Our team of experts, gurus, and thought leaders can support you on your journey.

Connect with our specialist mentors to help you navigate challenges and grow your business.

Mentoring for Founders

We provide founders with access to a range of mentoring options.

Whether you want to talk about your product, have a question about expanding your business, or just need to talk to someone who’s been in your shoes before, our mentors will share their knowledge and insights to support you.

Mentoring is available if you:

Declared business HQ is based in the UK
Current or aspiring founder
Building a tech or tech-enabled business

To get started booking your free mentoring session, pick your preferred mentor and click ‘Request a mentor.’ You will be taken to the Always on Mentoring site and asked to fill out a short form and choose your mentor from a list. You will then receive an email intro to your mentor, including next steps for scheduling a session.

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Meet our mentors...

Surayyah Ahmad

Surayyah Ahmad is a venture capitalist and two-time startup founder (one exit via M&A). She leads Aduna Capital, investing in early-stage, underserved founders in emerging markets. Surayyah mentors startups on investment readiness, go-to-market strategy, and product development, driving growth and successful fundraising rounds.

Topics: Market Entry Strategies, Growth and Scaling, Financial Planning and Analysis, Data Room Preparation & Due Diligence, Identifying the Right Investors

Ella Barkay

Ella is a grant writer specializing in Biotech, MedTech, and HealthTech. With a BSc and MSc in Life/Medical Sciences, she's secured millions in government grants for startups and spinouts. Based at Imperial College's Bioengineering Department, she excels at translating complex science into successful grant applications for Innovate UK, SBRI, and more.

Topics: Grant Funding

Fabricio Chavarro

Fabricio co-founded OTRAVISTA LLP, a consultancy specializing in UK and EU grants for tech startups. Since 2020, he's mentored 250+ startups via Barclays Eagle Labs. With an MA in Knowledge Management and 25 years' experience, he's developed and managed business support programmes for tech and creative entrepreneurs across the UK and Spain.

Topics: Grant Funding

Nadia Crandall

Nadia Crandall is an entrepreneur and investor. She founded Capshore Partners (short-term lending) and co-founded Harvard Business Angels of London, building a £200M+ portfolio. She also co-founded Postscriptum, a venture business, and chaired Aldwych Holdings (power projects in Africa). Nadia mentors for Said and Althea-Imperial programmes.

Topics: Identiying the Right Investors; Business Plan and Models; Gaining Traction; Cashflow and P&L Forecasts; Competitive Analysis

Paul Grant

Paul Grant, founder of The Funding Game and British Library partner, is an experienced entrepreneur and funding expert. With 20+ years coaching startups and running angel networks, he's helped raise millions. He mentors at the British Library and other hubs, and trains Dragons' Den pitchers, empowering entrepreneurs to secure funding while retaining control.

Topics: Crowdfunding

Alasdair Inglis

Alasdair founded MD Grow, featured in City AM and the Guardian. As the British Library's resident marketing expert, he's trained 1000+ businesses and taught on the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. He mentors tech startups at UCL, specializing in competitor analysis, marketing campaigns, digital marketing, and CRM.

Topics: Marketing; Competitor Analysis; Customer Relationship Management

Morgan Killick

Morgan is a seasoned entrepreneur and consultant with 25 years' experience. He founded and exited a high-growth tech company after 12 years. Now mentoring startups to multi-million pound businesses, he focuses on growth and investment, helping companies raise over £20m. He also leads an AI startup that recently secured Innovate UK funding.

Topics: Investment; Valuation

Klauss Andrei

With 15+ years building tech and products, Klauss has mentored 100+ startups, scaled companies to $10M+ ARR, and hired 100+ staff. His expertise spans tech, product, sales, and negotiations, informed by behavioral science. He provides specific, practical advice on investment readiness, talent recruitment, and more, driving growth and success.

Topics: Product; Software and Technology; Tech Talent Recruitment; Tactical Negotiations and Sales

Luigi Meschini

Luigi Meschini is a seed investment advisor specializing in investment readiness, business plans, and exit strategy. Former director of 20+ accelerator programs, he's a judge, speaker, and trainer for organizations like Startups without Borders. A rugby fan, he co-founded an amateur team in Rome.

Topics: Investment Relations and Strategies; Investment; Data Room Preparation & Due Diligence; Business Plan and Models; Gaining Traction

Nana Parry

Nana Parry is a serial entrepreneur specializing in customer insights, building businesses through demand validation, investment, and revenue scaling. Founder of Tectonic, a research firm serving startups to FTSE 250 companies globally, he also ran a venture studio and lectured at Imperial, UCL, and LBS. He's raised multiple investment rounds and aims to create value and help others.

Topics: Raising investment; Business Development; Scaling Revenues

Amy Tez

Amy is an internationally recognised communications specialist, training 1000+ founders, VCs, executives, and more. A seasoned coach, she helps craft compelling stories and deliver them with conviction, influencing even resistant audiences. She coaches on pitching, vision creation, and difficult conversations, working from London and globally.

Topics: Narrative and Storytelling; Pitch Decks and Pitching