Speed Mentoring with Investors & Mentors
Fast-Track Your Startup : Live Speed Mentoring with Investors & Mentors
Need sharp, actionable advice on your pitch, business strategy, or biggest challenges? Get a real taste of the Founder Institute LA & Boston experience during our exclusive Virtual Office Hours through Speed Mentoring.
Join us in our Virtual Networking Lounge to connect directly with our exclusive mentors and investors - only available to the FI LA & Boston cohorts. Gain insights, build your network, and see how our 14-week online program can help you scale faster.
🔍 How It Works:
Pick from 6 expert-led rooms
Jump between rooms to engage with multiple investors/mentors and perspectives.
Ask questions or listen in as seasoned experts tackle real startup problems.
Get feedback. Make connections. Move faster.
Our LA & Boston Exclusive Mentors
🌟Viki Huang: Investor at Prosperity7 ($5B global growth fund backed by Aramco), focused on AI, semiconductors, and enterprise software from Series A to pre-IPO. Former investor at Atlantic Bridge and business development at Tetramem. Began career at Credit Suisse; holds an MS in Quantitative Management from Duke and a BA in Economics & Math from Columbia.
🌟Ian Utile: Founder at attn.live. Silicon Valley entrepreneur, 8x co-founder, 4x entrepreneur-in-residence. Guest lecturer at five universities and co-producer of leading tech events.
🌟Lucas Root: Advisor at Climatic Fund. Serial entrepreneur. 20+ Years leading technology and business transformations. Consultant to Fortune 100 companies. Host of the "Elements of Community" Podcast. Public Speaker at international conferences on technology, AI, leadership, and community
🌟Eric Forst: Founder at Blocksee. 6x founder and tech executive with 20+ years’ experience in SaaS, AI, and blockchain. Previously led BD at Visible Technologies (acquired by Cision) and co-founded TESTD, a blockchain-based healthtech platform. Currently building AI and blockchain solutions for creators, markets, and democracy.
🌟Carl Becker: Investor at Schooner Capital that has backed companies like Cartesian Therapeutics, Millstone Medical Outsourcing, and Best Doctors. ex-Bain. MIT Alum.
🌟Serephina Ha : Managing Director at Founder Institute LA & Boston; Advisor at Loyal VC; Mentor at MIT Sandbox. Former founder of Sereine Lab, a VC-backed AI beauty tech startup with D2C sales across Korea, US, China, Indonesia, and Australia, now supporting startups in growth and fundraising. Also Angel Investor & LP.
About Founder Institute:
Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured online programs have helped over 8,100 startups raise over $1.9B in funding.
Apply to our fall cohort by October 15 :
West Coast - https://fi.co/los-angeles
East Coast - https://fi.co/boston
Join us and take your startup to the next level! 🚀