Founder Institute Opens Brussels and Berlin Chapters

Startup Accelerator Imports American CEO Mentors Through "European Startup Tour"

PALO ALTO, California, August 11, 2010 - The Founder Institute (www.founderinstitute.com), a startup
accelerator and entrepreneur training program, has launched two new European
locations - Brussels (www.founderinstitute.com/apply/29) and Berlin
(www.founderinstitute.com/apply/30), in its ongoing mission to
Globalize Silicon Valley. With a second semester in Paris
(www.founderinstitute.com/apply/32) also launching this Fall, the
Institute now operates in three European locations, and thirteen cities
worldwide.

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To help European founders build successful technology companies, the
Institute has launched a "European Startup Tour" for American CEOs to bring
the best entrepreneurial practices from the U.S. and Silicon Valley to
Europe. Likely participants include:

    - Andrew Weinrich, Founder of MeetMoi and Xtify
    - Craig Kanarick, Cofounder of Razorfish
    - Dan Shapiro, Founder of Ontela, Board of Photobucket
    - Joe Betts-LaCroix, Founder of OQO
    - Joe Bezdek, Cofounder of DivX

Any successful CEO or Founder of a startup is encouraged to participate
by emailing apply [at] founderinstitute [dot] com. The Institute is
recruiting European CEO and Founder Mentors as well, including:

    - Sebastien de Halleux, Cofounder of Playfish
    - Dries Buytaert, Cofounder of Drupal Association
    - Bart Decrem, CEO of Tapulous
    - Philippe Spruch, Cofounder and CEO of LaCie

The Paris, Berlin and Brussels sessions run from September to December,
2010. Anyone interested in launching a technology company and learning from
experienced American and European CEOs can apply at
www.founderinstitute.com/apply/32 for Paris,
www.founderinstitute.com/apply/29 for Brussels, and
www.founderinstitute.com/apply/30 for Berlin. The Application Deadline
for all three chapters is September 3rd, 2010.

About The Founder Institute

The Founder Institute (www.founderinstitute.com) is a technology
startup accelerator and entrepreneur training program currently on pace to
launch over 500 companies per year in over 13 cities worldwide. The program
identifies high-potential entrepreneurs using predictive social science
testing, and then guides them through weekly company-building sessions
featuring a network of over 250 CEO Mentors. All program stakeholders,
including the participating founders and CEO Mentors, share in the equity
generated by companies formed in the program. In addition, participants get
access to free and discounted services, and are not required to quit their
day job. Founded in 2009, The Founder Institute aims to Globalize Silicon
Valley by launching over 1000 meaningful and enduring technology companies
per year in over 30 cities worldwide.

Jonathan Greechan of The Founder Institute, +1-914-447-8632, jonathan [at] thefunded [dot] com