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From an intake call to a managed portfolio, in one system

A research park or incubator's work does not stop at selection. IdeaScore carries a cohort from the intake call through panel review, and hands the winning teams into a portfolio your mentors can track — milestones, requests and session logs included.

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Who this is for

Three people, one call

Park or incubator administrator

Opens the intake call, screens the pile for completeness, and moves the selected cohort into the portfolio.

Panel member or mentor

Reviews an intake batch against a rubric, then later logs sessions and approves milestone requests for the teams they mentor.

Founder applicant

Applies once, tracks the decision, and — if selected — sees their own incubation milestones and requests in one place.

A mentor and a founder sorting applications into trays at a shared desk
Typical programme

An intake cycle through to incubation

The path most parks and incubators already run, from a public call to a managed cohort.

  1. Intake call opens

    A registration window with attached resources — eligibility notes, facility details — goes public.

  2. Screening

    Incomplete applications and repeat founders from an earlier intake are flagged before review begins.

  3. Panel review

    Mentors and industry panellists score each venture against a shared rubric.

  4. Cohort selection

    The committee approves the ranked shortlist and the decision moves to the applicant portal.

  5. Incubation kickoff

    Selected teams become portfolio companies, with mentors, milestones and requests attached.

Collect

An intake form built for a facility, not just a pitch

Ask what a park actually needs to know — facility requirements, prior incubation history, a pitch deck — and attach eligibility documents directly to the form. Registration windows and a capacity limit keep an open call from becoming unmanageable.

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Seed Fund 2026 · Cohort III

Venture

Venture nameShort text
SectorSelect
Stage of developmentSelect (TRL)
DepartmentSelect
Show when applying as is faculty
Pitch deckFile upload · PDF up to 20 MB
Review

Screen a repeat applicant before a mentor opens it

A submissions table with case numbers and filters, flags for duplicates and resubmissions, and a dossier view for each venture. Panellists leave notes and tags, and every approval or rejection carries a reason in the audit log.

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Seed Fund 2026 · Cohort III
AllPendingApprovedRejected
SelectTeamTRLStatus
Halcyon Grid#0142
TRL 6Approved
Farmlight#0139
TRL 7Pending
Quorum Bio#0127
TRL 4Approved
Tessel Labs#0118
TRL 5Rejected
Kelpline#0096
TRL 2Pending
3 selectedApproveRejectTag
IdeaScore AI

Due diligence that shows its sources

Before a panel meets, IdeaScore AI researches each venture's market, competitors and founder background on the live web and scores against the same rubric, with every source listed. It sits beside the panel's judgement, never in place of it.

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IdeaScore AI
Deep research
46.5 / 50 (93%)

Halcyon Grid · #0142 · CleanTech · TRL 6

  • Innovation and novelty9.5 / 10
  • Customer desirability9 / 10
  • Team and execution9 / 10
  • Technical feasibility9.5 / 10
  • Business viability9.5 / 10

“Grid-edge storage for rural feeders is under-served; two comparable ventures found, neither targets sub-1 MW feeders. The founder's prior work at a state utility is verifiable.”

Sources (6)

Market sizing report, 2025Competitor scan, 4 companiesPatent search, IN and PCTFounder profileState EV and storage policyPitch deck, slide 7

IdeaScore AI may make mistakes. Use it alongside human judgement.

What teams use most

What research parks and incubators use most

  • Portfolio module

    Incubatee companies, milestones, and requests with a visible approval history, kept alongside the call that selected them.

  • Mentors and session logs

    Assign mentors to a portfolio company and keep a record of sessions held, not just who is assigned.

  • IdeaScore AI due-diligence research

    Grounded web research on a founder's market, competitors and prior work, cited beside the panel's own score.

  • Resubmission and duplicate detection

    A founder reapplying to a later intake, or two related ventures entering separately, is flagged, not scored blind.

  • Conditional multi-stage intake forms

    Attach eligibility documents and facility guidance, and show follow-up questions only where they apply.

  • Cloud or your own server

    Run in IdeaScore's cloud, or on infrastructure your park already operates.

  • Committee Excel export

    A ranked intake list ready for a board or advisory-committee meeting.

  • Applicant portal

    Founders check status with a magic link, and — once selected — see their own incubation record.

Questions

Frequently asked

Does IdeaScore track a company after it is selected?
Yes. The portfolio module carries a selected venture forward as an incubatee — milestones, requests and mentor session logs — so the intake call and the incubation record live in the same system.
Can mentors log their own sessions?
Yes. A mentor assigned to a portfolio company can record sessions held and respond to milestone requests, with an approval history kept against each one.
Can we run several intake cycles a year?
Yes, each as its own programme with its own form, evaluators and rubric, while the portfolio persists across cycles.
Where does IdeaScore AI's research come from?
Live web research per venture — market sizing, competitor scans, patent search and founder background — with every source cited next to the score, so a panel can check it, not just trust it.

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A 30-minute walkthrough with a founder, using your programme's form and criteria.

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