About us
Startup Founder 101 is a community for founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, startup builders, investors, and professionals who are passionate about building businesses and meaningful connections in Singapore.
This group hosts free and paid 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.
Whether you're launching your first startup, growing an established company, exploring a new idea, or supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, this group is designed to bring people together to learn, collaborate, and grow.
What you can expect:
• Founder networking sessions
• Fireside chats with entrepreneurs and industry leaders
• Startup and business workshops
• Peer learning and founder roundtables
• Investor and ecosystem introductions
• Collaboration and partnership opportunities
• A supportive environment to share challenges, ideas, and wins
We welcome founders at every stage—from idea validation to scaling and beyond—as well as professionals who contribute to the startup ecosystem.
Community guidelines:
✓ Be respectful and supportive
✓ Introduce yourself and connect with others
✓ Share opportunities and insights
✓ No excessive self-promotion or spam
✓ Focus on creating value for the community
Our mission is simple:
Connect. Learn. Collaborate. Grow.
We look forward to building an active, welcoming, and impactful founder community together.
Typical startup event topics include:
• Coming up with a strong startup idea
• Startup legal basics and setting up a company
• How to pitch your startup
• Accounting and tax compliance for companies
• How to raise funding for your startup
• And much more!
Join the group to be invited to our next event!
Upcoming events
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How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI
·OnlineOnlineAI is a powerful tool to help aspiring entrepreneurs create a great pitch, but when used poorly it can also produce a pitch that sounds just like every other. Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder & CEO of Founder Institute, GP at Founder Capital) has worked with 10,000+ startups in his career and seen even more pitches. On this live event, he'll walk you through a structured process to create the first pitches for your startup idea, and share the tools and prompts founders are using in the Founder Institute to create memorable and effective pitches.
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26692 to get your link and join us live!
❯ What You'll Learn:
How to create an elevator pitch and your first pitch deck
Which AI tools to use, and which to skip, during the pitch formation process
How Investors look at startup pitches
Helpful AI prompts, skills, and tools to supercharge your pitch-building process
❯ Featured Speaker:
Jonathan Greechan - Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute - Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 and across over 100 countries, producing over 9,000 portfolio companies with nearly $2BN in venture funding. In his long career in tech and marketing, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on marketing, growth, and product strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.
❯ Who Should Attend?
Aspiring founders who want to start a business but lack technical skills
Entrepreneurs exploring how AI can accelerate their startup journey
Professionals considering launching a side project or solo startup- Early-stage founders interested in AI-powered workflows
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❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26692 to get your link and join us live!9 attendees
Break the Idea Loop: Decide What to Build in the Age of AI
·OnlineOnlineYou don't need to be "naturally creative" to find a great startup idea. Strong ideas come from a clear, repeatable process, and that matters more than ever now that AI can generate endless ideas in seconds. The hard part is deciding which one is worth building. In this live workshop, Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder & CIO of Founder Institute) shares a proven framework for developing high-potential startup ideas, based on insights from working with 10,000+ startups worldwide. You'll also share your idea, get feedback, and meet other aspiring founders in your industry.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- Why smart founders get trapped in idea paralysis
- How to choose what to build when AI can generate endless ideas
- A practical scoring system to compare multiple ideas
- How to identify problems with real urgency and demand
- How to assess founder-market fit objectively
- Clear signals that an idea is worth committing to
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Jonathan Greechan - Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute - Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 cities and over 100 countries, producing over 9,000 portfolio companies with nearly $2BN in venture funding. In his long career in tech and marketing, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on marketing, growth, and product strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Anyone who has an early-stage company or a startup idea.
- Anyone who would like feedback on their idea or pitch.
- Anyone that is interested in joining a new startup or looking for a co-founder.
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❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23358 to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
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Past events
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