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The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, announced today that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Vitoria. While the Silicon-Valley based program has chapters in over 200 cities worldwide, early-stage entrepreneurs in Vitoria can finally now take advantage of the Founder Institute's renowned structure, mentor support, and network to build an enduring company. 

Applications to the first ever Vitoria Founder Institute are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/vitoria

The Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the support network and structure needed to build an enduring company, from launch to team and funding. Since 2009, the program has helped over  7,000 Graduates raise over $1.75BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.

To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Vitoria, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:

  • How to Build a Moonshot: Lonestar’s Mission to the Moon: 2:00pm, abr 01, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340670
  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
  • Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts: 2:00pm, abr 03, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340634
  • How Early-Stage AI Startups Will Fix Global Problems: 2:00pm, abr 10, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340713
  • Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 2:00pm, abr 15, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340767
  • Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 2:00pm, abr 18, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340794
  • How to Acquire your First Customers with Actionable SEO Strategies : 2:00pm, abr 24, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340815
  • Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 9:00pm, mai 01, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340841
  • How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 2:00pm, mai 08, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340861
  • Building a Fundable Start-up Brand: 2:00pm, mai 20, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340883
  • Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 9:00pm, mai 22, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340895
  • Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 9:00pm, mai 27, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340920
  • How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 2:00pm, mai 29, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340938
  • Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 9:00pm, jun 05, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/340996
  • How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 9:00pm, jun 10, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341020
  • Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 2:00pm, jun 12, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341040
  • Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 2:00pm, jun 17, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341059
  • Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts: 2:00pm, jun 26, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341078
  • Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 2:00pm, jul 01, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/341096

The experts that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to Vitoria include local startup leaders Clovis Castelo Junior (Prof , UNIFATEC ), Leo Gmeiner (CEO, School Guardian), Marco De Biasi (Partner, LAAS), Mayra Motta (Sócia Fundadora, Mayra Motta Advogados), Paloma Lecheta (Head of Global Community, Founder Institute).

Brazil is one of our fastest growing countries, as we believe the country is well positioned to become one of the top global startup ecosystems", says Adeo Ressi, CEO of the Founder Institute

In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the Vitoria - Brasil Winter 2024 Founder Institute program, including:

  • And many more to be announced.

The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The organization's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and build sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.

Join us in Vitoria to build a great company in 2020. 

Apply to the Vitoria - Brasil Winter 2024 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.  

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