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The Dallas Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Dallas Spring 2023 program.

After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just two companies were able to make it through. 

Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Dallas's top startup experts and investors.  

And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Dallas program: 

  • ConcessionTeam - a marketplace makes mobile ordering and management easier for rural concessions to maximize their profits and enhance the fan experience.
  • Lewie - an oral healthcare company with products designed to make caring for your smile a part of your daily beauty routine.

The Dallas Spring 2023 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.

Join us at Dallas Founder Institute In-Person Graduation Event on July 7

Dallas Local Directors 

We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Dallas Founder Institute: Javy Martinez (Managing Director, Founder Institute North Texas), Martín Martinez (Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas), Paloma Lecheta (Head of Global Community, Founder Institute). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Dallas that is conducive to building to great companies.

In addition, the Dallas Spring 2023 program was supported by some of Dallas's top technology organizations, including:

Some of Dallas’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:

* Alex Kogan * Aliyah Harith * Ashley Connell * Christiana Yebra * Jason Taylor * Javy Martinez * Joe Daniels * Jose Padilla * Josh Hunt * Katie Wallace * Lindy Chapman * Lito Rodriguez * Mara Rada * Marcos Rodriguez * Naveed Haque * Noah Wallach * Paul O'Brien * Rafael Kartaszynski * Rahul Varshneya * Ram Prasad * Robbie Crosier * Sameer Ranjan * Sweta Patel * Tiana Laurence * Tiffanie Tovar * Timo Meintjes * Tom Zheng * WAEL DOUKMAK * Will Coleman * Yemi Oluseun

In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over $1.75BN. 

After Graduation, the new Dallas Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business. 

Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.

The next Dallas Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/dallas.

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Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.75BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.

See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates


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