Many of the world's fastest-growing companies have used the Founder Institute's series of highly-structured accelerator programs to find the direction and global network needed to build a meaningful business. In total, our companies have raised over 2BN in funding.
A selection of portfolio highlights from across 6 continents and 200 cities:
Peerby is a leading application in the 'sharing economy', enabling people to borrow the things they need from others in their neighborhood. They have raised more than $4.7M in funding.
Daan Weddepohl
IPO
Udemy is the global leader in online learning, with nearly 200,000 courses. The company went public on the NASDAQ in October 2021 (UDMY), raising $421 million.
WebsiteEren Bali, Gagan Biyani
Fairly is artificial intelligence risk management software to help firms to comply with forthcoming regulations and mitigate safety concerns. The company raised a CAD $2.2M round in April 2023.
WebsiteFion Lee Madan, David Van Bruwaene
Esusu reports on-time rent payments to credit bureaus, helping renters boost their credit scores. They became a unicorn in January 2022 with SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $130M Series B.
WebsiteRob Henning
Unito is a no-code integration solution that allows you to connect your apps and automate your workflows in minutes. They raised a $20M Series B round in October 2022 led by CDPQ's Equity 253 fund.
WebsiteMarc Boscher
FightCamp is the market-leading at home connected fitness device for boxing, kickboxing, and martial arts sports. They announced its $90M Series B in June 2021 from top investors.
WebsiteKhalil Zahar
BRIDGR is a SaaS for data gathering, analysis, and traslantion to help supercharge and automate auditing and consulting workflows. The company announced a $1.6M seed funding round in April 2023.
WebsiteAmira Boutouchent
Upright is a market leader in loans and services for fix-and-flips, new construction, and rental properties. The company announced a $20M Series B round in November 2021 and a $20M REIT in March 2023.
WebsiteMatt Rodak
Acquired
GoalProfit is a low-code retail optimization platform to help retailers by retailers craft data-driven merchandising decisions. The company was acquired in March 2023 by Digital Wave Technology.
WebsiteMaxim Morozov
Lily AI is eCommerce connecting retailer or brand's shoppers with products they may want to buy, through algorithmic solutions like product search and discovery. They raised a $60M+ in funding.
WebsitePurva Gupta
NED brings cash flow visibility to small business lending. They closed a $4.2M Seed in November 2024.
WebsiteDavid Silverstein
Xcapit is a Smart Wallet and fosters a culture of cryptocurrency savings among young people. They announced an ETH 43.7821 investment from UNICEF Innovation Fund in June 2021.
WebsiteFernando Boiero, José Ignacio Trajtenberg
Acquired
VOA Educação helps educators to monitor socio-emotional development in students. The EdTech was acquired by Vivadí in Nov 2021 in a bet on consolidation of the Brazilian soft skills market.
WebsiteTiago Neves
SleepUp is a sleep personal assistant that works to improve sleep with personalized virtual treatments and continuous biometric monitoring. They announced a R$ 2M raise in November 2021.
WebsiteRenata Redondo Bonaldi
Oddbox produce delivers irregular fruit and veggies that big chain grocery retailers reject. The company announced £16M in funding from BurdaPrincipal Investments in August 2021.
WebsiteEmilie Vanpoperinghe
OpenCommerce Group is a cross-border eCommerce for Vietnamese SMEs to bring products to global markets. The company announced a $7M Series A funding round in February 2022.
WebsiteQuan Truong Manh
TotalCtrl builds digital products to streamline food inventory management and reduce food waste. The company announced an investment of NOK 20M (~$2.2M) in November 2020.
WebsiteCharlotte Aschim
Slip redefines the role of receipts in retail, converting them from static transaction records into an interactive media channel to determine a customer's next best action. They announced £2.5M Seed round in June 2024.
WebsiteTash Grossman
Quin AI is a deep learning-AI system dedicated to behaviour prediction for online growth and profitability. They closed a £1.5M in funding in October 2024.
WebsiteGonca Gulser
MeetGeek maximizes the value of meetings, calls and interviews by automatically recording, taking notes, and sharing highlights from voice and video calls. They raised $1.5M+.
