark Ventures
Howie Hecht

Howie Hecht

Co-Founder @ Appanite AdsSciences
Hunter Ashmore

Hunter Ashmore

Deeptech startup & VC strategy consultant @ Independent consultant
Ian Lamont

Ian Lamont

Founder & President @ i30 Media Corporation
Ignacio Castro

Ignacio Castro

Managing Partner @ 128vc
Igor Belagorudsky

Igor Belagorudsky

President @ FastCTO
Itai Nevo

Itai Nevo

Partner @ DLA Piper
Izhar Armony

Izhar Armony

General Partner @ Charles River Ventures
James Schermerhorn

James Schermerhorn

VP Sales @ Spark::red
James Doscher

James Doscher

Founder @ Digital Health Advisors
Jamie Oldershaw

Jamie Oldershaw

General Manager, DealerRater and VP Reputation Strategy, CARS Inc. @ DealerRater
Janet Chacon

Janet Chacon

CEO @ Airblock Technologies
Jason Whaley

Jason Whaley

Board Director (former CEO) @ Manus Biosynthesis
Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds

Lead UX Design Instructor @ General Assembly
Jay Jamison

Jay Jamison

Jay Singh

Jay Singh

Senior Technology Transfer Specialist @ NASA Ames Research Center
Jeff Kitt

Jeff Kitt

Vice President @ Publicize
Jeffrey Bazar

Jeffrey Bazar

Managing Director @ JBV Capital
Jen Riedel

Jen Riedel

Senior Program Manager @ 1863 Ventures
Jen Millard

Jen Millard

Jeremiah Pate

Jeremiah Pate

Founder & CEO @ Lunasonde
Jeremy Halpern

Jeremy Halpern

Partner @ Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Jeremy Singh

Jeremy Singh

MBA Student @ Babson
Jingjing Li

Jingjing Li

Program & Marketing Manager @ The Capital Network
Joanna Horton McPherson

Joanna Horton McPherson

Speaker, Author, 6x Entrepreneur, Coach @ Joanna Horton McPherson
Joe Daniels

Joe Daniels

Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies @ Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Joel Abdinoor

Joel Abdinoor

CFO @ NewStore
John Prendergast

John Prendergast

Founder @ Blueleaf
Jomy Methipara

Jomy Methipara

Business and intellectual property (IP) Attorney @ Dickinson Wright
Jonathan Greechan

Jonathan Greechan

Co-Founder & CEO @ Founder Institute
Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller

Executive Leadership Coach @ Level 7 Leadership
Jose Estabil

Jose Estabil

Co-Founder @ ADN Genomix
Jose Martins

Jose Martins

Director @ Founder Institute Boston
Jose Estabil

Jose Estabil

Chief Business Officer @ Cipherome
Joseph Daniels

Joseph Daniels

Partner, Co-Chair -- Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Group @ Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough
Joshua Herzig-Marx

Joshua Herzig-Marx

Founder and PM Coach @ Founder and PM Coach
Joyce Bell

Joyce Bell

CFO @ Brand Networks
Joyce Sidopoulos

Joyce Sidopoulos

@ MassRobotics
Juan Leung Li

Juan Leung Li

Senior Associate @ General Catalyst
Juan Necochea

Juan Necochea

@ MassRobotics
Julian Awad

Julian Awad

CEO Founder @ Smart Genetics
June W Choi

June W Choi

Managing Partner @ Serval Ventures
Jung Starrett

Jung Starrett

Principal & Co-founder @ SoulCo LLC
Justin Kang

Justin Kang

General Partner @ Visible Hands
Kate Pugh

Kate Pugh

President @ AlignConsulting
Katelyn Alberts

Katelyn Alberts

CEO & Founder @ VERVERY
Katie Burkhart

Katie Burkhart

Founder & CEO @ KBurkhart & Co. // Illumyne
Keith Kocho

Keith Kocho

Co-Founder & CEO @ OrbitHCI
Kelly Perdew

Kelly Perdew

Cofounder @ Moonshots Capital
Khashayar Dashti

Khashayar Dashti

Founder & COO @ Bastion
Kimberly Minafra

Kimberly Minafra

Division Chief - Partnerships Development and Agreements @ NASA Ames Research Center
Larry La Salle

Larry La Salle

President @ Scaled OKRs
Lavina Ramkissoon

Lavina Ramkissoon

Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom @ Founder Institute
Limin Liang

Limin Liang

Managing Director, BUild Lab Student Innovation Center @ Boston University
Liz Powers

