Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Opens Applications in Amsterdam to Accelerate Startup Founders
World’s Premier Early-Stage Accelerator Calling for Aspiring and Early-Stage Entrepreneurs in Need of Mentorship, Training and Funding
The Founder Institute (www.fi.co), the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, announced today that it is has opened applications for it’s Amsterdam 2019 program. Since launching in Amsterdam in 2011, the program has created promising technology companies in the region, like Peerby, and more. Any aspiring entrepreneur or team interested in building a company with some of Amsterdam’s top startup mentors is invited to apply to the Amsterdam 2019 Founder Institute at http://fi.co/apply/amsterdam, or attend a free startup event hosted by the Amsterdam Founder Institute: http://fi.co/events/amsterdam.
For aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs up to the challenge, the Founder Institute’s comprehensive step-by-step program provides the structure, mentor support, and global network of entrepreneurs needed to start an enduring company. The Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants. Founder Institute Graduate companies include fast-rising startups across 6 continents like Udemy, Realty Mogul, Travelcar, goplaceit, Appota, and many more.
New curriculum
In addition, the Amsterdam 2019 program will include the Founder Institute’s newest company-building curriculum suitable to address the needs of advanced founders (MVP stage) as well as aspiring new entrepreneurs at the idea-stage — a project just released this year in collaboration with hundreds of startup leaders across the globe.
The Amsterdam Chapter will once again be led by local startup leaders Bas van Essen (Jexia), Oliver de Leeuw (Nameshapers), Lorenz van Gool (Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk) and Rixt Herklots (Operational Director TheNextWomen NL). Entrepreneurs in Residence Cyndee Sugra (founder The Werck Group) and Daan Weddepohl (CEO & founder Peerby) and are also involved in helping aspiring entrepreneurs.
Mentors who are helping Amsterdam Founder Institute participants include:
- Adeline Lee: Director of Growth, Framer
- Arthur van de Graaf: Founder, Seeds & Getacrowd
- Gerrit Brouwer: Founder, Appical & Keypatch
- Sebastiaan Hooft: serial entrepreneur
- Cyndee Sugra: Founder, Chief Creative Strategist, The Werck Group
- Thomas Mensink: Founder & Analyst, GoldenEggCheck
- Daan Weddepohl: CEO & Founder, Peerby
- Ewoud Goorts: CEO & Founder, FlorAccess
- Frans Jonker: Founder, Ticketscript
- Patrick van der Pijl: CEO & Founder, Business Models Inc.
- Hanneke Stegweg: Founder & CEO, iLost
- Hans van Rijnswoud: CEO, HROffice
- Jorrit Kelderman: CFO, NightBalance
- Stefano Cutello: Founder & CEO, PastBook
- …and counting!
Anybody who is interested can apply to the Amsterdam Founder Institute at http://fi.co/apply/amsterdam.
Learn more about the Founder Institute at http://fi.co.
About the Founder Institute
The Founder Institute is the world’s premier early-stage accelerator and startup launch program. For aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage entrepreneurs up to the challenge, our comprehensive step-by-step program provides the structure, mentor support, and global network of entrepreneurs needed to start an enduring company.
In addition, the Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants. Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used our program to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 150 cities and 60 countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to “Globalize Silicon Valley” and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The Founder Institute was founded in 2009 by Adeo Ressi and Jonathan Greechan. It is operated out of Palo Alto, California.
Press Contact
Silicon Valley: Co-founder Jonathan Greechan is available at (j@fi.co)
Amsterdam: E-mail local director Bas van Essen at bas.van.essen@founderinstitute.net You can also ask Bas for the contact details of Daan Weddepohl, founder and CEO of Peerby. He is an alumnus of the Founder Institute, mentor and Entrepreneur in Residence for the Amsterdam chapter. He is also available for questions about his experiences in the program.
