National Digital Youth Accelerator
National Digital Youth Accelerator · 6 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 6 delivery partners in this stream
| Delivery partner | Completed | Pending | Overdue | Avg score | Progression | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | 6 | 4 | 0 | 61% | 0 | 51% | On track |
| Junior Achievement Slovenia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 61% | 0 | 53% | On track |
| POPRI Youth Startup Competition | 7 | 1 | 1 | 46% | 0 | 46% | Review |
| LUI Student Startup Weekend | 8 | 1 | 0 | 58% | 0 | 59% | On track |
| University of Maribor Student Venture Track | 7 | 1 | 1 | 66% | 0 | 58% | On track |
| Kovačnica Young Founders Kranj | 7 | 1 | 1 | 53% | 0 | 61% | Review |
Venture evaluations
Every venture in the stream, with score, evidence and recommendation
| Startup | Founder | DP | Sector | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixel Energy | Luka Horvat | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | SaaS | Business model review | 90 | 74% | Pass | |
| Podim Pay | Bojan Vidmar | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | EdTech | Business model review | 91 | 42% | Specialist support | |
| Adria Nano | Simon Kos | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | HealthTech | Problem-solution fit review | 62 | 73% | Needs support | |
| Nimbus Tech | Andrej Mlakar | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | CleanTech | Business model review | 74 | 67% | Specialist support | |
| Lumen Pay | Nina Mlakar | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | HealthTech | Customer validation review | 30 | 26% | Re-route | |
| Triglav Labs | Jan Turk | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | Marketplace | Customer validation review | 15 | 18% | Re-route | |
| Soča Cloud | Tanja Korošec | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | FinTech | Business model review | 90 | 52% | Specialist support | |
| Podim Robotics | Aleš Kos | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | AI | Customer validation review | 35 | 50% | Re-route | |
| Ljubljana Pay | Luka Božič | Ustvarjalnik Youth Entrepreneurship | CleanTech | Business model review | 64 | 45% | Needs support | |
| Adria Logic | Nika Horvat | Junior Achievement Slovenia | Hardware | Intake readiness review | 21 | 31% | Re-route | |
| Karst Tech | Žiga Turk | Junior Achievement Slovenia | HealthTech | Problem-solution fit review | 88 | 44% | Specialist support | |
| LUI Pay | Rok Horvat | Junior Achievement Slovenia | EdTech | Business model review | 81 | 73% | Pass | |
| Podim Systems | Bojan Božič | Junior Achievement Slovenia | HealthTech | Intake readiness review | 41 | 31% | Re-route | |
| Lumen Logic | Matej Novak | Junior Achievement Slovenia | Marketplace | Intake readiness review | 69 | 82% | Specialist support | |
| Soča Pay | Jure Mlakar | Junior Achievement Slovenia | AgriTech | Business model review | 85 | 42% | Specialist support |
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.
National Digital Youth Accelerator Evaluation Support
Across the National Digital Youth Accelerator 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.
