Deadline:
As soon as possible
Program Starts: October 20, 2025
Program Ends: January 13, 2026
Location(s)
Croatia
Overview
The Founder Institute is the world's most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.
The Founder Institute is the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters across 185+ cities and alumni companies that have raised over $950M in funding. Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used our program to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more.
Details
What to Expect?
During the program you can expect:
- 3.5 months of systematic development on your idea and your company
- 200+ specific tasks to develop your idea and your company
- Direct and honest feedback about your business
- Weekly online group sessions with top mentors giving practical guidance and Q&A session on specific topics
- Personal and group office hours with hand-picked experienced mentors
- Later in the program, introductions to corporates and potential investors
- Global online demo day webinar for the graduates!
Rules of the game:
- A limited number of applicants will be accepted to the program
- We require execution - if you are not learning and executing, you may be dropped from the program
- You will get strong peer support from other founders in your cohort
- No need for physical appearance but mandatory remote video appearance for three hours on Wednesdays
After the short form, you will be invited to take our Entrepreneur DNA Assessment, which is our main criteria for evaluating applicants.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Who Should Apply?
- Any pre-seed female entrepreneur interested in building an innovative startup is encouraged to apply, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies (pre-funding).
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Program starts:
October 20, 2025
Program ends:
January 13, 2026
Program Starts: October 20, 2025
Program Ends: January 13, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
The Female Founder Program helps early-stage women entrepreneurs build innovative businesses in the Silicon Valley-Amsterdam Founder Institute through:
- Mentorship and feedback from +100 top entrepreneurs and industry experts
- Access to a local and global support network of mentors, investors, and advisors
- Introductions to business angels, VCs and corporates investing globally
- Over €1.5MM in partner deals and resources
- Several fellowships awarded to the top applicants, allowing them to participate in the program for free
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