JOIN AS A MENTOR

We're looking for mentors to join our community and help develop our fellows into emerging leaders!

Applications for our Spring 2025 Mentor Cohort are now open, and will close February 2, 11:59pm EST. If you’re passionate about building genuine relationships & excited to share your own experiences with aspiring AAPI leaders, learn more below and apply here (returning mentors apply here)!

    • 8+ years of professional working experience

    • Identify as East or Southeast Asian

    • Preferably have experience in at least one of the following:

      • Managing direct reports

      • Making significant career pivots

      • Pursuing an “unconventional” career path

      • Entrepreneurship

      • OR another significant career topic (see application for list)

    • Passionate about AAPI advocacy and mentorship

    • During the accelerator, mentors should be able to commit 2-4 hours per week in NYC (see below for key dates). Mentors will spend this time coffee chatting fellows, sharing their advice and experiences through career panels, getting to know their mentee(s), and attending community socials

    • After the accelerator, mentors are expected to continue meeting with their mentee(s) regularly (minimum quarterly) for at least 1 year afterwards. We also encourage mentors to continue coming to mentor socials and Lunar Accel community events, such as our annual gala, alumni brunches, happy hours, and more — mentors who are excited to join a community of other AAPI leaders and fellow alumni would be a great fit!

  • The Spring 2025 accelerator will run for 5 weeks, from Friday March 21 - Saturday April 26. During this period, events will take place in NYC, primarily during weekends or on select weekdays after business hours.

    Please see below for the key dates that we ask mentors to be available for

    * indicates strongly encouraged
    ** indicates required

    • *Friday March 21 - Mentor / Fellow Happy Hour

    • *Sunday March 22 - Opening Keynote

    • ** Saturday March 29 (4-7pm) - Mentorship Career Panels

    • ** Saturday April 5 (4-7pm) - Mentor / Fellow Speed Networking

    • **Week of March 30 - Mentor / Fellow 1-1 coffee chats (~30 mins x 1-3 chats, based on mutual availability)

    • ** Saturday April 26 (late afternoon / evening) - Closing Keynote, Dinner, and Celebration

    • ** 2 touchpoints with paired mentee(s) - based on mutual availability (at least 1 in-person touchpoint encouraged)

    Note: dates and times are subject to change

    Even if you can’t make all events above, if you are available in NYC for the majority of the 5 weeks, we encourage you to apply anyway!

    1. If this sounds like something you'd like to be part of, please fill out this quick 15-minute interest form by February 2, at 11:59pm EST.

    2. If you fit the above criteria, we will reach out and schedule a 15 minute chat to get to know you and formally introduce ourselves.

    3. All mentor decisions will be confirmed by Sunday, February 2nd, 2025.

Hear from past mentors:

  • “The mission to invest, create opportunities and give back to the Asian community is extra special because Lunar Accel didn't exist when I was growing up”

    Jason W.

  • Being able to share my own hard-earned insights, experiences, and mistakes with her so that she can go further in her career has been a really fulfilling experience for me. I’m looking forward to seeing her continue to grow and blossom in her career!

    Sonya K.

  • “Lunar Accel is truly a one-of-a-kind accelerator, which fosters deep connections between Asian-American professionals in a way I haven't ever experienced before...It was incredible to have the opportunity to share experiences and knowledge with the wider group, as well as providing specific advice and guidance to my mentee, an aspiring entrepreneur.”

    Andrew L.