Investor Readiness
Investor Readiness Stream · 7 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 7 delivery partners in this stream
| Delivery partner | Completed | Pending | Overdue | Avg score | Progression | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal Ventures Investor Readiness | 4 | 1 | 1 | 68% | 2 | 55% | On track |
| Indico Capital Partners Readiness Track | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67% | 1 | 50% | On track |
| Shilling VC Founder Track | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65% | 2 | 59% | On track |
| Faber Deep Tech Readiness | 4 | 1 | 0 | 62% | 2 | 45% | On track |
| APBA Business Angels Readiness Lab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 76% | 2 | 62% | On track |
| COREangels Lisbon Readiness Lab | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56% | 0 | 55% | On track |
| Invicta Angels North Readiness | 4 | 0 | 1 | 69% | 2 | 62% | On track |
Venture evaluations
Every venture in the stream, with score, evidence and recommendation
| Startup | Founder | DP | Sector | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minho Pay | Tiago Fernandes | Portugal Ventures Investor Readiness | AI | Final progression review | 44 | 35% | Re-route | |
| Açor Energy | Carolina Fernandes | Portugal Ventures Investor Readiness | SaaS | Final progression review | 93 | 50% | Specialist support | |
| Guadiana Data | Mariana Martins | Portugal Ventures Investor Readiness | Hardware | Final progression review | 75 | 84% | Pass | |
| Funchal AI | João Gomes | Portugal Ventures Investor Readiness | AgriTech | Funding readiness review | 73 | 64% | Seed candidate | |
| Braga Bio | Tomás Rodrigues | Portugal Ventures Investor Readiness | AI | Funding readiness review | 91 | 57% | Seed candidate | |
| Açor Circular | Madalena Gomes | Indico Capital Partners Readiness Track | SaaS | Final progression review | 74 | 63% | Specialist support | |
| Oceano OS | João Gomes | Indico Capital Partners Readiness Track | EdTech | Final progression review | 40 | 30% | Re-route | |
| Évora Health | Matilde Silva | Indico Capital Partners Readiness Track | FinTech | Final progression review | 82 | 50% | Specialist support | |
| Lumen Digital | João Santos | Indico Capital Partners Readiness Track | AI | Final progression review | 56 | 51% | Needs support | |
| Minho Nano | Pedro Costa | Indico Capital Partners Readiness Track | EdTech | Funding readiness review | 92 | 48% | Seed candidate | |
| Minho Cloud | Rafael Costa | Shilling VC Founder Track | Hardware | Funding readiness review | 80 | 83% | Progression review | |
| Minho Labs | João Silva | Shilling VC Founder Track | AI | MVP / product planning review | 25 | 57% | Re-route | |
| Funchal Data | Rafael Jesus | Shilling VC Founder Track | HealthTech | MVP / product planning review | 67 | 57% | Specialist support | |
| Vinha Energy | Martim Gomes | Shilling VC Founder Track | AgriTech | Final progression review | 87 | 56% | Specialist support | |
| Lisboa Ocean | Duarte Lopes | Shilling VC Founder Track | AgriTech | MVP / product planning review | 55 | 56% | Needs 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.
Investor Readiness Evaluation Support
Across the Investor Readiness 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.
