About us
The Nashville Startup Traction & Funding Network brings together aspiring and experienced tech entrepreneurs to discuss, meet, and collaborate to build great new startups, and to push the local startup ecosystem forward.\
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This group hosts numerous free events throughout the year where you can learn the best practices of starting a company from people who have been there and done that. You’ll have the opportunity to meet local founders and investors, exchange ideas with experts, get feedback on your idea, participate in startup workshops, and more.\
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Typical startup event topics include:\
• Coming up with a strong startup idea\
• Startup legal practices\
• How to pitch your startup\
• Starting a company without quitting your day job\
• How to raise funding for your startup\
• And much more!\
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Join the group to be invited to our next event!
Featured event
FounderX Silicon Valley: VIP Gathering of Global Founders/ Investors
FounderX is a highly-curated, intimate conference will gather ~300 investors, founders, technology executives, and startup ecosystem leaders from across the globe for three days of networking events, group workshops, and engaging talks from top Keynote Speakers.
Previous speakers for FI events include Elon Musk, Steve Jurvetson, Yamini Rangan, Naval Ravikant, Esther Dyson, Jason Calacanis, Ben Horowitz, and many more.
❯❯ Meetup members must RSVP at https://luma.com/659pksxq?coupon=WE2SPJ to attend, the early bird price is available until May 31st.
TO REGISTER, YOU MUST RSVP AND PAY AT THE LINK ABOVE. RSVPING TO THIS MEETUP DOES NOT GRANT YOU ACCESS TO THIS EVENT.
See all the latest event details at http://FounderX.com (exact details and speakers will not be updated on this Meetup page).
Please note: this event is mainly for Founder Institute investors, alumni, mentors, and leaders - so Meetup availability will expire.
The goal of FounderX is to facilitate meaningful connections and learning across the FI and Decile Group Networks, which span 40,000+ innovators across 100+ countries and 6 continents.
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❯ See all the latest event details at http://FounderX.com (exact details and speakers will not be updated on this Meetup page).
❯ Meetup members must RSVP at https://luma.com/659pksxq?coupon=WE2SPJ to attend, the early bird price is available until May 31st.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: To register, you MUST RSVP and pay at the link above.
❌ RSVPing to this Meetup does NOT grant you access to this event.
Upcoming events
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The AI-Native Founder Revolution: Build Your Company Faster Than Ever
·OnlineOnlineThe world has shifted. AI is rewriting how companies get built, and the barriers that once kept great ideas locked away are crumbling in real-time. What used to take months now happens in minutes. The biggest window of opportunity for new founders in a generation has opened, and it's happening right now. Join Adeo Ressi, Chairman of Founder Institute, for an exclusive global session as he unveils FI's evolution from startup accelerator to the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder.
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26028 to get your link and join us live!
❯ What You'll Learn:
- The New Paradigm of Company Building: why traditional accelerator models are outdated and how AI-native founders are building the fastest-growing companies in history.
- The Democratization of Creation: How AI has eliminated traditional barriers: no technical co-founder required, no six-month MVP timeline, no team of marketers needed just to validate your idea.
- From Zero to Founder in the AI Era: See how FI's proven methodology, refined over 1,200+ cohorts, now empowers solo founders and ambitious professionals with AI agents, tools, and a global network of mentors and investors.
- The Path to Funding: Understand how Founder Capital and FI's investor network provide first checks to the most promising AI-native startups.
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Adeo Ressi - CEO at Decile Group and and Chairman at the Founder Institute - Adeo has personally launched 14 venture capital funds and founded 11 startups, having nearly $2 billion in exits before the age of 30. He is currently CEO of Decile Group, powering the next generation of venture capital firms worldwide and parent of the VC Lab venture capital accelerator; and Chairman at the Founder Institute, a pre-seed accelerator with chapters in over 250 cities worldwide and over 8,900 portfolio companies.
❯ Perfect For:
- Experienced professionals: (5-15+ years) ready to solve real problems in their industry
- First-time founders with big ideas but uncertain how to start
- AI-curious professionals who want to be on the right side of the revolution
- Solo founders looking for structure, community, and expert guidance
The future belongs to AI-native companies. This event will show you how to be part of building it.
