Finance & Banking

Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore

Having an idea isn't hard. Having an idea that investors take seriously is. Many founders build around mild inconveniences instead of painful, urgent problems. In this interactive workshop, Jonathan Greechan (Co-founder & CEO at Founder Institute) shares frameworks used to help thousands of founders pressure-test their ideas before pitching, building, or fun…

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1Speakers
164Sponsors
15On the bill · sessions
158Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Build, in alphabetical order.
Jonathan Greechan
Co-Founder & CEO · Founder Institute
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Founder CapitalPlatinum
Loyal VCPlatinum
ActionPoint
Activated Scale
ActivatedScale
Agora
AHMDigital
AIMAR
AllcancodeFI Alumni Offers
AllCanCode
Alterante
Amazon Web Services
AndaheadLocal
Angel Investor Simulator
Astrella
Athlon Technology
Atlassian
Attio
Autobound
BasiCare Plus
Borderless
BorderlessHR
Box
Bright Data
Bubble
Bunker LabsLocal
CapQuest
Cashbucket
ChangeNOW
ChangeNOW Summit
Chargerzilla
Chore
CircleOther Partners
Circle Security
Claremont McKenna CollegeLocal
Clipchamp
Cloudmania
CodigoDelSur
CoffeeSpace
Compliagence.ai
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Agenda

Selected from 15 sessions on the bill.
  • Aug 18, 2026, 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

    Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore

    Having an idea isn't hard. Having an idea that investors take seriously is. Many founders build around mild inconveniences instead of painful, urgent problems. The result? Weak tra…

  • Dec 03, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Go-to-Market & Scale

    In this Feedback Session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current go-to-market plans and progress, and cover topics like marketing messaging, unit economics, c…

  • Dec 10, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Product Development

    In this Feedback Session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current product, and/or product roadmap. Expert in product development will also discuss best practic…

  • Dec 17, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Investor Progress Review

    Similar to the Mentor Idea Review, the Investor Progress Review is the second major test in the program. In this session, Founders will focus on give a long presentation their prog…

  • Dec 24, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Co-Founders & Team

    In this Feedback Session, Founders will receive feedback from Mentors on their team plans and product progress. In addition, Mentors will discuss how to identify the roles needed t…

  • Dec 31, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Growth

    In this session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current growth, branding, metrics, and strategy. Mentors will discuss various growth tactics, setting growth g…

  • Jan 07, 2027 06:00pm PST

    Funding

    In this session, Mentors will give you insider tip and tricks to raise funding for your startup in the current market, and in your locale. Mentors will also cover numerous topics r…

  • Jan 14, 2027 06:00pm PST

    Graduation

    Completing the Founder Institute is an honor. The program is challenging, and the expectations are demanding. In this final session, you will celebrate with your peers, friends and…

  • Nov 05, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Revenue & Business Models

    In this Feedback Session, Founders will share their pitch and revenue model with Mentors for feedback and continued refinement. You will also get tips on how to sustain your startu…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 158 companies, parsed from the program.

158 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
157Sponsoringsponsor only
1Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

100% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1100%

Of 1 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01ActionPointSp
  2. 02Activated ScaleSp
  3. 03AgoraSp
  4. 04AHMDigitalSp
  5. 05AIMARSp
  6. 06AllcancodeSp·F
  7. 07AlteranteSp
  8. 08AndaheadSp·L
  9. 09Angel Investor SimulatorSp
  10. 10AstrellaSp
  11. 11Athlon TechnologySp
  12. 12AtlassianSp
  13. 13AttioSp
  14. 14AutoboundSp
Sponsors by tier
platinum2
1% of 164
fi alumni offers2
1% of 164
finance/legal1
1% of 164
local31
19% of 164
local partner2
1% of 164
other partners4
2% of 164
product/infrastructure1
1% of 164
accelerators/events2
1% of 164
unspecified119
73% of 164
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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