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From idea to impact
For entrepreneurs ready to scale with confidence.
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From idea to impact
For entrepreneurs ready to scale with confidence.
what's in it
Strategic support to grow

We pair each startup with a team of three mentors. Both parties determine the frequency of meetings. The group of mentors work together, leveraging a wealth of perspectives.

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Strategic support to grow

A team of three mentors, chosen for you. A meeting schedule that fits your journey. A wealth of perspectives working together to move your business forward.

Mentor team matched to you

Startups are carefully selected and paired with a trio of top-tier mentors. These mentors are seasoned founders and C-suite leaders who bring complementary expertise and perspectives to every discussion.

90 minute strategy sessions

Meet on a bi-monthly basis for focused, 90-minute sessions that challenge your thinking, sharpen your vision, and turn insights into action.

Objective, confidential guidance

Receive equity-free advice in a safe, trusted environment where only your growth matters.

Prepare, engage, scale

Show up ready, stay open, and watch fresh perspectives turn into measurable traction.

Metrics
People. Progress. Impact.

50

Mentors

30

Active Startups

10

Startups onboarded every year

500+

Mentoring sessions
Committed to change for a decade

10

Startups onboarded every year

500+

Mentoring sessions

50

Mentors

30

Active Startups
what we look for
Perfection isn't the goal—progress is. We connect mentors with teams who have moved beyond exploration and are ready to scale with expert guidance.

At MentorConnect, we work with startups that have moved beyond the idea stage and are actively building and scaling. If you're already talking to customers, building your product, validating your model, and preparing to scale, you're in the zone where MentorConnect can deliver the most value.

To ensure we can provide the right support, we look at several dimensions of readiness. Our intake criteria are based on the KTH Innovation Readiness Level™ (IRL) model. This framework helps startups understand their readiness across key dimensions, including team, tech, customer, business model, IP, and funding.

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Customer Readiness (CRL 8)

You have early paying customers or strong validation beyond pilot projects (Health & Sciences CRL 6+).

Technology Readiness (TRL 8)

Your core technology is functional and deployed in real environments, not just lab or prototype (Health & Sciences TRL 5+).

Business Model Readiness (BRL 7 )

You’ve defined a clear value proposition and begun testing or generating revenue from your business model (Health & Sciences BRL 5+).

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRL 6)

You have identified, protected, or are actively managing your key IP assets (Health & Sciences IPRL 6+).

Team Readiness (TMRL 6)

You have a committed founding team with complementary skills and some operational capacity (Health & Sciences TMRL 6+).

Funding Readiness (FRL 7 or 6 if bootstrapping)

You have secured initial funding (dilutive or non-dilutive) and are preparing for a seed or Series A raise (Health & Sciences FRL 6+).

We’re convinced that impact-driven people thrive in an inspiring, creative ecosystem.
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