Founder Institute
Rethink what’s possible.
Category
Technology/Scalable, Real-Economy
Location
Worldwide
Year Established
2009
Description
The Founder Institute is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, having helped launch over 5,000 companies across 200+ cities and six continents. The company was founded by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi and his colleague, Jonathan Greechan. The idea for the program spawned from operating TheFunded.com, where it became apparent that most entrepreneurs at the idea and launch stages lacked the structure, feedback, and support network needed to be successful. The Founder Institute program operates across 200 + cities and is localized into 9 languages. In total, Founder Institute Alumni have raised over $1 billion and are worth an estimated $30B.
Example Businesses
Mobile content distribution, online education, peer-to-peer car rental, peer-to-peer lending, online security.
