Founder Institute Local Chapter - Keystone Philadelphia, USA

For Serious Founders at the Earliest Stages

Turn Your Ideas Into Fundable Startups

SPRING 2025 Program Begins

MARCH 18, 2024

Early Deadline: November 4, 2024

Program Fee

$899

Early Entrance Fee

$599

The 14 Week Core Experience

You don't have to do it alone. Alongside other like-minded entrepreneurs, you don’t just learn how to build a business, you actually build it in a structured, proven process.

Critical Support Network

Join an Equity Collective of helpful startup mentors and founders that are invested in your success.

Structured Methodology

Know what to work on, and when, with our proven business-building sprints and structured process.

Challenging Process

Less than 40% of Founders make it through the program because we challenge you every step of the way.

Lifetime of Support

Get access to a lifetime of support programs and partners that far exceeds any comparable program.

Global Network

Build a company with impact by leveraging the world's largest network of startup founders and mentors.

Fast-Track to Funding

Get fast-tracked to our Funding Lab program and Virtual Demo Days, giving you the best chance to get funding.

FI Keystone Chapter, Philadelphia & Delaware Valley

Build your startup with the help of top industry leaders and experts

Led by experienced startup advisors and leaders from the Philadelphia region, the Keystone Chapter provides founders and entrepreneurs support, guidance, and access to top mentors and leaders in the community and from around the world to help you establish a successful startup. Join us today!

FI Keystone Leadership

Don Samoil

Chapter Leader, FI Keystone

Peter Chmiel

Startup Founder, Management and IT Consultant, and Product Manager

Bill Rivkin

Business Banking Virtual
Relationship Manager VP, Citizens

Aaron Karp Hedlin

Startup Strategy & Business Development | ClimateTech | MBA in Sustainability

Mac Gos

CEO of Advution Global CORP

Pam Knox

Chief Strategy Officer and Leadership Coach Pam Knox, LLC

FI Keystone more then delivered. Jim and I really really appreciate all that you did, and people who have helped us. Thank you very much, its been a great experience professionaly as well as personally and we are looking forward to being alumni going forward.

FI's acceleration program was difficult but helped me prepare for the life of being an entrepreneur and what it takes to launch a successful startup. The support from the local leaders, mentors and ecosystem partners allowed us to successfully close our first round.

How far we moved the needle every week was tremendous: from building a go-to-market or refining our pitch deck. You start to understand how all theses pieces come together and what it really takes to build a company.

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