Founder Institute Program
Founder Institute Remote · open worldwide
Part-time pre-seed program running in 200+ cities and online that walks idea-stage founders through structured sprints with mentor feedback, ending in a Funding Day.
Free to start · no account needed
Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
Also: mentor feedback sessions; AI startup playbook tools; Funding Day; global alumni network.
Who can apply: Open to anyone with an idea; can be done while employed; choose a local chapter or online cohort.
Cost: Entrance fee (e.g. $1,199 for the Silicon Valley cohort). Equity: 2.5% of future equity pledged to the Equity Collective.
Many local cohorts per year; listed chapters run Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 cohorts. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there); a payment is part of applying.
What to prepare: application form.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “It runs in 200+ cities; apply to the chapter nearest you”
Who can apply
- Open to founders, working professionals, people in a career transition, students
- Open to anyone with an idea; can be done while employed; choose a local chapter or online cohort.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done. There is a fee to pay to the organiser; payment always stays with you.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Founder Institute without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.