What Mentova offers
Clear, structured support for startups who need experienced guidance — and meaningful, flexible opportunities for senior professionals who want to contribute.
Services built for both sides of the table
Get expert support, flexibly
Access experienced professionals for the specific kind of support you need, without committing to a full-time hire.
Mentorship & Founder Guidance
Regular, structured sessions with an experienced professional to work through strategic and operational challenges. Not generic coaching — real guidance from someone who has navigated similar territory.
Advisory & Board-level Input
Ongoing advisory relationships where a senior professional provides strategic input, attends periodic calls, reviews key decisions, and acts as a sounding board for leadership.
Business & Strategy Reviews
A structured review of a specific area — business model, go-to-market approach, operations, finance, sales, or product — with a clear deliverable and practical recommendations.
Fractional & Part-time Leadership
Access an experienced professional in a fractional capacity — as a CFO, CMO, COO, or functional head — on a defined, affordable schedule without a full-time headcount.
Project-based Consulting
Defined-scope consulting engagements with a clear brief, timeline, and output. Suitable for specific challenges like entering a new market, restructuring a team, or evaluating a partnership.
Introductory Expert Session
A single focused session with a relevant expert to explore fit, ask specific questions, and determine if a longer engagement makes sense. The lowest-commitment starting point.
Contribute meaningfully, on your terms
Flexible, purposeful opportunities for retired and senior professionals ready to apply their experience to emerging businesses.
Mentor Founders & Teams
Guide early-stage entrepreneurs through the challenges of building a business — drawing on your own experience to give honest, specific, practical counsel.
Advisory Engagements
Serve as an advisor to a startup on a periodic, structured basis. Contribute to strategic thinking without taking on operational responsibility.
Consulting Projects
Take on defined consulting assignments with a clear scope, specific deliverables, and fixed timelines. Work independently without ongoing management obligations.
Part-time & Fractional Roles
Contribute in a formal but flexible capacity — a few hours per week or a defined number of days per month — as a functional expert or interim leader.
Selective Long-term Relationships
For professionals who find a startup they genuinely believe in, longer-term advisory or supportive relationships can evolve naturally from early engagements.
Remote-friendly Engagements
All Mentova engagements are designed to work remotely. No commute, no fixed office hours — contribute on a schedule that respects your lifestyle.
What kinds of requests work best
Mentova is most effective when there is a clear need, a genuine desire to learn, and realistic expectations about what a senior professional can offer.
Pre-launch strategy review
A first-time founder building in an industry they understand technically but not commercially needs guidance on go-to-market, pricing, and customer acquisition.
Scaling operations
A business growing from 5 to 20 people needs structured operational support from someone who has managed teams and processes at scale before.
Financial decision support
A team approaching their first fundraise needs practical advice from someone who has been on both sides of the table — not generic fundraising content.
Product-market fit conversations
A solo founder building a B2B product wants monthly sessions with an experienced sales or product professional to pressure-test their assumptions.
Partnership evaluation
A business considering a major distribution or licensing partnership needs counsel from someone who has negotiated and structured similar deals.
Hiring and culture
A founder making their first senior hires wants guidance on structuring roles, managing expectations, and building a culture that can survive rapid growth.
What to expect from start to finish
For startups and businesses
Submit your request
Fill in the contact form or email us at contact@mentova.app. Tell us about your business, your challenge, and what kind of support you are looking for.
Initial review and response
We review your request and respond with clarifying questions, initial thoughts on fit, or a suggested next step. Some requests may be suitable for an immediate intro call.
Expert shortlist or introduction
After confirming scope and receiving payment for a matching request, we review our network and make a warm introduction to a relevant expert. Complex requirements may take longer.
Engagement begins
You and the expert agree on the engagement structure. Mentova supports the setup and remains a contact point for any questions or issues throughout.
For experts and professionals
Submit your application
Complete the expert application form describing your background, career history, areas of expertise, and the kind of engagements you are open to.
Application review
Every application is reviewed manually. We may follow up with questions. Shortlisted candidates are contacted for a brief introductory call.
Profile onboarding
Accepted experts complete a brief profile setup. Mentova uses this to identify relevant startup matches as requests come in.
Introduction and engagement
When a relevant startup is identified, we make a warm introduction. You decide whether to proceed. Mentova facilitates the structure and payment terms.
What Mentova is — and isn't
Mentova works well for
- Startups and growing businesses with genuine strategic or operational challenges
- Founders who value honest perspective over cheerleading
- Teams ready to engage seriously and follow through
- Professionals with substantive career experience and genuine desire to contribute
- Experts comfortable with flexible, self-directed remote work
Not the right fit for
- Requests for technical execution or hands-on development work
- Businesses looking for free mentorship with no investment in the relationship
- Requests requiring guaranteed outcomes or results within unrealistic timeframes
- Professionals seeking employment or full-time placement through Mentova
- Experts uncomfortable with digital-first, asynchronous communication styles
Ready to get started?
Submit a request, explore our pricing, or reach out with questions. No commitment required to have a conversation.