National Digital Youth Accelerator·4 regional hubs supporting 13–17 year-old digital founders.← EI National Layer Delivery Partner Performance
Stream coordinator console
National Digital Youth Accelerator
National Digital Youth Accelerator · 8 delivery partners
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Coordinator console
Young Enterprise Scotland
Cohort Progress
Ventures where Young Enterprise Scotland is the delivery partner on National Digital Youth Accelerator.
10 of 10 ventures
Tay Works
at-riskSkye Reid · MVP · FinTech
80% milestonesreadiness 34
Loch Energy
Heather MacLeod · MVP · EdTech
53% milestonesreadiness 56
Nova Software
SeedFreya MacDonald · Idea · AgriTech
50% milestonesreadiness 86
Nova Tech
at-riskIsla Ferguson · Validation · Marketplace
88% milestonesreadiness 31
Highland Digital
at-riskIona Scott · MVP · Marketplace
40% milestonesreadiness 29
Dundee Logic
Gregor Anderson · MVP · EdTech
74% milestonesreadiness 56
Spey Tech
Euan Robertson · MVP · Hardware
60% milestonesreadiness 51
Ness Pay
SeedDuncan Murray · Idea · HealthTech
81% milestonesreadiness 90
Harris Labs
at-riskHamish Ferguson · MVP · SaaS
58% milestonesreadiness 32
Dundee Digital
SeedRuaridh Thomson · Idea · CleanTech
78% milestonesreadiness 91
Knowledge Hub & Playbook Governance
Articles, templates and playbooks
24 items · National best-practice + stream and DP local content
| Title | Scope | Type | Owner | Version | Status | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitch deck template v6 | National | Template | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v1.7 | Approved | 2026-05-26 |
| Financial model template | National | Template | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v2.1 | Approved | 2026-05-11 |
| Mentor session brief | National | Template | Startup Scotland Gateway | v1.8 | Approved | 2026-04-18 |
| Validation interview script | National | Template | Startup Scotland Gateway | v1.2 | In review | 2026-04-12 |
| Customer discovery playbook | National | Playbook | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v3.7 | Approved | 2026-02-26 |
| Investor outreach playbook | National | Playbook | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v4.8 | Approved | 2026-01-27 |
| MVP shipping playbook | National | Playbook | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v4.1 | In review | 2026-04-11 |
| Seed eligibility guide | National | Seed guide | Startup Scotland Gateway | v2.4 | Approved | 2026-04-23 |
| Seed readiness checklist | National | Seed guide | Startup Scotland Gateway | v1.3 | In review | 2026-04-22 |
| Growth application guide | National | Growth guide | Startup Scotland Gateway | v1.2 | Approved | 2026-04-12 |
| Growth narrative template | National | Growth guide | Bertie Editorial | v3.2 | Approved | 2026-05-12 |
| Pre-seed term sheet primer | National | Funding readiness | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v1.2 | Approved | 2026-04-12 |
| Grant application toolkit | National | Funding readiness | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v2.8 | Approved | 2026-02-27 |
| First-meeting mentor brief | National | Mentor briefing | Bertie Editorial | v3.6 | Approved | 2026-02-16 |
| Sector mentor pack — HealthTech | National | Mentor briefing | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v2.2 | Approved | 2026-05-21 |
| Sector mentor pack — CleanTech | National | Mentor briefing | Startup Scotland Gateway | v1.1 | Approved | 2026-05-20 |
| Bertie AI usage policy | National | AI guardrail | Bertie Editorial | v2.8 | Approved | 2026-04-27 |
| Founder data handling policy | National | AI guardrail | Bertie Editorial | v2.5 | Approved | 2026-01-15 |
| Evaluation AI guardrails | National | AI guardrail | Bertie Editorial | v4.3 | Approved | 2026-01-13 |
| Cohort week 1 onboarding | National | Accelerator content | Startup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team | v1.6 | Approved | 2026-03-16 |
| Demo day rehearsal pack | National | Accelerator content | Startup Scotland Gateway | v1.1 | Approved | 2026-03-20 |
| National Digital Youth Accelerator · Stream-specific cohort plan | Stream | Playbook | National Digital Youth Accelerator Coordinator | v3.2 | Draft | 2026-05-22 |
| National Digital Youth Accelerator · Stream demo day pack | Stream | Accelerator content | National Digital Youth Accelerator Coordinator | v2.4 | Draft | 2026-05-9 |
| National Digital Youth Accelerator · Stream KPI dashboard guide | Stream | Template | National Digital Youth Accelerator Coordinator | v3.2 | Draft | 2026-05-17 |
Pending content approvals
23 items awaiting review
- Validation interview scriptStartup Scotland Gateway · National
- MVP shipping playbookStartup Scotland Management Layer Knowledge Team · National
- Seed readiness checklistStartup Scotland Gateway · National
- University Accelerators · Stream-specific cohort planUniversity Accelerators Coordinator · Stream
- University Accelerators · Stream KPI dashboard guideUniversity Accelerators Coordinator · Stream
- National Pre-Accelerator · Stream demo day packNational Pre-Accelerator Coordinator · Stream
AI guardrails
Policies applied to every Bertie-generated artefact
- • Founder data never leaves the EnterpriseIreland tenant; no third-party model training.
- • Every AI evaluation summary is cross-checked by the panel chair.
- • Approved templates are versioned; AI cannot publish unapproved drafts.
- • Audit log records every AI-assisted decision.
