Learn more about the 56 high school students from across Chicago that joined us for Be Your Own Boss this spring.

Koby Lomax is the founder of Ardent Candle, a scented candle company that is selling out every month after going viral.

Natalia Oberti Noguera is the Founder and CEO of Pipeline Angels, a community that’s changing the face of angel investing.

Derek Canton is the founder of Paerpay, a contactless payment platform for touch-less commerce.

Whitney Wolfe Herd recently became the youngest self-made female billionaire founder with her dating app, Bumble.

Locker Lifestyle is Kat Samardzija’s brand that allows you to stash small essentials and feel confident about where you’re going.

Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder of ActOne Group, a global leader in the human resources industry.

Morgan DeBaun is responding to the lack of Black representation in media through her multi-million dollar company, Blavity Inc.

Dieumerci Christel is the founder of Enlight App, the newest member of the the 2021 Techstars Austin class.

Meet two young founders from our Fall 2020 Blackstone Fellowship Program that are making mental health more accessible to all.

Meet a female founder from our Fall 2020 Blackstone Fellowship that’s changing the future of women in politics.

See the list of 18 startups that will be competing in this year’s U.Pitch National Collegiate Elevator Pitch Competition

Learn how to write a business plan that is effective and organized.

See how three young startups are redefining the future of learning.

Check out our full slate of virtual programming for Chicago middle and high school students.

Learn how to choose which legal structure is best suited for your business.

The Summer Startup Fellowship will help students directly affected by COVID-19.

Check out our full slate of virtual programming for Chicago middle and high school students.

Learn about the tremendous economic impact achieved by our Fellowship cohorts of millennial entrepreneurs.

Learn how to give the perfect pitch for your business and yourself in 90 seconds or less.

Our first ever 100% virtual program for Chicago high school students, the Pitch for Good Challenge is looking for problem solvers, leaders, and changemakers to help solve our global crisis.

Meet the 36 entrepreneurs who are part of the 2020 Future Founders National Fellowship Alumni Accelerator.

Future Founders welcomes Jason VandeBoom, Founder of ActiveCampaign, to its Board of Directors.

Improve your customer discovery process with these helpful tips from our network of entrepreneurs.

Meet the 19 ambitious young entrepreneurs joining our Fall 2019 Residency Cohort

See the list of 18 startups that will be competing in this year’s U.Pitch National Collegiate Elevator Pitch Competition

Future Founders crosses major milestone empowering its 35,000th student

Future Founders selected to receive prestigious Invest for Kids Grant to expand our work empowering Chicago youth

Brad Keywell, Board Chairman of Future Founders, was named the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2019.

Meet the 23 entrepreneurs from 19 companies who were selected to participate in its Spring 2019 Residency Cohort.

Learn about the tremendous economic impact achieved by our Fellowship cohorts of millennial entrepreneurs.

Future Founders is honored to be a beneficiary of Smart Bet and their Charity Poker Tournament on March 28.

Future Founders celebrates our victory as one of 10 organizations to win the Google.org Impact Challenge Illinois.

Future Founders was one of 10 organizations selected (nearly 170 applied) for the Google.org Impact Challenge Illinois.

The shelf-stable egg-white chips were delicious enough to win over the entire panel of judges.

Future Founders announces the 18 semifinalists for its 5th Annual U.Pitch National College Elevator Pitch Competition & Showcase.

Future Founders hosts annual two-week long “Be Your Own Boss” Summer Entrepreneurship Camp!

Over the last year, we’ve worked with Small Forces, an amazing company to help capture some of our brightest moments.

Future Founders alum Jasmine Leatherwood is one of six people nationwide featured in Capital One’s “My Future Self” campaign.

Future Founders announces the appointment of Heidi Hattendorf of the Motorola Solutions Foundation to its Board of Directors.

Future Founders is teaming up with Google to bring back Startup Spring Break, a free week-long bootcamp for middle school girls.

Meet the 17 entrepreneurs who were selected to participate in our 2018 Fellowship program.

Future Founders announces the 18 semifinalists for its 4th Annual U.Pitch National Competition presented by Capital One.

Future Founders announces the appointment of two new board members to its organization: Karl Darin and William Ridgway.

Future Founders will launch a new program, branded the Chicago Cohort, designed for ages 18-30 from underrepresented groups.

Answering the question, “What can we do to build our customer acquisition strategy?” with Jody Haneke of Haneke Design.

Answering, “How do I find a problem I’m passionate about to solve for my next business?” with Joy Randels of Citizinvestor.

Answering, “How do I manage finances to know how to scale in different channels?” with Michael Araten of K’NEX Brands.

Answering, “How do I improve repeat sales while setting my company up to scale?” with Kevin Harrington of As Seen on TV.