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!

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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

Andee Constine