Explore the latest stories, announcements, and recognition shaping the Future Founders community.
Stories that spotlight our work, our growth, and the impact we’re creating together.
Future Founders Named a Grantee Partner of the Richard L. Duchossois Foundation
Meet the Future Founders Fellowship Cohort 12
Q&A with Future Founders’ New Board Member: Dee M. Robinson
Meet the 23 Founders Joining Phase Two of Startup Bootcamp 2025
Meet the Future Founders Fellowship Cohort 11
Future Founders Appoints Serial Tech Founder and CEO Mike Shannon to its Board of Directors
Future Founders Partners with Chicago Housing Authority to Empower City’s Future Leaders
Future Founders Announces Founders Joining Phase 2 of Startup Bootcamp 2024
Future Founders Gives 24 Chicago High Schoolers Their First Taste of Entrepreneurship
Future Founders Appoints Evercore Senior Managing Director Tyler Zittergruen to its Board of Directors
Future Founders and Google Spend Week Empowering Female, Trans, and Nonbinary Leaders of Tomorrow
Future Founders Announces Fellowship Cohort 10
Inspiring stories of grit, growth, and innovation from our community of entrepreneurs.
Building the Communities She Wished Existed
Helping Families Remember: How Kasiya Wells Is Building a Business Rooted in Compassion
Turning a Common Frustration into a Growing Business: Tiffany Gil’s Journey with Shezza
From Food Waste to Inventory Innovation: Franklin Taylor’s Journey with Zaiko
Write Your Dissertation, Sis: How Dr. Jamelia Harris Is Reimagining the Academic Journey for Black Women
Turning Fashion Waste into a Future: How Two Engineers Are Rewiring the Industry with Ragtag
How CHKN BOX Is Redefining Fried Chicken in Chicago
From Brazil to the Bottle: How CocoMar is Reinventing the Protein Shake and the Future
Baking Dreams into Reality: Niyah-Li Webb’s Cooking Up Her Future with Future Founders
Cooking Up Confidence: Saanvi Gupta’s Journey with Future Founders
Shaping the Future: How Future Founders Helped Tajnia Fisher Discover Her Path to Success
Empowering Diverse Voices: Red Claybon’s Vision with Spirit Gallery
From pitching to scaling, explore resources to sharpen your entrepreneurial toolkit.
60 Of The Most Common Startup Funding Terms
How to Create the Perfect Investor Pitch Deck
Startup Fundraising, Part 3: So VC Isn’t for me. What about bootstrapping?
Startup Fundraising, Part 2: What is VC (and is it for me?)
Startup Fundraising, Part 1: Fundraising 101
Applying to a Startup Bootcamp or Accelerator Program? Here’s How to Get Your Application Noticed
Persistence is Key: How Sara Blakely Made a Billion Dollars Helping Women Feel Comfortable With Spanx
Females First: How Whitney Wolfe Herd Became a Billionaire by Empowering Women With The First Move on Bumble
Writing History: How Janice Bryant Howroyd Employed Thousands with a $900 Loan
How to Execute a Valuable Customer Discovery Session w/ Ayodele Aigbe
Rising Through Risk: How Tope Awotona Turned Impatience Into a $3 Billion Company
How to Give a Virtual Pitch
Stories, lessons, and perspectives from the entrepreneurs building what’s next.
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