National Layer
Evaluations & Stage Gates
A live view of every evaluation, stage gate decision and progression recommendation across the national accelerator ecosystem.
Evaluations completed
486
rolling 12 months
Evaluations in progress
74
across all DPs
Ventures evaluated this month
132
Average evaluation score
71%
Recommended for progression
58
Flagged for support
34
DPs with overdue evaluations
6
AI-assisted summaries
214
Bertie generated
Evaluation types across programmes
9 evaluation moments mapped across the national pathway
Intake evaluation
76%
Completed486Pending22
Programmes: All streams
Impact: Stream allocation
Readiness assessment
71%
Completed132Pending18
Programmes: NF, Pre-Accelerator
Impact: Mentor pairing
Mid-programme review
68%
Completed74Pending14
Programmes: All streams
Impact: Cohort intervention
Mentor evaluation
74%
Completed58Pending9
Programmes: All streams
Impact: Mentor reassignment
Funding readiness evaluation
65%
Completed91Pending12
Programmes: National Accelerator, Investor Readiness
Impact: Seed route
Seed readiness review
78%
Completed42Pending6
Programmes: Investor Readiness, National Accelerator
Impact: State support clearance
Investor readiness assessment
70%
Completed36Pending8
Programmes: Investor Readiness
Impact: Growth pipeline
Final progression panel
72%
Completed28Pending5
Programmes: National Accelerator, Specialist
Impact: Programme completion
Post-programme outcome review
80%
Completed21Pending3
Programmes: Alumni
Impact: Outcome reporting
Programme / stream evaluation roll-up
How each national stream is performing in evaluations
| Programme / Stream | DPs | Evaluated | Avg score | Progression | At-risk | Consistency | AI summaries | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Accelerators | 8 | 115 | 45% | 4 | 76 | 78% | 74 | Action |
| National Accelerator | 5 | 93 | 64% | 25 | 26 | 81% | 58 | Monitor |
| Regional Pre-Accelerators | 8 | 100 | 51% | 17 | 56 | 76% | 56 | Action |
| Specialist Accelerators | 8 | 67 | 60% | 15 | 24 | 78% | 47 | Monitor |
| Stream 4 / Investor Readiness | 5 | 28 | 69% | 7 | 5 | 82% | 17 | Monitor |
| National Youth Digital Accelerator | 6 | 56 | 56% | 5 | 28 | 79% | 33 | Action |
| University Spin-Out Programme | 3 | 22 | 74% | 6 | 2 | 82% | 12 | On track |
Delivery partner evaluation comparison
Consistency, completeness and AI participation by DP
| Delivery partner | Stream | Completed | Overdue | Avg score | Evidence | Evaluator part. | AI review | Progression | Governance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Fab Romania | Specialist | 9 | 0 | 69% | 60% | 92% | Pilot | 2 | Clear |
| BCR InnovX Accelerator | Specialist | 4 | 1 | 68% | 64% | 87% | Pilot | 1 | Clear |
| Măgurele Science Park | Specialist | 4 | 3 | 43% | 51% | 68% | Active | 1 | Review |
| Cluj IT Cluster | Specialist | 7 | 1 | 49% | 44% | 64% | Pilot | 0 | Review |
| Transilvania IT Cluster | Specialist | 7 | 0 | 65% | 56% | 76% | Limited | 0 | Clear |
| FreshBlood HealthTech | Specialist | 7 | 0 | 64% | 51% | 66% | Limited | 2 | Clear |
| Romanian Space Agency Startup Pathway | Specialist | 7 | 0 | 61% | 58% | 90% | Active | 1 | Clear |
| GreenTech South-East Innovation Track | Specialist | 8 | 0 | 58% | 54% | 71% | Limited | 1 | Clear |
| UPB Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre | University Accelerators | 15 | 3 | 42% | 48% | 63% | Pilot | 0 | Review |
| University of Bucharest Technology Transfer Office | University Accelerators | 12 | 1 | 49% | 46% | 77% | Limited | 0 | Review |
| Babeș-Bolyai University / Cluj Innovation Park | University Accelerators | 11 | 2 | 42% | 40% | 72% | Limited | 0 | Review |
| Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Startup Support | University Accelerators | 11 | 1 | 42% | 44% | 89% | Limited | 0 | Review |
| Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iași / Digital Innovation Zone | University Accelerators | 10 | 2 | 50% | 56% | 94% | Limited | 0 | Review |
| Politehnica University Timișoara Startup Hub | University Accelerators | 9 | 1 | 44% | 43% | 82% | Pilot | 0 | Review |
| Transilvania University Brașov Innovation Centre | University Accelerators | 10 | 0 | 49% | 46% | 87% | Pilot | 0 | Review |
| University of Craiova Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre | University Accelerators | 8 | 2 | 39% | 49% | 61% | Pilot | 0 | Review |
| Impact Hub Bucharest | National Pre-Accelerator | 10 | 2 | 44% | 45% | 69% | Limited | 2 | Review |
