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Founder Institute Mentors

Columbus - Chicago Fall 2024

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 Columbus program below.

Mentors

Alex Purtell

Accelerator Director, Lumos Accelerator

Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay

FI Mentor

Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay

FI Mentor

Brian Penick

Co-Founder, Soundstr (acquired by VNUE)

Brian Thomas

FI Mentor

Brian King

Consultant, Proteon Software

Calvin Cooper

FI Mentor

Chris Shirer

FI Mentor

Curtis Crocker

Managing Partner, Reservoir Venture Partners

Dann Bruno

Associate, Thompson Hine LLP

Darshan Vyas

Co-Founder, Loud Capital

David Hunegnaw

Partner, Loud Capital

Hoa Mc Manus

Co-Founder, Share

Hugh Cathey

FI Mentor

Jay Clouse

Founder, Unreal Collective

Jeff Lamb

FI Mentor

John Hrivnak

FI Mentor

Joshua Borean

FI Mentor

Karia Ruffin

FI Mentor

Kevin Hiser

President, QStart Labs

Lindsay Karas Stencel

Partner & Chief Legal Counsel, NCT Ventures

Matt Veryser

FI Mentor

Mike Lanese

FI Mentor

Neil Collins

FI Mentor

Parker MacDonell

FI Mentor

Phil George

Co-Founder & CEO, MentorcliQ

Rich Langdale

FI Mentor

Ryan Retcher

Partner, Loud Capital

Ryan Mc Manus

Co-Founder and CEO, Share

Terry Ziegler

CEO/Founder, T-Pro Solutions, Inc.

Tom Krouse

CEO, Donatos

Tony Franco

FI Mentor

Victor Thorne

FI Mentor

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