The FounderScreen Initiative
Econa works at every node of the entrepreneurial ecosystem — entrepreneurs, the institutions that fund and train them, the ecosystems and governments that benefit from their economic contributions, and the coaches and clinicians who support them.
Our Stakeholders
Econa works at every node of the entrepreneurial ecosystem — entrepreneurs, the institutions that fund and train them, the ecosystems and governments that benefit from their economic contributions, and the coaches and clinicians who support them.
FounderScreen is built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We offer entrepreneurs a rich array of ongoing, personalized, evidence-based support with longitudinal progress tracking, referrals to specialist services when indicated, and participation in the Econa Village peer support community.
Cohort-based programs and workshops designed to integrate mental wellness into the accelerator experience from day one — building resilience before the pressure peaks.
Education and programs that improve total portfolio resilience while helping investment teams understand entrepreneur neurodiversity, support founders effectively, and reduce preventable entrepreneur churn.
Curriculum-integrated programming for entrepreneurship departments, MBA programs, and innovation labs teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs to build sustainably.
Tailored engagements for family office principals and their portfolio companies, addressing the unique intersection of wealth, legacy, and entrepreneurial identity.
Programs and policies that empower entrepreneurs to live up to their potential and make their greatest contributions to regional economies and national competitive advantage.
The post-exit transition is one of the highest-risk periods for entrepreneur mental health. Econa's specialized programming addresses identity, purpose, and psychological recalibration after a major liquidity event.
The coaches and clinicians who support entrepreneurs gain shared frameworks and peer-reviewed science — so the people in an entrepreneur's corner are working from the same evidence base Econa builds on.
Watch the EWC overview for coaches & clinicians →Econa works at every node of the entrepreneurial ecosystem: entrepreneurs, accelerators and incubators, VC and PE firms, universities and business schools, family offices, regional ecosystems and pro-brain economy governments, post-exit entrepreneurs, and the coaches and clinicians who support entrepreneurs.
Diversity, neurodiversity and inclusion are in Econa’s DNA. We strive to build an on-ramp to wellbeing and effectiveness for all entrepreneurs. Neurodiversity refers to the unique brain and mental health differences that distinguish people with the propensity for entrepreneurship from others who lack this propensity. Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life, every part of the world, every gender, and all ethnic groups. Founders can be any age, align with any religious heritage, have any skin color, and reflect a spectrum of abilities. Yet due to shared neurodiversity, founders often have more in common with each other than with people who appear to be similar in other ways.
Econa offers education, free validated screening, evidence-based frameworks, and connection to support. After you complete the Entrepreneur Wellbeing Check, you receive a personalized action plan and a portfolio of evidence-based resources matched to your specific needs and opportunities.
Yes. Creating the scalable wellbeing and mental health resources our ecosystem needs is a team effort. If you represent an investor, family office, foundation, angel fund, VC firm, PE firm, incubator, university program or another entity that would like to collaborate to create wellbeing and mental health resources for entrepreneurs, learn more here.
No. Individual results are never shared with investors or sponsors — FounderScreen is a proactive founder-friendly benefit, with privacy protections that preserve entrepreneur confidence.
Through the Academic Affiliate program: faculty affiliated with universities and research institutions can access anonymized aggregate data for secondary research and collaborate with a worldwide community of academic entrepreneurship scholars.
Join the FounderScreen Launch Team as a sponsor, apply for Cohort 1 of the Portfolio Resilience Accelerator for VC Firms — Econa's flagship program, from $10,000 - $30,000 per firm depending on portfolio size — or apply to become an academic affiliate as a university-based researcher.