Investor Readiness
Investor Readiness Stream · 5 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 5 delivery partners in this stream
| Delivery partner | Completed | Pending | Overdue | Avg score | Progression | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PODIM Investor Readiness | 4 | 2 | 0 | 72% | 1 | 66% | On track |
| Silicon Gardens Office Hours | 4 | 1 | 1 | 79% | 4 | 64% | On track |
| Business Angels of Slovenia Readiness Clinic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 69% | 1 | 60% | On track |
| Slovene Enterprise Fund SK75 Readiness | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68% | 2 | 68% | On track |
| ALFI Ventures Founder Readiness | 3 | 2 | 0 | 63% | 0 | 61% | On track |
Venture evaluations
Every venture in the stream, with score, evidence and recommendation
| Startup | Founder | DP | Sector | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumen Labs | Gregor Korošec | PODIM Investor Readiness | SaaS | Final progression review | 71 | 63% | Specialist support | |
| Adria Tech | Gregor Korošec | PODIM Investor Readiness | HealthTech | MVP / product planning review | 52 | 69% | Rework | |
| Nova Mobility | Bojan Horvat | PODIM Investor Readiness | AI | Funding readiness review | 84 | 90% | Progression review | |
| NovoMesto Cloud | Aleš Krajnc | PODIM Investor Readiness | SaaS | MVP / product planning review | 65 | 36% | Specialist support | |
| Koper Bio | Urška Božič | PODIM Investor Readiness | CleanTech | Funding readiness review | 75 | 86% | Pass | |
| Podim Health | Katarina Novak | Silicon Gardens Office Hours | CleanTech | MVP / product planning review | 61 | 74% | Needs support | |
| Celje Grid | Matej Krajnc | Silicon Gardens Office Hours | SaaS | Funding readiness review | 87 | 59% | Seed candidate | |
| Koper Grid | Mateja Korošec | Silicon Gardens Office Hours | Consumer | Funding readiness review | 89 | 87% | Progression review | |
| Gorenjska Digital | Jure Horvat | Silicon Gardens Office Hours | Marketplace | MVP / product planning review | 67 | 38% | Specialist support | |
| Drava Systems | Jan Kovač | Silicon Gardens Office Hours | Hardware | Final progression review | 86 | 84% | Progression review | |
| Drava Health | Marko Turk | Business Angels of Slovenia Readiness Clinic | AgriTech | Funding readiness review | 74 | 77% | Seed candidate | |
| Nova Nano | Eva Božič | Business Angels of Slovenia Readiness Clinic | Consumer | Final progression review | 93 | 45% | Specialist support | |
| Ljubljana Tech | Tomaž Kos | Business Angels of Slovenia Readiness Clinic | CleanTech | MVP / product planning review | 60 | 75% | Needs support | |
| Alpine Digital | Jan Božič | Business Angels of Slovenia Readiness Clinic | AI | MVP / product planning review | 56 | 38% | Needs support | |
| Alpine Labs | Miha Kovačič | Business Angels of Slovenia Readiness Clinic | CleanTech | Final progression review | 57 | 73% | 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.
