Access Denmark’s largest
deep tech mentoring program
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FOR COMPANIES
Get to market faster with DeepTech Mentoring
DeepTech Mentoring is a mentoring program where DTU Science Park companies receive targeted guidance to address their current challenges.
About the program
- You will have access to three experienced mentors.
- A mentoring program lasts six months and includes sparring tailored to the specific areas where you need guidance—all in 100% confidential settings.
- The mentors provide honest and impartial feedback on your challenges.
- The program is free of charge for companies based in DTU Science Park.
How can the mentors help you?
The mentors offer guidance and sparring to help you develop your business. You can receive support in product development, patents, strategy, organizational development, financing, and other relevant challenges.
About the mentors
- DeepTech Mentoring’s mentors include experienced experts, former CEOs, serial entrepreneurs, investors, specialists, business developers, product experts, and more.
- They are carefully selected for your business based on their experience and the challenges you wish to address.
- All mentors are certified.
- We guarantee 100% confidentiality, and all mentors sign a Code of Conduct.
How the mentoring program works
The program lasts six months, with meetings occurring approximately once a month. Our mentoring administration coordinates and schedules the meetings, which a lead mentor facilitates.
Each meeting follows a structured format to ensure focus and efficiency, allowing both parties to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Your responsibilities as a mentee
Thorough preparation is key to a successful mentoring program. As a mentee, we expect you to:
- Prepare and send an agenda to the mentors at least 3 days before each meeting.
- Draft a summary after each meeting.
Meeting duration
- First meeting: 2 hours
- Subsequent meetings: 1.5 hours
Access Denmark's most prominent mentoring program for deep tech companies:
- The mentoring program has been developed in collaboration with MIT and MIT Venture Service
- 100% confidentiality in mentoring sessions
- Independent guidance from experienced subject-matter experts
- DeepTech Mentoring was established in 2014
The mentoring program has been pivotal for developing ZenzeTech and securing our first investment. The mentors guided us through several key turning points, transforming our product and reducing our time to market by several years. We would never have reached where we are today without our mentors.
Christian Bygballe Haahr
CEO and Co-founder, ZenzeTech
Get a team of mentors – just for you
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Rikke Vous Hvidsteen
Ecosystem Engagement Lead
Cases
Mentors were defining for the business
Finding the right mentors for your scale-up can be defining for your business. CEO and Founder of ATLANT 3D Nanosystems, Dr. Maksym Plakhotnyuk, found the perfect match the second time he entered DeepTech Mentoring.
We wouldn’t be here without our first mentor team
Just like most startups, ZenzeTech had little experience in building a company, when they started out. For the Medtech company, DeepTech Mentoring by DTU Science Park has provided critical guidance in creating their business.
Who are the mentors?
Our volunteer mentor corps consists of experienced specialists in biotech, medtech, agro, and food tech, all of whom share a passion for creating the best conditions for deep-tech companies in Denmark.
You’ll find seasoned CEOs, board members, business angels, industry experts, serial entrepreneurs, and specialists in product development, business strategy, sales, internationalization, IP, organization, and funding among our mentors. They have deep industry knowledge and are committed to guiding startups on their commercial journey.
The mentor program is based on the renowned MIT “team mentoring” concept, where startups are matched with a team of three complementary mentors – a method that ensures the best possible foundation for growth and development.
Good to know
- CONFIDENTIALITY
Our mentors sign a Code of Conduct that covers confidentiality, conflicts of interest, best mentoring practices, and ethical guidelines. - CERTIFIED MENTORS
All mentors participate in a mentor training program and are certified as mentors at DTU Science Park. - INDEPENDENT MENTORS
All mentors are independent, specially selected, and work voluntarily.
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FOR MENTORS
Become a mentor for Denmark's best deep tech startups
Do you want to give back and help startups and small businesses get off to a strong start? Would you like insight into the latest trends and developments in deep tech? Then, you might be an excellent fit for our DeepTech Mentoring program.
As a mentor at DeepTech Mentoring, you’ll join a strong network of experienced professionals dedicated to creating the best conditions for Denmark’s most promising deep-tech startups.
You’ll have a unique opportunity to get close to cutting-edge technological advancements in green solutions, food tech, MedTech, and deep tech—while becoming part of an ambitious and knowledge-rich network of industry specialists.
- Participate in at least one mentoring run per year. Each run typically consists of six meetings, each lasting 1.5–2 hours over six months.
- Expect to dedicate around 30 hours annually, including mentor network meetings (based on being matched with one startup).
- Use your knowledge and experience to spar with mentees. Our mentoring concept is not about giving direct advice but offering valuable sparring that helps startups grow faster and more effectively.
- We match mentors and startups based on the company’s needs and your expertise. As a mentor, you will always be part of a team with two other mentors.
- You are only matched with cases you have expressed interest in.
Please note: We onboard new mentors four times yearly (approximately 20 annually). Given the high level of interest, we only bring on new mentors when there is a clear need.
Currently, we are primarily looking for mentors with experience in:
- Buildings and Construction
- Food & Agriculture
- Energy & Utilities
- Sales to municipalities
Benefits as a mentor
- Get direct insight into the latest technological developments in deep tech.
- We have nearly 100 promising startups in our programs each year.
- Become part of Denmark’s largest deep tech community.
- Join an ambitious and highly skilled network of approximately 130 other mentors.
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