Learn How We Help Our Graduate Companies from Around the World

The Founder Institute's Select Portfolio is a designation given to the top 3% of Graduates from the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator.

Among the Founder Institute's 9,000+ Graduates across six continents, the Select Portfolio represents the Elite companies that have demonstrated strong early traction. These Graduates have been hand-selected by the Founder Institute as companies with the utmost potential to quickly scale and grow into an enduring, global business.

In order to facilitate this growth, these Graduates will receive special assistance and increased support.

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Benefits

Amidst the noise, the Silicon Valley FI team will help Select Portfolio Graduates focus their efforts and realize their potential.

Fundraising Support

Get syndicated across FI’s Founder Angels email lists, participate in private Virtual Demo Days, and receive introductions to angels in the FI network.

Business Dev Support

Work with FI HQ staff to identify potential partners, advisors, and mentors from the global network, and receive introductions.

Elite Partner Benefits

Get access to private offers from some of the world's top service providers, available exclusively for the best Graduates from FI.

Advisory & Event Access

Access to all global FI events (like FounderX) and Virtual Advisory Programs, and receive one-to-one office hours with senior FI staff.

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The Founder Institute is the world’s largest agentic company builder, turning ideas into fundable startups, and startups into unicorns. Since 2009, the Founder Institute program has helped over 9,000 entrepreneurs build 9,000+ companies, including unicorns like Udemy and Esusu, raise over 2BN in funding, and grow a portfolio worth an estimated $20BN. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 95 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide. Learn more about the Founder Institute.