FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What Bertie is, who it's for, and how national and regional accelerator delivery connects on one platform.
- What is accelerator digital infrastructure?
- Accelerator digital infrastructure is the shared software backbone that runs a country's startup accelerator and incubation programmes. It connects founder applications, programme delivery, delivery partners and national oversight on one platform and one data model, replacing the disconnected spreadsheets and portals most ecosystems rely on.
- Who is Bertie for?
- Bertie is built for three groups: national innovation agencies and government leaders who commission and oversee programmes; accelerator and programme operators who deliver cohorts on the ground; and policy and EU-funding teams who design programmes and report on outcomes. Founders use it too, through a single public front door.
- How do the national and regional layers connect?
- Bertie organises delivery into four connected layers — the founder front door, regional delivery partners, programme coordination, and national oversight — that all read and write the same shared data. A figure entered in a regional cohort reconciles automatically up to the national dashboard, so there is one source of truth across the ecosystem.
- Can it support multiple regions or countries?
- Yes. Bertie is multi-region by design. Each national or regional ecosystem gets its own branded space, terminology, currency and locale, all running on shared infrastructure, so new regions can be onboarded without standing up new tools.
- How does Bertie help with EU and public-funding reporting?
- Because every region and programme runs on one data model, delivery evidence rolls up automatically into audit-ready reporting that maps to structural-fund indicators and policy objectives. This makes the link between funding deployed and outcomes delivered traceable and defensible.
- How is AI used in the platform?
- An AI co-pilot supports every role rather than replacing people. It helps founders self-route through intake, and helps programme managers and delivery partners triage cohorts, surface at-risk ventures and draft reporting.