The Founder Institute, the World's Largest Startup Accelerator, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new chapter in Manila for the Spring of 2014.
The testing phase ends soon (Sep 16, 2025), so if you'd like to help bring this great program to Manila, please fill out this form today and spread the word. It only takes five minutes, and there is no obligation.
Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Manila has been positive, and we have received a large amount of support from local startup and economic development organizations. In addition, we have reached out to some of the area's top technology entrepreneurs to support the program.
We are humbled by the list of top local and global entrepreneurs that have pledged their support to mentor new companies in a Manila Founder Institute program.
This list of entrepeneurs includes:
- Alex Sy: Managing Director, ATLAS Business Consulting and Mentoring Services
- Allan Tan: CEO/Chief AI Scientist, Predictive Systems Inc
- Amrei Dizon, ME, CPM: Founder, Vitalstrats Creative Solutions
- Andrea Livotto: Partner, TenX2
- Annaliza Laxamana: Founder and CEO, Modern Ads and Promo, Inc.
- Apollo Sangalang: Founder, Sangalang & Gaerlan, Business Lawyers
- Arup Maity: President, BlastAsia
- Atty. Marvyn Gaerlan: Attorney, Sangalang & Gaerlan, Business Lawyers
- Carlo Calimon: President, StartUp Village
- Carlo Sagun: President and CEO, Bayan Family of Foundations
- Carlo Silva: CEO, Shoppable
- Carlos Ang: Founder & CEO, SUDS CLOTHING CARE GRP
- Darwin Rivers: Founder - Philippines HR Group, PHIlHRG Inc
- Francisco Lapid: Chairman, SPAC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC
- Franco Varona: Managing Partner, Foxmont Capital Partners
- Gerard Escaler: Co-Founder, Lyrium Venture Partners Limited
- Gina Romero: CEO, ConnectedWomen.org
- Jerry Cocabo-Yao CPM: Founder, TMSPH Training & Consultancy Services
- Jj Disini: Managing Partner, Disini and Disini
- Joel Santos: PRESIDENT, THAMES INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
- John D. Evans, CFA: Founder & General Manager, SEIML Ventures
- Jorge Wieneke: Founder & CEO, TOKYO TEMPURA
- Joseph De Leon: Founder, MAIN [Manila Angel Investors Network]
- Juan Roy: President, Regenerative Transformation Institute
- Karin Wellbrock: Executive Leadership Coach and Co-Founder, Kay Group K.K.
- Kevin Brockland: Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
- Mark Pe: Private Wealth Portfolio -IFA GROUP HEAD, COL FINANCIAL
- Marvin Adolfo: EVP, AISTAC Alpha Innovative Skills Training
- Niña Terol: Founder & CEO, Imaginable Impact
- Oliver O. Leonardo: Director, MSRD of the SEC
- Paul Pajo: Director, Incubation Management Head & TBI , Benilde HiFi
- Peng Ong: Managing Director, Monk's Hill Ventures
- Prof JAY Bernardo, III: Chairman , Bayan Family of Foundations, Inc.
- Quenby Go: Executive Director, Manila Angel Investors Network.PH
- Roger Do: CEO, Co-Founder, Watchdog Cyber Defense
- Steph Naval: Founder & CEO, Empath
- Voltaire Magpayo: Board Member, Small Business Corporation
- And many more to be announced.
In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Manila with expert feedback and support to build their companies. In addition, participants are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
If we get enough demand to officially launch a Manila Founder Institute chapter, then we will secure approximately 10 - 20 additional mentors. In fact, in most Founder Institute semesters the ratio of Mentors to Founders is greater than 1:1.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,800 companies form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more.
Help bring this world-renowned program to Manila and fill out an Interest Form today.
