Founder Institute Mentors

National Incubation Centre Islamabad #3 - Summer 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 Islamabad program below.

Mentors

Adnan Faisal

Founder , ScaleX

Ahsan Gaylani

Investment Expert, UNIDO

Ajay Goel

Managing Partner, Crestlight Venture Productions LLC

Alex Samson

Founder & CEO, dvhb

Alexander Naydenov

Head of Sales, GraphCMS

Alex M. Dascalu

Lead Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe

Ali Ibrahim

FI Mentor

Amer Hashmi

FI Mentor

Andrew Hennigan

Lecturer, Coach, Writer, Andrew Hennigan Consulting

Annam Quraishi

Investment Fellow, Think Lean LLC

Asif Khan

Group Chief Information & Technology Officer, Fauji Foundation

Asim Ghaffar

Co-founder, Easy Fresh Technologies

Ayami Wanasinghe

Regional Director - South Asia, Founder Institute

Barkan Saeed

CEO, OnDemandStartup

Basit Riaz Sheikh

FI Mentor

Bilal Qureshi

Market Engagement Manager , GSMA

Bilal Ahmed

FI Mentor

Bill Ashlock

Founder, BOSA Advisers Pte Ltd.

Catalin Briciu

Co-Founder | Co-CEO, Linnify

Charlotte Christensen

Executive Director, Fintocat

Chris Foltz

Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute

Christoph Sollich

Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor, The Pitch Doctor

Colin Howes

Founder, Series-A

Cynia Ejaz

FI Mentor

Dr. Iffat Zafar Aga

FI Mentor

Fasieh Mehta

Director Global Partnerships, Epic Games

Florin Grosu

Co -founder, Traderion

Frank Mertens

Founder & CEO, FM Consulting GmbH

Giang Trịnh

Managing Partner, VMCG Capital

Haider Raza

Co-Founder, Deal Kart

Haider Navid

FI Mentor

Hammad Bashir

FI Mentor

Hassan Mufti

FI Mentor

Henna Karamat

FI Mentor

Iqbal Mir

FI Mentor

Ivaylo Ivanov

Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe

Ivelin Ivanov

Venture Advisor, Founder Institute

Jan Fülscher

Owner, janfuelscher.ch

Jivko Ivanov

Managing Partner, Simbula Ltd.

Julien Lepetit

Director Europe, The Business of Trust

Kamil Aziz

FI Mentor

Kamran Khan

Program Manager, NIC Islamabad

Karin Wellbrock

Executive Leadership Coach and Co-Founder, Kay Group K.K.

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D, LLC

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC

Khurram Idress

FI Mentor

Kiran Afzal

FI Mentor

Kojiro Seto

Startup Advisor, bTANK LLC

Malin Iulian Stefanescu

Vice President, TechAngels

Mark Rogers

CEO, Futurist Labs

Mark Birch

Global Startup Advocate, DEVBIZOPS

Maryam Fouladirad

FI Mentor

Mehmood Lodhi

FI Mentor

Mohammad Mansoor

Founder & CEO, Touch'd

Muhammad Mustafa

FI Mentor

Natasha Drapeau

Partner, Strategic Projects, Equinoxe Investments SA

Navera Waheed

CEO, Orbit-Ed

Nguyen Pham

Founder/CEO , 5Desire

Omar Zaki

Founder, Qima Ventures

Owais Anjum

Founder & CEO, EMumba

PASCHAL OFFORDUM

Associate , Shujaa Capital

Philip Grother

CEO & Founder, Stepping-Stone / Test my App

Phuc Thinh Nguyen

Founding Partner, Renaissanc.IO

Pouria Kay

Founding Partner, Atlan

Qaisar Abbas

FI Mentor

Regine Harr

Investor , Regine Investements

Richard Cristina

Co-founder (MentorLabs), Founder (Bloom), Bloom

Roger Do

CEO, Co-Founder, Watchdog Cyber Defense

Romanna Dada

Venture Capital Expert, Fly Forward Ventures

Rozeena Saleha

Founder & CEO, Kalam4Solutions Pvt Ltd

Salar Malik

FI Mentor

Saran Ahmad

FI Mentor

Sarfraz Arshad

CEO, Talk Health

Shamim Chowdhury

Co-founder & CEO, LETSRISE

Shoaib Alam

Founder/Co-founder, Turnotech Pvt Ltd, Backbone Pvt Ltd, Enablers Inc, WeRPlay Pvt Ltd, Superhero Mobile Inc

Sikandar Khan

FI Mentor

Stefan Jørgensen

CEO, itembase.com

Syeda Mahrukh Raza

FI Mentor

Syed Muhammad Ismail

FI Mentor

Syed Shahzad Sherazi

Founder & COO, Clicky.pk

Taimur Khalid

FI Mentor

Tyson Batino

Co-Founder, SmartStart Japan

Uzair Khan

FI Mentor

Victor Schiller

President, R Cubed Group

Walied Albasheer

Managing Partner, Intuitio Ventures

Wasim Abid

FI Mentor

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive

Zaheer Nasser

Co-Founder | Managing Partner, Doctoori Connect

Zibber Mohiuddin

CEO, PANASIAN GROUP

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