Below is a July 2021 alumni milestone report, featuring updates from Founder Institute portfolio companies across the globe. See the most recent alumni funding news and top media stories of the past month, online event replay videos of featured founder pitches and insightful webinars, as well as a list of the upcoming FI global events taking place the rest of this month in August, 2021.
Alumni Funding + News Highlights:
- Esusu (FI San Francisco), a rent-reporting social impact fintech, announces $10M Series A, including investment from Serena Williams
- Mentor Spaces (FI Chicago) Raises $2.5M to Advance the Careers of Underrepresented Talent Through the Power of Mentorship
- Kudoti (FI Johannesburg), a waste tech and recycling startup, wins $40k prize from Nestlé at global awards ceremony
- Prowess Project (FI Austin), a curated talent and EQ-based hiring platform, receives follow-up investment from Loyal VC
- LNKO (FI Montreal), a D2C eyewear startup now based in Morocco, receives 3 million DH investment from CDG
- Egab (FI Cairo) founder Dina Aboughazala named a recipient of Google News Initiative’s Middle East, Turkey and Africa Innovation Challenge
- Worddio (FI Sofia) a language-learning mobile app, announces $250k raised to date
- Tutti (FI London), a venue booking platform for creatives, selected for The London & Partners’ Business Growth Programme
- Ellerca Health (FI Toronto) Partners with Avricore Health to Offer Joint Diabetes Screening and Management Support
- Focal Point Procurement (FI Austin) accepted into the Techstars Atlanta 2021 seed accelerator cohort
Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join the virtual Founder Institute accelerator program nearest you.
July 2021 Featured Alumni Pitch Videos
MAA'VA Founder & CEO Marieh Mehran (FI Silicon Valley) named demo day finale winner of the 2021 impact startup Pitch For Progress competition
Braze Mobility Founder & CEO Pooja Viswanathan (FI Toronto) demo day finalist pitch from 2021 impact startup Pitch For Progress competition
July 2021 Featured Webinars
How to Manage & Model Early-Stage Startup Finances, with Finmark CEO Rami Essaid
Building a Startup Investment Track Record with SPVs: Q&A with Assure CEO Jeremy Neilson
Elevation Pitch Demo Day: Watch Mountain West Entrepreneur Elevator Pitches
Pitch for Progress Demo Day: Watch Promising Impact Startups Pitch (full event)
Join us at an August 2021 Free Online Startup Event:
- August 4th - Global Alumni Panel: Meet Founders who Graduated from FI & Ask Your Questions
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August 11th - Startup Idea Fest: Build and Share Ideas with Potential Customers Online
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August 18th - Founder Showcase: Global Pre-Seed Startup Pitch & Networking Event
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August 26 & 27th - Breaking Boundaries Pitch Competition with VHA Innovation Ecosystem
Are you a pre-seed stage entrepreneur working to achieve startup traction or funding? Apply here to join the virtual Founder Institute accelerator nearest you.
Graduates 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/journey.