| Rubik Hub | National Pre-Accelerator | 12 | 1 | 42% | 42% | 69% | Active | 0 | Review |
| Spherik Accelerator | National Pre-Accelerator | 10 | 0 | 65% | 51% | 63% | Active | 1 | Clear |
| Cluj Startups | National Pre-Accelerator | 11 | 0 | 47% | 50% | 80% | Pilot | 0 | Review |
| Make IT in Oradea | National Pre-Accelerator | 9 | 1 | 47% | 47% | 89% | Pilot | 1 | Review |
| Cowork Timișoara Startup Hub | National Pre-Accelerator | 10 | 1 | 60% | 62% | 90% | Active | 2 | Clear |
| Digital Innovation Zone Iași | National Pre-Accelerator | 10 | 1 | 45% | 53% | 91% | Limited | 0 | Review |
| Craiova Hub | National Pre-Accelerator | 8 | 2 | 57% | 56% | 83% | Active | 1 | Review |
| Innovation Labs Bucharest | National Digital Youth Accelerator | 8 | 0 | 48% | 50% | 79% | Active | 0 | Review |
| Innovation Labs Cluj | National Digital Youth Accelerator | 8 | 1 | 54% | 42% | 92% | Limited | 0 | Review |
| Innovation Labs Iași | National Digital Youth Accelerator | 7 | 0 | 61% | 67% | 67% | Limited | 0 | Clear |
| Innovation Labs Timișoara | National Digital Youth Accelerator | 6 | 1 | 52% | 54% | 61% | Pilot | 0 | Review |
| StepFWD Diverse Founders Accelerator | National Digital Youth Accelerator | 7 | 1 | 59% | 51% | 62% | Pilot | 0 | Clear |
| Junior Achievement Romania Student Company | National Digital Youth Accelerator | 7 | 0 | 62% | 55% | 76% | Limited | 0 | Clear |
| Techcelerator Investment Readiness | Investor Readiness | 5 | 1 | 62% | 61% | 75% | Pilot | 1 | Clear |
| SeedBlink Academy / Investor Readiness | Investor Readiness | 5 | 0 | 77% | 60% | 69% | Active | 2 | Clear |
| Early Game Ventures Office Hours | Investor Readiness | 5 | 1 | 64% | 52% | 81% | Limited | 1 | Clear |
| GapMinder Venture Readiness | Investor Readiness | 3 | 0 | 74% | 64% | 84% | Active | 0 | Clear |
| ROStartup Investor Readiness Clinic | Investor Readiness | 3 | 1 | 69% | 57% | 90% | Active | 1 | Clear |
| Start-Up Nation Romania | National Accelerator | 15 | 1 | 59% | 54% | 68% | Pilot | 2 | Clear |
| ROStartup Ecosystem Association | National Accelerator | 13 | 2 | 58% | 59% | 90% | Active | 6 | Review |
| Romanian Tech Startups Association | National Accelerator | 15 | 1 | 63% | 55% | 93% | Active | 5 | Clear |
| Techcelerator | National Accelerator | 14 | 2 | 72% | 60% | 95% | Pilot | 4 | Review |
| InnovX | National Accelerator | 16 | 1 | 68% | 59% | 83% | Limited | 3 | Clear |
Venture progression candidates
High-scoring ventures recommended for next-stage review
| Venture | Founder | Delivery partner | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommended next step | AI summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craiova Robotics | Mihai Dumitru | StepFWD Diverse Founders Accelerator | Problem-solution fit review | 97 | 79% | Pass | Craiova Robotics shows strong problem clarity and credible customer validation. Founder capability and product readiness remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Brașov Software | Maria Diaconu | BCR InnovX Accelerator | Business model review | 96 | 74% | Pass | Brașov Software shows strong customer validation and credible market opportunity. Problem clarity and financial assumptions remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Lumen Works | Ștefan Popescu | Techcelerator Investment Readiness | Funding readiness review | 94 | 80% | Progression review | Lumen Works shows strong customer validation and credible market opportunity. Problem clarity and founder capability remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Muntenia Digital | Alina Marin | SeedBlink Academy / Investor Readiness | Final progression review | 93 | 71% | Pass | Muntenia Digital shows strong customer validation and credible solution fit. Funding readiness and financial assumptions remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Transilvania Software | Ștefan Tudor | BCR InnovX Accelerator | Business model review | 92 | 70% | Pass | Transilvania Software shows strong business model strength and credible funding readiness. Customer validation and financial assumptions remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Nova Robotics | Cătălin Diaconu | FreshBlood HealthTech | Funding readiness review | 92 | 66% | Seed candidate | Nova Robotics shows strong founder capability and credible business model strength. Funding readiness and solution fit remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Bucharest