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The Founder Institute is the World’s Largest AI-Native Company Builder, where ambitious professionals, solo founders, and first-time entrepreneurs go to turn ideas into funded, AI-powered startups. Since 2009, our structured methodology, global mentor network, and platform have helped over 8,900 founders across 100+ countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Whether you’re an employee ready to make the leap, a solo founder with a big idea, or a first-time entrepreneur looking for direction, we provide the AI toolkit, structured sprints, expert feedback, and investor network to take you from Zero to Founder, faster and cheaper than ever before. And when you’re ready, our venture fund Founder Capital and global investor network are there to write your first check.

Scale backs Founders who can go the distance. We are an early-stage venture capital firm based in the Bay Area with $2.9 billion in assets under management. We partner with Founders building AI and B2B software, helping them on the journey from Founder-led growth to go-to-market machine. We lead 80% of our investments in Series A and B rounds. Our approach is grounded in respect. We collaborate with urgency when invited, step back when what’s needed is the freedom to build, and prioritize honest perspectives over platitudes. Our portfolio spans category-defining B2B software and AI-native companies, like Box, JFrog, Namespace, Rillet, Generalist, CodeRabbit, Tavus, and Bland.

InVision is the visual collaboration platform powering the world’s smartest companies. We exist to make every kind of work more collaborative, inclusive and impactful. Between our platform, our practices, and our community, we enable tens of thousands of organizations to improve their processes and workflows so they can get the most out of their most valuable asset: their people. Today, more than 7 million people across global enterprises and small teams come to us when they are looking to transform the way they work together. The heart of InVision is Freehand, our online digital whiteboard. Teams use Freehand to brainstorm, create, test, and develop new ideas; unify and connect team members across disciplines and distances; and improve workflows, maintain a single source of truth, and more efficiently make actionable decisions. Our platform allows teams to collaborate at any point with stakeholders, giving individuals the visibility and know-how they require to drive work forward. InVision customers include 100% of the Fortune 100, and organizations including American Express, Adidas, Boeing, Ford Motor, Netflix, HBO, Ikea, Slack and Virgin Atlantic.