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Need sharp, actionable advice on your pitch, business strategy, or biggest challenges? Get a real taste of the Founder Institute LA & Boston experience during our exclusive Virtual Office Hours through Speed Mentoring. ​Join us in our Virtual Networking Lounge to connect directly with our exclusive mentors and investors - only available to the FI LA & Boston cohorts. Gain insights, build your network, and see how our 14-week online program can help you scale faster.

🔍 How It Works:

  • ​Pick from 6 expert-led rooms
  • ​Jump between rooms to engage with multiple investors/mentors and perspectives.
  • ​Ask questions or listen in as seasoned experts tackle real startup problems.

​Get feedback. Make connections. Move faster.

❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/379967/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!

❯❯ Our LA & Boston Exclusive Mentors

  • ​🌟 Katie Nowak: Partner at Altra Venture Partners (investments include Anthropic, Canva, OpenAI, Anduril, and more). Founder of Kanvas, where she raised $350M+ for early-stage innovations. Advises and mentors hundreds of founders globally.
  • ​🌟 Ian Utile: Founder at attn.live. Silicon Valley entrepreneur, 8x co-founder, 4x entrepreneur-in-residence. Guest lecturer at five universities and co-producer of leading tech events.
  • ​🌟 Santiago Ibanex: GenAI Lead at MAPFRE Insurance. 2x AI founder and former MIT CSAIL researcher. Associate Faculty at Columbia University, senior AI advisor to StoneTurn, and NVIDIA University Ambassador. Active mentor at MIT, Yale, and Techstars.
  • ​🌟 Eric Forst: Founder at Blocksee. 6x founder and tech executive with 20+ years’ experience in SaaS, AI, and blockchain. Previously led BD at Visible Technologies (acquired by Cision) and co-founded TESTD, a blockchain-based healthtech platform. Currently building AI and blockchain solutions for creators, markets, and democracy.
  • ​🌟 Viki Huang: Investor at Prosperity7 ($5B global growth fund backed by Aramco), focused on AI, semiconductors, and enterprise software from Series A to pre-IPO. Former investor at Atlantic Bridge and business development at Tetramem. Began career at Credit Suisse; holds an MS in Quantitative Management from Duke and a BA in Economics & Math from Columbia.
  • 🌟 Serephina Ha: Managing Director at Founder Institute LA & Boston; Advisor at Loyal VC; Mentor at MIT Sandbox. Former founder of Sereine Lab, a VC-backed AI beauty tech startup with D2C sales across Korea, US, China, Indonesia, and Australia, now supporting startups in growth and fundraising. Also Angel Investor & LP.

❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/379967/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!

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