WebsiteDan Huru
Grow For Me is a crowdfunding platform helping farmers to scale up their operations. In October 2021 they were selected by Google Black Founders Fund to receive non-dilutive capital.
WebsiteNana Opoku W. O. Agyeman Prempeh
CinetPay lets merchants across Francophone Africa accept Mobile Money and other payments forms. They announced $2.4M in funding from 4DX Ventures and Flutterwave in December 2021.
WebsiteIdriss Marcial MONTHE DJOMBISSIE
Tespire developed a web/mobile app to help primary & secondary school owners in semi-urban Africa to boost income, block revenue leakages through a tablet device. They raised an undisclosed amount in October 2024.
WebsiteAbdulkadir Suleiman
ShapShap is a mobile marketplace app for ordering food, groceries, and more within your city for pickup or same day parcel delivery. They raised seed funding from GreenTec Capital in 2021.
Website
Zowasel is a vetted agriculture marketplace to buy and sell crops. The company received $100k in funding as part of the UN World Food Programme’s Zero Hunger Sprint.
WebsiteJerry Oche
Andalin is a digital freight forwarder providing import-export logistics for cross border shipments between Indonesia and global destinations. Intudo lead a $4M funding round in February 2022.
WebsiteRifki Pratomo
Palki Motors manufactures affordable mini-electric cars to help one million commercial car drivers make more money. They have raised over $1M from Shark Tank Bangladesh, and others.
WebsiteMustafa Momin
Aonic is an all-in-one drone solution for enterprises looking to modernise and streamline their operations. The company announced it had raised a $4.29M seed round in October 2021.
WebsiteJin Xi Cheong
Acquired
Gameconomy provides backend analytics, marketplaces, in-game currency and data for games developers. A majority stake in the company was acquired by iCandy Interactive in January 2022.
WebsiteKin Meng Chan
Checkbox is a no-code app builder for legal, HR, risk and compliance teams. They raised over $30M+.
WebsiteEvan Wong
Acquired
Gameface is powerful, real-time sports analytics to know your competition's every move, before they make it. The company announced being acquired by Slinger in September 2021.
WebsiteJalaluddin Shaik
GOFAR is an in-car device that help drivers save fuel, log business expenses, and understand car warning lights. The company won the Technology prize in the Australian Road Safety Awards.
Danny Adams
BEONx is revenue-generation technology that drive sales for hospitality clients. The company announced it had recieved €2M (~$2.2M) in additional Series A top-up funding in June 2021.
WebsiteEmilio Galán Martín, Rubén Sánchez
Acquired
TravelCar is a leading European car-rental marketplace. The company raised more than $22M in funding before being acquired by Groupe PSA in 2019.
WebsiteAhmed Mhiri
Remotify help startups and mid-market companies around the world build and grow amazing remote teams in the Philippines – without the headaches or high costs. The company has recently been accepted into Ideaspace Ventures.
WebsiteMaria Sucgang
Essenvia is the leading platform to accelerate MedTech regulatory submissions in clearance of FDA 510(k) and EU MDR & IVDR CE certifications. The company raised a $4M pre-A round in May 2023.
WebsiteSoumya Mahapatra
The Good Face Project is a chemistry-first AI platform for the cosmetics and beauty industry to understand ingredients data. The company announced a $5.6M+ seed round in August 2022.
WebsiteFanny Surjana, Iva Teixeira
Kangarootime is a leading software platform for childcare service providers to automate processes and connect seamlessly with families. The company raised a $40M+.
WebsiteScott Wayman
Autobound is a generative AI startup that makes writing personalized and professional sales emails fast and easy. The company raised a $4M seed funding round led by Dundee VC in February 2023.
WebsiteDaniel Wiener, Kyle Schuster
Appota is a pioneer in providing technology solutions and platforms for digital entertainment industry, and an industry leader in Southeast Asia. The company has raised series C funding.
WebsiteDo Tuan Anh
Instant Teams allows you to build and manage remote teams using the largest database of military-connected remote workers. The company raised a $13M Series A in March 2022 led by Tiger Global.
