Strong Foundations: extraSlice and the Founder Institute Partner to Build a Launch-Pad for Young Businesses

by Nicholas Stacey

extraSlice continues making moves to bolster its business ecosystem by partnering with startup launch program Founder Institute, providing entrepreneurs with a place to build their businesses, along with the tools to build them. The partnership comes a few short weeks after extraSlice put the finishing touches on its newly expanded interior, systematically adding services and resources to their tech-focused office space.

“We’ve built the framework. We’ve got a place for tech professionals to go and build their businesses, and it’s a great first step. Partnering with the Founder Institute will help us fill in the gaps and construct a complete home for entrepreneurs and young businesses.” 

said extraSlice Co-Founder and Co-CEO Binu Reghunathan, adding that extraSlice plans to continue building its network of partners.  

With chapters in 80 cities and more than 40 nations on 6 continents, the Founder Institute is bringing a world’s worth of business expertise and experience right to the doors of the more than 40 companies who use extraSlice as their base of operations. Wasting no time on their quest to globalize Silicon Valley and help entrepreneurs launch sustainable companies, FI [Founder Institute] has already kicked off their 3 month long cohort sessions at extraSlice, hosting classes once a week. According to FI’s Seattle Chapter Director Srikanth Kasam, partnering with extraSlice is another step in making sure all of the program’s graduate see similar success:

“Founder Institute alumni include Udemy, Virtual and Retailigence, and many other successful companies from FI chapters around the world. By partnering with extraSlice, we can create a complete ecosystem for entrepreneurs right here in the Northwest, providing them with creative space to work, along with the mentorship and guidance they need to launch sustainable, productive businesses”

The FI curriculum  is designed to help guide entrepreneurs through validating their ideas, performing customer development, building a team, preparing for funding, and more. By combining this startup curriculum with extraSlice’s tech-centric community, both extraSlice and FI hope to continue to build a complete tech-ecosystem in the North West.