Specialist
Specialist Accelerator · 10 delivery partners
Live across the stream
Programme Evaluations
Oversee evaluations and stage gates across all delivery partners in this stream.
Evaluation stage gates
Seven stage-gate moments across the programme
Intake readiness review
Problem-solution fit review
Customer validation review
Business model review
MVP / product planning review
Funding readiness review
Final progression review
Delivery partner evaluation status
Comparing the 10 delivery partners in this stream
| Delivery partner | Completed | Pending | Overdue | Avg score | Progression | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | 8 | 1 | 0 | 70% | 3 | 59% | On track |
| Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | 5 | 3 | 1 | 68% | 2 | 61% | On track |
| Abertay cyberQuarter | 4 | 3 | 2 | 43% | 1 | 53% | Review |
| BioCity Glasgow | 7 | 0 | 1 | 49% | 0 | 44% | Review |
| Edinburgh BioQuarter | 7 | 1 | 0 | 65% | 0 | 56% | On track |
| Bayes Centre / Data-Driven Innovation | 7 | 1 | 0 | 64% | 2 | 51% | On track |
| FinTech Scotland Innovation Cluster | 7 | 1 | 0 | 61% | 1 | 58% | On track |
| CivTech GovTech Challenge Track | 8 | 0 | 0 | 58% | 1 | 54% | On track |
| Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre | 5 | 1 | 2 | 71% | 2 | 58% | Review |
| Sustainable Ventures Scotland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 53% | 1 | 46% | Review |
Venture evaluations
Every venture in the stream, with score, evidence and recommendation
| Startup | Founder | DP | Sector | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lothian Data | Fraser Cameron | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | MVP / product planning review | 65 | 37% | Specialist support | |
| Caledonia Software | Angus Fraser | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | MVP / product planning review | 44 | 38% | Re-route | |
| Saltire Logic | Finlay Stewart | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | Funding readiness review | 73 | 60% | Seed candidate | |
| Edinburgh Health | Ailsa Reid | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | Business model review | 79 | 75% | Pass | |
| Thistle Sense | Fraser Ferguson | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | Customer validation review | 61 | 56% | Needs support | |
| Nova Data | Freya Murray | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | Business model review | 85 | 54% | Specialist support | |
| Ness Energy | Ruaridh MacLeod | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | Customer validation review | 60 | 76% | Needs support | |
| Clyde Robotics | Heather Scott | Net Zero Technology Centre TechX | Energy transition | Funding readiness review | 71 | 75% | Seed candidate | |
| Ness Software | Emily Hamilton | Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | CleanTech and mobility | Business model review | 96 | 74% | Pass | |
| Lumen Robotics | Angus Thomson | Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | CleanTech and mobility | MVP / product planning review | 40 | 53% | Re-route | |
| Lothian Cloud | Hamish Scott | Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | CleanTech and mobility | Funding readiness review | 78 | 65% | Seed candidate | |
| Skye Cloud | Heather Robertson | Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | CleanTech and mobility | Customer validation review | 47 | 65% | Rework | |
| Dee Systems | Heather Hamilton | Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | CleanTech and mobility | Customer validation review | 57 | 62% | Needs support | |
| Shetland Robotics | Callum Anderson | Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | CleanTech and mobility | Customer validation review | 24 | 32% | Re-route | |
| Aberdeen Software | Calum Cameron | Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc | CleanTech and mobility | Business model review | 92 | 70% | Pass |
Evaluation criteria & scoring framework
Weighted criteria applied consistently across all delivery partners
Problem clarity
Clarity, specificity and urgency of the problem.
Customer validation
Evidence of customer demand and pain.
Market opportunity
Size, growth and accessibility of target market.
Solution fit
How well the solution addresses the problem.
Founder capability
Team strength, domain depth and resilience.
Business model strength
Revenue logic, unit economics, repeatability.
Product readiness
MVP maturity and shipping cadence.
Financial assumptions
Credibility of forecasts and funding plan.
Funding readiness
Investor materials, narrative, governance.
Impact potential
Economic, climate or societal contribution.
Specialist Evaluation Support
Across the Specialist stream, ventures are strongest on problem clarity and weakest on financial assumptions. Two delivery partners have the highest number of ventures requiring rework before funding-readiness review.
Evaluation report to Management Layer
Compile and send a stream evaluation summary to the National Layer
Bertie helps Stream Coordinators manage programme stage gates consistently across delivery partners, while using AI to summarise evidence, identify gaps and recommend the next best intervention for each venture.