WebsiteLiza Rodewald
RealtyMogul is a leading marketplace for real estate investing, connecting borrowers, and sponsors to individual and institutional investors. The company has raised more than $45M+ funding.
WebsiteJilliene Helman
Orange Charger builds infrastructure to make it easy to get EV charging into multifamily residential buildings. The company announced a $6.5M in Seed funding in April 2024.
WebsiteNicholas Johnson
BreachBits predicts breaches 10x better with the only risk monitoring platform that thinks & tests just like hackers. They raised an undisclosed amount in February 2024.
WebsiteJohn Lundgren
Focal Point is a procurement management platform for enterprise customers. The company announced a $3M seed funding round in June 2022 from Susa Ventures, Amplo, and other investors.
WebsiteAnders Lillevik
Subtl enables consumers to carry around its clean makeup in travel-friendly, stackable and customizable containers. The company raised $5M Series A in December 2023
WebsiteRachel Reid
U Group is bringing transparency back to the data industry by connecting brands directly with people to authenticate and deliver real human data. From 2023 to 2024, the company grew 8,000% in revenue.
WebsiteTyler Spooner
Acquired
ComparaMejor is a leading LATAM site to find and apply for financial products. The company raised $5M+ in funding, and was acquired in 2019 by ComparaOnline.
WebsiteErick Brimen, Fernando Sucre
Scrapays empowers individuals to thrive in recycling through our digital infrastructure, fostering efficiency, traceability, and profitability. They raised an undisclosed amount in April 2024, they are part of the Black Founders Fund by Google.
WebsiteBoluwatife Arewa, Tope Sulaimon
xRsion creates advanced 3D data optimization to enhance its usability in the entertainment industry. They raised $165k from Angel investors
WebsiteMasumi Shimafuji
Expedier is the first Black-Led and BIPOC-focused Digital Bank in Canada, providing full banking services to a potential market of 6.5M users They joined Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders in 2023
WebsiteKingsley Madu
Intelocate is an internal management platform for multi-location businesses to collaboratively plan, launch, communicate, and connect across projects. They have raised $2.5M+ in funding.
WebsiteYulia Vasilyeva
Expando® is an AI-powered referral software for B2B SaaS companies to leverage APAC's largest partner ecosystem to build a predictable referral pipeline. The company has raised $175k as the first investment in 2023.
WebsiteXavier Roso
EMPEQ’s Fast Site Survey™ makes detailed, accurate on-site building data capture as easy as a click of your smartphone’s camera. They raised 200k from pitch competitions having Jason Calacanis as one of the investors.
WebsiteHerbert Dwyer
Finverity is a cross-border supply chain finance SaaS for mid-market companies. The company announced an oversubscribed $5M round of funding in March 2023, bringing their total raised to $8M+.
WebsiteViacheslav Oganezov
Easy Aerial offers fully autonomous drone-based monitoring and security systems. The company announced its Series A in August 2020, bringing total funding raised to $11.2M+.
WebsiteIvan Stamatovski
Endiatx is an ingestible pill-sized robot for sedation-free endoscopic diagnostics and treatment. The company completed its first-in-human in 2020, signed an agreement with the Mayo Clinic in 2023, and raised Series A funding.
WebsiteTorrey Smith
ACQUIRED
Pathgather is a next-gen learning experience platform for enterprises. The company raised more than $3.5M+ in funding, and was acquired by Degreed in 2018.
WebsiteEric Duffy
Lessonbee® promotes safe and healthy schools via personalized online health education for K-12 students. They raised 1.2M in Seed funding in 2022.
WebsiteReva Mc Pollom
Acquired
SimpleReach provides social analytics and distribution services for content creators. The company raised more than $24M+ in funding, and was acquired in 2019 by Nativo.
WebsiteEdward Kim
Acquired
Retailigence provides big data-driven category management solutions for retailers and brands. The company raised more than $13M+ funding, and was acquired in 2016 by ShopAdvisor.
WebsiteJeremy Geiger
Acquired
ReadyPulse is an enterprise social media platform for brand ambassadorship and influencer marketing. The company raised $8M+ in funding, and was acquired in 2016 by ExpertVoice.
