FoundersBoost

Meet our top startups from Spring 2026 at our Global Investor Showcase! Happening all week, view pitches, traction, and connect directly with the founders. The Global Investor Showcase is available July 20-24. This cohort represents some of the most promising early-stage founders across trending sectors including AI, FinTech, BioTech, consumer technology, and emerging innovation categories. Collectively, they’ve raised over $5M, and 50% already have users or paying customers. 👉 Register to Gain Access: https://luma.com/gis Over 700 investors, startup community leaders, and ecosystem partners have expressed interest in the Showcase. Don't miss out on connecting with the next generation of early-traction stage founders in your community. Generous shout-out to our Program Leaders, Mentors and Speakers for dedicating your time to our startups! Blake Caldwell Diane Bailey Aldo Silva

Global Investor Showcase is now live! Anytime this week, access our top startups from Spring 2026 - view pitches, traction, and connect directly with the founders. The Global Investor Showcase is available July 20-24. This cohort represents some of the most promising early-stage founders across trending sectors including AI, FinTech, BioTech, consumer technology, and emerging innovation categories. Collectively, they’ve raised over $5M, and 50% already have users or paying customers. 👉 Register to Gain Access: https://luma.com/gis Don’t miss your chance to meet these startups early!

Next Week! Connect with our Spring 2026 cohort, virtually, and on your schedule. We’re excited to reveal the top 25 startups from our Spring 2026 cohort at the Global Investor Showcase, July 20-24. This cohort represents some of the most promising early-stage founders across trending sectors including AI, FinTech, BioTech, consumer technology, and emerging innovation categories. Collectively, they’ve raised over $5M, and 50% already have users or paying customers. 👉 Register to Gain Access: https://luma.com/gis The Global Investor Showcase runs July 20-24 as an async, self-guided experience. It's built to make it easy to filter, evaluate, and connect directly with founders. Simply access the link anytime during the week, on your schedule. Don’t miss your chance to meet these startups early!

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We’re excited to reveal the top 25 startups from our Spring 2026 cohort at the Global Investor Showcase, July 20-24. This cohort represents some of the most promising early-stage founders across trending sectors including AI, FinTech, BioTech, consumer technology, and emerging innovation categories. Collectively, they’ve raised over $5M, and 50% already have users or paying customers. 👉 Register to Gain Access: https://luma.com/gis The Global Investor Showcase runs July 20-24 as an async, self-guided experience. It's built to make it easy to filter, evaluate, and connect directly with founders. Simply access the link anytime during the week, on your schedule. Don’t miss your chance to meet these startups early!

I love helping to accelerate startup growth! Know others that do too? Please refer them to our many paid part-time roles! (Marketing + Accelerator Leads): (1) Marketing Manager for FoundersBoost (2) Accelerator Leads for: [a] Healthcare & Accessibility (NEW, mostly virtual) [b] Consumer Commerce-Tech (NEW, FoundersBoost Glendale) [c] LA Generalist (FoundersBoost Los Angeles) [d] NYC Generalist (FoundersBoost NYC) We have paid roles for co-directors and program managers. I'm so excited for what this fall has in store. And I'll share some big updates soon (spoiler alert for those who read the JD's). #FoundersBoost #Jobs #Accelerator #VC mvmt ventures

Congrats to our Spring 2026 startups! You’ve achieved great progress over the 6-week program and delivered impactful pitches at Demo Day.   • 33 Startup teams across 3 continents   • 120+ Mentors and Speakers   • 5 Demo Days with 600+ registered attendees See all the startups at our virtual Global Investor Showcase! Pre-Register Here: https://luma.com/gis Our programs are led by exceptional startup community leaders and we truly could not achieve our mission without you. Thank you to our Program Leaders for leading and inspiring the next generation of founders. We are also supported by numerous startup organizations and community members like you! FoundersBoost alumni have gone on to raise more than $400M and have participated in many of the world’s top accelerator and venture programs. We are honored to be a part of your journey and we look forward to your continued success! Congratulations again to our cohort startups! Audrey Wu Mark Linao Simon Yu, MBA Simone Demelas Raffaella Ferreri Gregorio Caporale Kateryna Dehtyar Lee Gordon Paul Shustak Dr. A.J M. Royston G King Vinesh Sinha Akshi Federici Alex Meredith Jordan Roga Blake Caldwell Diane Bailey Aldo Silva

Spring 2026 Demo Days are here! Starting this week, we’re hosting our first Demo Days of the cohort — where 33 high-potential startups from across five global programs will showcase the companies they’ve been building and accelerating over the past six weeks. Join us for our Demo Days:   • June 2 — NYC: https://lnkd.in/gAqhcxUr   • June 2 — Malaysia (Virtual): https://lnkd.in/gwamEagb   • June 3 — SoCal B2B in Glendale: https://lnkd.in/g9e9SkbE   • June 9 — Italy (Virtual): https://lnkd.in/g269uZZ2   • June 10 — LA: https://luma.com/lademoday These aren’t just ideas on slides:   • $5M+  Collectively raised by the startup cohort   • 50%  Already secured funding   • 50% Already have users or paying customers Each Demo Day will feature founder pitches followed by networking opportunities with investors, ecosystem leaders, mentors, and startup supporters. Congratulations to our Spring 2026 founders!

Get ready for our Spring 2026 Demo Days! Our startups have been making so much progress to get to this point, and our Program Leaders, mentors and speakers are part of that journey, too. Many thanks to everyone who continues to support our mission! We'll see you in June!