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FI Alumni Panel: Meet Founders that Graduated FI and Ask Questions

Speak with Founder Institute Alumni about their experience in the program

Date

Dec 15, 2021

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01:00 pm - 02:00 pm

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Alumni of the Founder Institute pre-seed startup accelerator have raised over $1.5BN in funding and are building some of the world's fastest growing technology businesses. Join us for an interactive, online Q&A event where you can learn the tips and tricks to building a startup, ask the alumni about their experience in the FI program, and what you can expect to achieve in a startup accelerator. This event will be hosted by Dustin Betz (Community & Content Manager at FI).

About the Alumni:

Emma Clark, Co-Founder of The Sauce (FI London) The Sauce is a video profile based dating app that utilizes all the intangibles of video to create the best matches for users. The Sauce recently raised £310,000 and was named one of the best dating apps of 2021 by GQ Magazine.

Francois Wayenberg, CEO of Ajinomatrix (FI Berlin) Ajinomatrix is a B2B open source software company that digitizes the senses of taste and smell for the food industry. Ajinomatrix raised funding from the European Union, was accepted to the prestigious EIT Food Accelerator Network, and are launching a straight to series A funding round to continue their fast growth.

Swathi Nagendra, Founder & CEO of BetterMeal (FI Silicon Valley) BetterMeal AI is a nutritional application that helps customers develop healthy eating habits through expert nutritional recommendations. The company has raised a small amount of funding, and despite being in a private beta stage they are growing quickly via 100% word of mouth.

Who should Attend?

Anyone interested in joining a startup accelerator
Anyone who has an idea for a startup or a growing company
Anyone interested in speaking with Founder Institute Alumni

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The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.