Funding Lab Q3 2026
Funding Lab Q3 2026 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 Funding Lab Q3 2026 program below.
Adam Spector
CEO & Founder @ Chore
Adam Brochetti
Founder @ Spartan Endeavors
Alan Gould
Vice President @ JPMorganChase
Alexander Morsink
Managing Director @ Equivesto
Amit Bhanot
Venture Partner @ Loyal VC
Andrea Monti
Managing Director Impact and Sustainability @ Founder Institute
Andrea Gennarini
Founder & GP @ 2100 Ventures
Andres Leon
Funding Lab Program Manager @ Founder Institute HQ
Anjali Malhotra
Founder & CEO @ C-Xcel
Areen Shahbari
CEO @ Cactus Int.
Ariane Tom
Managing Partner @ Kaleida Capital
Athanasios Ladopoulos
Founder & CEO @ MemoryGarden
Azbayar Altangerel
General Partner @ Exponential Zaisan Partners (XZP)
Bade Aluko
Managing Partner @ White Hibiscus Capital
Bow Rodgers
Cara Abbott
CEO @ Betterleave
Chandrashekar Kupperi
Founder @ ANOVA Corporate Services Private Limited
Chris Foltz
Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Founder Institute
Christian Karrer
Director of Selection & Portfolio Advisor @ 43North
Colin Howes
Founder @ Series-A
Daniel Böhi
President @ Foodpreneur - reThinking Food
Daniel Gonzálvez
VC Investor @ FI
Daniel Michael Böhi
Executive Coach, Founder & Investor @ Founder Institute
David Yeng
Managing Partner @ Founders Venture Capital
Dominique Kim, MPH
Health and Healthcare Transformation Leader @ InnovatorMD
Dustin Betz
Director of Operations @ White Rose Ventures
Edward Shen
@ QIDS Venture Partners
Elcio Morelli
Founder @ Health Angels Br
Engin Alemdar
CEO @ GF Startups
Eric Broad
Founder and CEO @ Bowery Legal
Fabrice Kwetchet
CEO @ ULALO
Gregory Raiz
Managing Director @ Self
Gurinder Chahal
Managing Partner @ Uncharted Capital
Haley Bryant
Investor @ Hustle Fund
Hank Yuan
Venture Partner, VU Ventures | @ Venture Associate, Republic
Ignacio Castro
Managing Partner @ 128vc
Ivan Germanov
Regional Success Manager @ Founder Institute
Ivan E. Germanov
Certified Coach @ Founder Institute
Ivelin Ivanov
Venture Advisor @ Founder Institute
James Wilson
Janet Todorova
Head of Expansion @ Founder Institute
Joe Olson
CEO @ PFS
Joseph De Leon
Founder @ MAIN [Manila Angel Investors Network]
Kamal Hassan
Founding Partner @ Loyal VC
Karen Sheffield
Founder & Managing Partner @ Pachamama Ventures
Keshni Morar
Managing Director @ FI South Africa + Investable
Kevin Siskar
CEO & Cofounder @ Finta
Khaled Khan
Founding Partner @ Koi3 Ventures
Krishnanand Gaur
@ FI Ahmedabad
Laurits Just
Manager of Flippa Invest @ Flippa.com
Lisandro Bril
@ Oikos / AltaVentures
Louie Balasny
Director of Tech and VC @ First Republic Bank
Marco De Biasi
Startups Investor & Advisor /Program Director/Conselheiro Fiscal @ LGA/Italcam/Mobicity
Mark DeSantis
CEO @ Bloomfield
Martin Larre
Entrepreneur and Investor @ Sinergia
Martín Martinez
Founding & Executive Director @ Founder Institute Texas
Michael Oshogbunu
CEO/Co-founder @ vevet
Mohit Agarwal
Associate Partner @ Bain & Company
Nader Sabry
Growth Hacker 🚀 Strategist 🎯 Bestselling Author 📚 - Keynote Speaker🎙 @ Get2Space.com
Natasha Drapeau
Founder @ Augeous Advisory
Nathan Evans
Founder | Angel Investor | Advisor @ AURIS Investment
Nathan Beckord
CEO @ Foundersuite
Nick Hegeman
CoFounder & CEO @ Paintjet
Nitin Pradhan
Founder and CEO @ ScaleUP
Ozan Sonmez
Partner @ The Brutally Honest
Ozan Sonmez
Co-Founder @ Brutally Honest Group
Paloma Lecheta
Regional Director - LatAm @ Founder Institute
Pat LaPointe
CEO @ Entrelliance
Pete Biggam
Director / Mentor / Advisor @ Founder Institute
Portfolio Success Team
Grad Team @ Founder Institute
Raanan Shenhav
Founder @ RS-CPD
Randy Reade
Co-founder @ Washington ArchAngels
Rick Nassar
Innovation & Secured AI Development @ Stealth Venture
Rishi Sharma
West Coast Lead @ Newlin VC
Roberto Croci
Regional Startups Enabler @ .
Rohin Sethi
CEO & Co-Founder @ RS Consulting
Ryan Micheletti
Head of Global Operations @ Founder Institute
Samuel Akinniyi Ajiboyede
CEO @ Zido
Scout Tweedie Yates
Regional Manager @ The Founder Institute HQ
Shlomi Podgaetz
Director/CEO @ Rizasmart Consulting
Simona Irmova
Eastern Europe Program Manager & HQ Operations Associate @ Founder Institute
Stephen Price
EIR @ Founder Institute
Suhas Ghante
Entrepreneur @ SVEthos
Sush Bapna
General Partner @ 10Ten Ventures
Taj Adhav
Founder @ Leasecake
Theodore Goede
Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center @ Saudi Aramco
Tim Poydenis
Co-Head of Emerging Companies and Venture Capital @ Holland & Knight
Ubald Kragten
Founder, Owner @ EyE on I
Vlad Savkin
Founder @ Oriental Investments Advisors
Walied Albasheer
founder and managing partner @ Intuitio Ventures
Yashar Kardar
Business Development @ Quin
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