*Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Testing New Launch in Qingdao*

_World’s Premier Startup Launch Program Testing a New Semester in Qingdao_

The Founder Institute (http://FI.co), the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, announced today that it is exploring a new semester launch in Qingdao. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 110 cities and 60 countries, the Founder Institute has helped aspiring technology entrepreneurs launch over 2,000 companies, which have created over 15,000+ new jobs.

*Anyone interested in bringing a Founder Institute semester to Qingdao by joining the program can fill out an Interest Form at http://FI.co/apply/qingdao by 2016-07-17, or attend a free upcoming event;*