Free 1:1 mentorship · Cyber Security · AI · Leadership
Level up with people who’ve already been there.
Kyvern pairs you with vetted, working practitioners for free 1:1 video sessions. Our AI recommends your best-fit mentors - and you always make the final call.
1 free session every month · No credit card · You always choose your mentor
We’re onboarding our founding mentor cohort right now - create your free profile today and get first pick when matching opens.
$ kyvern match --track cybersec
goal:"break into security engineering"
level: mid · 4 yrs backend
analysing goals, skills & seniority…
ranked shortlist ready - you decide who to book
How it works
From “I’m stuck” to a real plan, in three steps.
No courses to wade through, no cold DMs. Tell us where you’re headed - we surface the people who can get you there, and you book the ones you like.
Tell us your goal
Break into cyber. Ship real AI. Lead a team for the first time. A 90-second profile is all our AI needs - and your first session is free.
Pick your mentor
Get AI-ranked matches with transparent reasons - skills, seniority, industry fit. Browse profiles and live availability, then you decide who to book.
Meet 1:1, keep momentum
Live video sessions with a real practitioner. Leave with a concrete plan, track milestones, and keep the streak going - month after month.
Mentorship tracks
Choose your battlefield.
Three tracks, one thing in common: mentors who actually do the work you’re trying to learn - not influencers who just talk about it.
Cyber Security
Red team, blue team, cloud, AppSec, GRC. From first cert to senior engineer - with people who defend and attack real systems.
AI Engineering & Security
Ship production LLM features, agents and evals - and learn to secure them. Guidance from engineers building this in the real world.
Leadership
First-time manager to executive communication. Learn to lead teams, run reviews and think strategically - from people who do it daily.
Built on evidence
Why mentorship actually works.
We didn’t invent the power of a good mentor - decades of research did. Kyvern is designed around what the evidence says makes guidance stick.
Mentees report dramatically higher growth when guidance comes from an ongoing human relationship - not another course library.
Goals, milestones and accountability check-ins turn a nice chat into measurable career movement.
Deliberate practice with expert feedback is the most reliable path from “learning about it” to “doing it”.
The research behind the design
Structured mentoring with clear goals outperforms informal advice in career outcomes
(Allen et al., 2004)Perceived similarity and rapport drive mentorship success - that’s why you pick your mentor
(Ensher & Murphy, 1997)Deliberate practice with expert feedback separates good from great
(Ericsson et al., 1993)Goal-setting and accountability loops sustain long-term engagement
(Locke & Latham, 2002)For mentors
Give back. Get back.
Become a founding mentor.
We’re hand-picking our first cohort of mentors right now. Share what you’ve learned with people one step behind you - one hour a month changes a career, and sharpens yours.
- Free & paid sessions - you control your availability and pricing
- Reputation that compounds - ratings, milestones and session history on your public profile
- AI does the admin - matching, scheduling and reminders, handled
a month is all it takes to change
someone’s trajectory
Reviewed by humans · You approve every request
FAQ
Fair questions, straight answers.
How much does mentorship cost?
Your first session every month is completely free - no credit card, no expiring trial. The Pro plan (£5/month) unlocks unlimited bookings and extra tools. Mentors set their own rates for paid sessions beyond that.
Do I have to use the AI's recommendation?
Never. Our AI explains its matches - skills, seniority, industry fit - then hands you the shortlist. You browse profiles, check real availability, and book whoever feels right. Human choice is the product.
Who are the mentors?
We're onboarding our founding cohort of mentors now: working practitioners in cyber security, AI engineering and leadership. Every application is reviewed by a human before a mentor can go live - and ratings plus session history keep quality accountable after that.
When can I book my first session?
Create your free account and complete your profile today - matching opens as soon as each mentor cohort goes live, and early members get first pick of the founding mentors.
I want to mentor - what's in it for me?
Founding mentors get a public reputation profile from day one, free and paid session options, and AI-handled matching, scheduling and reminders. You set the hours, you approve every request, and one hour a month genuinely changes someone's trajectory.
How is Kyvern different from a course platform?
Courses give you content; mentors give you a relationship. Sessions are live 1:1 video with a practitioner who knows your goals, reviews your progress and holds you to a plan - the format research links to better outcomes.
The best career move you’ll make this week is a conversation.
Your first session is free. The next one might change everything.