Learn how to grow a unicorn. Meet the people behind the world’s most successful companies. Mentor Hours is a series of pre-scheduled, 45 minute-long group meetings between our high-level attendees and startups.
Please note applications for 2025 have closed now.
You can still book tickets or apply for our 2026 ALPHA startup programme.

A member of our startups team will review your application. You&#8217;ll receive an email with more information.

Thanks for your interest in our startup program at Web Summit Vancouver 2026.

Mayra Cimet Dattoli, WE Ventures, and attendees at Mentor Hours during day two of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mentor Hours

Mentor Hours have four distinct tracks: lead, engage, build and grow. Each track has a specific focus and carefully selected mentors to ensure you discuss the issues most important to your startup.
Mentors spend 45 minutes coaching up to 10 startups in a group setting. This mix of backgrounds means the session will be shaped by individual and collective experiences in the startup community.

What is Mentor Hours?

Meet our 2025 mentors

Managing Partner and CEO

Ricky Tejapaibul

Lisa Clunie

Cofounder

Jane Yip

Partner

Mitchell Weinstock

General Partner

Danielle Graham

Founder & CEO

Kevin Holmes

Investor

Angie Wang

Co-founder & Co-CEO

Josh Haas

Global Head of Venture Capital

Emily Fontaine

Abhijit Mitra

Associate Vice President

Audrey Marie-Nely

Member/Investor

Alex Golod

Venture Partner

Melinda Wittstock

Co-Founder & Partner

Courtney Reum

Investor | Advisor | Board Member 

Brianna McDonald

Director

Praveen Varshney

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