a note from us
mentorship has helped leaders throughout history reach their potential
Plato would have no influence without Socrates
and Aristotle would have never made it without Plato 📚
here are some more mentor-mentee duos:
Steven Spielberg mentored JJ Abrams 🍿
Maya Angelou mentored Oprah Winfrey
Usher mentored Justin Bieber 🎤
Professor Dumbledore mentored Harry Potter 🧙♂️
this week’s company is building a mentorship destination to help you find your next Socrates
in a sentence
Mento is a career care platform that provides support and resources for individuals to better manage their careers, salaries, and daily work
support: 1-on-1 and group coaching sessions from experienced industry veterans
resources: on-demand content, workshops, tools, and guides
bulleted version: leave the coca cola at home; Mento’s resources help you avoid a career explosion 🍬🥤🌋
the basics
industry: career planning, human capital services, B2C
headquarters: New York, New York 🍎
year founded: 2019
company size: < 10 🧳
amount raised: $2m
latest stage: seed round 🌱
due diligence
what we like
🗣 personalized guidance: it’s difficult to find go-to resources for decisions like changing careers, asking for a promotion, and starting a business
🧠 career/mental health: mental health struggles in the workplace are increasing
coaching and resources allow individuals to be proactive and reactive to their career wellness
we could all use a mentor: Mento is making interpersonal career guidance accessible
76% of people claim having a mentor is important, yet only 37% of people have mentors
potential risks
catering to a large audience: Mento must target people at all stages of employment
whether they’re between jobs, out of work, or working full-time
B2C vs. B2B: while it’s great that anyone can sign up for the product, the real money comes from enterprise customers
📈scaling: the company hires executive coaches and experienced professionals as mentors
finding quality coaches is expensive, timely, and limited in supply
founder profiles
Jamie Albers (prev. Jigsaw, Google)
Alex Marcus (prev. Slow Ventures, Disney Accelerator)
comps
why Mento: “will you be my mentor” is not an easy question to ask; Mento’s experienced leadership team and coaches, along with the host of platform tools, will give many professionals actionable steps to finding mentorship and career wellness for years to come