Founder University Cohort 11 applications are now open for late summer 2025! 📚 ☀️. Work on refining your idea, MVP, or existing product for 12 weeks with a community of founders for shared accountability. @LAUNCH invests $25k or $125k in the top companies from each cohort.

Recent #win: .👌 @AlbatrozAI's inbound leads traffic in the past 30 days has surpassed all of last year. Next up:.🏬 They're expanding their product offering from apartments to commercial real estate (land, office space, shopping centers, etc.). We’re excited to follow.

📚Why they joined Founder University:."We joined Founder University for the great opportunity to learn alongside and from founders at a similar stage, and to gather insights on go-to-market strategies that are and aren't working.".

Meet the founding #team 🧠 .👨‍💻 @GeorgesEColbert – Technical cofounder with 7+ years of #MLEngineering experience in the #proptech industry .📈 Justin Loera – Graphic designer with 5+ years of #sales & #marketing experience

Founder University Spotlight: @AlbatrozAI 📞. @AlbatrozAI is a #sales tool that helps real estate teams convert leads from multiple channels (social media, text, website, etc.) into #customers

⚡️ Recent #wins:. 🛠️ Built their AI Plan Builder, currently in beta (public launch soon!). 🏅 Signed pro athletes as customers + beta testers. Pedestal is just getting started—and redefining what elite training looks like in the AI era. Follow them as they build the future of.

💬 Why did they join Founder University? . ”We joined Founder University to gain clarity, honest feedback, and learn from other founders. The mentorship and support helped us sharpen our focus with Pedestal, and we’re incredibly grateful for the experience.”.

🎯 Meet the #founders:. Sara Prestley: Senior product designer with 10+ yrs in B2B + B2C. @peterbonac: Hardware & AI engineer with 20+ yrs of experience. They’re combining tech + design to power athlete performance

🚀 Founder University Spotlight: Pedestal. Pedestal helps competitive #athletes from ANY sport create custom AI-powered #training plans

And that’s a wrap on pitch week! ✔️. Huge congratulations to all of the founders who pitched to our investment team 🎊. It's been incredible to see all of the progress over the 12 weeks of Founder University, and we're so excited to continue watching these companies grow 🚀

What a day 🙌. Big congratulations to all the founders who #pitched today! . It takes courage to share your vision and determination to keep building through the challenges. We’re excited to see where you take it next. 🚀

🔥 Big #win: The team just closed 2 POCs with enterprise ICPs—set to 5x their user base. We’re proud to support bold founders like James & Dipeche who are solving real problems with grit, clarity, and execution.

💬 Why they joined Founder University:.“My journey to Founder University started by randomly jumping onto a flight to Austin from Ireland to pitch investors on AgilePoint. I came across Founder University because I am a huge fan of the @theallinpod and @twistartups. I applied.

Meet the founding #team 🧠. 👨‍💻 @jamessloankelly – Ex-Enterprise AE at a hypergrowth #SaaS startup, founded a crypto startup in college, and ran an #AI for Sales newsletter in 2023. 🤖 Dipeche Sharma – 10+ yrs in #startup life, with early work in AI-powered trading tech in the

🚀 Founder University Spotlight: @agile_pitch. @agile_pitch is a #revenue intelligence platform that helps sales teams surface hidden risks in their pipeline. It sits on top of your #CRM and #sales stack to eliminate guesswork and drive guided execution.

Day 1 of pitches = ✅. Big congratulations to all the teams who #pitched on Day 1 — your hard work, bold ideas, and founder grit shined through💡. Let’s keep building!

First investment team pitch session of Cohort 10 complete! ✅ . Congratulations to each of these exceptional founders for all their hard work over the last 12 weeks 👏 . We're all so proud and excited for things to come ✨

🏆 Recent Wins.- Launched v1.5 on iOS & Android: major upgrades to memory, personality & social intelligence.- Moved into a new office in Downtown Long Beach, a perfect HQ for their growing content-first community. 📱 Try @startaneu today — your new digital friend is live on.

💬 Why They Joined Founder University:."We joined Founder U to accelerate our growth, learn from other talented and ambitious founders, and get expert feedback from the Founder U team to help us identify our blind spots and refine our approach.".

👥 Meet the #Team Behind @startaneu. @rawlzai, Founder & CEO.From designing systems at Virgin Orbit to leading comms for the Mayor of Long Beach, Randy brings #technical depth and human-centered #storytelling. Derek Urban, Co-founder & CTO.A #builder of AI systems using RAG, NLP

🚀 Founder University Spotlight: @startaneu . @startaneu is building #AI-powered digital friends that remember conversations, understand relationships, and offer helpful suggestions. 👇 Get to know the team and their progress: