# Alumni

Concept · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: alum, alums, alumnus, program alumni, past founders, graduates

The [founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) and companies that finished a program in the past. Programs often keep alumni connected so they can help newer founders.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) who finished an [accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/accelerator) two years ago is an alum. A new founder in the program asks that alum for an introduction to a customer.

## Connects to (10)

- [Cohort](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cohort): A group of founders or companies that go through a program together, on the same schedule.
- [Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/accelerator): A program with a fixed length that helps a group of early companies grow faster through coaching, introductions and sometimes funding.
- [Portfolio](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/portfolio): The set of companies that an investor has funded, or that a program supports.
- [Mentor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor): An experienced person who gives a founder guidance.
- [Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-in-tulsa-techstars-accelerator): An accelerator that Techstars, a company that runs accelerators in many cities, ran in Tulsa with Build in Tulsa.
- [Hurricane Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hurricane-ventures): The University of Tulsa's venture fund.
- [StitchCrew](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/stitchcrew): A nonprofit that runs programs to help business owners grow, with a focus on a more equitable economy.
- [Google for Startups](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-startups): Google's program for startup founders.
- [Leadership Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/leadership-tulsa): A Tulsa nonprofit, founded in 1973, that runs community leadership programs such as LT360, workshops and civic events, with a network of…
- [NYU Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nyu-tulsa): New York University's programs in Tulsa, made possible by a collaboration with the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/alumni