Specialist
Specialist 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | 8 | 1 | 0 | 65% | 2 | 57% | On track |
| Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | 5 | 3 | 1 | 67% | 1 | 62% | On track |
| AI & Digital Ventures Accelerator | 5 | 2 | 2 | 42% | 1 | 52% | Review |
| DeepTech Commercialisation Track | 7 | 0 | 1 | 49% | 0 | 44% | Review |
| AgriFood Innovation Accelerator | 7 | 1 | 0 | 65% | 0 | 56% | On track |
| MedTech & Life Sciences Track | 7 | 1 | 0 | 64% | 2 | 51% | On track |
Venture evaluations
Every venture in the stream, with score, evidence and recommendation
| Startup | Founder | DP | Sector | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nua Data | Darragh Gallagher | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | MVP / product planning review | 65 | 37% | Specialist support | |
| Liffey Software | Patrick O'Connor | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | MVP / product planning review | 44 | 38% | Re-route | |
| Shannon Logic | Conor O'Sullivan | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | Funding readiness review | 73 | 60% | Seed candidate | |
| Cork Health | Orla McCarthy | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | Business model review | 79 | 75% | Pass | |
| Clarity Sense | Darragh Farrell | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | Customer validation review | 61 | 56% | Needs support | |
| Lumen Data | Maeve Ryan | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | Business model review | 85 | 54% | Specialist support | |
| Suir Energy | Daniel Byrne | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | Customer validation review | 60 | 76% | Needs support | |
| Corrib Robotics | Sarah Doyle | HealthTech Ireland Accelerator | HealthTech | Funding readiness review | 71 | 75% | Seed candidate | |
| Suir Software | Ciara Kennedy | Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | CleanTech | Business model review | 96 | 74% | Pass | |
| Fionn Robotics | Patrick Smith | Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | CleanTech | MVP / product planning review | 40 | 53% | Re-route | |
| Nua Cloud | Fionn Doyle | Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | CleanTech | Funding readiness review | 78 | 65% | Seed candidate | |
| Porter Cloud | Sarah Walsh | Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | CleanTech | Customer validation review | 47 | 65% | Rework | |
| Boyne Systems | Sarah Kennedy | Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | CleanTech | Customer validation review | 57 | 62% | Needs support | |
| Emerald Robotics | Liam O'Brien | Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | CleanTech | Customer validation review | 24 | 32% | Re-route | |
| Limerick Software | Jack Gallagher | Climate & Sustainability Accelerator | CleanTech | 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.
