Mentessa focuses on company employees with its platform and helps them to find their way around the culture and collaborate with colleagues. the startup's app on a network of expertise where employees find the right contact at the right time to learn from each other and share experiences. Intelligent algorithms are also intended to help overcome psychological barriers and connect with others in a targeted manner, regardless of hierarchy, location, or prejudice.
In addition, with its new competency approach, Mentessa promises to provide authentic information about who has which skills and who currently needs them. This should make it even easier for colleagues with complementary skills and needs to find each other. With its offering, Mentessa aims to help companies plan for the unknown and help employees realize their full potential.
The now completed €1 million seed round is led by the Sofia-based fund Eleven Ventures. A limited number of German and international business angels are joining the round in a second closing. Eleven Ventures is known, among other things, for its support of the London-based payments unicorn Payhawk.
Mentessa: “Bringing people together to solve significant problems better and faster”
Tina Ruseva, CEO and founder of Mentessa, says:
"Work isn't about checking boxes, executing processes, or climbing the hierarchy ladder. The purpose of organizations is to bring people together so they can solve meaningful problems better and faster, learn from each other, grow, innovate, and create new opportunities."
Andrey Andreev, CTO and co-founder of Wayra startups based there, adds:
"Today's organization requires every skill, every strength, every experience. Because innovation occurs at the intersection of different disciplines, eliminating information silos and barriers to collaboration is the only way to tap into the collective intelligence of Earth's most intelligent species—us—and solve the global challenges we face."
And Valery Petrov, Partner at Eleven Ventures, states:
"The good old problem of employee integration, onboarding, and building internal bonds hasn't been solved by COVID-19, but rather exacerbated. Tina and Andrey are highly experienced and knowledgeable co-founders who represent the 'perfect match' – a successful serial entrepreneur with a deep and comprehensive understanding of the industry and a highly experienced tech professional with a background in some of the largest global organizations such as Microsoft and Amazon. We are excited to join Mentessa and support Tina and Andrey on their journey to improve employee onboarding, integration, and engagement in companies worldwide."