WebsiteT Vinod Gupta, Srinivas Penumaka
Sworkit is a leading personalized exercise and fitness mobile app, making improving health simple. The company has raised $3M+ to date, and was even offered funding on Shark Tank.
WebsiteBenjamin Young
Redivivus is the complete solution to lithium-ion battery recycling. Our proprietary technologies provide on-site battery neutralization and material recovery at a recycling facility. They raised in pre-seed $1M in February 2023
WebsiteErika Guerrero
ACQUIRED
Kindara is a women's reproductive health device and application for connected fertility tracking and charting. The company raised $8M+ funding, and was acquired in 2019 by Prima Temp.
WebsiteWilliam Sacks, Katherine Bicknell
Ceres Robotics designs and builds robotic landers for lunar and planetary surface space missions. The company is approved by NASA to participate in commercial lunar payload Artemis missions.
WebsiteMichael Sims
Rever is a connected frontline worker engagement and innovation enterprise software platform, for people-driven operational excellence. The company has raised more than $4M+ in funding.
WebsiteErrette Dunn
ACQUIRED
Climber is a fast-growing Revenue Management Software platform for independent hotel chains. The company was acquired in 2025.
WebsiteMario Mouraz
NextUser offers marketing optimization tools for ecommerce businesses to increase personalization across channels and boost ROI. The company has raised more than $2.8M+ in funding.
WebsiteMatthieu Dejardins
Flipcause is a fast-growing fundraising and engagement platform for small nonprofits. The company has raised more than $3.5M+ in funding.
WebsiteAlison Dale, Emerson Valiao, Xinjiang Lu, Derrick Cagaanan
Padash helps you deliver to customers at 5x cheaper commission than other apps by fulfilling the delivery yourself, especially to customers who live close to you. They raised $115k in Angel investment
WebsiteAhmed Jamal
TransTRACK is a fleet operation optimizer to help companies control their fleet, drivers, vehicle cost, transaction orders, and cargo by digitizing fleet operations. They raised $ 12M in Series A in August 2024
WebsiteAnggia Meisesari
Acquired
Refactr is a platform for DevOps and cybersecurity teams to collaboratively build modern, security-first automations, using exisiting tools. They were acquired by Sophos in August 2021.
WebsiteMichael Fraser
Leasecake a commercial real estate lease and location management platform to streamline real estate operations management. The company announced a $12M Series A round in April 2022.
WebsiteTaj Adhav
Acquired
GoPlaceIt is a real estate marketplace for commercial and residential property search and alerts, as well as to lease, buy and sell. They raised $5M+ and were acquired by Capitalizarme in April 2022.
WebsiteDaniel Ibarra
MyTM is a mass transit e-ticketing platform to search and buy tickets directly for air, bus, and cinema through the MyTM mobile app or network of retailers. They have raised $7.2M+ in funding.
WebsiteZain Farooq
Acquired
Atomos Space develops orbital transfer vehicles using in-space power and propulsion, to make any orbit as accessible as low Earth orbit. The company annouced a $16M Series A in January 2023.
WebsiteWilliam Kowalski, Brandon Seifert, Vanessa Clark
Genially is a next generation of team enabled content creation tool, for making interactive presentations, infographics and more. The company announced a $20M Series B in September 2021.
WebsiteJosé Manuel Roldán Marín
Contraktor is digital signature and document management to sign, monitor, and keep track of documents all in one place. The company announced it had raised R$ 2M from KPTL in September 2021.
WebsiteBruno Doneda
Aniday is an HR tech company that allows professional recruiters to earn rewards for referring successful hires. The company raised seed funding from CyberAgent Capital in November 2021.
WebsiteToan Nguyen
Acquired
CAPSL Entertainment is the developer of mobile esports tournament platform BAASH. The company raised more than USD $400k, and announced BAASH was acquired by Coda Payments in Q4 2021.
WebsitePaddy Markham
Caylent is a full spectrum Amazon Web Services DevOps partner, helping customers transition to modern, cloud-native infrastructure. The company has raised more than USD $16M.
