Mentors

Our mentors have built billion-dollar companies like Zapier and Ampush, and invested at funds like Kleiner Perkins and Redpoint Ventures.

2025 Mentors

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Bess Goodfellow

Hyde Park Angels

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Bryan Helmig

Zapier

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Andrew Wegryzn

SixThirty

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Dan Kerr

Flyover Capital

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Nate Johnson

Veterans United

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Phil Reynolds

DevStride

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Marc Bernstein

Balto

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Kelsey Raymond

InteroDigital

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Jesse Pujji

Gateway X

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Bill Turpin

Biography Health

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Levi Mallot

Weave

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Joe Davis

Headline

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Vik Lakhwara

Stakehouse Fund

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Amber Fehrenbacher

Material Change Institute

2025 Sprint Track Mentors

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James Carr

Zapier

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Jabbok Schlacks

EquipmentShare

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Bess Goodfellow

HPA

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Ketul Patel

Headline

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Laura Lakhwara

Soapox

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Willy Schlacks

EquipmentShare

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Joe Davis

Headline

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Danny He

Soapbox

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Bryce Navarro

Husch Blackwell

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Samantha Sweet

Husch Blackwell

2024 Mentors

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Vik Lakhwara

Hathi VC and Green Cow VC

General Partner

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Jolie McMillian

Magic Lantern Enterprise

Founder

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Jabbok Schlacks

EquipmentShare

Co-Founder and CEO

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Wendy Moore

Eleve Talent

Founder

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Andrew Wegrzyn

SixThirty

Principal

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Jeff Wasson

Cutina Group

General Partner

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Arpita Kumar

Indeed - Recruit Holdings

Head of Integratiom - M&A and Strategic Initiatives

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Jonathan Steffens

EquipmentShare

Director of eCommerce

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Sarah Hill

Helium

Co-Founder and CEO

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Jordan Carlisle

Empathy HealthTech/Sober Sidekick

COO

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Mindy McCubbin

Truman Wealth Advisors

Founder and Financial Advisor

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Wade Foster

Zapier

Co-Founder and CEO

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Laura Burkemper

Scaleblazer

CEO

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Bob Zhou

Angel Investor

Angel Investor

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Kelsey Raymond

Intero Digital

COO

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James Carr

Starfish Prime

Fractional CTO/VPE

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Steve Powell

Elevato

Partner and CTO

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Willy Schlacks

EquipmentShare

Co-Founder and President

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Joe Kaiser

Mercato Partners

Managing Director

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Bill Turpin

Biography Health

CEO and Cofounder

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