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Founder Institute Mentors

Boston 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 Boston program below.

Mentors

Aaron

Aaron O'Hearn

Director, Self
Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Adam

Adam Brod

Head of Technology & Engineering, BookBub
Adeo

Adeo Ressi

CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Adi

Adi Iyengar

Director of Engineering , Two Front
AJ

AJ Kintner

Owner, Mrktplc.com, Moneypub.co
Alex

Alex Yang

Co-Founder , ClearCut Surgical
Alexandra

Alexandra Marshakova

FI Mentor
Alexei

Alexei Erchak

Founder, Luminus Devices
Allison

Allison Byers

Founder & CEO, Scroobious
Amir

Amir Eldad

Founder, Aternity
Ande

Ande Lyons

Startup Coach, Startup Life with Ande Lyons
Andrea

Andrea Jackson

Vice President, Biopharma, Mitra Biotech
Anika

Anika Havlicek

Director, First Republic Bank
Anuj

Anuj Adhiya

VP of Growth, Sophya
Arcui

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Areen

Areen Shahbari

CEO , Cactus Int.
Arjun

Arjun Bhatnagar

Partner, RallyCry Ventures
Arun

Arun Buduri

Founder & President, Pixm
Avner

Avner Schneur

Founder, Emptoris
Barry

Barry Coffman

Angel Investor & Mentor, Launchpad Venture Group
Ben

Ben Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk
Ben

Ben Littauer

Angel Investor, Walnut Venture Associates
Benjamin

Benjamin Bungert

Director of Operations, LearnLaunch Accelerator
Bill

Bill Wade

Managing Member, Company.com
Bobbie

Bobbie Carlton

Founder, Innovation Women
Brandon

Brandon Oliver

Operations Manager, DCU FinTech Innovation Center
Brian

Brian Shin

Founder and CEO, Visible meaures
Brian

Brian Bartlett

Partner, The DMF Group
Brian

Brian Gilman

Vice President Business Development & Sales, Gamalon Labs
Brian

Brian Denenberg

Managing Partner, Agile Sales Method
Brian

Brian Hough

CTO, Airblock
Byron

Byron Morgan

Founder, Vinylmint
Candace

Candace Ohm

Founder, Canz.Art
Catherine

Catherine White

Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Caya

Caya (Jose) Cayasso

CEO, Slidebean
Charbel

Charbel Kaed

Senior Software Engineer, Google
Chareeda

Chareeda Rustana

Startup Banking, Silicon Valley Bank
Charles

Charles Hadsell

Founder & CEO, ePropertyCare
Charlie

Charlie Tillett

Consulting CFO, 50-50-50 Consulting
Charlie

Charlie Berg

Owner & Principal Consultant, Tactical Business Partners
Chintan

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris

Chris Petty

Co-Founder, 908 Devices
Chris

Chris Bouton

CEO, Vyasa
Chris

Chris Anderson

General Partner, A2ZVenture.com
Christian

Christian Magel

Founder, Venture Lane Boston
Christian

Christian Mongillo

Business Development Manager, HubSpot for Startups
Christos

Christos Perakis

CEO, Zoottle
Chuck

Chuck Goldstone

CEO, Chuck Goldstone Communications
Claudine

Claudine Bettendroffer

FI Mentor
Clement

Clement Cazalot

Managing Director, Self
Colin

Colin Mahony

SVP, HP MEDICAL
Conrad

Conrad Egusa

CEO, Publicize
Craig

Craig Snodgrass

Venture Partner, Valor Ventures
Dan

Dan Olschwang

Founder & CEO, Equal.Rent
Danielle

Danielle Letayf

CEO & Founder, Badassery
David

David Rosen

CEO, Acrelic Group
Dean

Dean Walsh

TiE ScaleUp Program Manager, Tie Boston
Deb

Deb Pine

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

Dharmesh Shah

FI Mentor
Dina

Dina Sherif

Executive Director, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT
Dipul

Dipul Patel

Co-CEO, Ecovent
Doug

Doug Brenhouse

FI Mentor
Doug

Doug Levin

Founder, Black Duck
Dr. Hanan

Dr. Hanan El Basha

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Maverika
Duncan

Duncan Walker

Co-Founder, Jebbit
Durjoy

Durjoy Bhattacharjya

Founder and CEO, Medicalrecords.com
Edward

Edward Finn

Principal, The DMF Group
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Gazda

