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Startup Tech Mentorship

Meet the Mentors

Experienced technology professionals who provide strategic guidance — not hands-on coding or outsourced development — to the selected startup teams.

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Achint Satsangi

Senior Software Engineer at Vend

Profile Pending Confirmation

  • Software design
  • Reliable systems
  • DevOps
  • AI-assisted development

Senior software engineer in the Greater Oslo region, focused on making complex systems simple and reliable. Achint has worked across marketplaces, banking and logistics, uses AI in his engineering work and has mentored engineers since 2009.

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Mücahit Kantepe

Lead Data Engineer & Engineering Manager at Attensi

Profile Pending Confirmation

  • Data engineering
  • Engineering management
  • Real-time platforms
  • LLM systems

Oslo-based engineering manager leading the data team at Attensi. Mücahit works across data pipelines, databases and infrastructure, with experience in event-driven analytics, large-scale data platforms, reliability engineering and LLM applications.

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Michael Grinshpon

Head of Artificial Intelligence at Scope

Profile Pending Confirmation

  • Applied AI
  • Machine learning
  • Computer vision
  • Software architecture

Oslo-based applied AI researcher, engineer and leader. Michael leads artificial intelligence at Scope and has experience building production machine-learning pipelines, real-time computer vision systems and AI teams.

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Srivatsav Saravanan

Software Engineer at Agela AS

Profile Pending Confirmation

  • Python
  • AI agents
  • RAG
  • Web applications

Software engineer based in Drammen, focused on practical AI applications that solve business problems. Srivatsav works with Python, AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation and modern web technologies, and has experience mentoring students in SQL and database design.

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Aline Souza

AI Transformation Leader

Profile Pending Confirmation

  • Human-centered AI
  • AI governance
  • Leadership
  • Business transformation

Oslo-based AI transformation leader and international speaker focused on human-centered AI, governance and executive transformation. Aline created Coffee with Data to explore leadership, innovation, decision-making and the human side of technology.

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Davis Benefelds

GTM Engineer at MinBil

Profile Pending Confirmation

  • Agentic systems
  • LLM engineering
  • Business analysis
  • Process improvement

Oslo-based GTM engineer at MinBil with experience in AI system architecture, enterprise AI workshops, process automation and startup acceleration. Davis is studying mathematical modelling and quantum technologies at OsloMet.

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Neeraj P.

Business & Solution Architecture Consultant at Glasspaper

Profile Pending Confirmation

  • Business architecture
  • Strategy consulting
  • Digital transformation
  • Solution architecture

Oslo-based IT and business consultant helping leaders clarify business needs, align strategy and translate goals into actionable roadmaps. Neeraj brings experience across enterprise architecture, business analysis, solution delivery and process improvement.

Mentor profiles are published as they are confirmed. The final mentor group for the inaugural cohort will be announced before the programme kickoff.

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