sprintd
Someone sharing their experience with a team at their table during a sprint.

For mentors

Spend a weekend changing someone's trajectory

A few hours of your experience can turn a stuck team into one that ships. On site, hybrid or online through the platform, in the slots you choose.

Apply as a mentor

A few hoursOn site, hybrid or onlineYou set the slots

“Happy to have supported a few teams on their problem-solution fit and helped them sharpen their story for tomorrow's pitch.”
Silvan HäfeliMentor

The best seat in the house.

We're looking for people who want to connect for a weekend. Here is what you get back.

01

The electric energy

A room full of people finding new ways, against the clock. You drop in, help, and watch teams pull off things you wouldn't believe in 36 hours.

02

Meet the next generation

Connect with young, driven talent before anyone else does. The builders you help today are the founders, hires and colleagues of tomorrow.

03

Learn while you give

You pass on what you know, and you leave with new tools, new angles and a fresh view on your own field.

04

Relationships that last

The weekend ends, the connections don't. Mentors stay in touch with teams, follow their projects and come back for the next sprint.

On site, hybrid or online.

You don't have to be in the room all weekend. The platform lets builders book your time, wherever you are.

  • On siteWalk the tables, feel the energy, be there for the pitches. The full experience.
  • HybridCome by for a block on Saturday, take the rest of your slots online.
  • OnlineSet your slots on the platform and take calls with teams from wherever you are.

What you do

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PitchGo to market
Sat 10:00Sat 11:30Sat 14:00Sat 16:00
  1. 01Drop inAsk sharp questions and point teams at what actually matters.
  2. 02Go deep onceA short workshop or office hours on the thing you know best.
  3. 03Judge or adviseHelp score the demos, or just enjoy watching what gets built.

What mentors and jury said afterwards.

  1. What can happen when you give talented people AI tools and a real-world problem to solve? This weekend, I got the answer.
    Elke Arend-HeidbrinckJury and mentorLinkedIn
  2. Happy to have supported a few teams on their problem-solution fit and helped them sharpen their story for tomorrow's pitch.
    Silvan HäfeliMentorLinkedIn
  3. After our talk, I was sure the teams would get the support they needed.
    Thaddeus ZambellisCase partner, about the mentorsLinkedIn
  4. Looking forward to the next innovation sprint by sprintd.
    Elke Arend-HeidbrinckJury and mentorLinkedIn

Who you'll be alongside

Mentors and jury at our sprints so far. Founders, operators and experts who like helping others ship.

  • Silvan HäfeliMentor
  • Mateusz WojdyloMentor
  • Elke Arend-HeidbrinckJury and mentor
  • Reto LaemmlerJury
  • Nelson ZürcherJury

Who we're looking for

Not only engineers, data people and innovation experts. Every sprint has a theme, and we look for experts in exactly that field. For a GreenTech sprint, people from energy, buildings and the circular economy. And users count too: if you know how something is really used, you are an expert.

  • Software and AI
  • Product and design
  • Data
  • Innovation
  • Founders and investors
  • The sprint's own field
  • Users of the problem

If you want to connect for a weekend, pass something on and maybe take something home, there is a team that needs exactly your angle.

Apply as a mentor

We curate our mentors. Tell us a bit about you and what you'd love to help with, and we'll be in touch as our next sprints take shape.

Become a mentor