Thank you for making FE's 5th class a huge success!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we couldn’t think of a better time to express our gratitude for the amazing supporters we’ve had over the last two years. This fall was a celebration of not only our second birthday but also the 5th graduating Founders Embassy class.
FE's Fall 2019 program wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for the generous time given by the incredible Thought Leader community of mentors, experts, investors and coaches. Congratulations to the Fall 2019 class founders and a huge thank you to the 45 outstanding individuals who contributed to the program!
THOUGHT LEADERS:
Iddo Gino - CEO & Founder, RapidAPI
Maria Salamanca - Principal, Unshackled Ventures
Charles Hudson - Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures
Pascale Diaine - Principal, Storm Ventures
Matt Bornstein - Partner, a16z
Homan Yuen - Managing Partner, Fusion Fund
Henri Deshays - Partner, NewFund
Tim Fong - Partner, Intersect VC
Laura Kennedy - VP, Corporate Development, Techstars
Ashley Brasier - Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Sumit Gupta - VP, Products, AO and ML, IBM
Kenny Vassigh - Systems Engineering, NASA
Fernanda Baker - Head of SV Ecosystem, Samsung NEXT
Pauline Cristofari - Corporate Development & Strategy, Google
Amir Mashkoori - CEO, ISDI Digital University
Riley Rodgers - Principal at Valia Investments
Tiffany Luck - Investor, GGV Capital
Matt Oshinsky - Partner, Perkins Coie
Scott Sorochak - CEO at SparkLabs Foundry
Carthele Kelly - Director, Sales Development at Zenefits
Raviraj Jain - Partner, Lightspeed Venture Parnters
Brielle Perry - Global VP of Sales and BD, Harbinger
Audrey Melnik - Founder, Funnel Ventures
Max Menke - Founding Partner, GrowthX
Ameena El Bibaby - Principal, ARTIS Ventures
Carl Fritjofsson - Partner, Creandum
Ariana Hellebuyck - VP, Marketing, Life360
Anna Binder - Head of People, Asana
Roli Saxena - Chief Customer Service, Brex
Kevin Indig - VP SEO & Content at G2
Marvin Liao - Partner @ 500 Startups
Vivian Cheng - Senior Associate, Javelin Venture Partners
Harpaul Sambhi - Limited Partner, Inovia Capital
Brian Ma - Founder, Divvy Homes
Alyson DeNardo - Partner at MaC Venture Capital & M Ventures
Vasil Azarov - Founder, Growth Marketing Conference
Olivia Wang - Head of US, ZhenFund
Eric Quon Lee - Director, Visa Business Solutions
Peter Goldie - Partner, Category Design Advisors
Harpaul Sambhi - Limited Partner, Inovia Capital
Nish Nadaraja - Marketing, Branding, and Community Consultant
Kapil Agrawal - Head of Finance, Poshmark
Robb Miller - SVP of Sales, RichRelevance
Josh Constine - Editor-at-Large, TechCrunch
Mathieu Aguesse - CEO, Schoolab
Christina Trampota - Global Leader in Strategic Partnerships
PARTNERS:
Thank you to our unique and generous sponsors, venues and community partners as well. We couldn’t do it without your continued support!
DEMO NIGHT HOST:
A special shoutout goes to 906.World Cultural center for hosting our Demo Night in their gorgeously remodeled church!
To our photographer, Michael Keel, you’re a legend!
To our amazing support staff and volunteers, you guys are absolute rock stars.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
— A&A
Founders Embassy is the only accelerator focused exclusively on helping international and immigrant founders get inducted into Silicon Valley's robust ecosystem of mentors, investors and technology leaders. The 2-week-long equity-free bootcamp program is held in the heart of San Francisco and is designed to help develop their network, expand their partnerships, and learn from some of the most respected Thought Leaders in Silicon Valley. Applications are open for the Spring 2019 season (March 26th - April 9th) and only the top 15 companies from around the world will be selected. Founders must have already raised a seed round of investment, have significant traction in their home market, and be able to articulate their need for Silicon Valley. Founders should APPLY HERE before December 15th to be considered. Learn more here.