The problem
A startup program ends with a demo day and a photo. Then everyone moves on, and contact fades.
A year later a funder asks how the startups are doing, and nobody knows which ones are still going, which ones grew and which ones closed.
How organizations usually handle it
Teams send a survey once a year to a list of old email addresses. Few answer, and the answers cannot be compared with the program's own numbers.
How mentoring solves it
Mentoring builds relationships that often outlast the program. A short, regular check-in keeps them alive and gives the program a reason to stay in touch, long after the last session.
How it works on Mentornity
Follow-up at six months
Six months after the program, each startup gets a short follow-up form.
Three simple questions
Is the startup still active, did it pivot, close or get acquired, how many people work full time, and has it raised funding: yes or no.
Again at twelve months
Twelve months after the program, a second follow-up asks the same questions.
A report with the results
The answers go into the program report, with small groups hidden.
What you can measure
How many startups are still active six and twelve months on, how their teams changed and how many raised funding.
Questions
Does the follow-up ask how much money was raised?
No. It asks only whether the startup raised funding, yes or no.
Do we need to send the follow-ups ourselves?
No. They go out at six and twelve months on their own.