StartupYard is a mentor-driven acceleration program
From our inception, we have been mentor-driven. We’ve had the pleasure of working with 100+ top-level entrepreneurs, investors, technologists and consultants from different segments and countries, all of whom have been helpful, often indispensable, in getting our companies’ businesses up and running. We are very grateful for their participation so far and we look forward to working with them (and new mentors) in the future.
Founders selected in the program will spend many hours with our mentors. You need to be ready to work with them every day, listen to their experience and incorporate their insights and feedback, asking valuable questions. They can become your connectors, advisers, angels, customers, friends.
Here is a small selection of our past and current mentors
![Philip Staehelin](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-23-at-16.21.59-copy-260x185.jpeg)
Philip Staehelin
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Alex-Headshot-1-Trim-260x185.jpg)
Alex Friedberg
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Foto_PKP-260x185.jpg)
Pavla Kopeckova Prikrylova
![Martin Herrmann](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0-260x185.jpg)
Martin Herrmann
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vaclav-pavlecka2-260x185.jpg)
Vaclav Pavlecka
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jarvis_5561e413e4b0785e892d37bf-e1519659695214-260x185.jpeg)
Guillaume Chene
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Fotka-resize-e1519658544269-260x185.jpg)
Martin Rusnak
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AH-260x185.jpg)
Ales Holan
![Petr Koutny](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MG_3362_2_small-260x185.jpg)
Petr Koutny
![Mergim Cahani](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AAEAAQAAAAAAAA3ZAAAAJDJmMjNlYjEwLWNkOWMtNDcwMC1iYmNmLWY3Nzk1N2E5NGVjNw-260x185.jpg)
Mergim Cahani
![Vlasta Silarova](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/3999cd4-260x185.jpg)
Vlasta Silarova
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AAEAAQAAAAAAAA0LAAAAJDJlOTY2YjhjLTM2ZWUtNGUxYy04OTM0LTZlZGFjNjk1MDBlMw-260x185.jpg)
James McGrath
![Philip Roden](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAZvAAAAJDczOWUyYzdkLTBlOGMtNDk2Mi1iM2U1LWRlNjM5Mjk4NjQ4Yg-260x185.jpg)
Philipp Roden
![Adam Zbiejczuk](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAKtAAAAJGZkYWExOTI3LTdmNmYtNDViYy1hZjkxLTA4MjIyZmE1ZmYyMw-260x185.jpg)
Adam Zbiejczuk
![Filip Zahorik](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/23a1ac9-260x185.jpg)
Filip Zahorik
![Lubomir Vystavel](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/234edc9-255x185.jpg)
Ludomir Vystavel
![Gustavo Vizcardo, StartupYard](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Gustavo-pic-low-res-260x185.jpg)
Gustavo Vizcardo
![Karel Tusek](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAhqAAAAJDc2YTY2Y2Y1LTY3YzUtNGQ0Mi04NmZjLWM0ZTgxMDg5ODkxMg-260x185.jpg)
Karel Tusek
![Teskalabs, GDPR](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2236975-260x185.jpg)
Ales Teska
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/B_Steinbauer1-260x185.png)
Bedrich Steinbrauer
![David Slansky](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAItAAAAJDdiMDdjN2IyLTI4MWYtNDRmNC1iM2Q3LWI0YzM2NjMzYjk4OA-260x185.jpg)
David Slansky
![Milan Sames](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/117da64-260x185.jpg)
Milan Sames
![Jaromir Sladkovsky](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAf6AAAAJGJhZGEwN2U4LTY0YWYtNGE0Zi1iYWFiLTQ1NDliYTEyMjNhZA-260x185.jpg)
Jaromir Sladkovsky
![Helena Sladkovska](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAA3DAAAAJDdiMDFmNDYyLTNkNmMtNGQ1NC1hYWQxLWM3NDhkZDM1ZjA1Mg-260x185.jpg)
Helena Sladkovska
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/300ab16-260x185.jpg)
Darko Silajdzic
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/44-Pani-260x185.jpg)
Veronika Prikrylova
![Pavel Petrek](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1904726-260x185.jpg)
Pavel Petrek
![Michal Pechoucek](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAA18AAAAJDI2MDNhZjM1LTgxMjMtNDZlOS04ZjJmLWJjYTM0YzdhYWQ1OQ-260x185.jpg)
Michal Pechoucek
![Jana Pattynova](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAe0AAAAJDc1OTQ1MzZlLTI4ZGQtNDAxZC1hZTQwLWZkYjdiZWIxZmVkZA-260x185.jpg)
Jana Pattynova
![zuzana nehajova](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/zuzana-nehajova-260x185.jpg)
Zuzana Nehajova
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/michal-260x185.png)
Michal Kratochvil
![Karsten Kramer](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1f9bbea-260x185.jpg)
Karsten Kramer
![Adam Kocik](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/0bfe5c1-260x185.jpg)
Adam Kocik
![Tomas Kozubek](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2ec7cd0-260x185.jpg)
Tomas Kozubek
![Tomas Hruska](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAEAAQAAAAAAAARKAAAAJGRhNTRiNzdiLTU3NTAtNDg2Zi04NzhlLWU2MTQ3Yjk0NTJjZQ-260x185.jpg)
Tomas Hruska
![Milan Hrabovsky](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAwzAAAAJDQzOWJmYzgyLWI0MzgtNGUzYS05NzE1LWEzYmNiMmEwNjEzZQ-260x185.jpg)
Milan Hrabovsky
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Pavel_Heczko_CSOB_001-1-260x185.jpeg)
Pavel Heczko
![Vojta Rocket](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAipAAAAJGNiZGRjY2VmLWJlNGEtNDI2OS05ODBkLTkzMDA4ZmQ5MTJlOQ-260x185.jpg)
Vojta Rocek
![Constantin Kinsky](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/EVS5e1e8c_kinsky3-260x185.jpg)
Constantin Kinsky
![Vit Horky](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAjhAAAAJDUxMDI4YzRlLTk0NjEtNDM5ZC1iMjYxLTk3MjFhOGZlNmI2Zg-260x185.jpg)
Vit Horky
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1cda4dc-260x185.jpg)
Petr Benes
