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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESA BIC Prague | 6 | 2 | 1 | 61% | 0 | 47% | On track |
| CERN Venture Connect | 8 | 0 | 1 | 55% | 0 | 45% | On track |
| Czech HealthTech Track (Brno) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 46% | Review |
| ENERN Climate Track | 7 | 1 | 0 | 44% | 1 | 55% | Review |
| Prague.AI Centre | 5 | 3 | 0 | 54% | 2 | 51% | Review |
| IT4Innovations Ostrava | 7 | 1 | 0 | 58% | 1 | 54% | On track |
Venture evaluations
Every venture in the stream, with score, evidence and recommendation
| Startup | Founder | DP | Sector | Stage gate | Score | Evidence | Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Křišťál Works | Jan Novák | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | Business model review | 87 | 45% | Specialist support | |
| Jantar Nano | Filip Horák | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | MVP / product planning review | 62 | 66% | Needs support | |
| Mendel Digital | Lukáš Pospíšil | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | MVP / product planning review | 61 | 50% | Needs support | |
| Sázava Sense | Anna Veselá | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | Business model review | 82 | 63% | Specialist support | |
| Orlík Nano | Natálie Veselá | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | MVP / product planning review | 53 | 36% | Rework | |
| Říp Digital | Viktorie Černá | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | Business model review | 71 | 41% | Specialist support | |
| Jantar Logic | Matyáš Kratochvíl | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | MVP / product planning review | 61 | 56% | Needs support | |
| Sázava Software | Veronika Kovářová | ESA BIC Prague | Hardware | Customer validation review | 19 | 20% | Re-route | |
| Mendel Labs | Kateřina Fialová | CERN Venture Connect | Hardware | Customer validation review | 17 | 14% | Re-route | |
| Praha Labs | Matyáš Fiala | CERN Venture Connect | Hardware | Customer validation review | 58 | 35% | Needs support | |
| Slovan AI | Barbora Fialová | CERN Venture Connect | Hardware | Business model review | 87 | 56% | Specialist support | |
| Nimbus Sense | Veronika Novotná | CERN Venture Connect | Hardware | MVP / product planning review | 41 | 44% | Re-route | |
| Morava Grid | Tomáš Svoboda | CERN Venture Connect | Hardware | Customer validation review | 41 | 26% | Re-route | |
| Nimbus Systémy | Tomáš Pospíšil | CERN Venture Connect | Hardware | Customer validation review | 63 | 70% | Needs support | |
| Ostrava Health | Matyáš Růžička | CERN Venture Connect | Hardware | MVP / product planning review | 59 | 61% | 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.
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.
