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Founder University

Founder University

San Francisco, Californiafounder.university

Overview

Founder University is a 12-week pre-accelerator program and fund for early-stage startups, run by Jason Calacanis's LAUNCH organization. It invests in top graduates and serves as a feeder for the main LAUNCH accelerator.

Portfolio Companies

3

Investments

Founder University investments
CompanyDateStageLead
HillGenius Inc.Mar 2026Seed RoundCo-investor
TrakkrOct 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
Conflation Labs-SeedCo-investor

Key People

Adam Myers

Crust AI Founder University

Ádám Párkányi

Cirqle Founder Founder University Cohort 11

Ash Uprety

Founder Product Manager At Data-Visualization.ai

Charles Ma

Founder

Daniel Homola

Founder

Dave Jaga

Founder

Eliezer Djessou

Kemba- Co- Founder Cohorte 12

Ethan Miller

Founder Cohort 12

Jack Lee

Storychat Co-Founder Founder University Cohort 10

Kamyar S.

Founder Of Listabid

Krishna Yadav

Building- ChatOS Founder University Cohort 11

Mahamat Adoum

Founder

Mariia Grineva

ECCEX Founder MedTech AI

Michael Ogbinaka

Founder University Cohort 11

Mohammad Saad

Founder

Nicolas FERNANDEZ

Founder University Acumen Co-Founder

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year FoundedN/A

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