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The Founder Institute carefully recruits 20-40 Mentors per semester, and we typically only accept Mentors that have built or led fast-growth technology businesses.  

Our Mentors lead the weekly training sessions, and their mandate is to help our participants by sharing their experience, outlining the latest tactics, and providing critical feedback on your progress. In addition, through the Founder Institute's Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in your success both during and after the program, and many have become formal advisors and investors to our Graduate companies. 

See some highlights from our global network of 35,000+ mentors below.

Aaron Patzer

Aaron Patzer

Founder @ Mint.com
Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi

CEO @ Decile Group / VC Lab
Alexandra Johnson

Alexandra Johnson

Managing Director @ DFJ VTB Aurora
Alexandra Wilson

Alexandra Wilson

Founder, Investor & Advisor @ Gilt Group, Montage Ventures
Alexis Beechen

Alexis Beechen

Co-Founder & CEO @ The Drop, Mangrove Estates
Bob Richards

Bob Richards

Founder & CEO @ Moon Express
Bram Cohen

Bram Cohen

Founder @ BitTorrent, Chia Network
Cheryl Yeoh

Cheryl Yeoh

Founder, Investor & Advisor @ Reclip.It, MaGIC
Claire Mc Gregor

Claire Mc Gregor

Co-Founder @ Appbot
David Sacks

David Sacks

Founder & Investor @ Yammer, Paypal, Zenefits
David Wu

David Wu

General Partner @ Maveron Ventures
David Rose

David Rose

Author & CEO @ Gust, New York Angels
Divya Gugnani

Divya Gugnani

Co-Founder @ Send the Trend, Wander Beauty
Emna Ghariani

Emna Ghariani

Global Director @ Founder Institute MENA
Eren Bali

Eren Bali

Founder @ Udemy, Carbon Health
Eric Ries

Eric Ries

Author & Founder @ The Lean Startup, Long Term Stock Exchange
Garrett Camp

Garrett Camp

Founder @ Uber, Expa, StumbleUpon
Gina Bianchini

Gina Bianchini

Founder & CEO @ Mighty Networks, Former CEO of Ning
Heather Harde

Heather Harde

CEO @ TechCrunch
Holly Liu

Holly Liu

Co-Founder @ Kabam
Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis

Author, Investor & Founder @ Inside.com, LAUNCH Accelerator
Jason Johnson

Jason Johnson

Founder & CEO @ August
Jeffrey Paine

Jeffrey Paine

Managing Partner @ Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
Jessica Alter

Jessica Alter

Entrepreneur & Advisor @ Tech for Campaigns, Social Capital
Jessica Mah

Jessica Mah

Founder & CEO @ inDinero, Impact Collective
Jill Stelfox

Jill Stelfox

Co-Founder @ Graffiti Sports, Binary Group
Jilliene Helman

Jilliene Helman

CEO @ RealtyMogul.com
Joanna Lord

Joanna Lord

CMO @ ClassPass
Jonathan Greechan

Jonathan Greechan

Co-Founder & CEO @ Founder Institute
Jonathan Abrams

Jonathan Abrams

Founder @ Nuzzel, Friendster
Justin Moore

Justin Moore

CEO & Investor @ Axcient
Kenneth Hogrefe

Kenneth Hogrefe

CEO and Founder @ Tech Africa Pte. Ltd.
Kirsten Rose

Kirsten Rose

Head of Low Emissions @ BHP, Clean Energy Entrepreneur
Lucy Beard

Lucy Beard

Founder & CEO @ feetZ
Mark Pincus

Mark Pincus

Founder @ Zynga
Michael Seibel

Michael Seibel

CEO & Partner @ Y Combinator
Nitin Pachisia

Nitin Pachisia

Founding Partner @ Unshackled Ventures
Phil Libin

Phil Libin

Founder @ All Turtles, Former CEO of Evernote
Rashmi Sinha

Rashmi Sinha

Co-Founder @ SlideShare
Robin Chase

Robin Chase

Co-Founder & Former CEO @ Zipcar
Rosemarie Truman

Rosemarie Truman

Founder & General Partner @ Gazelle Futures, Center for Advancing Innovation
Sam Yagan

Sam Yagan

Co-Founder @ OK Cupid, ShopRunner, Techstars Chicago
Scott Heiferman

Scott Heiferman

Co-Founder & CEO @ Meetup
Scott Painter

Scott Painter

Founder @ Fair.com, TrueCar, CarsDirect.com
Sergio Maziano

Sergio Maziano

Founder & CEO @ NEXT Solutions
Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss

Angel Investor & Author @ 4-Hour Workweek
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