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Startup Founder 101 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 basics\
• 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!
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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.
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Inside the Founder Institute: Real Stories From Alumni
·OnlineOnlineTurn your startup vision into a real plan. Join a live, interactive online Q&A with Founder Institute alumni, founders who've collectively raised $2B+ and built some of the fastest-growing tech companies worldwide. Get practical advice on launching and scaling, hear what the FI pre-seed accelerator is actually like, and understand what you can realistically achieve through an accelerator. Save your spot and learn what it takes to succeed.
❯ What You’ll Learn:
- The various types of startups that join the Founder Institute
- What it’s like to be part of an accelerator program
- Key success metrics that investors look for
- Essential tactics for building a strong startup
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23171 to get your link and join us live!
❯ Featured Speakers:
- Liza Rodewald (FI Washington DC Alumni) - Founder & CEO @ Instant Teams: Liza brings 16+ years of technical experience as a software engineer and 4x entrepreneur, with a background building enterprise software for government and healthcare. A Computer Science graduate from the University of South Alabama and top 3% Founder Institute alumni, she launched Instant Teams to reshape how companies build remote teams through a talent funnel of military-connected professionals. She is a Forbes contributor, SheEO Top 25 honoree, and active mentor for female founders. Instant Teams is a remote talent marketplace connecting military families with flexible remote jobs. Raised $13M in a Series A led by Tiger Global, hit $19M in revenue in 2024, with CEO Liza Rodewald named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.
- Johanna Behm (FI Silicon Valley Alumni) - Co-founder & CEO @ Envire: Johanna brings a decade of experience across live events, bioinformatics, enterprise software, and climate tech. A Finnish engineer raised on sustainability as a default, she built Envire to become the AI-native intelligence layer for the global events industry, helping venues cut emissions and eliminate 90%+ of manual reporting. She also co-founded Global Climate Solutions to accelerate capital to climate founders and scientists worldwide. Envire is an AI-powered platform helping event venues and organizers reduce their environmental footprint through consolidated data and sustainability insights…
Envire is an AI-powered platform helping event venues and organizers reduce their environmental footprint through consolidated data and sustainability insights, targeting the events industry's contribution to global carbon emissions.
❯ Featured Host:
- Chris Foltz is a Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Institute and Managing Director of Responsible Solutions, a Silicon Valley-based global strategy firm. He advises founders, executives, and policymakers across 6 continents on brand storytelling and go-to-market strategy. Named to the IRG100, an annual list of the world's top 100 CMOs and change agents, Chris brings a rare, unfiltered perspective shaped by a career that has spanned partisan politics, personal adversity, and a remarkable reinvention.a seed-stage fintech fund backing embedded financial technologies that expand economic access for low- and moderate-income Americans and small businesses.
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❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23171 to get your link and join us live!3 uczestników
How to Launch an AI-Powered Company With a Day Job Featuring Adeo Ressi
·OnlineOnlineMost people believe starting a company means choosing between stability and ambition. That belief is costing them years. AI has changed that. What used to require full-time dedication can now be done in focused hours each week. Experienced professionals are validating ideas, reaching first customers, and building real companies without ever sending a resignation letter. The question is not whether it is possible. It is whether you know how. In this free online session, Adeo Ressi, founder of 11 startups, 14 VC funds, and nearly $2B in exits, breaks down the exact framework for building an AI-powered company while keeping your day job.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to balance your career and your startup without burning out or falling behind in either
- How to use AI to optimize your operations and replace functions that would otherwise require a full-time team
- The framework for deciding when, and whether, to make the leap from employee to founder
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/25336 to get your link and join us live!
❯ 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.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Professionals with 5 to 15+ years of experience in an industry who have been thinking about starting something but haven't made the move yet
- Solo founders who have an idea and the drive, but need a structured process to move forward without a team
- Professionals whose role is changing because of AI and who want to turn that disruption into their own company
- Ambitious professionals who are ready to bet on themselves and work harder than they ever have
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❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/25336 to get your link and join us live!
