Mentorship Scheme

About

Mentorship is at the core of learning - receiving guidance on the problems specific to the path you have chosen. Whether it relates to entrepreneurship, science or humanities, mentorship presents an opportunity to learn from those who have been on a similar path before. We believe the benefits of mentorship go both ways, accordingly, we have invited experts in their respective fields who look forward to growing with you this year.

As part of the E-Lab Residential Programmes, in collaboration with the Frontier Technologies Lab at the University of Cambridge, we offer mentorship from exceptional Entrepreneurs, Change Makers and Scientists. You can read more about the Venture Residential and Social Venture Residential Programmes here.

Apply here for the Mentorship Scheme for Academic Year 2025-26.

Applications are open 6-12th October 2025, closing at 23:59 GMT on Sunday 12th October.

Mentors 2025-2026

  • Dr. Oliver Zahn

    Ex-Head of Data Science, Google / SpaceX. Co-CEO at CoreTx. Read more

  • Julia Yan

    Head of Growth at TikTok, a16z startup advisor.
    Read more

  • Suhair Khan

    Ex-Google Arts & Culture / GoogleX, Entrepreneur.
    Read more

  • Maulidah Hassan

    Ambassador, Personal Assistant for Diplomatic Affairs to President of Tanzania

  • Zenia Tata

    Ex-Chief Impact Officer at XPRIZE, CSO at Entrokey Labs. Read more

  • Meagan Pi

    Ex-VP of Data Privacy, Google, CEO at Upturn.
    Read more

  • Manvendra Singh Shekhawat

    King's Award recipient, Sustainability and Hospitality Entrepreneur. Read more

  • Dean Banks

    CEO of Indigo AG, ex-GoogleX.
    Read more

  • Caroline Yap

    Ex-MD of AI, Google Cloud, CTO at AIPathFinder.
    Read more

  • Dr. Simran Chana

    Director of Frontier Technologies Lab,
    University of Cambridge. Read more

  • Kevin Lin

    Co-Founder of Twitch, Technology Entrepreneur. Read more

  • Dr. Eli Ben-Sasson

    Mathematician, Computer Scientist, Entrepreneur.
    Read more

  • Mikaela Grace

    Mikaela Grace

    Ex-Scientist at Google, Computer Scientist at Stanford University

  • Conor Fennelly

    Conor Fennelly

    Serial Entrepreneur, CEO and Co-Founder at Abakus Bank. Read more

FAQs

  • The applications are open to the current and previous residential students, Mastercard scholarship recipients as well as the SPARK incubator participants.

    The applications take place each fall, and you can apply here for Academic Year 2025-26.

    In case you are interested in mentoring but not eligible, please register your interest here so we can understand demand better and expand the program further.

  • Please contact Siiri Ruuhela or Sophie Harbour and share a little about yourself and your expertise.

  • Yes, please specify this as part of the application and add the names of your existing team so we treat your application as one.

  • Please register your interest here for other mentorship opportunities.

  • As a result of a successful application,

    1. Mentees will be matched with mentors either as solo applicants or with a team (as specified in the application) for the duration of the Academic Year

    2. An introductory session will be held where mentees and mentors get to meet

    3. Mentor and mentee can independently schedule additional sessions during the term time. The mentors have committed to minimum 1 session per term

    4. At any time if questions or challenges arise, the mentors and mentees can contact Siiri

    5. General feedback collection will take place at the end of each term to ensure we can adjust where necessary :)