Co-Founder, Doni
Emily

Emily Burns

CEO, Learnivore
Emily

Emily Green

Board Director & Advisor, Multiple companies
Eric

Eric Bosco

Former CEO, ChoiceStream
Eric

Eric Asquith

CEO, Residential Way
Erik

Erik Bullen

Startup Advisor & Investor, Various Ventures
Erik

Erik Meyers

Founder & CEO, Erik S. Meyers Consulting
Eunice

Eunice Nyandat

Founder /CEO, MBM Africa
Fady

Fady Saad

Co-Founder & Director of Partnerships, MassRobotics
Farid

Farid Nemri

Program Manager, In-Q-Tel
Felipe

Felipe Fernandes

CEO, Pi Tech
Frank

Frank Days

CMO, Tesora
Fred

Fred Joyal

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

Furqan Nazeeri

Founder/President/CEO, Viridus, inc.
Gaurav

Gaurav Bhattacharya

CEO & Co-Founder , Involve.ai
Graham

Graham Sutherland

Co-Founder, Canetia Analytics
Gregory

Gregory Karelitz

Head of Partnerships & Growth, HubSpot for Startups
Gregory

Gregory Raiz

Managing Director, Self
Hamit

Hamit Hamutcu

Co-Founder, IADSS
Hany

Hany Alhamidi

Founder, eMentoring
Heather

Heather Ames Versace

Co-Founder & COO, Neurala
Howard

Howard Bornstein

Principal, Innospark Ventures
Howie

Howie Hecht

Co-Founder, Appanite AdsSciences
Hunter

Hunter Ashmore

Deeptech startup & VC strategy consultant, Independent consultant
Ian

Ian Lamont

Founder & President, i30 Media Corporation
Ignacio

Ignacio Castro

Managing Partner, 128vc
Igor

Igor Belagorudsky

President, FastCTO
Itai

Itai Nevo

Partner, DLA Piper
Izhar

Izhar Armony

General Partner, Charles River Ventures
James

James Schermerhorn

VP Sales, Spark::red
James

James Doscher

Founder, Digital Health Advisors
Jamie

Jamie Oldershaw

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

Janet Chacon

CEO, Airblock Technologies
Jason

Jason Whaley

Board Director (former CEO), Manus Biosynthesis
Jason

Jason Reynolds

Lead UX Design Instructor, General Assembly
Jay

Jay Jamison

FI Mentor
Jay

Jay Singh

Senior Technology Transfer Specialist, NASA Ames Research Center
Jeff

Jeff Kitt

Vice President, Publicize
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Bazar

