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SiRA Assess

For startup evaluation and selection.

Overview

What this product does

SiRA Assess enables organisations to measure, evaluate, score, compare, rank and select startups based on structured criteria.

Startup selection is often based on inconsistent applications, unstructured opinions and disconnected spreadsheets.

SiRA Assess creates a structured, transparent and comparable startup selection process.

Capabilities

What is included

  • Reusable assessment templates
  • Questions and evidence requirements
  • Assessment categories
  • Scoring models
  • Configurable category weights
  • FSI and ITS measurement
  • Structured reviewer assessment
  • Company comparison
  • Decision-support reporting

Intended users

Who operates it

AcceleratorsInvestorsInnovation programmesCorporationsUniversitiesPublic institutionsStartup competitionsSelection committees

Operational problem

Startup selection is often based on inconsistent applications, unstructured opinions and disconnected spreadsheets.

Outcome

SiRA Assess creates a structured, transparent and comparable startup selection process.

Workflow

How the product is used

  1. 01Define reusable questions, categories and evidence requirements
  2. 02Configure scoring models, FSI, ITS and category weights
  3. 03Apply an assessment template to a company or programme workflow
  4. 04Collect structured reviewer assessments
  5. 05Compare evidence and scores for accountable decision support

Boundaries

Where this product's responsibility ends

SiRA Assess owns reusable questions, categories, evidence, scoring models, FSI, ITS, weights and assessment templates. SiRA Awards consumes that assessment engine for award workflows.

This product does not

  • Award stages, jury panels and juror assignments
  • Award voting, rankings, finalists and winners
  • Post-investment portfolios
  • Event networking
  • Ticket sales
  • Physical check-in
  • On-site product sales

See SiRA Assess in operation

A demo shows the product using realistic programme structures, including how it connects to the rest of the platform.