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title: 'Two Portland startup founders among latest Founder Gym graduates'
date: '2021-03-02T14:15:39-08:00'
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  - Oregon
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  - 'anthony ware'
  - chnl
  - Founder
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  - Founders
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  - Portland
  - 'shannon atkinson'
  - Startup
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# Two Portland startup founders among latest Founder Gym graduates

In a day and age where every startup program is a virtual program, those programs that have been virtual since day one rise to the top. One of those programs — which counts any number of PIE alums — is [Founder Gym](https://foundergym.com/), which [just graduated two more Portland companies among its latest cohort](https://medium.com/foundergym/meet-the-graduates-of-founder-gyms-fundraising-cohort-15-79354b5b9a9c).

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/700/0*iG1TQ__ucuN3H57y)“Before the FG Cohort, I was stuck and unsure how to move forward with fundraising for my business,” said graduate Anthony Ware of [Founder Mental Wealth](https://foundermentalwealth.com/). “Now, I’m confident that I will raise the right funds from the right investor partners for the long-term success of my business.”

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/700/0*kyyVOkTMPPxrS_5C)“Because of Founder Gym, I found my voice and learned to speak from a place of authority for my business,” said graduate Shannon Atkinson of [CHNL](https://www.chnl.com/).

As far as other Portland connections go, the [Founder Gym COO is Paige Hendrix-Buckner](https://siliconflorist.com/2020/11/11/portlands-paige-hendrix-buckner-named-coo-of-founder-gym/), a fixture of the Portland startup community.

For more information, visit “[Meet the Graduates of Founder Gym’s Fundraising Cohort 15](https://medium.com/foundergym/meet-the-graduates-of-founder-gyms-fundraising-cohort-15-79354b5b9a9c).”