Liz Powers

Chief Happiness Spreader @ ArtLifting
Louie Balasny

Louie Balasny

Director of Tech and VC @ First Republic Bank
Madison Sowards

Madison Sowards

Community Manager @ MassChallenge
Magda Farhat

Magda Farhat

Manrique Feoli

Manrique Feoli

Founder @ Hound Software
Mara Rada

Mara Rada

Chief Operations and Strategy @ Loon (loonbio.com)
Marcos Polanco

Marcos Polanco

CEO @ Deedit
Mariah Lichtenstern

Mariah Lichtenstern

Founder-CEO @ DiverseCity Ventures
Marie Meslin

Marie Meslin

Executive Director @ The Capital Network
Mark Little

Mark Little

CEO @ N2 Biomedical
Martín Martinez

Martín Martinez

Founding & Executive Director @ Founder Institute Texas
Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Founder @ Noted Analytics
Matt Albrecht

Matt Albrecht

Advisor @ Cogo Labs
Matthew Galica

Matthew Galica

IP Attorney @ Mintz
Max Faingezicht

Max Faingezicht

Co-Founder & CEO @ ThriveHive
Mehul Sompura

Mehul Sompura

Founder @ Diamond Hedge
Michael Schumann

Michael Schumann

VP of Sales @ Keysoft Solutions
Michael Hayes

Michael Hayes

Director @ Project 32 at MIT CSAIL
Michael Burtov

Michael Burtov

Founder & CEO @ GeoOrbital
Michael Hanson

Michael Hanson

Startup and Growth Strategy Consultant @ Optimum Dynamics LLC
Michael Fodera

Michael Fodera

CEO @ Trova
Michael Akkerman

Michael Akkerman

Miglena Georgieva

Miglena Georgieva

Principal @ jtbd.online
Mike Grandinetti

Mike Grandinetti

Serial Tech Entrepreneur and Faculty @ Harvard & Brown
Mina Behrooz

Mina Behrooz

Head of Partnerships for HubSpot Canada @ HubSpot
Nachi Junankar

Nachi Junankar

CEO and Co-founder @ Avrio
Nadia Shalaby

Nadia Shalaby

CEO @ ITE Fund
Nadine Zerrini

Nadine Zerrini

Director @ Founder Institute Boston
Nars Krishnamachari

Nars Krishnamachari

Founder @ RueBaRue
Nelly Yusupova

Nelly Yusupova

Founder @ TechSpeak.co
Nick Ducoff

Nick Ducoff

Co-Founder / CEO @ Edmit
Nicos Vekiarides

Nicos Vekiarides

CEO @ Attestiv Inc.
Nitin Pachisia

Nitin Pachisia

Founding Partner @ Unshackled
Noreen Hafez

Noreen Hafez

GTM and Product Launch Leader @ Blocsinc.io
Norm Laviolette

Norm Laviolette

Co-Owner/Founder @ Improv Asylum / Laugh Boston
Ory Zik

Ory Zik

Founder CEO @ kWhal
Pano Anthos

Pano Anthos

CEO @ Hangout.net
Parker Cassidy

Parker Cassidy

COO @ Mitra Biotech
Patricia Letayf

Patricia Letayf

Co-Founder and Director @ Five One Labs
Paul Silva

Paul Silva

General Partner @ Launch413
Paula Long

Paula Long

SVP of Engineering and Products @ Talla
Phil Libin

Phil Libin

Founder & CEO @ All Turtles
Pilar Fernandez Hermida

Pilar Fernandez Hermida

Founder i-Expand (We help Health Tech companies go global) @ i-expand
Pj Anand

Pj Anand

CEO @ Alcyone Life Sciences
Poorvi Patodia

Poorvi Patodia

Founder @ Biena Foods
Preeti Tadikonda

Preeti Tadikonda

Financial Advisor & Consultant @ aCubed Limited
Rachel Spekman

Rachel Spekman

Director of Programming @ MassChallenge
Rachel Dines

Rachel Dines

VP of Product and Technical Marketing @ Chronosphere
Radhika Dutt

Radhika Dutt

Founder & Product Management Mentor @ Likelii
Raj Sahu

Raj Sahu

Founder and CEO at @ Utobo Inc
Raza Shaikh

Raza Shaikh

Managing Director @ Launchpad Venture Group
Raza Shaikh

Raza Shaikh

Rebecca Xiong

Rebecca Xiong

CEO @ GrowEpic
Reid Hamilton

Reid Hamilton

Managing Director @ Founder Institute and Toronto Stock Exchange
Richard Soley

Richard Soley

CEO @ Object Management Group
Richard April

Richard April

CMO/SVP of Marketing @ Advisor
Richard Dulude

Richard Dulude

Co-Founder @ Underscore VC
Rick Myers

Rick Myers

Co-Founder & CTO @ JogNog
Ries Mc Quillan

Ries Mc Quillan

Business Development Manager @ Vested