Tech | Irina Diaconu | Techcelerator | Funding readiness review | 92 | 80% | Progression review | Bucharest Tech shows strong problem clarity and credible customer validation. Solution fit and impact potential remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Cluj Nano | George Stoica | UPB Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre | Intake readiness review | 92 | 85% | Pass | Cluj Nano shows strong customer validation and credible market opportunity. Founder capability and financial assumptions remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Codex Energy | Adrian Tudor | Innovation Labs Iași | Business model review | 91 | 86% | Pass | Codex Energy shows strong solution fit and credible problem clarity. Impact potential and market opportunity remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Spherik Data | Cristian Diaconu | Start-Up Nation Romania | Funding readiness review | 91 | 50% | Seed candidate | Spherik Data shows strong customer validation and credible business model strength. Solution fit and founder capability remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Moldova Energy | Alexandru Marin | Romanian Tech Startups Association | Funding readiness review | 91 | 69% | Seed candidate | Moldova Energy shows strong market opportunity and credible solution fit. Product readiness and funding readiness remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
| Banat Energy | Mihai Gheorghe | ROStartup Ecosystem Association | Funding readiness review | 91 | 66% | Seed candidate | Banat Energy shows strong customer validation and credible market opportunity. Financial assumptions and product readiness remain the primary gaps before progression review. |
Bertie AI Evaluation Insights
National Evaluation Intelligence
Across current evaluations, customer validation evidence is the strongest predictor of progression readiness. Financial assumptions remain the most common weakness across Regional Pre-Accelerator ventures. HealthTech ventures show strong technical scores but weaker regulatory evidence.
Strengthen financial model templateAdd regulatory evidence checklistReview scoring consistency in PA DP3Progress 18 high-scoring ventures to funding-readiness review
Evaluation governance & audit trail
Auditable record of every evaluation decision
| Date | Venture | Evaluation type | Evaluator | Delivery partner | Score | Decision | AI summary | Override / appeal | Audit note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | Banat Data | Intake evaluation | Andreea Dumitru | Orange Fab Romania | 65 | Specialist support | Yes | Override pending | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
| 2026-03-28 | Carpathia Software | Readiness assessment | Alexandru Dobre | Orange Fab Romania | 44 | Re-route | No | — | Manual review only. |
| 2026-03-19 | Dacia Logic | Mid-programme review | Maria Popa | Orange Fab Romania | 73 | Seed candidate | No | — | Manual review only. |
| 2026-04-15 | Sibiu Health | Mentor evaluation | Mihai Stan | Orange Fab Romania | 79 | Pass | Yes | — | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
| 2026-04-03 | Spherik Sense | Funding readiness evaluation | Ana Popescu | Orange Fab Romania | 61 | Needs support | Yes | — | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
| 2026-04-28 | Vector Data | Seed readiness review | Andrei Ionescu | Orange Fab Romania | 85 | Specialist support | Yes | — | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
| 2026-04-21 | Timișoara Energy | Investor readiness assessment | Elena Stoica | Orange Fab Romania | 60 | Needs support | Yes | — | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
| 2026-03-09 | Bucharest Robotics | Final progression panel | Cristian Gheorghe | Orange Fab Romania | 71 | Seed candidate | Yes | Override pending | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
| 2026-03-14 | Brașov Software | Post-programme outcome review | Andreea Dumitru | BCR InnovX Accelerator | 96 | Pass | Yes | — | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
| 2026-03-20 | Nimbus Robotics | Intake evaluation | Andreea Dumitru | BCR InnovX Accelerator | 40 | Re-route | Yes | — | AI summary cross-checked by panel chair. |
Bertie allows Scottish Enterprise to see, compare and govern evaluations across the national accelerator ecosystem — turning programme judgement into structured, auditable and actionable intelligence.
