The Founder Institute is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator. In Sydney, our focus is to inspire Australian Founders to build enduring companies to solve the world's biggest problems. We operate two programs each year - one commencing in Autumn, the other commencing in Spring. We're open to all Founders with an idea or early-stage business, and a drive to make it real, with also a special parallel program focused on Sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We help you get to traction and funding with a support network of startup experts that are invested in your success, and through a structured business-building process that has helped our global alumni raise over $800M. Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing companies have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Originating in Silicon Valley, Founder Institute hash chapters across 180+ cities and a network over 14,000+ mentors. The Founder Institute’s mission is to empower talented and motivated people to build impactful technology-enabled companies worldwide.