WSC EXPERT NETWORK
Connect your expertise with ambitious founders.
Women Startup Competition connects women-led startups with professional experts and experienced mentors from around the world.
There are two different ways to participate:
💼 Join the WSC Expert Network if you provide professional services to startups.
🎯 Become a Mentor through Pozi.io if you want to contribute your experience and support founders through mentoring.
Being an Expert does not automatically make you a Mentor.
WSC EXPERT NETWORK
Get discovered when founders need your expertise.
The WSC Expert Network brings together professionals and companies who can help startups move forward. From fundraising, legal and finance to sales, international expansion, marketing, technology and product development, we connect founders with experts who can solve real problems at the right moment.
BECOME EXPERT
Join us for these amazing benefits
EXPERT NETWORK MEMBER
Build your professional presence inside the WSC startup ecosystem.
€199.00
per year
Includes:
✓ WSC Expert Network profile
✓ Expertise categories
✓ Professional profile and service description
✓ Website, LinkedIn and Pozi.io links
✓ Visibility to the WSC startup community
✓ Eligibility for relevant startup introductions
✓ WSC Expert Network Member badge
Expertise is professional. Mentoring is a separate role.
*Joining the Expert Network does not automatically qualify you as a mentor.
Recommended
FEATURED EXPERT
For experts looking for increased visibility within the WSC ecosystem.
€490.00
per year
Includes everything in Expert Network Membership, plus:
✓ Featured Expert placement
✓ Enhanced professional profile
✓ Increased visibility within relevant expertise categories
✓ Opportunity to share selected founder resources
✓ Eligibility for Expert Office Hours
✓ Potential WSC communication features
Visibility can be purchased. Reputation cannot.
*Featured placement does not make someone a mentor and does not influence mentor recommendations.
EXPERT PARTNER
For agencies, professional service companies and organisations looking for deeper cooperation with WSC.
€990.00
per year
Possible opportunities include:
✓ Multiple expert profiles
✓ Expert Partner presence
✓ Founder Office Hours
✓ Workshops
✓ Event participation
✓ Startup offers
✓ Ecosystem communication
✓ Sponsorship opportunities
✓ Custom partnership activations
WANT TO BECOME A MENTOR?
Mentoring works differently.
WSC uses the Pozi.io Mentor Network as the first step for mentor applications.
Mentors apply through Pozi.io and provide information about:
✓ their motivation to mentor
✓ relevant professional and startup experience
✓ mentoring background
✓ professional references
Applications are reviewed before mentor status is activated.
Mentor application is free.
You do not need to purchase an Expert Network membership to apply as a mentor.
[ APPLY TO BECOME A MENTOR ON POZI.IO ]
DISCOVER MENTORS
Explore the Pozi.io Mentor Network
Approved mentors become discoverable through the Pozi.io mentor community.
Browse mentor profiles, backgrounds and areas of expertise.
WSC RECOMMENDED MENTORS
Pozi Mentor status is the beginning. WSC founder trust is the next level
Selected Pozi.io mentors can also build a reputation specifically within the Women Startup Competition community.
A WSC Recommended Mentor is not simply someone who has registered as an expert or purchased visibility.
The recommendation is built through real mentoring relationships with WSC founders.
WSC RECOMMENDED MENTOR PROGRAM
For Pozi.io mentors who want to build a stronger presence within the WSC ecosystem.
The program can include:
✓ WSC Recommended Mentor profile
✓ WSC founder recommendation signals
✓ WSC mentoring history
✓ Visibility within the WSC ecosystem
✓ WSC Recommended Mentor badge
✓ Eligibility for WSC mentoring opportunities
✓ Eligibility for WSC jury invitations
✓ International founder visibility
✓ Pozi.io profile connection
Annual program fee: €199*
The fee covers participation, profile visibility and the WSC Recommended Mentor program — it does not buy a recommendation.
A mentor can only display WSC founder recommendations that have been earned through genuine mentoring relationships.
[ JOIN THE WSC RECOMMENDED MENTOR PROGRAM ]
*Available to approved Pozi.io mentors. WSC founder recommendations must be earned separately.
