This is a note from Harish and Rohan — the founders of Altruato.
It is no doubt true that connections play a huge role in academic research. From getting access to expensive resources or for expert mentorship, having existing connections to accredited academic researchers is necessary to start any researcher’s career successfully. This is undoubtedly why many undergraduate researchers are desperate to get under a professor’s wing: the resources and guidance they can provide are unmatched.
The reason that we created Altruato is simple: we wanted to provide an alternative to the struggle for attaining mentorship. We started by attempting to create a cost-effective option for up-and-coming researchers to get access to PhD mentors. The biggest problem is that PhDs are expensive, and it is nearly impossible to have a financially sustainable mentorship platform that is also cost-effective for researchers. After significant trial and error, we realized that the answer was right in front of us: a networking platform tailored for research where connections form naturally.
With AI-based systems, we can provide services that validate research and streamline networking, helping the researcher gain the opportunities they need to succeed. Altruato is designed to provide support to researchers who don’t have connections and have to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Altruato helps them organize their research and find mentorship so that they have guidance throughout the research process.
However, at the end of the day, Altruato can only do so much. We simply aim to facilitate the connections that will connect aspiring changemakers with the resources they need to succeed. We believe that our platform is a game-changer for up-and-coming researchers who don’t have access to a great research mentor. We take pride in knowing that Altruato will change the lives of many aspiring researchers, many of whom will truly make an impact with what they do through our platform. We and the rest of the Altruato team want this to be the platform that propels innovative minds to make a difference in the world through the power of research.