About us
Startup Founder 101 brings together aspiring and experienced tech entrepreneurs to discuss, meet, and collaborate to build great new startups, and to push the local startup ecosystem forward.\
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This group hosts numerous free events throughout the year where you can learn the best practices of starting a company from people who have been there and done that. You’ll have the opportunity to meet local founders and investors, exchange ideas with experts, get feedback on your idea, participate in startup workshops, and more.\
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Typical startup event topics include:\
• Coming up with a strong startup idea\
• Startup legal basics\
• How to pitch your startup\
• Starting a company without quitting your day job\
• How to raise funding for your startup\
• And much more!\
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Join the group to be invited to our next event!
Upcoming events
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From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Brian Bell
·OnlineOnlineNo filters. No pitch decks. Just real talk about fundraising. Join us for a candid, live Q&A where you can ask a top startup investor anything about raising capital. What do investors look for, especially in AI startups? What kills a deal? How do you get a meeting? Get the answers you've always wanted in a friendly, open environment, and walk away with the knowledge and connections to take your fundraising to the next level.
❯ Guest Speakers include:
- Brian Bell (Founder and Managing Partner, Team Ignite Ventures)
- Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder & CIO, Founder Institute, GP Founder Capital)
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/e/405860/meetup to get your link and join us live!
❯ What You’ll Learn:
- What investors look for when evaluating early-stage startups
- How investors are evaluating AI startups right now
- The signals that make founders stand out to investors
- Different sources of startup funding and when to pursue them
- How to prepare your startup before approaching investors
- Common mistakes that cause founders to lose investor interest
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Idea-stage founders exploring future fundraising
- Startup teams preparing for their first funding round
- Founders building AI-powered startups who want to know what investors expect
- Professionals considering starting a venture-backed startup
- Entrepreneurs curious about how investors make decisions
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❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/e/405860/meetup to get your link and join us live!
5 attendees
Meet the Directors of Founder Institute London (Online Info Session)
·OnlineOnlineInvestors are pissed off with decks right now. This is because founders are creating AI slop. Learn how to create the perfect deck with Shaun Gold from OpenVC and Mercedes Bankston from Loyal VC. Then, for sixty seconds, you pitch. Everyone else in the room learns from your mistake so they do not have to make it themselves. Any stage counts, including an idea you have never said out loud. Register now and bring it.
❯ Featured Mentors:
- Shaun Gold (Chief Evangelist, OpenVC)
- Mercedes Bankston (Venture Partner, Loyal VC)
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to create an excellent deck
- How to avoid the AI slop
- How to open a pitch so the room knows what you do in one sentence;
- The structure investors and mentors expect, in the order they expect it;
- How to talk about traction when you have none;
- The mistake most founders make at this stage, and the fix;
- How to take feedback in the room without arguing with it.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Founders preparing to pitch investors, mentors, or an accelerator;
- Founders not getting anywhere with VCs
- Idea-stage founders who have never pitched to strangers;
- Anyone who has pitched and could not tell why it did not land;
- People who want to learn by watching others get honest feedback.
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❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/407499/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
2 attendees
How to Raise Funding from Angel Investors
·OnlineOnlineRaising funding from angel investors can be a game-changer for early-stage startups. But how do you find the right angels, get their attention, and convince them to invest in your startup? Join Founder Institute Nordics for an exclusive fireside chat with Rita Anson, Partner at Nordic Ignite angel fund, Secretary General of NorBAN (Norwegian Business Angels Network), and Board Member of EBAN (European Business Angels Network), bringing insights from the Nordic and European angel investment ecosystems.
❯ Guest Speakers include:
- Rita Anson (NorBAN (Norwegian Business Angels Network), Nordic Ignite angel fund - EBAN (European Business Angel Network))
- Naimul Abd (CEO, Connect Öst & SweBAN - Swedish Business Angel Networks)
❯ What You'll Learn:
- Find the Right Angel Investors: Discover how to identify relevant angel investors and networks across the Nordics and Europe that match your startup's stage, sector, and funding needs.
- Understand What Angels Really Want: Learn how angel investors evaluate early-stage startups, what drives their investment decisions, and what makes founders stand out.
- Build a Winning Angel Fundraising Strategy: Understand when to approach angels, how much funding to raise, and how to prepare your startup for investment.
- Connect with Angels and Pitch Effectively: Explore practical approaches to accessing angel networks, building investor relationships, and delivering pitches that turn conversations into investment opportunities.
- Avoid Common Fundraising Mistakes: Discover the mistakes founders make when approaching angel investors and how to improve your chances of securing funding.
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❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/407666/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
6 attendees
The Product-Market Fit Journey: Market Signals, Analytics & Tech Decisions
·OnlineOnlineBuilding a product is easier than ever, but knowing what to change as you grow is still one of the hardest parts of finding product-market fit. In this session, we'll walk through three layers founders need to get right: reading market signals to decide who you serve and when to pivot, using product analytics to understand how customers actually use what you've built, and making infrastructure decisions that support growth without adding complexity you don't need yet. You'll leave with practical frameworks for each layer and a simple diagnostic for figuring out where your biggest problem really lives.
❯ Guest Speakers include:
- Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder & CIO, Founder Institute, GP Founder Capital)
- Carlos Ignacio Sanabria (Partnerships Manager, Designli)
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/e/406838/meetup to get your link and join us live!
❯ What You'll Learn:
- Which market signals show who your best customers are, and when it's time to pivot
- How to use product analytics to see how customers actually use what you've built
- Which metrics matter at your stage, and which ones can wait
- How to make infrastructure decisions that support growth without adding complexity you don't need yet
- A simple diagnostic to find out whether your biggest problem is the market, the product or the tech
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Carlos Ignacio Sanabria - Partnership Manager @ Designli: Carlos is the Partnerships Manager at Designli, where he helps SaaS founders turn product ideas into clear development strategies and scalable roadmaps. He works with startups at every stage, from early concepts to live products that need stronger execution, better development operations, or a path back on track. Originally from Venezuela and now based in Mexico City, Carlos has worked across the US, UK, Australia, and Latin America, collaborating closely with founders, accelerators, and startup communities.
About Designli: Designli helps you build software people actually pay for, plugging SaaS experts into your team with a system that's helped 200+ companies build and scale.
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❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/e/406838/meetup to get your link and join us live!5 attendees
Past events
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