Founder Institute (FI)

The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. To date, FI has helped launch over 6,500 companies across 200+ cities and six continents.

The company was founded in 2009 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. Today the program operates across 200 + cities and is  localized into 9 languages. In total, Founder Institute Alumni have raised over $1.75BN and are worth an estimated $30BN.