Accelerator🇺🇸 USA
Founder Institute
Palo Alto, California
World's largest pre-seed accelerator; 9,000+ companies, $2B+ raised.
- Investment focus
- GeneralistAI/ML
- Stage
- Idea/Pre-incubation · Pre-seed
- Check / terms
- Equity-free cash (refundable ~$799 fee); 2.5% Equity Collective warrant
- Program / model
- Pre-seed company builder; refundable entrance fee instead of cash investment; shared graduate equity pool.
- Invests in
- Global (200+ cities)
- Founded
- 2009