Smart matches. Lasting relationships.
Pairwise helps program admins build mentorship that lasts, from match through final meeting.
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How Pairwise works
The program lifecycle
1.Match
Pairs that fit, with the rationale visible. No black-box matching.
2.Communicate
Participants stay informed without you writing 80 emails by hand.
3.Meet
Calendar integration with Google and Outlook, attendance tracking, no manual coordination.
4.Prep
A briefing 24 hours before each meeting: shared agenda, role-specific coaching.
5.Track
You see how it's going, and intervene before pairs go silent.
Pairwise shows its work.
Frederique Bartell
Mentor
Keshaun Hamill
Mentee
Match Rationale
Keshaun Hamill is the best match due to his focused goals on developing data science skills, which directly align with Frederique Bartell's expertise in Machine Learning and Data Analysis. He is also looking for guidance on career development, a key area for Frederique, who aims to help others succeed and develop leadership skills.
Key Alignment Points
Areas to Consider
Conversation Starters
Pairwise shows its work.
Every recommendation comes with the rationale a thoughtful coordinator would write: alignment points, areas to consider, conversation starters. When you finalize a match, you're not just trusting a score.
See how match reasoning works →You define what makes a great match.
You define what makes a great match.
Most matching platforms make you write the form and the scoring separately, then keep them in sync as your program evolves. Pairwise eliminates the duplication: configure the matching strategies you want, and the application form generates to match. Update the flow once; the form follows.
See how matching design works →See what's happening, before things go quiet.
3 pairs need your attention
Out of 8 active pairs
Needs Attention
Last met 18 days ago · 2 missed sessions
Last met 22 days ago · no upcoming session
Matched 14 days ago · no sessions yet
On Cadence
See what's happening, before things go quiet.
Mentorship programs often go quiet a few weeks in. Pairs stop meeting, attendance drifts, and no one notices until the cohort wraps. Pairwise shows you the early signals: attendance, feedback, action item follow-through. It prompts pairs back into motion before momentum is lost.
- Engagement dashboard. Attendance patterns, cancellation reasons, feedback signals — one view.
- Automated nudges. Stale matches, missing availability, no-shows — handled before they compound.
- Action items, tracked. What pairs committed to last meeting, surfaced for the next.
- Feedback that says why. Tagged feedback that explains success or struggle — not just star ratings.
ProductBC's mentorship program had to shut down. Not for lack of demand, but because the volunteers running it couldn't keep up.
Matching alone took weeks per cohort, on top of everything else they were doing.
We built Pairwise to do the matching work with the same care a thoughtful coordinator would apply, but at scale.
The way it weighs candidates, and the rationale it gives for each match, came directly out of what ProductBC's volunteer coordinators did by hand.
240+
matches across 4 cohorts
80%
positive match feedback
ProductBC's program is back, running sustainably and with visibility into how every pair is doing.
Duncan Schouten
Founder, Pairwise
“I'm Duncan. I built Pairwise because ProductBC's mentorship program almost died from the work of running it. Pairwise is the platform I wish we'd had. I run every demo myself. If you have a mentorship program or want one, I'd love to hear about it.”
See if Pairwise is right for your program.
Demos are 30 minutes. I'll show you the platform, hear about your program, and tell you honestly whether we're a fit.