Founder Institute Montreal

Founder Institute Montreal We believe there are talented people everywhere whose potential can be unlocked to make an impact on the world through entrepreneurship.

The Founder Institute is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator. We help you get to traction and funding with a support network of startup experts that are invested in your success, and through a structured business-building process that has helped our alumni raise over $800M. Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing companies have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, get into seed

-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 180+ cities and 65+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to empower talented and motivated people to build impactful technology-enabled companies worldwide. Learn more at http://fi.co.

Applications are OPEN for our next Founder Showcase! If you’re a pre-seed that’s raised less than $250,000, this is th...
01/07/2023

Applications are OPEN for our next Founder Showcase! If you’re a pre-seed that’s raised less than $250,000, this is the premier event to get your company in front of a global audience of investors, connectors, media, and more.

Apply by Sunday January 22nd to be considered http://bit.ly/showcase-pitch.

You can learn more about the 100% free application process at FounderShowcase.com/apply, and the event itself at FounderShowcase.com.

Since 2009, The Founder Showcase has been the premier startup pitch event for pre-seed companies to present on the global stage. Join us on Wednesday, February

🧐 Curious about the upcoming Q1 2023 program for ready to raise ? Join us THIS WEEK for an open Info Session→ https...
12/05/2022

🧐 Curious about the upcoming Q1 2023 program for ready to raise ? Join us THIS WEEK for an open Info Session→ https://bit.ly/3iiWi6l (Online Event - Wed, Dec 7th @ 4pm PST)

💡 Join to get your questions answered! FI Alumni can APPLY NOW via the link at top of your Alumni Dashboard when you login your FI user profile - learn more about the post-program + see the full prerequisites at: FI.co/fundinglab

Join us on this interactive Q&A meeting to learn about the Funding Lab post-program, exclusively for Founder Institute portfolio Alumni who are actively raising funding. This event will be hosted by Funding Lab's Program Lead, Jeremy Geiger.

The bar to raise startup funding is increasing, so we created this new guide to give founders insight into what we are s...
11/30/2022

The bar to raise startup funding is increasing, so we created this new guide to give founders insight into what we are seeing across the globe: https://bit.ly/3AXNfhV

We are very much seeing a 'back to basics' approach, which is healthy for the ecosystem. Companies with reasonable burn, and strong growth metrics/ unit economics are still raising funding, as they always have.

📈 Funding Lab Applications OPEN, for Ready to Raise→ https://bit.ly/3hcX9m7 ←Q1 2023 program final deadline December 1...
11/23/2022

📈 Funding Lab Applications OPEN, for Ready to Raise→ https://bit.ly/3hcX9m7 ←Q1 2023 program final deadline December 18th!

🙋 Lab Program Prerequisites:
1️⃣ Working exclusively, full-time on the company
2️⃣ Have a functioning product (“Beta” at a minimum)
3️⃣ Demonstrable early customer demand or traction
4️⃣ Willing to spend 25+ hours / week for 3 months on
5️⃣ Team larger than two, including yourself

11/07/2022

Unito, a company offering a SaaS app management platform, has raised $20 million in a venture funding round.

🌐 Applications OPEN for Founder Showcase November Pre-Seed Pitch Event→ https://bit.ly/3hYLNRI ←The is Silicon Valley'...
10/29/2022

🌐 Applications OPEN for Founder Showcase November Pre-Seed Pitch Event→ https://bit.ly/3hYLNRI ←The is Silicon Valley's leading international startup pitch event, helping pre-seed learn, launch, and connect to .

🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW: Anyone building a pre-seed technology company with

If you are building a pre-seed startup and could use exposure to hundreds of international angel investors, media, and technology leaders, then start getting yo

10/27/2022

Montréal-based Unito, which offers a workflow management software, has announced the closing of a $20 million funding round.

10/24/2022

🚀 Mark your calendars for the next Founder Institute Seed-Stage Alumni STONKS.com → https://bit.ly/3SFgCw8

🗓 Join us LIVE November 10th on .com to see FI portfolio companies pitch to , and answer questions about their ! FI Alumni have raised a collective $1.75B+ to date, and are building businesses people love across 95+ countries worldwide.


🚀 Mark your calendars for the next Founder Institute Seed-Stage Alumni STONKS.com → https://bit.ly/3SFgCw8🗓 Join us LIV...
10/24/2022

🚀 Mark your calendars for the next Founder Institute Seed-Stage Alumni STONKS.com → https://bit.ly/3SFgCw8

🗓 Join us LIVE November 10th on .com to see FI portfolio companies pitch to , and answer questions about their ! FI Alumni have raised a collective $1.75B+ to date, and are building businesses people love across 95+ countries worldwide.


10/20/2022

📈 Q3 2022 FI Alumni Milestone Report→ https://bit.ly/3CsHGsF ←Featuring Lily AI, The Good Face Project, YouSet, doc-doc, Puppy Gang Fresh Foods, Bluana, Scrapays, and many more!


See FI portfolio startup , insightful founder interviews and videos, plus a list of the upcoming free online events on the schedule from now until the end of Q4 / 2022!

📣 We are very excited to announce that Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital will be joining the Founder Institute’s inaugural...
10/13/2022

📣 We are very excited to announce that Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital will be joining the Founder Institute’s inaugural 'Venture Trailblazers' event on November 2nd!

🌐 This new event series is designed to connect world-leading , , and ecosystem leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in and : https://bit.ly/3CWx3yU

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The Founder Institute is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator. We help you get to traction and funding with a support network of startup experts that are invested in your success, and through a structured business-building process that has helped our alumni raise over $800M. Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing companies have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 180+ cities and 65+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to empower talented and motivated people to build impactful technology-enabled companies worldwide.

Learn more at http://fi.co.