Every startup begins with an idea. What happens next is pressure, uncertainty, difficult decisions, missed opportunities, unexpected breakthroughs and the determination to keep going when nothing is guaranteed.
The Founder Games brings that journey to life through a groundbreaking format that combines a startup accelerator, real investor access, expert mentorship, and the energy of a reality competition.
We work with ambitious founders who are ready to challenge industries, turn original ideas into scalable businesses, and prove they can execute under pressure, not just pitch well.
Throughout the experience, founders gain practical tools, strategic guidance, valuable connections, and new investment opportunities designed to help them grow. But this is more than an accelerator program. It is a platform where startup stories are tested, seen, and remembered.
This is where entrepreneurship becomes the game and founders show what they are truly made of.
To give founders from emerging markets the visibility, support, and opportunities they need to break beyond local limits and compete on a global stage.
The Founder Games empowers ambitious entrepreneurs through mentorship, practical resources, investor access, and meaningful exposure. By bringing founders, experts, and investors together, we help transform promising ideas into scalable businesses and create an environment where innovation, collaboration, and lasting impact can thrive.
To become the world's leading platform for discovering, developing, and showcasing the next generation of entrepreneurs.
The Founder Games envisions a global ecosystem where exceptional founders are not limited by geography, access, or visibility. We aim to create a platform where innovative ideas are challenged, supported, and given the opportunity to grow into businesses that shape industries.
By bringing together founders, investors, mentors, and audiences, we want to make entrepreneurship more visible, more accessible, and more celebrated while unlocking new opportunities for economic growth and meaningful global impact.
Step into the arena where founders are made, not born. The Founder Games is more than a show; it's a test of vision, courage, and execution. Join the next chapter of entrepreneurs turning ideas into impact, guided by mentors, backed by investors, and watched by the world.
The Founder Games is more than a show or an accelerator — it’s a growing community of ambitious builders from across Southeast Europe. Get access to a curated founder network, practical playbooks, mentors, capital, and a platform where your story can be seen by the region and beyond.
Mentors, investors, and visionaries shaping the next generation of founders.
Elena Kostoska
Founder & Consultant
Theodoros Sofianos
Mentor
Silvia Lupu
Investor
Liviu Munteanu
Mark Barett
Verica Poposka
Varun Turlapati
Viktor Mitevski
Goran Sazdov
Aleksandar Stankov
Johana Carolina M. Vega Leonel
Milosh Rakcevic
Naumche Ivanovski
Nenad Chubrionovski
Serkan Kurtulus
Mentor
Vladimir Jelic
Founder
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