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Fownders
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fownders.com
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Private
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2016
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Fownders is a privately held, Newark-based company self-described as a learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs, founded in 2016 with 11-50 employees. Its web domain is currently parked and inactive, with no documented products, revenue, customers, or funding.

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11–50
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HeadquartersNewark, United States
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Newark
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
entrepreneur education, startup learning, founder community, entrepreneurship resources, founder development
Industry3 codes
1Creator-Led Course Hosting & Monetization Platforms
CodeEDAFAIACPrimaryYes
2Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days)
CodeEDAMAHABPrimaryNo
3Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated)
CodeFSANAAAMPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • All Other Schools and Instruction61169
Product category
Entrepreneurship Education
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components1 value
Personnel
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Fownders describes itself as a learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs. No specific products, courses, services, or delivery mechanisms are documented, and the company's domain is parked and inactive, so the actual operational offering cannot be substantiated.

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Functional benefit
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Product and service1 record
1Learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs
CategoryEntrepreneurship education
Description

Self-described learning ecosystem intended for entrepreneurs; no further details, pricing, or operational specifics are documented.

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Teachable is a creator-led course hosting and monetization platform widely used by entrepreneur and business instructors. It overlaps with Fownders' likely course-hosting and learner-monetization model.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Udemy is one of the largest marketplaces for online courses, with deep coverage in business, entrepreneurship, and startup-related topics. It competes for the same self-directed entrepreneur learner.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

MasterClass offers premium instructor-led video courses featuring notable entrepreneurs and business figures. While higher-priced and more media-like, it targets the same audience seeking to learn from successful founders.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Skillshare is a large-scale subscription learning marketplace with a substantial catalog of business and entrepreneurship courses. It competes for the same entrepreneurial learner and represents a broad-incumbent competitor.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Startup School is Y Combinator's free online curriculum for aspiring founders, offering structured lessons, office hours, and community. It competes directly with an entrepreneur-focused learning ecosystem.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Thinkific is a creator-economy course platform that enables entrepreneurs and educators to build, market, and sell online courses. It is comparable on technology, business model, and target creator/founder audience.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Circle is a community-platform provider used heavily by entrepreneur educators and cohort-based course operators to host the community and engagement layer of a learning ecosystem — the adjacent 'ecosystem' layer Fownders implies.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Maven is a cohort-based learning platform where industry experts (many focused on entrepreneurship, product, and growth) host paid courses. It is the closest direct peer to Fownders' stated 'learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs' positioning.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Coursera partners with universities and companies to deliver online courses and credentials, including entrepreneurship specializations. It is a broad incumbent in online learning that addresses the same learner demand.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Kajabi provides an all-in-one platform for creators and educators to deliver courses, coaching, and membership communities. It overlaps with Fownders in serving knowledge entrepreneurs building learning businesses.

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profiles2 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Fownders

Entrepreneurship Educationfownders.com

Fownders is a privately held, Newark-based company self-described as a learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs, founded in 2016 with 11-50 employees. Its web domain is currently parked and inactive, with no documented products, revenue, customers, or funding.

Fownders firmographics

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Name
Fownders
Website
https://fownders.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2016
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Fownders is a privately held, Newark-based company self-described as a learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs, founded in 2016 with 11-50 employees. Its web domain is currently parked and inactive, with no documented products, revenue, customers, or funding.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Fownders industry classification

Industry
Product category
Entrepreneurship Education
NAICS
All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)
akta.pro primary industry
Creator-Led Course Hosting & Monetization Platforms (EDAFAIAC)
akta.pro secondary industries
Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days) (EDAMAHAB), Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

  • Entrepreneur education
  • Startup learning
  • Founder community
  • Entrepreneurship resources
  • Founder development

Where Fownders is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Newark
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Fownders business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel

Fownders product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Fownders describes itself as a learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs. No specific products, courses, services, or delivery mechanisms are documented, and the company's domain is parked and inactive, so the actual operational offering cannot be substantiated.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs Self-described learning ecosystem intended for entrepreneurs; no further details, pricing, or operational specifics are documented.

Companies that use Fownders

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Fownders technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Fownders competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Teachable: Teachable is a creator-led course hosting and monetization platform widely used by entrepreneur and business instructors. It overlaps with Fownders' likely course-hosting and learner-monetization model.
  • Y Combinator Startup School: Startup School is Y Combinator's free online curriculum for aspiring founders, offering structured lessons, office hours, and community. It competes directly with an entrepreneur-focused learning ecosystem.
  • Thinkific: Thinkific is a creator-economy course platform that enables entrepreneurs and educators to build, market, and sell online courses. It is comparable on technology, business model, and target creator/founder audience.
  • Maven: Maven is a cohort-based learning platform where industry experts (many focused on entrepreneurship, product, and growth) host paid courses. It is the closest direct peer to Fownders' stated 'learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs' positioning.
  • Kajabi: Kajabi provides an all-in-one platform for creators and educators to deliver courses, coaching, and membership communities. It overlaps with Fownders in serving knowledge entrepreneurs building learning businesses.

