The Founder Institute

The Founder Institute
Company typeCorporation
IndustryBusiness Incubator
Founded2009
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Key people
Adeo Ressi (Co-Founder & CEO)
Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder)
Websitefi.co

The Founder Institute is an American business incubator, entrepreneur training and startup launch program that was founded in Palo Alto, California in 2009. Although based in Silicon Valley, The Founder Institute maintains chapters in over 180 cities[1][2] and more than 65 nations.[3][4][5] It offers a four-month part-time program for new and early-stage entrepreneurs that helps them develop their business ideas and form a company. Among the key requirements for graduation is the creation of a fully operational company by the end of the four-month program.[6] As of 2018, over 3,500 companies had been created from the program, which raised over $800M funding in total.[5]

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