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What It Takes to Get Funded: Live Investor Q&A w/ Maayan Teper
·OnlineOnlineDo you want to ask questions to startup investors about fundraising in a friendly, judgment-free environment? Are you looking to raise funding in the future, and want to learn what investors look for and how they evaluate potential investments? Then join us for this live, interactive Q&A event featuring Maayan Teper, Investor at Resilience VC. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your network and ask in-depth questions.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- The key metrics investors evaluate in early-stage startups
- What makes founders stand out during fundraising
- How investors assess traction, market opportunity, and risk
- The differences between angels, VCs, grants, and other funding sources
- Practical ways to prepare before raising your next round
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23991 to get your link and join us live!
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Maayan Teper is Investor at Resilience VC, a seed-stage fintech fund backing embedded financial technologies that expand economic access for low- and moderate-income Americans and small businesses. Before Resilience, he evaluated investments at Better Ventures across climate, healthcare, and the future of work, and worked as a senior associate at Social Finance. Maayan has spent his career at the intersection of capital and impact; and brings a rare combination of financial rigor and mission-driven perspective to every conversation about what makes an early-stage startup worth backing.
❯ Featured Host:
- Chris Foltz is a Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Institute and Managing Director of Responsible Solutions, a Silicon Valley-based global strategy firm. He advises founders, executives, and policymakers across 6 continents on brand storytelling and go-to-market strategy. Named to the IRG100, an annual list of the world's top 100 CMOs and change agents, Chris brings a rare, unfiltered perspective shaped by a career that has spanned partisan politics, personal adversity, and a remarkable reinvention.a seed-stage fintech fund backing embedded financial technologies that expand economic access for low- and moderate-income Americans and small businesses.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Founders preparing to raise their first round
- Early-stage entrepreneurs seeking insight into investor decision-making
- Aspiring founders planning to fundraise in the future
- Anyone curious about how investors evaluate startups
About the FI Venture Network
The FI Venture Network is an exclusive network of investors actively funding pre-seed and seed-stage startups before anyone else. Learn more by visiting the FI Venture Network page.❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23991 to get your link and join us live!
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FI Germany Spring 2026 Graduation: Meet the New Portfolio Companies
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for the Germany Spring 2026 Graduation — live in Berlin or online from anywhere.
This special hybrid event will feature an inspiring talk by Natacha Neumann and a few debut presentations from the new Alumni. Learn about some of the companies that will go onto seed-accelerators, raise funding, and build the next great Germany startups.
❯ Want to be inspired by courageous entrepreneurs? Here comes your invite to experience them live:
- Natacha Neumann (Founder, Bright Ventures)
- Rikke Klitskov (CoDirector, Founder Institute Berlin)
- Mohammad Hossein Tavangar (Director , Founder Institute Germany)
- Ferdinand Mühlhäuser (Digital Strategist, Business Angel & Coach, Founder Institute Germany)
- Kai Malkwitz (Impact Director, Founder Institute Berlin / Germany)
- Amanda Fornal (Founder, Founder Buddies | Orange SFM)
- Nathan Evans (Founder | Angel Investor | Advisor , AURIS Investment)
✨ Can’t make it to Berlin? You can join the event online.
We are hosting the event in a hybrid format so attendees from across Germany and internationally can participate virtually. Register here: https://t1p.de/Graduation2026_Spring-FIWe expect to see around 10 companies graduating from a wide array of topics ranging from helping perfume enthusiasts find the perfect scent, a platform for configuring and ordering the perfect robot, to an easy-to-deploy ERP tailored for SMEs, and even a powerful solution for managing and growing your savings, and more!
This is the last chance to see the Spring 2026 cohort in its entirety and the first chance to see them as Founder Institute graduated companies!
The Founder Institute startup accelerator is an extremely challenging program, and graduating is a significant achievement. In fact, less than 40% of applicants are accepted to the program, and less than 30% of those generally make it through. Being a Founder Institute Graduate Company is a seal of approval, signifying that company's founders, mission, model, and plans are being validated by experienced startup CEOs.🎟️ Register here: https://t1p.de/Graduation2026_Spring-FI
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