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FoundersBoost was extremely useful for helping connect us with partners, investors, and people that helped us scale Avol to three other countries.

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FoundersBoost was extremely useful for helping connect us with partners, investors, and people that helped us scale Avol to three other countries.

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FoundersBoost was extremely useful for helping connect us with partners, investors, and people that helped us scale Avol to three other countries.

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FoundersBoost was an amazing opportunity to meet fellow founders and key mentors in the startup space in Toronto.

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FoundersBoost is a fantastic program that I would recommend to any startup. World-class from leadership to organization.

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This 8 week program is a must for every first time founders. It's not a pitch practice, its an incredible collaboration with great mentors and coaches that elevate the ideating thoughts to a company with vision, strategy and focus. A true boosting experience for first time founders and that's Foundersboost for me!

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FoundersBoost is a quick yet concrete program to help your startup move forward during your early stage. The mentoring sessions were very helpful to define improvements on the pitch as well as on the business model. The time to dedicate is also adequate. For all these reasons I would definitely recommend FoundersBoost.

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Founder's Boost gives you a vertical learning curve so that you can get your company into Pre-investment Shape!

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Foundersboost equipped us with the best knowledge and skills to build our business. The community is extremely warm and friendly. This is the best opportunity for any founder who wants to scale their business with a viable solution.

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The program was a great first step for my business in preparation for the next step. We are grateful for the opportunity that is so rarely given to early stage companies.

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Just as the pandemic broke out in April 2020, we found hope in the FoundersBoost program – with an amazing set of mentors, a tactical curriculum, and a laser focus on storytelling, the team at Sunny Day Fund remained resilient and was able to position itself for success with customers, funding, hiring, and acceleration.

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It was an amazing program to help us progress to the next stage. The team also provides great support to its alumni.

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About Us

Since 2017, FoundersBoost has helped to pre-accelerator 500+ pre-seed startups chosen from over 5,700 applicants globally. Our alumni have gone on to the world's top accelerator programs including YC, Techstars, and 500 Startups; and they have raised $230m+ to date.

We are a global tech startup pre-accelerator aimed at working with great early stage entrepreneurs to prepare them for accelerator programs, seed investment, and revenue through a six week part-time program. This is accomplished by providing mentorship, focus, & connections.

Growing Globally

Keep an eye out for new city program announcements. If you want to be considered to launch a new program in your ecosystem, contact us using the form at the bottom of the page.

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Boosting startup success with no fee charged and no equity taken!

Investors in our alumni include

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Track Record

In 5 years, we've had the following impact on pre-seed founders.

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$230M

Funding Raised
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80%

Startups have an Underrepresented Founder
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20

Programs Globally
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2000+

Founders in our community

Learn more about the value of our program

Check out this great podcast from the Directors of the LA program discussing what makes FoundersBoost so great for early-stage founders. Apply to our locations below!

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Applications for our Spring cohorts are now open! Find more details about our active programs and apply below. Alternatively, join the Waitlist to hear about
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Mentor Driven Program

Expert Speakers

from recognized domain experts to help you grow.

Pitch Coaching

to identify holes in the business and hone the startup's story.

One-on-One Mentorship

to help improve the startups impact.
Week 1: Induction & Customer Development
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Meet the team

Meet your directors, peers, and mentors. Get a deep dive into what’s going to happen over the program and what you need to do to make the most from the program.

Know Your Customer

Learn how to make the most of your time with customers and get to the bottom of what they need from your startup.

Week 2: Pitch And Presentation Skills
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Pitch Like a Pro

Get best practice tips on how to ensure your presentation and pitch skills communicate your company effectively and clearly, while also connecting with your audience.

Week 3: Market Sizing
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Size the Market

Understand how to break down markets to see how big your potential customer can be and start working on how to take the right steps in addressing this new business.

Week 4: Building Products that Matter
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Building Products People Love

Hear from industry expert speakers on the factors that go into making products that your users and customers will care about to make your startup a necessary item for their everyday way of doing things. Learn how to find Product-Market Fit.

Week 5: The Fundraising Process & Techniques
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Finetune Your Fundraise

Learn the best practices on preparing for investment and how to appropriately attack your fundraising process.

Week 6: Venture Funding and Accelerators
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Investment and Growth

Get insights into what role accelerators, angels, VC's, and other types of funding may play in the future of your startup; and how best to deal with them at the right time for your business.

Perks Over $200k
with Partners Including

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Community

FoundersBoostX helps any early stage founder anywhere take the best next step in building their startup.

Here, you'll find a library of over 35 on-demand workshops to help you bring your startup to the next level.

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