Broad incumbents

  • Udemy: Udemy is one of the largest marketplaces for online courses, with deep coverage in business, entrepreneurship, and startup-related topics. It competes for the same self-directed entrepreneur learner.
  • MasterClass: MasterClass offers premium instructor-led video courses featuring notable entrepreneurs and business figures. While higher-priced and more media-like, it targets the same audience seeking to learn from successful founders.
  • Skillshare: Skillshare is a large-scale subscription learning marketplace with a substantial catalog of business and entrepreneurship courses. It competes for the same entrepreneurial learner and represents a broad-incumbent competitor.
  • Coursera: Coursera partners with universities and companies to deliver online courses and credentials, including entrepreneurship specializations. It is a broad incumbent in online learning that addresses the same learner demand.

Emerging players

  • Circle: Circle is a community-platform provider used heavily by entrepreneur educators and cohort-based course operators to host the community and engagement layer of a learning ecosystem — the adjacent 'ecosystem' layer Fownders implies.

Market position

Customer concentration

Fownders social profiles

Digital presence

Fownders financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Fownders leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Fownders funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Fownders M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Fownders

What does Fownders do?

Fownders describes itself as a learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs. No specific products, courses, services, or delivery mechanisms are documented, and the company's domain is parked and inactive, so the actual operational offering cannot be substantiated.

When was Fownders founded?

Fownders was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Fownders based?

Fownders is headquartered in Newark, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Fownders's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Teachable, Y Combinator Startup School, Thinkific, Maven and Kajabi. Broad incumbents are Udemy, MasterClass, Skillshare and Coursera. Circle is listed as an emerging player.

Does Fownders have an API?

No public API is recorded for Fownders.

What industry is Fownders in?

Fownders's product category is Entrepreneurship Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAFAIAC, Creator-Led Course Hosting & Monetization Platforms, with a secondary code of EDAMAHAB, Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days). Its NAICS code is 61169.

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PR NewswireFOWNDERS Social Impact Startup Accelerator Adds Stephen Bienko as CEOFOWNDERS, a Newark-based social-impact startup accelerator founded by Millennial Mentor Gerard Adams, appointed Stephen Bienko as CEO starting January 2017. Bienko is a serial entrepreneur and the largest franchisee of College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving, with operations spanning New Jersey, Tennessee, Ohio, and Florida. FOWNDERS graduated its first cohort of entrepreneurs—including Arize, SanoMind, Slingshot VR, and others—who collectively raised over $500,000 in seed funding.PR NewswireFOWNDERS Joins ShopRite and Antony Robbins Foundation to Fight HungerFOWNDERS, a Newark-based social-impact startup accelerator, partnered with Inserra Supermarkets (a ShopRite franchisee) and the Anthony Robbins Foundation's "Basket Brigade" initiative to distribute Thanksgiving meals to 100 families in Newark, New Jersey. Inserra Supermarkets donated hundreds of pounds of food including canned goods, fresh produce, and supplies, which were distributed at St. Lucy's Church on Thanksgiving Eve. The collaboration brought together the private sector, a nonprofit foundation, and a local church to address food insecurity during the holiday season.PR NewswireGerard Adams to Speak at Rutgers Business SchoolGerard Adams, founder of social impact startup accelerator FOWNDERS and cofounder of Elite Daily, will deliver a talk at Rutgers University School of Business on November 30, 2016, as part of the institution's Community Entrepreneurship Series. The event, hosted in collaboration with the Rutgers Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, the New Jersey Technology Council, and Scarlet Startups, is free and open to registration. Adams, who sold Elite Daily to the Daily Mail for $50 million in 2015, founded FOWNDERS in 2016 to empower entrepreneurs from Newark, New Jersey, where he was raised.PR NewswireFOWNDERS Launches Code-a-Thon to Boost Newark Tech CapabilityFOWNDERS, a Newark, New Jersey-based social-impact startup accelerator, launched the Art of Code code-a-thon, a two-person team coding competition with cash prizes scheduled for November 4th at its Norfolk Street campus. Keith Williams, director of web information systems at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, will lead the event, which aims to connect technical talent with marketing expertise in Newark's entrepreneurial community. The competition is open for registration through the Art of Code Meet Up Group and Fownders.com.PR NewswireGerard Adams, Millennial Mentor Named to Magic Johnson's 32 Under 32Gerard Adams, co-founder of Elite Daily and CEO of FOWNders, was named to Earvin "Magic" Johnson's "32 Under 32" Business and Leadership List recognizing young entrepreneurs who demonstrate professionalism, hard work, and leadership. Adams, who became a self-made millionaire by age 24, previously sold Elite Daily to Daily Mail for $50 million in 2015. Adams founded FOWNders as a social-impact accelerator to provide entrepreneurial opportunities in underserved communities like his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.PR NewswireFownders Event To Award $10,000 Prize Today To Local EntrepreneurTonight at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ, twelve local entrepreneurs will pitch their startups in the Fownders Startup Pitch Competition for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize, with five finalists also gaining entry to a 12-week accelerator program. The event is organized by Fownders, a non-profit startup incubator based in Newark's University Heights neighborhood, founded by Gerard Adams, who co-founded Elite Daily before selling it for $50 million in 2015. Adams has stated plans to expand the Fownders entrepreneurship support model to other inner urban communities across the country.