Managing Director, JBV Capital
Jen

Jen Riedel

Senior Program Manager, 1863 Ventures
Jen

Jen Millard

FI Mentor
Jeremiah

Jeremiah Pate

Founder & CEO, Lunasonde
Jeremy

Jeremy Halpern

Partner, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Jeremy

Jeremy Singh

MBA Student, Babson
Jingjing

Jingjing Li

Program & Marketing Manager, The Capital Network
Joanna Horton

Joanna Horton McPherson

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

Joe Daniels

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

Joel Abdinoor

CFO, NewStore
John

John Prendergast

Founder, Blueleaf
Jomy

Jomy Methipara

Business and intellectual property (IP) Attorney, Dickinson Wright
Jonathan

Jonathan Greechan

Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute
Jonathan

Jonathan Miller

Executive Leadership Coach, Level 7 Leadership
Jose

Jose Estabil

Co-Founder, ADN Genomix
Jose

Jose Martins

Director , Founder Institute Boston
Jose

Jose Estabil

Chief Business Officer, Cipherome
Joseph

Joseph Daniels

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

Joshua Herzig-Marx

Founder and PM Coach, Founder and PM Coach
Joyce

Joyce Bell

CFO, Brand Networks
Joyce

Joyce Sidopoulos

FI Mentor
Juan

Juan Leung Li

Senior Associate, General Catalyst
Juan

Juan Necochea

FI Mentor
Julian

Julian Awad

CEO Founder, Smart Genetics
June W

June W Choi

Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
Jung

Jung Starrett

Principal & Co-founder, SoulCo LLC
Justin

Justin Kang

General Partner, Visible Hands
Kate

Kate Pugh

President, AlignConsulting
Katelyn

Katelyn Alberts

CEO & Founder, VERVERY
Katie

Katie Burkhart

Founder & CEO, KBurkhart & Co. // Illumyne
Keith

Keith Kocho

Co-Founder & CEO, OrbitHCI
Kelly

Kelly Perdew

Cofounder, Moonshots Capital
Khashayar

Khashayar Dashti

Founder & COO, Bastion
Kimberly

Kimberly Minafra

Program Specialist, NASA Ames Research Center
Larry

Larry La Salle

President, Scaled OKRs
Lavina

Lavina Ramkissoon

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

Limin Liang

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

Liz Powers

Chief Happiness Spreader, ArtLifting
Louie

Louie Balasny

Director of Tech and VC, First Republic Bank
Madison

Madison Sowards

Community Manager, MassChallenge
Magda

Magda Farhat

FI Mentor
Manrique

Manrique Feoli

Founder, Hound Software
Mara

Mara Rada

Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
Marcos

Marcos Polanco

CEO, Deedit
Mariah

Mariah Lichtenstern

Founder-CEO, DiverseCity Ventures
Marie

Marie Meslin

Executive Director, The Capital Network
Mark

Mark Little

CEO, N2 Biomedical
Martín

Martín Martinez

Founding & Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas
Matt

Matt Johnson

FI Mentor
Matt

Matt Walsh

Founder, Noted Analytics
Matt

Matt Albrecht

Advisor, Cogo Labs
Matthew

Matthew Galica

IP Attorney, Mintz
Max

Max Faingezicht

Co-Founder & CEO, ThriveHive
Mehul

Mehul Sompura

Founder, Diamond Hedge
Michael

Michael Schumann

VP of Sales, Keysoft Solutions
Michael

Michael Hayes

Director, Project 32 at MIT CSAIL
Michael

Michael Burtov

Founder & CEO, GeoOrbital
Michael

Michael Hanson

Startup and Growth Strategy Consultant, Optimum Dynamics LLC
Michael

Michael Fodera

CEO, Trova
Michael

Michael Akkerman

FI Mentor
Miglena

Miglena Georgieva

Principal, jtbd.online
Mike

Mike Grandinetti

Serial Tech Entrepreneur and Faculty , Harvard & Brown
Mina

Mina Behrooz

Head of Partnerships for HubSpot Canada, HubSpot
Nachi

Nachi Junankar

CEO and Co-founder, Avrio
Nadia

Nadia Shalaby

CEO, ITE Fund
Nadine

Nadine Zerrini

Director, Founder Institute Boston
Nars

Nars Krishnamachari

Founder, RueBaRue
Nelly

Nelly Yusupova

Founder, TechSpeak.co
Nick

Nick Ducoff

Co-Founder / CEO, Edmit
Nicos

Nicos Vekiarides

CEO, Attestiv Inc.
Nitin

Nitin Pachisia

Founding Partner, Unshackled
Noreen

Noreen Hafez

GTM and Product Launch Leader, Blocsinc.io
Norm

Norm Laviolette

Co-Owner/Founder, Improv Asylum / Laugh Boston
Ory

Ory Zik

Founder CEO, kWhal
Pano

Pano Anthos

CEO, Hangout.net
Parker

Parker Cassidy

COO, Mitra Biotech
Patricia

Patricia Letayf

Co-Founder and Director, Five One Labs
