Seattle Spring 2026

Seattle Mentors

Program Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way.

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

Allison Byers

Allison Byers

Founder & CEO @ Scroobious
Amit Gupta

Amit Gupta

Sys Dev Manager @ Amazon
Andrew Klein

Andrew Klein

Founder @ Zccounting
Aniket Naravanekar

Aniket Naravanekar

@ Skillsheet
Ankit Srivastav

Ankit Srivastav

Angel Investor / Product Leader @ Family Office
Apurva Bhargava

Apurva Bhargava

@ TrusTrace
Aspen White

Aspen White

Cofounder and CEO @ AerwareAI
Bill Bryant

Bill Bryant

General Partner @ Threshold Ventures
Carmela Fortin

Carmela Fortin

CEO @ Seattle Startup Coaches
Carson Nye

Carson Nye

Investor @ Two Ravens
Chelsea Parkman

Chelsea Parkman

Strategic Advisor @ Foundry15 Advisory
Chloe Feingold

Chloe Feingold

Mid-market Relationship Manager @ Onymos, Inc.
Chloe Feingold

Chloe Feingold

Financial Advisor @ Edward Jones
Collin Dayley

Collin Dayley

Founder @ Collin Dayley Coaching
Craig Guarraci

Craig Guarraci

Founder @ Tech PM Career Path, LLC
Dave Cotter

Dave Cotter

Owner @ Kelsor Ventures LLC
David Jorjani

David Jorjani

Founder @ Qatalyst Labs
David Abu

David Abu

Snr PM @ Microsoft
Dominique Simmons

Dominique Simmons

Founder and CEO @ CX UX Spark
Evan Poncelet

Evan Poncelet

evan@dreamward.vc @ Dreamward Group / Venture Black
Gabriela Camilli

Gabriela Camilli

Investor @ Act One Ventures
Gaurav Malhotra

Gaurav Malhotra

CMO @ PickMyCar USA
Gillian Muessig

Gillian Muessig

Co-Founder @ Moz
James Jenkins

James Jenkins

Engineering Manager @ Andrews Cooper
Jay Goyal

Jay Goyal

President @ Actively Learn
Jen Haller

Jen Haller

Chief of staff @ Ascend VC.
John Robinson

John Robinson

Founder and Owner @ Resolution Photomatching
Jonathan Greechan

Jonathan Greechan

Co-Founder & CIO @ Founder Institute, GP Founder Capital
Kerra Melvin

Kerra Melvin

Partner @ DLA Piper
Kevin Chan

Kevin Chan

Director, Product Marketing @ Fleetio
Komal Kashiramka Bhandari

Komal Kashiramka Bhandari

CEO & Founder @ Poshan
Kt Mc Bratney

Kt Mc Bratney

Head of Community @ Renew Venture Capital
Leila Ergul Demir

Leila Ergul Demir

Founder @ Partner UP
Levi Velez Reed

Levi Velez Reed

Venture Partner @ Startup425
Louis Newkirk

Louis Newkirk

Co-Founder / City Leader @ Venture Black / Founders Live
Luke Arrigoni

Luke Arrigoni

Founder / CEO @ Loti
Marc Krejci

Marc Krejci

Founder @ Pathfinder Foundry
Michael Avent

Michael Avent

Partner @ Perkins Coie LLP
Michael Dryja

Michael Dryja

Principal and Registered Patent Attorney @ Law Offices of Michael Dryja
Mikaela Kiner

Mikaela Kiner

CEO & Founder @ Reverb
Nick Hughes

Nick Hughes

Founder & CEO @ Founders Live
Nicole Doyle

Nicole Doyle

Founder, CEO @ Aspir
Nishanth Lingamneni

Nishanth Lingamneni

Angel Investor @ Family Office
Noemi Ceapa

Noemi Ceapa

Founder / CEO @ The Consulting Studio
Richard Bristol

Richard Bristol

@ Bristol Advisory
Rick Graham

Rick Graham

@ Radd Studio Inc.
Ryan McRobert

Ryan McRobert

Partner @ Fenwick & West
Sachiv Shah

Sachiv Shah

Director of Sales @ RKS Plastics Inc.
Shaahin Cheyene

Shaahin Cheyene

Founder and President @ Podcastcola Inc.
Sid Mathur

Sid Mathur

Founder @ Wellness@Work
Symon Perriman

Symon Perriman

CEO & Founder @ FanWide
Taylor Black

Taylor Black

Principal Program Manager, Office of the CTO Incubator @ Microsoft
Thiru Bhat

Thiru Bhat

Co-Founder & CEO @ Strato-Cloud.io Inc
Tony Nguyen

Tony Nguyen

Founding Partner @ TKN Tyson LLP
Yoko Okano

Yoko Okano

Co-founder @ First Row Partners
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