Recognizing next gen founders bold enough to solve humanity's most important challenges.

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Award 2026 June 2026 ⸺ Dec 2026
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Each startup receives a $100,000 SAFE, deployed on day one of our collaboration.

Six months of hands-on venture building beside operators who have scaled companies from zero to category leaders.

Leadership coaching to sharpen judgement, resilience and the way you lead under pressure.

We believe we are part of a broader social and cultural movement: one that celebrates builders, scientists, engineers, designers, and founders who dedicate themselves to improving the human condition. We want to elevate the stories of courageous young people creating meaningful technologies and inspire a generation to see innovation not simply as business, but as service to humanity.

FOUNDER.ORG Fellows 2013 ⸺ 2026
  • Ryan McQuaid · James WantuckUC Berkeley · Stanford
    AI-Native Healthcare
  • Aalok RaiImperial College London
    Wearables
  • Peter van Woerkum · Paul Laechelin—
    Workplace Wellbeing
  • Anderson Petergeorge · Kajanth NithiyananthanOxford · Harvard
    AI Workforce
  • Austin Riesenberger—
    Home Air
  • Farhan Khodaee · Rohola ZandieMIT
    AI Biotech
  • Harrison Lin—
    Circadian Health
  • Juan Carlos Climent Pardo · Álvaro Ritter—
    Defense Intelligence
  • Lena-Marie Pätzmann · Julian HoffmannTU Munich
    Construction Robotics
  • Claire TrantImperial College London
    Disease Surveillance
  • Ryan Ahmed · Pari PatelNYIT
    Brain Computer Interface
  • Paula Petcu · Frederik SallyCopenhagen
    Social Intelligence
  • Vicki Powell · Jonathan MoustakisOxford
    Hormone Sensing
  • Shivoh Chirayil NandakumarHeriot-Watt
    Robotics Sensing
  • Julie Zhang · Isaac LutzMIT
    Oral Biologics
  • Rafał Modrzewski · Pekka LaurilaAalto University
    SAR Satellites
  • Connor Landgraf · Jason BelletUC Berkeley
    Cardiac AI
  • Michael Martin · Nick HorelikHarvard · MIT
    Emergency Data
  • Andreas Kunze · Dennis HumhalTU Munich
    Railway AI
  • Ryan McQuaid · James WantuckStanford
    Telehealth
  • Vinay Mahadik · Bharath Madhusudan—
    Student Safety
  • Lauren Fletcher · Susan GrahamUniversity of Oxford
    Ecosystem Restoration
  • Mark Chung · Thomas ChungStanford
    Energy Intelligence
  • Emil Hewage · Oliver ArmitageUniversity of Cambridge
    Neural Interfaces
  • Seyi Sosanya · Daniela Paredes FuentesRoyal College of Art
    Immersive 3D Design
  • Neil Daly—
    Dermatology AI
  • Caroline Walerud · Alper AydemirKTH Stockholm
    3D Foot Scanning
  • Sravan Puttagunta · Fabien ChraimUC Berkeley
    HD Mapping
  • Pramod AbichandaniNYIT
    Robotics Education
  • Collin CavoteDrexel University
    Living Architecture
  • Keith Hearon · Matthew StellmakerMIT
    Advanced Materials
  • Felix Michl · Neven MajicTU Munich
    Composite Manufacturing
  • Sherine Abdelmawla · Mohammad NoshiPurdue University
    Drug Discovery
  • Paul Indinger · Leopold NeuerburgTU Munich
    Construction Intelligence
  • Mark Wochner · Kevin LeeUT Austin
    Underwater Acoustics
  • Jing Zhang · Tzu-Chieh TangMIT
    Biomanufacturing

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