Riley Knox

Riley Knox

Founder @ Accelerate3D
Rishi Dean

Rishi Dean

GM, Publisher Solutions @ Visible Measures
Robert Hughes III

Robert Hughes III

Director @ First Republic Bank
Robert Rae

Robert Rae

Founder, CEO @ Intent Solutions Group LLC
Robin Smith

Robin Smith

CEO @ Orig3n
Rohanna Wise

Rohanna Wise

Founder, CEO @ Wise Trading Technologies
Rohini Manyam Seshasayee

Rohini Manyam Seshasayee

Correspondent @ Impact Entrepreneur
Roy Rodenstein

Roy Rodenstein

Founder @ Going, Inc.
Rudradeb Mitra

Rudradeb Mitra

Serial Entrepreneur @ Omdena Inc.
Rupal Patel

Rupal Patel

Founder @ VocaliD
Ryan Micheletti

Ryan Micheletti

Fouder @ Illuminate Nootropics
Sabine Resoagli

Sabine Resoagli

Co-Founder @ Accelerat3d, Inc.
Sachin Shah

Sachin Shah

COO @ 55ip
Saiba Singh

Saiba Singh

Manager, Accenture, Ex- KFC, Ex-Google & Founder @ Sugar Rush
Sami Shalabi

Sami Shalabi

Tech Exec @ Former Googler
Sanjay Pothen

Sanjay Pothen

Director @ Emerson Launch
Sapna Tyagi

Sapna Tyagi

Sarah Holmes

Sarah Holmes

Associate @ Unshackled Ventures
Satish Tadikonda

Satish Tadikonda

Managing Partner @ Avigo Solutions
Scott Miles

Scott Miles

EVP, Partnerships and Emerging Markets @ Invaluable.com
Sean Lindsay

Sean Lindsay

Co-Founder, CTO @ Viximo
Senofer Mendoza

Senofer Mendoza

General Partner @ Mendoza Ventures
Sergey Gribov

Sergey Gribov

Partner @ Flint Capital
Sergio Escobar

Sergio Escobar

CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures @ Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Sidney Nakahodo

Sidney Nakahodo

General Partner @ Seldor Capital
Simeon Simeonov

Simeon Simeonov

Founder & CTO @ Shopximity
Simon Holroyd

Simon Holroyd

Director @ Pivotal Labs
Simone LaPray

Simone LaPray

Program Manager @ TechStars Boston
Sriram Gollapalli

Sriram Gollapalli

Managing Director @ Long Angle
Stamatis Astra

Stamatis Astra

Venture Partner @ Innovation Ventures
Stephany Lapierre

Stephany Lapierre

CEO @ Tealbook
Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith

President & CEO @ G7 Research
Steve Bowman

Steve Bowman

Pitch Doctor @ BizClarity
Steven Kane

Steven Kane

CEO @ LuckyLabs
Steven Gonzalez

Steven Gonzalez

Venture Partner @ Seldor Capital
Subha Silverman

Subha Silverman

Sun Altbach

Sun Altbach

CEO & President @ PIC Therapeutics
Sundar Narasimhan

Sundar Narasimhan

SVP, President for Sabre Labs and Product Strategy @ Sabre Labs
Suzy Sharpe

Suzy Sharpe

Founder & CEO @ CastingQual
Tawanda Mahachi

Tawanda Mahachi

Co-Director @ Founder Institute Boston
Thomas Elliott

Thomas Elliott

CEO @ Left Hook
Thos Niles

Thos Niles

COO @ Brio Systems
Tom Ryden

Tom Ryden

Executive Director @ MassRobotics
Tony Liu

Tony Liu

Co-Founder @ JobGet
Tracy Graziani

Tracy Graziani

CEO @ Graziani Mutimedia LLC
Tyler Durman

Tyler Durman

CEO & Founder @ Ignition Growth Consulting
Varun Ramdevan

Varun Ramdevan

Vasilios Roussos

Vasilios Roussos

Managing Director @ DCU FinTech Innovation Center
Vijay Somandepalli

Vijay Somandepalli

Co-Founder & CTO @ American Robotics
Vincent Marsland

Vincent Marsland

Senior Founder Success Manager @ Communitech
Vivek Soni

Vivek Soni

Managing Director @ TiE Angels
Vladimir Pletyukhin

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director @ Launch Deck
Wes Barlow

Wes Barlow

Founder @ Coffr
William Perkins

William Perkins

Member @ Mintz
Winston Chen

Winston Chen

Founder @ Voice Dream
Yasmin Cruz

Yasmin Cruz

General Partner @ Visible Hands
Yemi Oluseun

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs @ The Change Hive
Yusuf Bashir

Yusuf Bashir

SVP @ Palladium Capital Group
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