WebsiteJP La Torre
MeuChapa is a digital platform for connecting loading and unloading service providers with a base of registered professionals. They raised R$6.1M (USD900k) in Seed Funding in May 2023.
WebsiteGuilherme Fernandes, Joao Biarari
needi provides a complimentary, concierge gift-matching service using psychology and AI, to pinpoint the perfect gifts and experiences for your recipient, from the best, local independent businesses. They raised £800k in Seed investment in July 2024
WebsiteLouise Doyle
Mentessa is an enterprise HR platform that works to improve employee onboarding and engagement. The company raised a €1M seed round led by Eleven Ventures in February 2022.
WebsiteTina Ruseva
SmartChoice is an insurance marketplace for users to easily compare policies and buy instantly from top providers. They have raised pre-seed funding, and powered 3M+ comparisons to date.
WebsiteSibtain Jiwani
Leadsmart is a platform for serving ads over Wi-Fi, offering efficient ad spend, and venue tools to gather key customer data for use in retargeting campaigns. The company has raised angel funding.
WebsiteAhmed Nassef
Linxe empowers SMEs to offer payroll-based financial services to their employees, giving them greater financial control. They have raised more than USD $600k to date, and joined Techstars in 2021.
WebsiteDiego Rodríguez
doc-doc is a telemedicine mobile app focused on connecting patients directly with medical specialists. They have raised USD $2M+ in seed funding from investors including Cardo Health and 500 Global.
WebsiteGabriel Castillo Szpoganicz, David Ramírez
Moovin is a B2B provider of last-mile deliveries, as well as of full ecommerce storage and fulfillment services, offering integrations with apps like Shopify. They have raised more than USD $4M to date.
WebsiteJavier Nuñez Salas
naPorta is a Logistic as a Service (LaaS) offering a complete solution for customers, from Cross Docking, Last Mile, Middle Mile, Reverse, Scheduled to Point of Collection, all with end-to-end technology. They raised R$400k in Pre-Seed investment in March 2024
WebsiteSanderson Pajeú
Autoparti aids non-digitized SMBs within the automotive industry in their transition to the digital realm, facilitating growth through a comprehensive SaaS platform. They were accepted into Techstars Alabama 2024.
WebsiteLeonardo Gaitan
OCN is a financial platform which provides gig workers in Latin America and the US access to capital for car rentals. They raised $86M in Series A round in July 2024.
WebsiteMairon E. Sandoval
Babonbo is a baby-gear rental marketplace & service that connects traveling families with local parents and businesses. They have raised $450k in Angel investment.
WebsiteDuygu Sefa
PaySika is the first neo-bank in Africa to offer banking services on popular messengers such as WhatsApp, Messenger and Telegram. They announced a €300k pre-seed angel in October 2021.
WebsiteNengwe Roger
Bloomcart is a try-before-you-buy eCommerce platform where customers try on the clothes they ordered before having to pay for them. They announced receiving pre-seed funding in October 2021.
WebsiteHanan Shahin
Klouser helps digital content creators specializing in personal development and wellness to generate and monetize their content and community networks. They raised pre-seed funding in 2022.
WebsiteLeandro Rosenthal, Alex Vaisberg
Zunify is a mobile payments network fintech unifying physical PoS, e-commerce stores and remote payments. The company raised an oversubscribed $1M pre-seed funding round in April 2022.
WebsiteJuan Ignacio Monge
watnnow helps compagnies gain actionable insights on their overall energy usage. Their smart energy management system identifies trends, waste sources and anomalies. They raised $1.3M in pre-Series A round.
WebsiteIssam Smaali
GeoMoby is a location intelligence platform specialised in geolocation and geofencing technologies, transforming location data into business intelligence. They raised a A$3M round in December 2022.
WebsiteChristophe Baudia
Foodini is a mobile app for people with special dietary needs to discover the best restaurants, with dietitian reviewed menus tailored to your personal needs. They raised a $700k pre-seed in October 2022.
WebsiteDylan Mc Donnell, Timo Kugler
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