Founder Institute Mentors

South Carolina 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 South Carolina program below.

Mentors

Angela Coxe

Program Manager, Beaufort Digital Corridor

Chris Heivly

Managing Director, Build The Fort

Chuck Hannon

Startup Mentor, Don Ryan Center for Innovation

Ed Jopeck

President, Next Third Ventures

Eric Siano

Managing Director, Fractional CMO, Blue Leopard LLC

Eric Thome

Director, Venture South

Gary Baldwin

Co-Founder, Medical Access Partners

Henrik De Gyor

Co-Founder, My DAM Services

Herbert L. Drayton III

Managing Partner, HI Mark Capital

Jamie Dement

Director of Technology & Cybersecurity Initiatives, SC Competes

Jamie Fleming

Founder, 1212 Design

Jason Loia

Chief Growth Officer, Webscale Networks

Jess O'Brien

Executive Director, Beaufort Digital Corridor

Jim Stritzinger

CEO, Revolution D, Inc

Joe Floyd

Co-Founder & CEO, Swaggy

Katherine Butkevich

Founder | CEO, Realign Advisors

Lee Macilwinen

Director, SC Launch, SCRA

Matt D'angelo

Client Services Partner, IFS North America

Raquel Padgett

Executive Director, EforAll Lowcountry

Rick Case

Founder, CaseFactor

Serephina Ha

Managing Director, Founder Institute - Los Angeles

Shane Snipes

Founder, Citizen Entrepreneur Explorers Program (CEEP)

Tim Johnson

Co-Founder, CEO, Longship Legal, LLC

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