National Digital Youth Accelerator
National Digital Youth Accelerator · 8 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 8 delivery partners in this stream
| Delivery partner | Completed | Pending | Overdue | Avg score | Progression | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Enterprise Scotland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 55% | 0 | 62% | On track |
| Bridge 2 Business | 6 | 3 | 1 | 53% | 0 | 50% | Review |
| Scottish Institute for Enterprise | 7 | 1 | 1 | 57% | 0 | 52% | On track |
| Converge KickStart | 7 | 2 | 0 | 59% | 0 | 46% | On track |
| Techscaler First Steps for Students | 5 | 2 | 2 | 43% | 0 | 34% | Review |
| Strathclyde Inspire Student Enterprise | 7 | 2 | 0 | 68% | 0 | 53% | On track |
| RGU Startup Accelerator Student Track | 7 | 1 | 1 | 44% | 0 | 49% | Review |
| UHI Student Enterprise | 8 | 1 | 0 | 52% | 0 | 51% | Review |
Venture evaluations
Every venture in the stream, with score, evidence and recommendation
| Startup | Founder | DP | Sector | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tay Works | Skye Reid | Young Enterprise Scotland | FinTech | Customer validation review | 36 | 62% | Re-route | |
| Loch Energy | Heather MacLeod | Young Enterprise Scotland | EdTech | Customer validation review | 57 | 55% | Needs support | |
| Nova Software | Freya MacDonald | Young Enterprise Scotland | AgriTech | Intake readiness review | 89 | 66% | Specialist support | |
| Nova Tech | Isla Ferguson | Young Enterprise Scotland | Marketplace | Problem-solution fit review | 28 | 64% | Re-route | |
| Highland Digital | Iona Scott | Young Enterprise Scotland | Marketplace | Customer validation review | 30 | 36% | Re-route | |
| Dundee Logic | Gregor Anderson | Young Enterprise Scotland | EdTech | Customer validation review | 55 | 66% | Needs support | |
| Spey Tech | Euan Robertson | Young Enterprise Scotland | Hardware | Customer validation review | 47 | 55% | Rework | |
| Ness Pay | Duncan Murray | Young Enterprise Scotland | HealthTech | Intake readiness review | 86 | 83% | Pass | |
| Harris Labs | Hamish Ferguson | Young Enterprise Scotland | SaaS | Customer validation review | 27 | 46% | Re-route | |
| Tay Robotics | Hamish Ferguson | Bridge 2 Business | FinTech | Intake readiness review | 18 | 35% | Re-route | |
| Nimbus Works | Scott Campbell | Bridge 2 Business | Consumer | Business model review | 67 | 51% | Specialist support | |
| Clyde Digital | Duncan Robertson | Bridge 2 Business | Hardware | Intake readiness review | 60 | 34% | Needs support | |
| Nimbus Sense | Catriona Hamilton | Bridge 2 Business | CleanTech | Intake readiness review | 66 | 73% | Specialist support | |
| Ben Grid | Morag MacDonald | Bridge 2 Business | FinTech | Problem-solution fit review | 68 | 72% | Specialist support | |
| Glasgow Digital | Lewis Robertson | Bridge 2 Business | Consumer | Intake readiness review | 54 | 46% | Rework |
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.
