HoopstrFormerly Vaave

Hoopstr Advance

Run mentorship tracks at your institution — with alumni mentors, curated tracks, and end-to-end delivery from Hoopstr.

The model

Mentors, tracks, and operations — handled.

You don't build a mentor pool, design a curriculum, or staff a delivery team. We bring all three.

We find alumni mentors

From your alumni network and ours — vetted for domain depth and teaching.

We design the tracks

Curated curriculum, project-based learning mapped to industry.

We run the tracks

Matching, scheduling, reviews, async support — we run the whole track.

Revenue-sharing model.

Institutions pay nothing. Participants pay program fees; a share flows back.

Available tracks

Three active tracks. More in development.

AI · First Build

Start from zero

For students and alumni new to AI
  • Pick their first project and scope it
  • Learn the right tools — no theory bloat
  • Ship and deploy their first AI app

Participants walk out with

A working AI project they built themselves.

AI · Domain Builder

Solve a real problem

For students and alumni with a domain to apply AI in
  • Frame a real problem from their field
  • Mentor matched to their industry
  • Pick the right stack — RAG, agents, or fine-tune

Participants walk out with

A working solution deployed in their domain.

AI · Technical Deepdive

Go deep on the stack

For students and alumni going deep on AI engineering
  • Understand RAG, agents, and evals end-to-end
  • Reason about real-world AI architectures
  • Build a system that survives a code review

Participants walk out with

They can direct and contribute to AI work.

Coming soon

More tracks in the works

Product, design, data, and engineering tracks in development with industry mentors.

Suggest a track

Why partner with us

Real career outcomes for students and alumni — without the operational load.

Stronger placement outcomes

Students and alumni ship real projects with industry guidance — and recruiters notice.

Industry-current curriculum

Tracks built and taught by people doing the work today, not last decade's syllabus.

Re-engaged alumni

Mentoring is the most rewarding way for alumni to give back. Engagement compounds.

Zero internal overhead

We operate the program — matching, scheduling, reviews, support. No hiring needed.

Outcome reporting

Per-participant progress, project shipped, mentor feedback, and placement-ready signals.

Free for institutions

No platform or program fees for your institution — Hoopstr Advance is offered at no cost.

Bring Hoopstr Advance to your institution

Tell us about your participants and outcome goals. We'll scope a partnership and your first track within two weeks.

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