Startup425 Accelerator Fall 2025

Founder Institute Startup425 Mentors

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Startup425 program below.

Abdellah Aouf

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer @ GO PLATFORM
Alan Gonzalez

Alan Gonzalez

Founder & CEO @ DevMatch
Andie Rytter

Andie Rytter

Stylist & Owner @ Level Seven Salon
AnnaMaria White

AnnaMaria White

Aspen White

Aspen White

Cofounder and CEO @ Aerware AI
Ben Stacey

Ben Stacey

CEO @ Pitchverk
Beth Kolko

Beth Kolko

@ University of Washington
Bill Dillmeier

Bill Dillmeier

Advisor / Fractional CFO @ Aperture Advisors
Bina Shukla

Bina Shukla

Brian Pulliam

Brian Pulliam

Founder @ Refactor Coaching
Brian M Pasalich

Brian M Pasalich

Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder @ Behave Technologies (Formerly Syntoniq, Inc.)
Collin Dayley

Collin Dayley

Founder @ Collin Dayley Coaching
Dana Sather Robinson

Dana Sather Robinson

Pitch Trainer, Pitch Coach, Angel Investor @ Pitch 4 Impact Inc
Daniel Hatch

Daniel Hatch

Director - Commercial Lending @ BECU
Dannel Fischer

Dannel Fischer

Founder @ Deciphyr AI
Drake Glesmann

Drake Glesmann

Counsel - Emerging Companies and Venture Capital @ Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Edith Young

Edith Young

Branch Manager @ Alaska CU
Elisa La Cava

Elisa La Cava

Investor @ Madrona Venture Group
Elisabetta Manago

Elisabetta Manago

Branch Manager @ First Fed
Elizabeth Woolf

Elizabeth Woolf

Advisor @ Communication Code
Evan Poncelet

Evan Poncelet

evan@dreamward.vc @ Dreamward Group
Gaurav Jain

Gaurav Jain

Product (AI | Data Platform | Data Governance) @ Atlassian
Gordon L. Sansaver III

Gordon L. Sansaver III

Executive Leader / General Manager @ Virginia Mason Institute
Ian Lurie

Ian Lurie

EVP @ Clearlink
Ivan Inchauste

Ivan Inchauste

CFO @ Stably
Jagdish Bajaj

Jagdish Bajaj

@ Sanscode.co
James Lee

James Lee

Co-Founder @ Stealth startup
Jared Mc Connell

Jared Mc Connell

Business Banking Relationship Manager @ KeyBank
Jay Lyman

Jay Lyman

Librarian @ Seattle Public Library
Jeremy Bruck

Jeremy Bruck

Managing Partner, Data Valuation & Monetization @ Gulp Data
Jesse Posey

Jesse Posey

Co-Founder, COO, Managing Partner @ Dreamward Group
Joaquin Gallardo

Joaquin Gallardo

SVP, Tech Banking @ Silicon Valley Bank
John Robinson

John Robinson

Founder and Owner @ Resolution Photomatching
Jonathan Chang

Jonathan Chang

Investor @ Change Paradox Ventures
Jonny Lu

Jonny Lu

Head of Carbon Strategy & Business Operations @ Lithos Carbon
Josh Trujillo

Josh Trujillo

Entrepreneurship Consultant @ Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. / Center on Rural Innovation
June W Choi

June W Choi

Managing Partner @ Serval Ventures
Kelly Lawton Abbott

Kelly Lawton Abbott

Partner @ SSM Law
Khelan Patel

Khelan Patel

Founder & CTO @ Techlusion
Komal Kashiramka Bhandari

Komal Kashiramka Bhandari

CEO & Founder @ Poshan
Lachlan Huck

Lachlan Huck

Leigh Goldstein

Leigh Goldstein

Marketplace Consultant @ self-employed
Levi Velez Reed

Levi Velez Reed

Venture Partner @ Loyal VC
Luke Newman

Luke Newman

VP of Delivery @ Sparq
Meredith Felton

Meredith Felton

Senior Product Marketing Manager @ Enable
Michael Avent

Michael Avent

Partner @ Perkins Coie LLP
Miya Nazzaro

Miya Nazzaro

Managing Attorney @ Nazzaro PLLC
Nate Bek

Nate Bek

Associate @ Ascend VC
Nelly Yusupova

Nelly Yusupova

Founder @ TechSpeak.co
Nirav Desai

Nirav Desai

@ Moonbeam
Noah Wallach

Noah Wallach

Founder @ Hope OS
Paul Marciante

Paul Marciante

@ RocketReach.co
Rachel Kroft

Rachel Kroft

Fractional CPO @ Happy Warriors
Raja Mawad

Raja Mawad

Founder @ Thrv.health
Ram Dutt

Ram Dutt

CEO & Co-Founder @ Meylah
Ravi Khandelwal

Ravi Khandelwal

Senior AI/ML Engineering Leader, Machine Learning @ Etsy
Richard Bristol

Richard Bristol

@ Bristol Advisory
Rick Graham

Rick Graham

Rob Hillas

Rob Hillas

Founder @ PlainVanilla
Sandy Dupleich

Sandy Dupleich

Career Ownership Coach @ The Entrepreneur's Source
Scott Cohen

Scott Cohen

Vice President of Finance @ Karat
Scott Nichols

Scott Nichols

Founder | Pitch Deck Writer | Investor Pitch Deck Creator | Pitch Deck Design @ Velocity Pitch Decks
Shawn Palmer

Shawn Palmer

Business Advisor @ OneRedmond
Steven Evans

Steven Evans

EVP, Chief Lending Officer @ First Sound Bank
Sue Bollinger

Sue Bollinger

Founder & President @ Possibility Factor
Tahmina Watson

Tahmina Watson

@ Watson Immigration Law, PLLC
Tee Podder

Tee Podder

Investor @ Trilogy Equity Partners
Tom Hammer

Tom Hammer

Partner @ Andreesen Horowitz
Tory Schuessler

Tory Schuessler

Director of Recruiting @ TalentReach
Trevor Longino

Trevor Longino

Founder & CEO @ CrowdTamers
Trish Scearce

Trish Scearce

Founder and Principal Attorney @ Trillian Law
Vladimir Pletyukhin

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director @ Launch Deck
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