The Founder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, helping entrepreneurs across the globe build enduring tech companies.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 180 cities and 65 countries, FI has helped launch over 3,500 companies, which have created over 25,000+ new jobs. The company's mission is to help companies reach traction and funding, and to grow sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
The Founder Institute was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi, and is operated out of a small office in the heart of Silicon Valley.