Every startup in the cohort has different needs. Afín connects them with the mentors and experts in your network who have exactly what they're looking for.
The biotech startup has been looking for someone with FDA experience for weeks. The mentor who has it is in your network but nobody has connected them.
Manually assigning mentors to startups requires knowing in detail the needs of each one and the profiles of each mentor. It doesn't scale.
A cohort where each startup operates in silos loses the value of peer learning. Connections between founders in the same programme are equally valuable.
Startups indicate their role, interests and what they're looking for (investment, talent, clients, mentorship). Mentors indicate their role, interests and what type of projects appeal to them.
The biotech startup sees the mentor with FDA experience. The investor sees the startups in the sector looking for investment.
Only when both parties express interest is the contact exchanged. No spam from desperate founders to mentors who don't fit.
"The biotech startup in the cohort finds the mentor with FDA experience they've been looking for for three months. At the first demo day. Without anyone having to manually introduce them."
How many mentor-startup connections were made, which mentor profiles were most in demand, which startups were most active. Data to improve the programme and communicate its impact to investors and sponsors.
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