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Benefits

1. Company building best practice

Structured company building using the latest proven methods and with continuous direct feedback from mentors with own recent experience.

2. Global and local network access

Access to a network of venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, experts, graduates from across the globe including Silicon Valley to support you in your company building.

3. Expert training in key skills

Training in key topics (see key program elements) by experienced mentors, connected to every phase of your company building.

4. Graduate funding and support

Top 3 graduates receive grant funding from Desifer. 100 000 SEK for the first and 75 000 SEK for second and third. Weekly mentoring by Adeo Ressi, CEO of Founder Institute, for the top graduate.

Special founder offers and tools :

Office space discount
with impact Hub

Legal help 2h included
as well as discounted
legal services

In-depth user
experience workshop
by Doberman, on top
of standard curriculum

In-depth product tech workshop plus software development deals by
Softhouse

Software and service
deals with the largest
players (e.g. Google Cloud and Amazon)

Who do we help?

Idea Stage

You just have an idea and may still be full time employed :

  • Validate and improve your ideas, strategy, and pitch
  • Find co-founders, early-team members, and advisors
  • Launch your company using a proven step-by-step process

Prototype Stage

You have an MVP or prototype in testing:

  • Get expert feedback to make smarter product decisions
  • Secure advisors, partners, and key hires
  • Nail your go-to-market and begin fundraising (if needed)

Early Company

You have a company and revenue, but are pre-funding :

  • Get expert insights on your data to increase traction
  • Secure advisors, partners, key hires and investors
  • Launch a sustainable business with a global network

What are we looking for in founders?

Passion for solving a certain “customer problem” rather than focusing on a specific technology

A problem where the solution is tech-enabled (software, internet, etc) and can scale

Entrepreneurial DNA with high openness and strong problem solving skills.

A high degree of openness and willingness to receive coaching

Mentor

More than

50 top mentors

Most are serial

entrepreneurs and angel investors.

Together they have

founded 100+

companies

Some are experts in lean

startup, product

development, pitching,

marketing, sales

development, legal,

funding and more

The common

denominator is that they

want to support founders

in building enduring

companies

  • Randy Cottin

    Founder & CEO of Loogup, an Al-powered Real Estate Platform. Ex Rocket Internet’s venture country and regional manager for Central America. Highlighted among top10  Entrepreneurs by Revista Gerente

  • Josep Nolla

    Co-founder & CEO Reve/Reach, the largest lifestyle marketplace in the Nordics. Ex Google and Kinnevik exec with +15 years experience in building and running new products and services

  • Anette Nordvall

    Early stage tech investor, with STOAF in Sweden, as well as Capital A Partners, a US-based Nordic Tech Fund. Wallenberg Fellow at Stanford in 2015 and appointed one of Sweden’s most powerful tech investor by Di Digital in 2015/2016

  • Michael Lantz

    CEO and co-founder of Accedo, a video experience pioneer with customers like Netflix, HBO, Disney and Spotify. EY Entrepreneur of the Year Sweden 2016. Ex management consultant

  • Nedim Efendic

    Founder Institute & Desifer. Investment banker turned entrepreneurship researcher (Stockholm School of Economics, Stanford) turned startup advisor. Ex Interim CFO at award winning Fintech startup Transfer Galaxy

  • Mei (文玫) Wen

    Oxford educated engineer turned investment banker and strategy consultant turned crypto investor and tech entrepreneur. Previous experience from Volumental, Ericsson, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and Morgan Stanley.

KEY PROGRAM ELEMENTS

 

Business idea

Develop vision, Idea
and business model

Orientation & pitch training
Vision and ideas
Research & customer
development
Revenue modelling
Naming & positioning

Mentor idea pitch and review

Product

Develop product end team setup

Startup legal & lP
Team & advisors
Product development
Individual mentoring

Mentor business pitch and review

Launch

Prepare for launch

Sales & traction
Branding & marketing
Bootstrapping & fundraising

Graduation

Constant mentor feedback and evaluation of progress, pitch and plans

WHAT IT TAKES

20-30 hours

per week minimum

1 program session

on site in Stockholm

2 group meetings

every week

30%

makes it to graduation

COST

Early bird

$799

USD

Before Oct 7, 2018

Regular

$999

USD

Before Oct 7, 2018

Teams typically cost 1.5x this free

OPEN FELLOWSHIPS

The following fellowships, where selected applicants will participate for free, are open until November 11th:

EQUITY

4% per company in the form of a 15 year warrant

Returns are shared with all participants (including you!) in each cohort

The 4% is divided like this: 1% to graduates (you!), 1% to mentors, 1% to FI Sthlm and 1% to FI headquarters

What makes FI unique?

Silicon Valley approach and network as well as local network and corporate connections

Unique equity model where everyone in the same cohort is incentivized to help build great companies

Mentoring by high profile active entrepreneurs and our Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR)

“In just fourteen weeks, our Founder Institute program accelerates the development of your company with mentoring by serial entrepreneurs, a structured development agenda, and connections to the right network, equaling a year’s worth of progress.”

Joel Sunnehall

Founder Institute Director & Partner at Desifer

 

 

“The Founder Institute is the most raw, ‘street’ program out there for startups”

Jason Calacanis.

Angel investor (e.g. Uber, Evernote and Tumblr), Entrepreneur, Author

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