Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Chennai - GCC Spring 2024 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Chennai and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Chennai Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Mar 17, 2024) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
Since launching in Chennai in 2015, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Chennai have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Chennai Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 9:30pm, May 09, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/345174
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 10:30pm, May 20, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/339268
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:30pm, Jun 03, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/343403
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:30pm, Jun 17, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/339873
- How to Take a Value Proposition to Finding Product Market Fit: 10:30pm, Jun 24, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/341403
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 5:30am, Jul 02, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/340184
- How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 10:30pm, Jul 08, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/344365
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:30pm, Jul 17, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/341300
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 10:30pm, Jul 29, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/341613
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:30pm, Aug 12, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/344061
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 10:30pm, Sep 16, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/342313
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:30pm, Sep 23, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/343509
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:30pm, Sep 25, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/344261
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:30pm, Oct 02, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/342000
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 10:30pm, Oct 30, 2024 (Asia/Kolkata): https://FI.co/e/344559
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more - like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, and Appota. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Running the Founder Institute's efforts in Chennai are local startup leaders Gopi Mattel (Founder and CEO, MaxBlox, Inc), Kumaran Mani (CEO, Tenth Planet Technologies Pvt Ltd), and Sanal Sankar (Director of Technology, CellarStone).
In addition, some of Chennai's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Chennai - GCC Spring 2024 includes:
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is the most challenging and effective step-by-step startup launch program for talented and motivated aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are serious about launching a startup, the Founder Institute can give you the structured process, constant feedback and evaluation from expert mentors, and global network of entrepreneurs you need to start an enduring company. In addition, the Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants.
We hope you will join us in Chennai and launch a company in 2017.