Reserve your spot for this game-changing conversation about the future of entrepreneurship.
"The barriers to entrepreneurship are falling away. There are more potential founders than at any point in human history." — The Founder Institute Vision
❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26028 to get your link and join us live!
2 attendees
Venture Trailblazers featuring Tim Draper
·OnlineOnlineVenture Trailblazers is an exclusive event series that connects leading investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in startups and venture capital. For this edition, we are honored to welcome Tim Draper, founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network, and one of the world's most recognized venture capitalists. The goal of Venture Trailblazers is to educate and connect founders, leaders, mentors, and investors across the global Founder Institute, VC Lab, and FI Venture Networks.
On July 9th, Tim Draper joins Adeo Ressi for the next edition of Venture Trailblazers.
RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26260 to get your link and join us live!Tim Draper is one of the most recognized venture capitalists in the world and the founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. He has backed some of the most transformative companies in technology from their earliest rounds, including Tesla, SpaceX, Coinbase, Skype, Hotmail, Twitch, Robinhood, Baidu, Box, Carta, Planet, Cruise Automation, and more than 20 unicorns in total.
A leading global voice for entrepreneurs, Tim is also one of the most prominent advocates for Bitcoin and decentralization. He famously won the U.S. Marshals' Bitcoin auction in 2014, has invested in over 50 crypto companies, and led early investments in Coinbase, Ledger, Tezos, and Bancor, among others.
Tim is a regular presence across major networks as a proponent of entrepreneurship, innovative governance, free markets, and Bitcoin. His recognitions include the World Entrepreneurship Forum's "Entrepreneur of the World," one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, the top 20 most influential people in crypto by CryptoWeekly, #1 most networked VC by AlwaysOn, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, and a member of the Global Guru 30 Startup Gurus in the world.
❯ What We'll Cover
In this candid conversation, Tim and Adeo will explore:- Tim's journey as an investor and the philosophy that has guided his decisions over the decades
- The story behind his early bet on SpaceX, and what it taught him about backing audacious founders
- Lessons drawn from across his portfolio of category-defining companies
- His current thinking on crypto and AI, and where he sees each headed next
- His advice for emerging managers building enduring, high-performing venture firms today
❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26260 to get your link and join us live!
1 attendeeFounderX Silicon Valley: VIP Gathering of Global Founders/ Investors
various locations, 319 Sally dr, 2118 Bayvale, San Francisco, CA, USFounderX is a highly-curated, intimate conference will gather ~300 investors, founders, technology executives, and startup ecosystem leaders from across the globe for three days of networking events, group workshops, and engaging talks from top Keynote Speakers.
Previous speakers for FI events include Elon Musk, Steve Jurvetson, Yamini Rangan, Naval Ravikant, Esther Dyson, Jason Calacanis, Ben Horowitz, and many more.
❯❯ Meetup members must RSVP at https://luma.com/659pksxq?coupon=WE2SPJ to attend, the early bird price is available until May 31st.
TO REGISTER, YOU MUST RSVP AND PAY AT THE LINK ABOVE. RSVPING TO THIS MEETUP DOES NOT GRANT YOU ACCESS TO THIS EVENT.
See all the latest event details at http://FounderX.com (exact details and speakers will not be updated on this Meetup page).
Please note: this event is mainly for Founder Institute investors, alumni, mentors, and leaders - so Meetup availability will expire.
The goal of FounderX is to facilitate meaningful connections and learning across the FI and Decile Group Networks, which span 40,000+ innovators across 100+ countries and 6 continents.
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❯ See all the latest event details at http://FounderX.com (exact details and speakers will not be updated on this Meetup page).
❯ Meetup members must RSVP at https://luma.com/659pksxq?coupon=WE2SPJ to attend, the early bird price is available until May 31st.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: To register, you MUST RSVP and pay at the link above.
❌ RSVPing to this Meetup does NOT grant you access to this event.2 attendees
Past events
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