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/VEN9ceb7b520_Gabriel_Berdar-260x185.jpg)
Gabriel Berdar
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAbCAAAAJDA0ZGZkYTczLWFmNmMtNDM3MC1iYTU3LTg4MWRiZGZlZTJmZQ-e1491208983670-260x185.jpg)
Silvain Bernolle
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAUUAAAAJDkyOTg0YWMwLTljMzAtNGNhZS04Y2MwLTE4Y2FiZTFjZmMzMw-260x185.jpg)
Michal Carny
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/0d464b3-260x185.jpg)
Lenka Cerna
![Martin Drdul](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/3979363-260x185.jpg)
Martin Drdul
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cz_ladana_edwards-260x185.jpg)
Ladana Edwards
![Milos Endrle](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/3906234-260x185.jpg)
Milos Endrle
![Jiri Fabian](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAKaAAAAJDc2MDg0YWU4LWZjMWYtNGUzOS1iMTA3LTgyYzA4MjhhOTQyYg-260x185.jpg)
Jiri Fabian
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/unnamed-260x185.jpg)
M. Wallace Green
![John Gole](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAgSAAAAJGZlN2Y3YjE5LTljYzgtNGMzZC1hOThmLWM3NmQ1MmM5OGZhNQ-260x185.jpg)
John Gole
![Eric Griffiths](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/10be597-260x185.jpg)
Rick Griffiths
![Sebastien Guidoni](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAgxAAAAJGRhMmEwYzNjLWY1NmItNDVjNC1hYjUwLTc3MmYwMDc3NzJhYw-260x185.jpg)
Sebastien Guidoni
![Jamie Gylden](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2b67444-260x185.jpg)
Jamie Gylden
![Michal Brabenec](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/344addf-1-260x185.jpg)
Pavel Brabenec
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20130228_Ceska_sporitelna_bude_z_vyssiho_zisku_2012_3-260x185.jpg)
Dusan Baran
![liva judic](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0686-260x185.jpg)
Liva Judic
![Celebrate Results, StartupYard Central Europe Accelerator](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/unnamed-e1470386640818-260x185.jpg)
Ondrej Krajicek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Milos-Sochor-260x185.jpg)
Miloš Sochor
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/MG_6243-260x185.jpg)
Dušan Zábrodský
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/11-260x185.jpg)
Jakub Nesetril
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/PC191832-260x185.jpeg)
Matthew Gertner
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gergic-253x185.png)
Jaroslav Gergic
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Untitled31-260x185.png)
Jiří Materna
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Michaela-Papežová-260x185.jpg)
Michaela Papežová
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/TBE_3429-small-260x185.jpg)
Karel Obluk
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_2521-260x185.jpg)
Abhishek Balaria
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/smaller_MG_11151-260x185.jpg)
Jeanne Trojan
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/StartupYard-Mentors-260x185.png)
Daniel Hastik
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rupert-260x185.jpg)
Rupert Schaefer
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rumen01-260x185.jpg)
Rumen Iliev
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Habich-1-260x185.jpeg)
Jan Habich
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/106_9500-s1-260x185.jpg)
Jakub Krizek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-260x185.jpg)
Ivo Lašek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/f_HPL1031_small1-e1444294930832-260x185.jpg)
Viktor Fischer
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Francis-StartUP-260x185.jpg)
Francis Hellyer
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/StartupYard-Mentors-254x185.png)
Pavel Dolezal
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/069cb23-260x185.jpg)
Imre Hild
![Petr Ocasek](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Petr-260x185.jpg)
Petr Ocasek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-260x185.png)
Dusan Vitek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/12-260x185.jpg)
Olda Neuberger
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-260x185.jpg)
Jan Urban
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/StartupYard-Mentors-1-253x185.jpg)
Pavel Stovicek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_6846-260x185.png)
Marcel Vargaeštok
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Hubert-Palan-Profile-Photo-260x185.jpg)
Hubert Palan
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/115445-e9b0c937-b36e-4d2e-886c-262a9b037c93-cedric_2520maloux_2520-_2520director_2520at_2520startupyard-large-1384954360-260x185.png)
Cedric Maloux
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/18026c1-260x185.jpg)
Jan Stanek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sidlo-255x185.png)
Petr Šídlo
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/StartupYard-Amit-Paunikar-260x185.png)
Amit Paunikar
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3bIMG_3690-260x185.jpg)
Tomas Nielsen
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/0a9dbbb-260x185.jpg)
Ludovic Neveu
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/n598399733_1036699_5713-260x185.jpg)
Zdenek Cendra
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/blaha-257x185.png)
Michal Blaha
![Jaroslav Trojan Equus Ventures, StartupYard](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/JT-1-260x185.jpg)
Jaroslav Trojan
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/PK_small_new-260x185.jpg)
Petr Krajicek
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1528eec-260x185.jpg)
Andrej Kiska
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/netclub-michal-illich-5-1-260x185.jpg)
Michal Illich
![](https://startupyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1-260x185.jpg)