Spring cohort
- Founder–market fit30%
- Regional impact20%
- Traction20%
- Scalability15%
- Capital plan15%
Every applicant is scored against your criteria with the reasons written down, so your team spends its time on the shortlist and every decision is one you can stand behind.
Set up with our team · Calibrated to your program
Example · Your criteria, applied to everyoneIllustrative
Spring cohort
48 scored
No more scores that depend on which reviewer drew which application.
Founder–market fit, regional impact, capital plan — whatever you assess, weighted the way you decide.
Screen every applicant consistently and spend committee time where it counts.
Example · Every decision on the recordIllustrative
Kiln Energy
Spring cohort framework · 5 criteriaGreen flags
Red flags
Recommendation
Shortlist. Probe the capital plan at interview.
Illustrative scores. Every report explains each score, and what would raise it.
Each score cites the evidence behind it, so your committee can challenge it.
A documented scoring trail for every decision — useful when you answer to LPs, boards or public funders.
Applicants see what was strong and what held them back, even when the answer is no.
Example · Follow every applicationIllustrative
48 submissions
| Company | Submitted by | Run | Score | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiln Energy | A. Mensah | Oct 14 · 3:12 pm | 86 | View report |
| Tidewater Analytics | J. Park | Oct 14 · 11:40 am | 81 | View report |
| Orbit Health | S. Ortiz | Oct 13 · 9:05 pm | 77 | View report |
| Basil Foods | L. Nguyen | Oct 12 · 8:51 pm | 64 | View report |
| Loop Freight | R. Chen | Oct 12 · 4:27 pm | 59 | View report |
Every application through your program page, with who submitted it and when it ran.
Scores side by side across the whole intake.
Open any applicant’s report before interviews or committee.
Example · How it worksIllustrative
Spring cohort
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Kiln Energy ran a report on Spring cohort
A report against your framework finished. Score: 86 of 100.
View submissionsWe turn your criteria, weights and guidance into a framework — your dimensions, your language.
Applicants submit their deck or website through your link. No new process for them to learn.
Every application arrives scored and explained, with an email as each one lands.
Accelerators and incubators, venture and grant programs, economic development organisations and pitch competitions — anyone who reviews a stack of applications against set criteria.
Yes — that is the point. Bring your scorecard, guidelines or policy document and we calibrate a framework to it.
No. It gives every applicant a consistent, explained first-pass score. Your team decides.
Yes. Adjust dimensions and weights between cohorts as your criteria evolve.
Run your grading rubric across the whole class and give every student team the same detailed feedback.
Tell us how you evaluate today and we’ll show you your framework running on real applications.
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