DEZEN Wear The Future DEZEN is a new San Francisco-based fashion forward accessories brand for the eco-conscious generation. DEZEN creates colorful, on-trend fashion accessories using circular design principles, helping …
Announcing our New London Leadership Team
In our ever-increasing desire to collaborate with and unite global leaders in paving the way for startup success, Founders Network is proud to introduce our new London Leadership Team. We believe …
Why Chicago Startups Should Stay in Chicago
When many people think of hotbeds for startup activity, their minds instinctively drift toward places like Silicon Valley and San Francisco. But on the other side of the country, Chicago …
Chicken before Egg: Getting Your Marketplace Startup Off the Ground
Nishant Aggarwal has been a member of Founders Network since March 2019. He’s also been a prominent FN member in our San Francisco Chapter. To receive peer mentorship from Nishant …
5 Founders Network Entrepreneurs Featured on Ready to Rocket’s List of Emerging Companies
Ready to Rocket, a business recognition program for British Columbia’s technology industry that showcases the “Revenue Growth Leaders of Tomorrow,” featured 5 members of our Vancouver chapter on their list …
Your Pitch Deck Is Done, But Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Tony Clemendor has been a member of Founders Network since January 2013. He’s also been a prominent FN member in our Silicon Valley Chapter. To receive peer mentorship from Tony and over 600 …
Founders Network 2017 Year In Review
In 2017 Founders Network added over 150 members with over $1 billion in financing raised and from eight different global cities. We would like to give special recognition to the …
FN Members Mark Oden & Andy Steuer Launch Taskware!
Huge congrats to FN’ers Mark Oden and Andy Steuer who announced the launch of Taskware this week. The official launch announcement reposted below; please share it to help them get …
June Roundup: Docker partners with Hewlitt Packard, and Pythagoras Pizza expands UberRUSH
Lots to report from June on our 500+ founders. Solomon Hykes has been busy partnering Docker with Hewlitt Packard Enterprise, while Evan Kuo’s Pythagoras Pizza helped grow UberRUSH. More highlights: Rafael Jimenez …
January News: Wonolo Raises $5.7M, Pley Acquires SparkBox & LoungeBuddy Partners with TripIt
Another big month for our 600+ tech founders here at Founders Network. Headlining this month’s newsmakers was AJ Brustein (July ’14 Cohort) who announced a $5.7M funding. Wonolo’s investors include …
December News: Rounds raised, partnerships forged and a timely toast
Across the network, we grew to 600 members who have collectively raised over $250 million. Over 4,000 posts kept the forum and its founders-only conversation at the heart of our …
Louder acquired, Foundersuite funded, and more October news
Just as the month closed FN’er Colin Mutchler saw Louder acquired by Change.org. The two B Corps both focus on helping regular citizens exercise their power to promote change – Louder, with amplified …
$10M Raised, Featured on Product Hunt, and More FN Milestones this September
This month FN’er Chad Arimura announced he closed an $8M Series A round for his startup, Iron.io (via TechCrunch). Iron.io is a scalable cloud-based message queue and processing platform for building distributed …
In FN News: Launches, A.I. and promoting home-grown entrepreneurship
This month FNer Arjun Dev Arora launched his mobile sales platform Immediately. Its intuitive mobile sales workflow minimizes routine administrative tasks and prioritizes building relationships between sales professionals and their …
Rob Mancabelli & Hisham Anwar Raise $33M for Brightbytes: July ’15 Member News
From acquisition to athlete wearables to a $33 million funding round, Founders Network members made tech startup headlines this month: Rob Mancabelli & Hisham Anwar‘s startup BrightBytes raises $33M in funding (via …
