Become a mentor
Interested in helping startups in a meaningful way?
At Aalto Innovation, we aim to match each startup with a mentor tailored to their unique needs and growth stage. We’re always looking to expand our mentor network, offering you, as a mentor, the chance to engage with high-potential startups.
The goal of mentoring is to improve the long-term performance of startups and help them to develop their networks. If you are an experienced professional and are interested in pro-bono (voluntary) mentoring then please apply below, fill in the application, and we will get back to you as soon as we see there could be a match happening.
As a Mentor you get to decide how much time and effort you will put in. You will need to match your interests together with the startup needs and based on that, decide the schedule for face-to-face meetings. We consider a Mentor’s background, know-how, and interests to ensure maximum compatibility.
Mentoring in a nutshell
- A guide and supporter of the startup
- An experienced professional in specific field and industry
- Person who can help a startup to grow with their professional expertise
- Someone who can utilize their own highly valued network to the benefit of the startup
The process of becoming a Mentor is as follows:
- Express your interest by filling the form
- Aalto Innovation matches the mentors with startups as per requests and needs
- The Mentor meets the startups in a personal meeting or through a specific event
- The mentoring starts, and the Mentor and the company agree on their individual targets, schedules, and manner of their collaboration