Circle — Mentors, Experts & Founders

Find mentors, experts and fellow founders — with AI matching that explains why each person fits your venture — then connect and book sessions.

What it is

Circle is the Venture OS network of mentors, experts and entrepreneurs. Use it to find the right person for the problem you're stuck on, instead of asking your whole network.

Tabs

| Tab | What you see | |---|---| | AI Matching | Up to 10 people ranked for your venture, each with a match % and a plain-language reason | | Mentors / Experts / Entrepreneurs | The full directory for each group | | My Connections | People you've connected with |

Search by name or keyword. Filters: role, availability (available or limited), sector (FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, E-commerce, SaaS, CleanTech, FoodTech, PropTech, Logistics, AI) and pricing (free or paid).

Reading a profile card

Each card shows the person's roles, headline, top skills, pricing (free or an hourly rate), availability and rating. A Validation expert badge means they're a registered Venture OS reviewer who can score ventures in Expert Validation. Click View profile for the full bio.

How AI Matching works

The AI reads your Idea Book and compares it with each profile's roles, headline, skills, sectors and bio. It scores each person from 0 to 100 and explains the fit. The more complete your Idea Book, the sharper the matches.

Connect and book

• Connect: add an optional message. The person appears under My Connections.
• Book Session:
• If the person has set up calendar availability, you go straight to their booking page and pick a time slot (a mentorship or expert session).
• Otherwise, send a session request with a topic, preferred date and message.
• My Bookings shows your requests grouped as Pending, Confirmed and Past. You're emailed when a booking is confirmed or cancelled.

Tips

Go in with one specific question ("Is 49 AED/month too low for UAE clinics?"), not "can you mentor me?". Specific requests get accepted.

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