Confirmed Mentors

Currently the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Remarkable Ventures (remarkable.vc) and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (http://eranyc.com), an early-stage technology investment fund and accelerator with a portfolio of 260+ companies in New York City. Murat is one of the best! See more about him here.

Rei is an NYCx Innovation Fellow under the NYC Mayor’s Office, and a former product lead at Palantir! Forum’s pre-seed program provides mentors who are industry-leading executives, subject-matter-experts and seasoned founders ready to help you iterate on your product and scale your business. Once you’re part of their portfolio, you’ll be paired with dedicated mentors according to your industries, needs, gaps, and interests, while also having access to a wider variety of mentors via office hours.

John is the heartbeat of the Techstars network, as well as one of the most supportive individuals across any ecosystem (…ask almost anyone). Once the Higher Education Evangelist at LinkedIn, he then become the Network Catalyst for Techstars. John believes "changing the world" can be more than hyperbole, and that building relationships and connecting people with opportunity are at his core.

Marquise is the lead of Techcrunch’s Startup Alley+ Accelerator, exclusively for select startups from within the Techcrunch Disrupt audience. Cela was fortunate enough to work with the program to present Lean Startup Methodology for last year’s cohort! The Startup Alley+ program supports a cohort of chosen startups to get the most out of Techcrunch’s network and resources leading up to Disrupt.

Frances has done it all when it comes to accelerators: from building her own curriculum and mentor network at NUMA, a worldwide group of accelerators focused on bringing entrepreneurs across global markets, to acquiring NUMA New York, launching WEVE, and building. a million dollar-plus accelerator business with a full team and blue chip corporate sponsors behind it. Find out more about her here in this recent interview!

Jackie is the heartbeat of the fashion tech landscape in NYC, and her program has not only brought together some of the best founders in the space, but also connected them with their first large enterprise sales opportunities.

The New York Fashion Tech Lab is a community-driven, relationship building, collaboration, and business development platform. The nonprofit program was co-founded by Springboard Enterprises and key fashion retailers to support women-led companies that have developed innovations at the intersection of fashion, retail, and technology. www.nyftlab.com

StartEd’s programs are for education innovators with companies around the world with tech-enabled solutions to improve education and workforce learning.

The StartEd Immersion program, which is 5-day commitment, provides mentorship from the StartEd Network -- the most seasoned and supportive network of investors, entrepreneurs, and educators in the world. It is designed to help entrepreneurs with up to $5mm in funding or revenue secure their next round of financing and expand their customer base.

Johan is the Managing Director for MINI's Brooklyn-based venture accelerator program URBAN-X.

Leading a multidisciplinary team of experts that cover the entire product and brand development pipeline for technology-driven startups.

Educating and mentoring founders in industrial design, brand building, and product development, holistically covering a human-centric design process from first ideas to a working solution.

Strategically developing hypothesis-driven innovation practices for tech startups that combine deep customer discovery, rapid iteration, and relentless testing to help startups succeed faster while minimizing risk.

FinTech Sandbox provides critical data access and development resources to FinTech entrepreneurs around the world. With this advantage, our startups build proven and resilient products, enabling innovative partnerships with financial institutions that address the industry’s most pressing challenges.