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 Cambridge Frontier Technologies Lab we offer mentorship from exceptional Entrepreneurs, Change Makers and Scientists. You can read more about the Venture Residential and Social Venture Residential Programmes here.

Mentors 2025-2026

  • Oliver Zahn

    Ex-Head of Data Science, DeepMind / 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

    Sustainability Entrepreneur, Dhun.Life. Read more

  • Dean Banks

    CEO of Indigo, ex-GoogleX.
    Read more

  • Caroline Yap

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

  • Simran Chana

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

  • Kevin Lin

    Co-Founder of Twitch, Technology Entrepreneur. Read more

  • Eli Ben-Sasson

    Mathematician, Computer Scientist, Entrepreneur.
    Read more

FAQs

  • We are trialing the mentorship scheme as a new program at the E-Lab, and therefore during the year 1 the program is only open for the Residential students.

    The applications are open to the current and previous years Residential students, and the application period takes place each fall.

    In case you are interested in mentoring but not a residential student, please register your interest here so we can understand demand better.

  • 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 :)