FounderSquare

🚀 The trusted hub of the global venture ecosystem
🔥 Building the infrastructure behind the world’s most credible startup communities
📍 Built in NYC

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

@boardyai You are funny @boardyai 😂

[Silvia Lupu @silvialupu_]

3,000 founders will raise their hands.

78 will reach the finals.

26 will be named Top 26 Founders of 2026.

1 will become Founder of the Year.

The only question is:
Will your name be on that list?

Founder Index is New York’s largest founder discovery initiative - powered by the city’s most active startup communities.

We are not looking for perfect founders.

We are looking for the obsessed ones.
The ones still building when no one’s watching.

The ones who hear “no” 100 times and keep going.

The crazy ones who believe they can change something that matters.

📅 Q2 applications close July 15
⏱️ Takes <2 minutes

No pay-to-play.
No warm intro needed.
No permission required.

Apply now - link in comments 👇

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

@boardyai building FounderSquare’s Founder Index and deploying through Venture League, actively looking for work automation and vertical SaaS founders. would love in on Boardy Pro 🚀

[Sandra Cai @breakaleggie]

Honored to be named one of the Top 26 Founders of 2026 by @foundersquare_ , selected through an independent process that included @PwC as part of the selection committee.

At @plurall_ai , we're building the infrastructure of trust for the AI era. Because without trust, intelligence itself becomes meaningless.

Deepfakes and synthetic media aren't just a novelty. They're a structural threat to the way we communicate, transact, and verify reality. We built our detection system from first principles: a proprietary multimodal engine that identifies deepfakes in under two seconds, designed specifically for enterprise environments where speed and reliability are non-negotiable.

We declined a seven-figure acquisition offer early on. Not because the number wasn't real, but because the problem is too important to hand off. We're here to build the foundational standard for digital trust before the scale of the problem outpaces the tools designed to solve it.

Grateful to the FounderSquare team for this recognition, and even more grateful to be building alongside a community of founders who are refusing to take the easy path.

The work continues.

🔗 Full brochure: https://t.co/TgRdgxzLDE

#Founders #AIStartup #Cybersecurity #Deepfakes #PluralAI #FounderIndex2026

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Not all great founders are visible.

We’re changing that.

🚀 Founder Index (Top 26 for 2026) is now live.

• Top 26 founders each quarter
• Top 26 founders of the year
• Backed by 240K+ founders &amp; 20K+ investors

👉 Nominate now: https://t.co/WJxQoZJZJd

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

🚀 Announcing the Top 25 Founders - 2025 Year-End Edition

A curated list of founders building with conviction, depth, and originality.

Not a ranking.
A reflection of what the next decade of founders looks like.

https://t.co/yrXVlydZg9

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Great founders aren’t always the loudest.

They’re the ones building with conviction when no one’s watching.

Know someone like that?
👉 Nominations for the Top 25 Founders 2025 are now open: https://t.co/m1qLlbpLyE

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Beyond the List: Pallav - Ingenuity Trading

From “impossible” → sub-millisecond AI execution.
⚙️ ThinkAlpha partnership
🚀 Live trading
📊 TCA + optimization

Know a founder like Pallav?
Nominate them for the Top 25 Founders 2025 → https://t.co/m1qLlbpLyE

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

🚀 Nominations for FounderSquare’s Top 25 Founders - 2025 are now open.

We’re looking for bold, inspiring, high-conviction founders with real stories and real grit.

Nominate yourself or someone you believe deserves recognition.

👉 https://t.co/m1qLlbpdJ6

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Clarity isn’t optional - it’s your unfair advantage.

When you know which problems matter, you make better decisions.

Clarity over hype.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Our inaugural pitch competition is coming to life.

A curated room, an incredible panel, and founders ready to build.

Tuesday can’t come soon enough. 🚀

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Next in our Beyond the List series: Ilker Hacihaliloglu - PONS

AI-enhanced ultrasound delivering up to 10x better imaging.

Grants from NJ, EU &amp; NIH.

Mayo Clinic study: +64% breast cancer detection improvement.

Top 10 UNICEF Innovation Fund finalist.

Impact at scale.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

SVB reports the median Series A AI startup burns $5 for every $1 of new revenue.

Efficiency is the new advantage.
Runway = leverage.
Signal &gt; noise.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Next in our Beyond the List series: Saad Bin Shafiq - https://t.co/HDfC2SQL4k

From $350K pre-seed → $13.2M in contracts ($5.2M ARR).
SOC 2 + HIPAA compliant.
Secured a $1.2M Fortune 500 deal in 30 days.
Some founders build startups.
Saad is building systems.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

There are events and then there are rooms that change your trajectory.

At FounderSquare, we curate high-signal communities where every conversation matters.
Curation &gt; crowd.
Trust &gt; volume.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Next in our Beyond the List series: Jared Lerner - Nappr

From 1,000+ hotels in 29 countries → 16× revenue growth YoY.

35% repeat bookings, NextUp &amp; Intuit IDEAS programs - the Napmobile rolling through tech weeks in NYC &amp; Toronto.

Rest isn’t a luxury - it’s infrastructure.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Software &amp; AI now ≈ 45% of VC funding in 2025.

At FounderSquare we believe: the future isn’t just growth - it’s intelligent growth.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Next in our Beyond the List series: Nestor Castillero - Maera

From $51 and a couch → a million-dollar movement.
📈 30% YoY growth, $0 ad spend
🌎 Expanding across LatAm &amp; Spain
🔐 Building AI-driven tools for founders &amp; families

Still bootstrapped. Still growing.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Startups don’t scale on capital.
They scale on conversations.
The best rounds don’t start in data rooms - they start in DMs, over coffee, or after an honest pitch.

This week: have one genuine conversation.
It might change everything.

[FounderSquare @foundersquare_]

Next in our Beyond the List series: Vitali Karpeichyk - PigPug Health

From lived experience to lasting impact:

🚀 Halcyon Accelerator
🎉 USPTO Patent Allowance
🌿 Conscious Venture Lab Cohort 14
🏥 Clinic partnerships &amp; pre-orders

Purpose meets tech in mental health.