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Accelerate your entry to the market with DeepTech Mentoring
DeepTech Mentoring is a mentorship program at DTU Science Park, where you have access to three mentors. Here, you receive impartial guidance to help develop your company.
The mentors in DeepTech Mentoring are experienced experts, former CEOs, serial entrepreneurs, investors, subject matter specialists, business developers, product specialists, and more.
Through discussions and guidance, mentors contribute to the growth of your company over a six-month program. You can receive advice on everything you need, from product development, patents, strategy, organizational development, and more. You gain valuable knowledge that saves you time and helps you enter the market faster.
Mentors are specifically chosen for your company based on their experience and the challenges you seek guidance on. They are 100% impartial, and you receive honest feedback in a confidential setting. In return, we expect you to be open and receptive to new ideas.
Our mentorship program is free for companies located in DTU Science Park.
The mentorship program has been crucial to the development of ZenzeTech and securing our first investment. The mentors guided us through several pivotal points that changed our product and shortened 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
How the Mentoring Programme Works
Our mentorship program is a six-month journey where you meet with your mentors approximately once a month. Our mentor administration takes care of coordinating and booking everything related to the meetings, and a lead mentor facilitates the meetings.
It is the mentees’ responsibility to send out an agenda in advance and create a summary after each meeting. Meeting structure and preparation are important success factors for the mentorship program.
The first meeting lasts for two hours, while subsequent meetings last for an hour and 30 minutes, and they always follow the same structure.
Access Denmark’s largest mentoring program for deep tech companies
- You get three experienced mentors who can offer guidance to support your business’ progress.
- The mentoring programme has been developed in collaboration with MIT and MIT Venture Service.
- If your company resides in DTU Science Park, you can receive free access to the mentoring scheme.
Companies that have been in a mentoring program with us
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?
We have over 100 experienced mentors who are a diverse mix of serial entrepreneurs, CEOs, board members, business angels, industry experts, and more.
In addition to their invaluable experience, all mentors participate in a tailored mentor training program and are certified as mentors at DTU Science Park.
All mentors are impartial, specially selected, and work on a voluntary basis.
Confidentiality
Mentors sign our DeepTech Mentoring Code of Conduct, which covers confidentiality, conflicts of interest, best mentor practices, and ethical guidelines.
Get to know a handful of our mentors
Helle Monrad-Gylling
Angel Investor, board member and advisor for start-ups within the technical environment.See Linkedin profile
Henrik Jeppesen
Business Manager at Avalon Innovation. See Linkedin profile
Jeppe Frandsen
Chairman & Board member.See Linkedin profile
Maj Bjerre
Business MentorSee Linkedin profile
Morten Stage
Digital TransformationSee Linkedin profile
Ole Kjerkegaard Nielsen
Chief Executive Officer at GO-Pen ApS.See Linkedin profile
Become a mentor for Denmark’s best deep tech startups
If you have a desire to “give back” and help startups and small businesses get off to a good start, and if you want to get up close with the latest trends and developments in deep tech, then you might be interested in joining our DeepTech Mentoring team.
As a mentor with DeepTech Mentoring, you can look forward to becoming a part of a strong mentorship team that helps create the best conditions for Denmark’s top deep tech startups.
As a mentor, you will be closely involved in the latest technological advancements in green solutions, food tech, med tech, and deep tech. You will also become a part of an ambitious and knowledge-rich network that currently consists of more than 100 active and experienced mentors.
- You are required to participate in at least one mentoring program per year. Each mentoring program with mentees typically consists of 6 meetings, each lasting 1.5-2 hours, spread over 6 months. You will spend approximately 30 hours per year, including meetings with the mentor network (the hours are based on being matched with one case).
- You will use your knowledge and experience to provide guidance and support to mentees. Our mentoring concept is not based on specific advice but rather on providing guidance that empowers mentees to grow their businesses more easily and quickly.
- You will be part of a mentor team with two other mentors. When matching mentors and mentees, we consider the mentees’ needs and the mentors’ experience.
- You will only be matched with cases that you have shown interest in.
Benefits as a mentor
- You get up close to the latest technology.
- You play an important role in Denmark’s largest deep tech community.
- You become part of a unique and valuable network.
Get a team of mentors – just for you
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