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International Mentoring Programme
Are you a female/non-binary founder who’d like help to launch a new or grow an early stage tech company?
Here’s what our Alumni have got from joining our International Mentoring Programme:
What does our international mentoring programme offer?
Hands on Mentoring
Hands on Mentoring
We provide you with 2 hand-picked Danish and/or international rockstar mentors to match your individual goals and needs.
International Startup School
International Startup School
Our international startup school offers participants all the skills, know-how and tools they need to launch and grow a successful tech startup.
Access to global markets, talent and partners through Global Tech Advocates
Access to global markets, talent and partners through Global Tech Advocates
Gain exclusive access to the world’s ONLY truly international grassroots tech community, uniting over 33,000 tech leaders across 33 global tech hubs.
One-to-one office hours
One-to-one office hours
We offer access to business, legal, financial, technical and other professional advice delivered by Tech Nordic Advocates and our Global Programme partners.
Community and Networking Events
Community and Networking Events
Access exclusive events in Denmark and internationally.
Access to Investors and Capital
Access to Investors and Capital
Access to Danish and international investors and capital
Northern Europe’s Biggest Women in Tech Network
Northern Europe’s Biggest Women in Tech Network
Join Northern Europe’s Biggest Women In Tech Network, with an online community of hundreds of founders, entrepreners, investors and leaders
Awesome Discounts
Awesome Discounts
Access exclusive discounts from Google, Zendesk, Talent Garden and many more!
What do I need to know?
Our high-impact International Mentoring Programme, tailored for women and non-binary individuals with a serious drive to launch and grow digital/tech startups or scaleups, meeting our application criteria.
By the end of the Programme, participants are expected to develop an actionable business plan for launching or scaling a digital/tech venture. Our program is crafted to provide the essential support to make that happen.
The Programme is aimed at highly motivated women with an entrepreneurial and growth mindset, passion and drive to launch a new or grow an already launched early stage business in the digital/technology sector:
1. Pre-startup (Group 1): Women with a great business idea to solve a real problem supported by digital/technology
2. Recently launched/early stage startup (Group 2): women who have already launched a business in the digital/tech space and could do with a little help to grow their early stage businesses
3. Early stage businesses with revenue (Group 3): women who have launched a digital/tech sector business which is revenue generating who could do with support from Danish/international mentors/experts who can help accelerate their growth
The Programme is funded by Industriens Fond, the City of Copenhagen, private partners and Tech Nordic Advocates.
Successful applicants pay a deposit of 2000 kr before the start of the Bootcamp. Deposits are returned on completion of the full Programme.
Deposits are not returned to participants who do not complete the full Programme.
Selected applicants must be:
1. Able to commit 6 months to the Programme
2. Committed to completing the Programme and required output
3. Dedicated to solving a defined business problem using technology
4. Committed to launching/growing/scaling a digital/tech startup
5. Driven, coachable and collaborative with an open and adaptable mindset
Please assume around 15% time, give and take. And remember this: this isn’t extra time but time you’re spending anyway. The question is not what you put in, but what you get out. We promise you that spending 15% on this programme will deliver many times more value than spending time alone/on other pursuits
Our 2024 applications are now OPEN!
If you’re ready to take the leap and commit 6 months to our internationally renowed mentoring programme, click HERE
What’s the Role of Mentors?
Danish and international Mentors play a crucial role in helping Programme Participants and the Programme as a whole achieve the stated goals. As per ‘What is the International Mentoring Programme?’ above, the Programme offers selected high potential prospective and current female founders and leaders in tech in Denmark access to:
Hands-on mentoring: 2 hand-picked Danish and/or international “Rockstar” mentors to match individual goals. Programme participants are asked at application stage to state preferred mentor characteristics (e.g. business/technical/sales/marketing/specific industry sector expertise, hard (e.g. business planning)/soft (e.g personal branding) skills and preferred mix of Danish/international/female/male mentors.
The Programme is looking for mentors with a mix of those characteristics and a track record as entrepreneurs/business leaders/experts/investors.
Programme Participants are matched with 2 mentors, based on their stated preferences and Programme mentor profiles.
