Founder Institute Tunisia

World’s Premier Early-Stage Accelerator Calling for Aspiring and Early-Stage Entrepreneurs in Need of Mentorship and training.

The Founder Institute (www.fi.co), the world’s premier early-stage accelerator and startup launch program, announced today that it has opened applications for it’s 6th semester in Tunisia. Since launching in Tunisia in 2015, the program has created over 32 promising innovation-driven companies with several graduates scaling innovative products. Founder Institute Tunisia has already launched some of the fast-rising early-stage startups like Evey, Prefabulous, Moome, Vynd, Wattnow, ARCHIVART and many more. Anyone who is interested in starting a company can apply to the Tunisia Founder Institute at https://fi.co/join , and there are free upcoming events where attendees can learn how to build a company in Tunisia and learn more about our program.

For aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs up to the challenge, the Founder Institute’s comprehensive Silicon Valley step-by-step program provides the structure, mentor support, and global network of entrepreneurs needed to start an enduring company. The Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants. Founder Institute Graduate companies include fast-rising startups across 6 continents like Udemy, Realty Mogul, Itembase, goplaceit, Appota, and many more. 

Tunisia Chapter will once again be led by Emna Ghariani, Global Director MENA region Founder Institute, Ali Mnif, Partnership Director Founder Institute alongside the new member of the team  Achref Chafter, Program Manager Founder Institute Tunisia.

The Founder Institute has over 18,000 mentors across six continents, including some of the world’s most renowned entrepreneurs and investors. Participants in the Founder Institute build their business alongside 20-40 startup Mentors that have built, led, or invested in high-growth technology businesses, and the average Mentor:Founder ratio in each program is over 2:1. Our Mentors join the weekly sessions, share their experiences, host office hours, and provide critical feedback, evaluation, and guidance throughout the business-building process. Here is a non-exhaustive list of our brilliant network of mentors who never stopped supporting the program:

Yehia Houri (Managing Director, Flat6Labs)

Houd Ghozzi (CEO, Open Startup Tunisia)

Rania Reda (CEO & Founder, Augmania)

Phil Libin (Co-founder & CEO, All Turtles)

Amel Saidene (Co-founder & CEO, Betacube)

Khaled Ben Jilani (Executive Partner, AfricInvest)

Mondher Khanfir (Co-founder, Wikistartup)

Karim Jouini (CEO Expensya)

And many more

Any interested person can apply to Founder Institute Tunisia at http://fi.co/apply before the deadline for applications, set for April 4, 2021. This year, the 6th cohort of Founder Institute Tunisia is launched in partnership with Equity Capital (known as CTKD) and Law Firm Meziou Knani & Khelif. "Being a tech startup founder is one of the hardest things in the world. You have almost no life and you have to leverage all the resources around you to succeed. Our role as FI Tunisia helps to implement the spirit of endurance. We know that the road is very long, but the first results are often signs of success and hope. I would also like to thank our partners who continue to believe in the vital role of the Founder Institute in the Tunisian ecosystem." - Emna Ghariani Global Director MENA Region Founder Institute