Paul

Paul Silva

General Partner, Launch413
Paula

Paula Long

SVP of Engineering and Products, Talla
Phil

Phil Libin

Founder & CEO, All Turtles
Pilar

Pilar Fernandez Hermida

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

Pj Anand

CEO, Alcyone Life Sciences
Poorvi

Poorvi Patodia

Founder, Biena Foods
Preeti

Preeti Tadikonda

Financial Advisor & Consultant, aCubed Limited
Rachel

Rachel Spekman

Director of Programming, MassChallenge
Rachel

Rachel Dines

VP of Product and Technical Marketing, Chronosphere
Radhika

Radhika Dutt

Founder & Product Management Mentor, Likelii
Raj

Raj Sahu

Founder and CEO at , Utobo Inc
Raza

Raza Shaikh

Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group
Raza

Raza Shaikh

FI Mentor
Rebecca

Rebecca Xiong

CEO, GrowEpic
Reid

Reid Hamilton

Managing Director, Founder Institute and Toronto Stock Exchange
Richard

Richard Soley

CEO, Object Management Group
Richard

Richard April

CMO/SVP of Marketing, Advisor
Richard

Richard Dulude

Co-Founder, Underscore VC
Rick

Rick Myers

Co-Founder & CTO, JogNog
Ries

Ries Mc Quillan

Business Development Manager, Vested
Riley

Riley Knox

Founder, Accelerate3D
Rishi

Rishi Dean

GM, Publisher Solutions, Visible Measures
Robert

Robert Hughes III

Director, First Republic Bank
Robert

Robert Rae

Founder, CEO, Intent Solutions Group LLC
Robin

Robin Smith

CEO, Orig3n
Rohanna

Rohanna Wise

Founder, CEO, Wise Trading Technologies
Rohini

Rohini Manyam Seshasayee

Senior Innovation Manager, Commonwealth
Roy

Roy Rodenstein

Founder, Going, Inc.
Rudradeb

Rudradeb Mitra

Serial Entrepreneur, Omdena Inc.
Rupal

Rupal Patel

Founder, VocaliD
Ryan

Ryan Micheletti

Fouder, Illuminate Nootropics
Sabine

Sabine Resoagli

Co-Founder, Accelerat3d, Inc.
Sachin

Sachin Shah

COO, 55ip
Saiba

Saiba Singh

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

Sami Shalabi

Tech Exec, Former Googler
Sanjay

Sanjay Pothen

Director, Emerson Launch
Sapna

Sapna Tyagi

FI Mentor
Sarah

Sarah Holmes

Associate, Unshackled Ventures
Satish

Satish Tadikonda

Managing Partner, Avigo Solutions
Scott

Scott Miles

EVP, Partnerships and Emerging Markets, Invaluable.com
Sean

Sean Lindsay

Co-Founder, CTO, Viximo
Senofer

Senofer Mendoza

General Partner, Mendoza Ventures
Sergey

Sergey Gribov

Partner, Flint Capital
Sergio

Sergio Escobar

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

Sidney Nakahodo

General Partner, Seldor Capital
Simeon

Simeon Simeonov

Founder & CTO, Shopximity
Simon

Simon Holroyd

Director, Pivotal Labs
Simone

Simone LaPray

Program Manager, TechStars Boston
Sriram

Sriram Gollapalli

Managing Director, Long Angle
Stamatis

Stamatis Astra

Venture Partner, Innovation Ventures
Stephany

Stephany Lapierre

CEO, Tealbook
Stephen

Stephen Smith

President & CEO, G7 Research
Steve

Steve Bowman

Pitch Doctor , BizClarity
Steven

Steven Kane

CEO, LuckyLabs
Steven

Steven Gonzalez

Venture Partner, Seldor Capital
Subha

Subha Silverman

FI Mentor
Sun

Sun Altbach

CEO & President, PIC Therapeutics
Sundar

Sundar Narasimhan

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

Suzy Sharpe

Founder & CEO, CastingQual
Tawanda

Tawanda Mahachi

Co-Director, Founder Institute Boston
Thomas

Thomas Elliott

CEO, Left Hook
Thos

Thos Niles

COO, Brio Systems
Tom

Tom Ryden

Executive Director, MassRobotics
Tony

Tony Liu

Co-Founder, JobGet
Tracy

Tracy Graziani

CEO, Graziani Mutimedia LLC
Tyler

Tyler Durman

CEO & Founder, Ignition Growth Consulting
Varun

Varun Ramdevan

FI Mentor
Vasilios

Vasilios Roussos

Managing Director, DCU FinTech Innovation Center
Vijay

Vijay Somandepalli

Co-Founder & CTO, American Robotics
Vincent

Vincent Marsland

Senior Founder Success Manager, Communitech
Vivek

Vivek Soni

Managing Director, TiE Angels
Vladimir

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Wes

Wes Barlow

Founder, Coffr
William

William Perkins

Member, Mintz
Winston

Winston Chen

Founder, Voice Dream
Yasmin

Yasmin Cruz

General Partner, Visible Hands
Yemi

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
Yusuf

Yusuf Bashir

SVP, Palladium Capital Group

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