Hello Mentor

What Hello Mentor does

Hello Mentor is a private, for-profit recruitment platform headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2018. The company operates a platform designed to connect students with experienced professionals employed at top technology-driven companies, facilitating mentorship, career exposure, and recruiting pathways between university students and industry practitioners. The company maintains a small team of 1-10 employees and operates its public-facing presence at hellomentor.nl.

Name

Hello Mentor

Legal name

GO88

Website

https://hellomentor.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hello Mentor is an Amsterdam-based recruitment platform founded in 2018 that connects students with experienced professionals from leading technology employers, operating with a small team of 1-10 employees in early-stage development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Mentorship Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN)

Keywords

• Student recruitment platform
• Mentorship matching service
• Career mentoring platform
• Tech talent recruitment
• Professional mentorship network

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Gaming and Betting Transactions: GO88 generates revenue through gaming transactions where players wager money on various games including slots, fishing games, sports betting, lottery, and casino. The platform takes a commission or house edge from these transactions.
2. Jackpot/prize Games: Revenue generated from slot machine-style games with progressive jackpots reaching billions of VND, where the house maintains an edge on wagers placed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hello Mentor is a recruitment platform that connects students with experienced professionals from top technology-driven employers. The platform serves as a bridge facilitating mentorship and career connections between students seeking guidance and professionals offering industry expertise. It is delivered as an online service through hellomentor.nl.

Product overview

GO88 is a multi-product online gaming and entertainment platform operating as a unified platform with integrated modules. The core offering includes seven distinct product categories: Nổ Hũ (slot games), Bắn Cá (fishing games), Thể Thao (sports betting), Game Bài (card games), Sòng Bài/Live Casino, Xổ Số (lottery), and Đá Gà (cockfighting). Users can access all products through a single account, with cross-product features including unified wallet management, deposit/withdrawal processing, and 24/7 customer support. The platform also provides a dedicated mobile app (iOS and Android) that delivers the full product suite on-the-go.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hello Mentor Recruitment Platform Online recruitment and mentorship platform that connects students with experienced professionals from top technology-driven employers. It facilitates career mentorship, professional networking, and recruitment matching for students seeking to enter the technology industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Page load time of 2.5 seconds on WiFi and 3 seconds on 4G
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA / Cơ quan Giải trí và Trò chơi Cagayan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGO88 is officially recognized and licensed as legal by the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (gaming regulatory body in the Philippines). This partnership provides regulatory legitimacy and authorization for the platform to operate online gambling services.
• iTech LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationiTech Labs is a reputable organization specializing in testing and certifying the fairness of online games. GO88 received Fair Play certification from iTech Labs, verifying that their games operate fairly and randomly.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Handshake: US-based career network connecting college students with employers for jobs and internships. Direct comparable on the student-to-tech-employer matchmaking axis, though larger and US-focused.
• Magnet.me: Netherlands-based career platform matching students and recent graduates with employers, including many tech companies. Closest direct competitor given shared Dutch home market and student-employer positioning.
• MentorCruise: Global 1:1 mentorship marketplace focused on tech professionals and learners. Comparable on the mentor-matching mechanic and tech-industry mentor supply, though more individual-focused than Hello Mentor's employer-affiliated framing.
• Pathrise: Tech career mentorship program pairing job seekers with industry mentors and offering placement support. Direct comparable on the student-to-tech-mentor thesis with a stronger placement-services component.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Microsoft-owned global professional network with career services, learning, and recruiting. Broad incumbent that competes indirectly through alumni networking, recruiter outreach, and LinkedIn Learning — the dominant platform Hello Mentor must differentiate against.
• Indeed: Global job search and employer-branding platform with broad student and entry-level reach. Broad incumbent in the recruiting space whose employer relationships create indirect competitive pressure on Hello Mentor's B2B monetization path.
• Glassdoor: Career platform combining job listings, company reviews, and salary data. Broad incumbent in the recruiting/career-research category; competes for employer-recruiting attention rather than direct mentorship overlap.

Regional players

• StudentJob: Dutch platform focused on part-time and entry-level jobs for students. Regional comparable on the Dutch student-employment target market, though more transactional and less mentorship-oriented.

Emerging players

• The Forage: Virtual work-experience and career-exploration platform partnering with universities and employers to give students industry exposure. Emerging player with overlapping student-employer intersection, though focused on simulated rather than mentor-based experiences.
• 100mentors: Mentorship platform targeting students and young professionals with structured cohort-based programs. Comparable on the group-mentorship and career-coaching mechanic, with similar scale to Hello Mentor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HelloMentorOfficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hello-mentor

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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