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From Idea to Traction: Lessons From Global FI Alumni

Make your startup vision actionable. Join a live online Q&A with Founder Institute alumni—founders who've raised $2B+ and built some of the world's fastest-growing tech companies. Get practical advice on launching and scaling, hear what the FI pre-seed accelerator is really like, and learn what you can realistically achieve through an accelerator. Save your…

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0Speakers
143Sponsors
15On the bill · sessions
143Companies · in total
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Sponsors

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

Selected from 15 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 143 companies, parsed from the program.

143 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
143Sponsoringsponsor only
0Companies Speakingspeaker only
Most-represented companies
  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
Sponsors by tier
platinum2
1% of 143
other partners15
10% of 143
accelerators/events4
3% of 143
local partner18
13% of 143
finance/legal25
17% of 143
logistics3
2% of 143
crm/marketing16
11% of 143
product/infrastructure27
19% of 143
local11
8% of 143
fi alumni offers22
15% of 143
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