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Founder Institute, in partnership with moatly®, and led by a former U.S. Patent Examiner, turns ideas into protected, fundable businesses.

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Program Dates
Dec 02, 2026 Mar 25, 2027
Early Deadline
Nov 17, 2026
Early Entrance Fee
$2499 $3499
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The Agentic Experience

You don't have to do it alone. Alongside other like-minded entrepreneurs, you will build your business in a structured, proven process.

From Idea to Patent-Pending in One Program

A comprehensive provisional patent application, drafted and filed during the program itself
Guided step by step by a former U.S. Patent Examiner, from invention disclosure to filing confirmation

Protect Your Moat in an AI World

Learn the 5 ways to protect what you build: patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and NIL
Turn your ideas into assets you can license, monetize, and leverage for a higher valuation at exit

Learn What It Means to Be Fundable

Understand how investors evaluate risk, defensibility, and the value of what you own
Answer the question every investor asks before they write a check: “What stops someone from copying you?”

Session Calendar

Below are the dates for the upcoming program

Onboarding
Nov 30, 2026
06:00pm MST
Kickoff
Dec 02, 2026
06:00pm MST
Vision
Dec 03, 2026
06:00pm MST
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Featured Grad

FI Grad Company

From our Silicon Valley chapter, Udemy is the global leader in online learning, with nearly 200,000 courses. The company went public on the NASDAQ in October 2021, raising $421 million.

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The real question is: can the Founder Institute be game-changing for your business? The answer is yes. Without FI, Udemy may have never raised any money.

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Udemy (IPO, 2021)

Leadership

Our team is dedicated to helping founders steward their gifts and build companies that create lasting impact.

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Kathryn Vatt

Founder and CEO @ moatly®

What's unique about our Founder Institute IP Accelerator

Your Director, Kathryn Vatt, is an investor, scientist, former United States Patent Examiner, and LinkedIn's #1 Global Influencer in IP. You get funding insight, building experience, and IP protection, all from one person who's protecting the past, present, and future of innovation.

Every founder leaves patent-pending with a filed provisional patent application.
Every mentor was hand-selected from the Hubble expert network.
A Three-Lens Director: Investor, Founder & Global IP Strategist.

Mentors

Our Mentors bring real-life experience and expertise so you can make timely decisions quickly.

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Harold Hughes

CEO @ Bandwagon
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Mark Phinick

B2B Deal Coach @ Let's Make It Rain
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Michael O'brien

Síol VC
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Jason Butcher

Orbit Capital
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Ankur Sethi

Winner Capital
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Joyce Shin

Founder @ The Human Edge

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