Spring 2011 New York

Founder Institute New York Mentors

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 New York program below.

Aaron Price

Aaron Price

cofounder @ rocketfuel.cc
Adam Besvinick

Adam Besvinick

Venture Capitalist @ Deep Fork Capital
Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi

CEO @ Decile Group / VC Lab
Amol Sarva

Amol Sarva

CEO @ Loudy
Amol Sarva

Amol Sarva

ceo @ knotable
Andres Blank

Andres Blank

COO & Co-Founder @ Pixable
Andrew Lee

Andrew Lee

CEO @ Esper
Apar Kothari

Apar Kothari

Founder & CEO @ MyNines, Inc.
Barbara Wilby

Barbara Wilby

Beatriz Helena Ramos

Beatriz Helena Ramos

Founder @ DancingDiablo, DADA.nyc
Bryan Janeczko

Bryan Janeczko

Founder @ Wicked Start
Charlie Kim

Charlie Kim

Founder & CEO @ Next Jump
Chris Young

Chris Young

Managing Director @ Revel Partners
Cory Crosland

Cory Crosland

President @ Croscon
Craig Kanarick

Craig Kanarick

CEO @ Mouth Foods
Daniel Seidman

Daniel Seidman

Founder / CEO @ Clean Cloud Solutions
David Teten

David Teten

Founder @ Versatile VC
Divya Gugnani

Divya Gugnani

CEO @ Send the Trend/Behind the Burner
Eoin Townsend

Eoin Townsend

Chief Product Officer @ Collective
Eric Duffy

Eric Duffy

CEO @ Pathgather
Gabe Zichermann

Gabe Zichermann

CEO @ Failosophy
Gary Whitehill

Gary Whitehill

Founder @ Numerous
Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Principal @ Founders Fund
Graham Lawlor

Graham Lawlor

Founder @ Ultra Light Startups
Hans Kullberg

Hans Kullberg

Founder & CEO @ EconoCast
James Gatto

James Gatto

Social Media and Games Team Leader @ Sheppard Mullin
Jason Evege

Jason Evege

Founder, Creative Director @ Linoto.com
Jason Finger

Jason Finger

Managing Member @ Oxygen Capital Partners, LLC
Jeff Stewart

Jeff Stewart

Managing Director @ Global Public Offering Fund
Jeffrey Wald

Jeffrey Wald

Founder and President @ Work Market
Jennie Baird

Jennie Baird

Jeremy Heimans

Jeremy Heimans

CEO @ Purpose
Joe Di Pasquale

Joe Di Pasquale

CEO & Founder @ Regroup
John Federico

John Federico

CEO @ EventHero
Jonathan Benassaya

Jonathan Benassaya

Owner @ Milestone Factory
Jorge Castro

Jorge Castro

Co-Founder @ ScienceVest
Joseph Jaffe

Joseph Jaffe

Founder & CEO @ Evol8tion, LLC
Josh Weinstein

Josh Weinstein

CEO & Founder @ YouAre.tv
Josh Kramer

Josh Kramer

Managing Partner @ Leapfrog Builders
Justin Sherratt

Justin Sherratt

Founder @ Sortbox
Katie Bluhm

Katie Bluhm

Director of Investor Relations @ Versatile VC
Lisa Morales-Hellebo

Lisa Morales-Hellebo

GP & Co-founder @ REFASHIOND Ventures
Lorenzo Thione

Lorenzo Thione

Managing Director @ Gaingels
M Sadowski

M Sadowski

CEO @ Brand24
Marcos Polanco

Marcos Polanco

CEO @ Deedit
Matthew Bromberg

Matthew Bromberg

Group GM @ Electronic Arts
Meghan Messenger

Meghan Messenger

Co-Founder @ Next Jump
Michael Hoeppner

Michael Hoeppner

CEO @ GK Training & Communications
Mike Martoccia

Mike Martoccia

Co-founder / COO @ Dopamine, Inc.
Nick Baily

Nick Baily

Founder, CEO / Principal @ Reelgrid Media, Complex Ventures
Patricia Ju

Patricia Ju

CEO/CTO @ Hackerbilt, Inc.
Paul Grossinger

Paul Grossinger

Member @ New York Angels
Pavel Asanov

Pavel Asanov

Co-founder, COO @ Finta
Peter Stern

Peter Stern

Entrprenuer & Early Stage Investor @ Zenbe, Datek Online
Rob Principe

Rob Principe

Founder & CEO @ Scratch Music Group, Inc.
Saul Orbach

Saul Orbach

Managing Director @ The Beachhead Group
Scott Pollack

Scott Pollack

Head of Business Development @ WeWork
Sergio Escobar

Sergio Escobar

CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures @ Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Shaahin Cheyene

Shaahin Cheyene

Shahab Kaviani

Shahab Kaviani

Co-Founder, Chief Entrepreneurs Office @ CoFoundersLab
Shawn Fagan

Shawn Fagan

Coach @ GK Training and Communications
Stephen Meade

Stephen Meade

Founder & CEO @ MonetaPro
Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller

CIO @ Next Jump
Vince Scafaria

Vince Scafaria

CEO @ DotAlign
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