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Get faster to the market with DeepTech Mentoring

How does a shortcut to valuable knowledge, sparring and network sound?

In DeepTech Mentoring we match you with a customised team of mentors, who will work specifically with you and your company. When enrolled in DeepTech Mentoring, you get honest feedback on your challenges. In return, we expect that you are open to new ideas, willing to expose yourself and not afraid of being vulnerable.

In other words: Embrace the mentors’ willingness to help you. The goal for everybody is to get YOU faster to the market.

A team of mentors - just for you

What makes our mentor program special is the concept of deploying a team of mentors customised for your needs. You are matched with three mentors with different profiles and competences. In this way, all aspects of your company’s growth opportunities will be nutured.

All three mentors are participating in all meetings, making the mentor meetings dynamic, innovative and extremely fruitful for you.

Who are the mentors?

More than 100 industry relevant and experienced mentors are part of DeepTech Mentoring. We have an incredibly great mix of serial entrepreneurs, CEOs, board members, business angels, industry experts and much more. In addition to their invaluable experience, all mentors are participating in tailor-made mentor training and are certified as mentors in DTU Science Park.

All mentors are handpicked and works voluntary. They all sign our DeepTech Mentoring Code of Conduct, which covers confidentiality, conflicts of interest, best mentoring practice and ethical guidelines.

Read DeepTech Mentoring Code of Conduct here

Get to know a handfull of the mentors

Kathrine Stampe

Dorte Krogh

Christian Holm Jönsson

Mogens Bjerre

Mikkel Næsager

Pia van der Zee

With mentoring you get specific and exclusive sparring

Companies enrolled in DeepTech Mentoring will receive valuable sparring on issues relevant specifically for them. The mentor meetings are usually about subjects such as strategic direction, business model, go-to-market strategies, sales, partnership agreements, team, patent applications and funding. And, of course, some good advice on prioritising time, finances and resources.

Mentor meetings

Mentees normally participate in the program for six months.

Meetings take place monthly with a predefined structure.

More than 200 companies have been through the program.

A startup is matched with 3 mentors, who all are participating in meetings.

Active mentors in DeepTech Mentoring 126

Active Mentees in DeepTech Mentoring 317

No. of mentor meetings held 1125

Who can benefit from mentoring in DeepTech Mentoring?

DeepTech Mentoring is free of charge and exclusively for:

Companies in DTU Science Park
Startups in Futurebox
Pre-startups (researchers) from DTU
Startups in DTU Science Park’s acceleration programs
Startups in DTU Link’s acceleration program and incubation

Testimonial

The mentor program has been vital for the development of ZenzeTech and receiving our first investment.

We found our fourth co-founder through the mentor program, and the mentors guided us in multiple pivots which changed our product and shortened our time to market by several years. We would never have been where we are today without our mentors.

Christian Bygballe Haahr, CEO and Co-founder

ZenzeTech

Structured and well-proven approach

DeepTech Mentoring is established in 2014 and developed in partnership with MIT and the MIT Venture Mentoring Service.

More than 200 companies have been through the program, where quality remains a key component. All mentor meetings are organised by the mentoring administration and facilitated by a lead mentor. Mentees are responsible for sending out agendas and recaps of of all meetings. Apart from the mentors’ unique and voluntary contribution, the meeting structure and the preparation of all meetings by all parties are key success factors.

Mentees normally participate in the program for six months. Meetings take place monthly with a predefined structure. The first meeting has a duration of two hours, the following meetings 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Why should you engage in mentoring?

“A fledgling venture is more likely to thrive when an idea, good business planning, and an entrepreneur are matched with proven skills and experience”

– One of the Core Principles of MIT Venture Mentoring Service

Learning from mentors is key:

Source: Hello Tomorrow – How to build a successful deep tech acceleration program