Caribbean Spring 2026
Caribbean Mentors
Program Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way.
See the list of current and past mentors for the Caribbean program below.
Aamar Hussain
CEO | Global Strategic Generative AI Tech Lead @ PredictStream | Google
Adanna John
Communications Manager @ Founder Institute Caribbean
Ainharan Vivekananthan
Founder @ ArcheloLAB
Alexander Gafoor
@ Attorney and Multidisciplinary Consultant
Alois Monger
Managing General Partner @ Startup Africa Ventures
Amit Grinvald
Communication Strategist & Pitch Coach @ Amit Grinvald Consulting
Amit Nath
CEO @ Vettable
Ana Alvarez
Investor & Venture Partner @ Impact LATAM Ventures
Andy Karuza
Marketing Lead @ NachoNacho
Arcui Usoara
Global Board Advisor and Brand Strategist, Founder @ Iaculus
Areeb Ahmad
Senior Associate @ TLP Advisors
Bárbara Harteneck
Executive Director @ WeInvest LatAm
Bogdan Stanciu
Principal @ Startup IQ
Charles Kirkconnell
CEO @ Cayman Enterprise City
Christine Nady
IC Member @ Included VC
Claudio Garcia
Venture Manager @ Life Science Valley
Diana Bernal 娜娜
Board Member @ HubTropolis
Dino Nassi
CEO @ Global Services Products Solutions
Donnie Bachan
Founder @ SixBerries
Dr. Yaniv Proselkov
Chief Developer @ AIOS AI
Eliza Sophia
CEO @ Aleonz Consultancy Sdn Bhd
Emerson John-Charles
Adjunct Lecturer - Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship @ Innovation Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Emmanuel Isaac
Co-Founder & CEO @ Next12
Grace Spindel
Head of Product @ EY & Director, Founder Institute Miami
Guillermo Guzmán
GP @ AIDA Ventures
Inalcan Gulec
Senior Investment Associate @ Eksim Ventures
Jason Butcher
Founder & CEO @ Orbit Capital
Jeffrey Faustin
Managing Partner @ Jenson Ventures
Jennifer Lee
Director, Business Development & Relations @ Innovation Smart District
Johnathan Ashe
Founder @ Ashe Advisory Group
Jonathan Joel Mentor
CEO & Principal Consultant @ Successment
Julianne Yacyshyn
Director @ Highvern
Kevin Jurovich
Co-Founder & CEO @ Hubble
Kevin Bhagaloo
Corporate and Legal Consultant/Lecturer/Managing Director/Corporate Secretary/Principal Consultant and Advisor @ Isle Bridge Legacy Consulting & Advisory Ltd
Lissette Anez
Founder @ Sparktoria Tech
Manish Balakrishnan
Chief Thinking Officer @ DSHG Sonic
Marcela Sabino
Venture Partner @ Maxnx
Marco Van Der Woude
Co-Founder & Head of Business Development @ Breeze
Maria Botta, MBA
Fractional Chief Marketing Officer @ FWD Action
Mellissa Lezama
Founder & CEO @ The HR Horizon
Micaela Di Julio
Head of Marketing at Cromodata @ Somos Areté
Michael Stablein, PhD
Partnerships Manager @ Founder Institute Caribbean
Milian-Erik Retkowski
Venture Scouting Lead @ Decile Group
Mollie Jahner
Managing Principal @ Mission Cultivate
Neil Sumaru
Founder @ Levuka Venture Lab
Nike Schmidt
Program Manager @ Founder Institute Caribbean
Rawle Annandsingh
Managing Director @ Founder Institute Caribbean
Rishika Agarwal
Founder @ BioMed Sapience
Robert Paty
Retired Executive @ Nestle
Saelese Haynes-Romany
Head of Chambers @ Titan Chambers
Samantha Deoraj
Major Account Manager @ Fortinet
Sandra Glasgow
Managing Director @ RevUp Caribbean Limited
Sean Makulowich
Founder & CEO @ IdeaFire™
Shaaf Farooq
Sr. Manager, Digital Innovation @ The Hospital for Sick Children | VC
Shruti Kuber
Co-Founder @ CapitalSnapshot
Stuart Fortuné
Author / Consultant / Regional Business Development Manager / Podcaster @ From Ibadan To Hell Yard / PYZE / The Big Potato Podcast
Sursatee Benny-Ali
Entrepreneur-in-Residence @ Founder Institute Caribbean
Traci Geisler
Ugo Ikemba
Founder @ Mscale LLC
Yasser Arbid
Senior Data Analyst | CEO @ Accenture | PredictStream
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