Finance & Banking

From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Top Startup Investor

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oin a candid, live Q&A where founders can ask venture capitalists and investors from the FI Venture Network anything about raising capital. Learn what investors look for, how to stand out, sources of startup funding, and how to prepare your startup before fundraising. The event provides real talk about fundraising, practical tips, and crucial insights to he…

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0Voices
164Underwriters
0Exhibitors
14On the bill · sessions
161Companies · in total
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Founder CapitalPlatinum
Loyal VCPlatinum
ActionPointFI Alumni Offers
Activated ScaleFI Alumni Offers
ActivatedScaleFI Alumni Offers
AgoraOther Partners
AHMDigitalCRM/Marketing
AIMARCRM/Marketing
AllcancodeFI Alumni Offers
AlteranteFI Alumni Offers
Amazon Web ServicesProduct/Infrastructure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AndaheadLocal Partner
Angel Investor SimulatorOther Partners
AstrellaFinance/Legal
Athlon TechnologyProduct/Infrastructure
AtlassianProduct/Infrastructure
AttioCRM/Marketing
AutoboundFI Alumni Offers
BasiCare PlusFinance/Legal
BasiCare Plus® Complete™
BorderlessFI Alumni Offers
BoxProduct/Infrastructure
Bright DataProduct/Infrastructure
BubbleProduct/Infrastructure
Bunker LabsLocal
CapQuestFinance/Legal
CashbucketFI Alumni Offers
ChangeNOWAccelerators/Events
ChargerzillaFI Alumni Offers
ChoreFinance/Legal
CircleOther Partners
Claremont McKenna CollegeLocal
Claremont McKenna College (CMC)Local Partner
ClipchampCRM/Marketing
CloudmaniaOther Partners
CodigoDelSurProduct/Infrastructure
CoffeeSpaceCRM/Marketing
Compliagence.aiFI Alumni Offers
CubeXLabsFI Alumni Offers
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The Programme

Selected from 14 sessions on the bill.
  • 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…

  • Nov 12, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Pitch Mastery

    An entrepreneur never stops pitching, so this session focuses 100% on helping you build a great pitch. First, the mentors will share the latest best practices for pitching your sta…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 161 companies, parsed from the program.

161 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.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
161Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
0Speakingspeaker only
03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01ActionPointSp·F
  2. 02Activated ScaleSp·F
  3. 03AgoraSp·O
  4. 04AHMDigitalSp·C
  5. 05AIMARSp·C
  6. 06AllcancodeSp·F
  7. 07AlteranteSp·F
  8. 08AndaheadSp·L
  9. 09Angel Investor SimulatorSp·O
  10. 10AstrellaSp·F
  11. 11Athlon TechnologySp·P
  12. 12AtlassianSp·P
  13. 13AttioSp·C
  14. 14AutoboundSp·F
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum2
1% of 164
other partners17
10% of 164
accelerators/events4
2% of 164
local partner20
12% of 164
finance/legal26
16% of 164
fi alumni offers24
15% of 164
local19
12% of 164
logistics3
2% of 164
crm/marketing16
10% of 164
product/infrastructure27
16% of 164
unspecified6
4% of 164
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's 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.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters