Web Summit 2026

Mentorship that follows your entire career.

From your first university year to your first leadership role — one platform, vetted mentors, structured outcomes.

Vetted mentors Action plans In-app video AI matching Weekly payouts
$4.2B
Coaching market 2026
$12B
Projected by 2036
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Platforms covering the full career arc
Mentor dashboard
Mentor search
The problem

Mentorship fails the people
who need it most.

Three failures. One gap. Nobody filling it.

Too cheap to trust

Free platforms rely on volunteers. No accountability, inconsistent quality, burnout. The people who need most help receive the least consistent support.

Too expensive to access

MentorCruise charges $100–450/month. BetterUp costs $3–5K/user/year. Early-career professionals on $40–80K are priced out of quality mentorship entirely.

Wrong stage entirely

Enterprise coaching targets executives. University platforms end at graduation. No platform follows a professional from their first job through leadership.

Research & market

The data makes the case.

We spoke to mentors and early-career professionals before writing a single feature.

$4.2B
Global coaching market today, growing to $12B by 2036 at 11% CAGR
98%
of Fortune 500 companies run formal mentoring programs — none serve early-career individuals outside the office
3×
more likely to be promoted — employees with a structured mentor, per CNBC research
~12M
early-career professionals aged 25–32 in the US alone — the exact gap no existing platform targets
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"This is the first platform I've seen that actually thinks about the mentor's value — not just the mentee's conversion rate. The action plan model means longer relationships. That's where mentorship actually works."
— Senior PM, 12 years experience · Early mentor research interview
The platform

Every screen built around one principle.

Mentorship works when it is structured, accountable, and long enough to matter. Here is how that looks in practice.

Mentor onboarding — expertise selection
Step 1 of 6
01 · Mentor onboarding

Your expertise,
precisely defined.

A guided 6-step flow captures expertise at depth — not just a job title. Design, Engineering, Product, Data & AI, Finance, Sales, Marketing and more. The first selection becomes the primary focus; the AI matching algorithm builds from there.

  • Multi-select expertise with primary focus designation
  • 6-step guided flow prevents drop-off
  • Selections feed directly into AI matching graph
  • Mentors set their own rate — never capped by us
Quality control happens at vetting, not at a price ceiling. If a mentor is exceptional, they charge what they're worth.
Mentor discovery marketplace
Vetted marketplace
02 · Mentor discovery

Connect with experts
who've done it before.

Mentees browse a curated marketplace filtered by discipline. Every card shows company, role, rating, session price, and next available slots. No unverified profiles — every mentor is approved before listing.

  • Rigorous vetting before any mentor goes live
  • Real availability shown directly on discovery cards
  • Full price transparency — no hidden platform fees
  • Free discovery session before any payment required
The free discovery session removes buyer hesitation entirely — mentees pay only once they know the match is right.
Mentee goal setting
START goals
03 · Goal setting

Goals that are specific,
not vague intentions.

Before any session, mentees define goals using the START framework — Specific, Trackable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound. Not "get better at my job" but "lead 2 end-to-end product launches by month 9, measured by adoption rate ≥15%."

  • START framework embedded in the mentee profile
  • Goals visible to both mentor and mentee throughout
  • Used by AI matching to surface the most relevant mentor
  • Mentee can update goals as their situation evolves
Goals anchor every action plan. When the mentorship ends, both parties can see exactly what was achieved — and prove it.
Live 1:1 session with action plan
Live session
04 · Live session + action plan

The call and the work
in the same place.

Every session runs inside the platform — no Zoom links, no context switching. The action plan panel sits alongside the video: milestones, modules, tasks, deliverables, and resources. Mentor and mentee work through the plan together in real time.

  • In-app video — no external tools required
  • Action plan panel visible during every live call
  • Tasks with descriptions, dates, and attached resources
  • Session counter tracks progress — e.g. Session 1 of 6
Keeping everything in one place means the platform captures engagement data that continuously improves matching quality.
Task review and approval workflow
Task review
05 · Task review

Mentor reviews work,
not just gives advice.

Between sessions, mentees submit deliverables tied to tasks. Mentors review in a dedicated workspace — approve, request changes, or comment with context. Status flows from Todo through to Done. There is always something concrete being produced and evaluated.

  • Task detail: description, priority, due date, assignee
  • Approve / request change status workflow
  • Activity thread keeps full history per task
  • Session usage tracker shows flex credits remaining
This is what separates MentorHog from call platforms. A task reviewed and approved is a skill developed — and tracked.
Full mentor dashboard
Mentor HQ
06 · Mentor dashboard

A professional practice,
fully managed.

The command centre for a real professional income — not a side project. Active mentees, upcoming sessions, pending payouts, earnings, discovery requests, and mentee performance with progress tracking — zero admin overhead.

  • Earnings this month + pending payout with deposit date
  • Live call countdown — join with one click
  • Accept or decline discovery requests inline
  • Mentee progress: completion %, sessions used, plan value
  • Weekly Friday payouts — mentors keep 80–85%
Mentors running 5–10 active mentorships can manage everything from a single view. No spreadsheets, no chasing payments.
The long game

University to leadership.
One platform.

No competitor covers the full arc. We are building the only platform where mentees graduate to become mentors — and the cycle compounds.

Student joins as mentee

University partnerships. Platform history begins before graduation.

Early career — action plans

Years 1–5: soft skills, managing up, career navigation. $25–50/session.

Employer via enterprise

Company L&D on MentorHog. Same platform, continuity preserved.

Senior becomes mentor

Platform data auto-seeds mentor profile. Track record is the credential.

Leadership — AI clone

Elite mentors earn while offline. Each mentee seeds the next cohort.

Phase 1 · Now

Marketplace launch

Session commissions (15–20%). Action plan bundles. 30–50 vetted mentors. Beta summer 2026.

Phase 2 · 2027

Enterprise + AI

Mentor tier memberships. AI clone for Elite mentors. Enterprise L&D licensing $10–50K/year.

Phase 3 · 2028+

The flywheel

University partnerships. Mentee-to-mentor pipeline. Full career data moat no competitor can copy.

$25–50
Per session for mentees
80–85%
Revenue mentors keep
15–20%
Platform commission
Every Fri
Mentor payout cadence
>20%
Discovery-to-paid target
Who it's for

Three audiences.
One platform.

Whether you are learning, teaching, or developing your team — MentorHog has a role for you.

Early-career professionals

1–5 years in. Navigating soft skills, career moves, and your first real roles. Get a vetted mentor who has solved your exact problem at a price that fits your salary.

Experienced mentors

8–15 years of expertise. You already mentor informally — earn properly for it. Keep 80–85%, set your own rate, receive weekly payouts, and build a structured income from your knowledge.

Companies and L&D teams

Losing talent in years 2–3? MentorHog integrates into your L&D programme — combining internal mentors with our vetted external network and full progress tracking.

The team

The team building
the platform.

Design, engineering, and product expertise — built by people who have shipped real SaaS products and lived the gap first-hand.

Leticia Serrano
Leticia Serrano
CEO & Co-founder
[email protected] linkedin.com/in/leticiacserrano

Designer-founder with 10 years in tech, partnering with top SaaS companies as clients. Shipped products, led research, managed teams. Saw first-hand that every career breakthrough came from the right mentor at the right moment — and built MentorHog to systematise that for everyone.

Camilo Dominguez
Camilo Dominguez
CTO & Co-founder
[email protected] linkedin.com/in/camilodominguez

Engineering leader focused on business logic and backend architecture. Builds the systems that power mentor–mentee matching, payments, and the action plan engine at MentorHog. Deep experience scaling SaaS platforms from zero to production.

Patrik Andrasik
Patrik Andrasik
Lead Full-stack Engineer
linkedin.com/in/patrikandrasik

Full-stack engineer specialising in frontend architecture and user experience. Responsible for every screen you see in the platform — from the mentor onboarding flow to the live session interface. Brings the product to life pixel by pixel.

Be part of what's next.

Whether you want to mentor, get mentored, invest, or follow the journey — we'd love to connect.

Contact us See the platform
Private beta · Summer 2026 · mentorhog.io