Find opportunities.Make stronger decisions.Grow your ecosystem.

One AI-powered platform for your programs and ecosystem. Select and connect the right people, companies and ideas, with evidence behind every decision.

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AI assists. People decide.

Skipso is an AI-powered platform for running innovation programs, grants, awards and expert networks, from application and evaluation to matchmaking and ecosystem engagement.

250+ organizations. 20 countries. Connecting possibilities since 2008.

Built around your initiative

Different programs. A shared way forward.

From opportunity to cohort

Bring the best ideas
into the right hands.

Find ideas and startups, review applications, and connect participants with the right support.

Who’s involved

Startups
Innovation teams
Evaluators
Partners

Explore innovation programs

The platform, in practice

From need to connection.

From stakeholder need to program.

Find ideas and startups, review applications, and connect participants with the right support.

Forms & profiles
Configurable stages
Roles & permissions

AI assistance: Turn your brief into a submission form.

Needs & challenges

CollectSubmit a need What needs to change? Desired outcome

DevelopReduce industrial energy useSubmitted by Operations

SubmittedReviewApproved

Desired outcomeLower energy costs across production sites.

Program configuratorIndustrial energy challengeApplication → Review → Selection

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Bring the right candidates in.

Attract applications through a branded portal, your network and targeted scouting.

Branded portals
Data import & directories
AI scouting

AI assistance: Help applicants complete forms and profiles.

Industrial energy challengeApplications open

Industrial energy challenge Better energy.
Better industry. Apply to the program

Your application Fill this form with AI Company nameThermalLoop Your solutionRecover industrial waste heat Review & editApply fields

Scouting · Find and import relevant companies.

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Make the call. Keep the evidence.

Compare candidates against your criteria, with reviewer scores and a record of each decision.

Scorecards & judging
Reports & dashboards
Exportable audit logs

AI assistance: Support screening and scoring, with human review.

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Make connections that lead somewhere.

Match people and companies with relevant expertise, then support ongoing collaboration.

Matching & assignments
Profiles & directories
Messaging & events
Credits for services & participation

AI assistance: Recommend connections for your team to review and assign.

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Why Skipso

Your brand. Your data. Your way of working.

Your platform, your design.
Make the whole web experience yours, with your own domain, custom-designed web pages, and forms and workflows configured around your initiative.
Your data stays yours.
You own your data. Import what you have and export records and reports without volume limits. We never resell your data or reuse it for other purposes.
You decide who sees what.
Set access by role and program, control visibility of profiles and documents, and define who can contact or collaborate with whom.
Your analytics, focused on what matters.
Combine data across your platform in custom dashboards built around your objectives and reporting needs, beyond standard charts and tables.

AI with a clear role

AI assists. People decide.

Use AI for screening, matching and reporting. Your team sets the criteria, reviews the output and makes the decision, with records to support it.

Your criteria.
Set the requirements that guide screening and matching.
Your review.
Review AI outputs before acting on them.
Your decision.
Your team makes the call, with records to support it.

Enterprise ready

Clear decisions. Secure data. Confidence to move forward.

The controls your procurement, IT, security and privacy teams will ask for, built around your program.

ISO 27001 certified.

Certification evidence available on request.

SSO & controlled access

SAML 2.0 and role-based permissions.

AWS infrastructure

EU and US hosting. Additional residency options through enterprise setup.

Audit-ready processes

Records of program actions, scores and decisions.

Supported implementation

Typically around eight weeks, depending on your setup.

GDPR compliant

We act as a Data Processor for your program data.

Isolated databases

Each client has its own database environment.

Control over AI

AI can be disabled on request. AWS Bedrock does not train models on your prompts or completions.

Built for your team

Configuration, onboarding and support to help you launch.

Testimonials Meet our customers

Not sure where to start?

Tell us about your initiative. We’ll show you how the platform can be configured around your stakeholders, process and reporting needs.

Let’s talk about your program See our customers

use cases

Built for the initiatives your teams actually run.

Most teams do not need another form tool, judging tool, or network page. They need one place to shape the need, open the front door, run the decision, and keep the people involved connected afterwards.

Explore all use cases

Run open calls, startup scouting, idea challenges, accelerators, incubators, and innovation competitions with structured applications, review stages, mentor engagement, and cohort visibility.

See all Innovation & Startup programs

Apply

Select

Review

Support

Track

USe Cases

Open Innovation

Idea Management

Accelerators & Incubators

who you work with

Applicants / Startups

Evaluators

Mentors

Program Admins

What you can find

Mentor Directory

Events Calendar

Cluster results to identify themes & patterns

Key features

AI-Assisted Evaluation

Mentor Matching

Cohort Management

Task & Milestone Tracking

Scoring & Weighted Criteria

Discussion Boards

Automated Notifications

Progress Reporting

Power expert networks, partner ecosystems, and member networks with matchmaking, directories, and controlled access.

See all Partner, Expert & Research Networks

Join

Match

Connect

Collaborate

USe Cases

B2B Matchmaking

Expert Networks

Partner networks

Member networks

who you work with

Experts / Mentors

Partners

Members

Platform Admins

What you can find

Expert Directory

Opportunities Board

Events & Knowledge

Key features

Matchmaking recommendations

Smart Recommendations

Profile & Directory Management

Direct Messaging

Opportunity MatchingOpportunity Matching

Event Management

Role-Based Access Control

Network Analytics

Manage grants, awards, and fellowship programs with transparent review workflows, role-based access, and post-award engagement.

See all Funding & Recognition

Apply

Screen

Review

Award

Report

USe Cases

Grant Management

Award Management

Fellowships

who you work with

Applicants

Reviewers / Judges

Award Managers

Program Admins

What you can find

Guidelines & FAQs

Judges Panel

Awardees Alumni

Key features

Reviewer Assignment

AI Scoring Assist

Weighted Scoring Criteria

Conflict of Interest Management

Full Audit Trail

Eligibility Screening

Post-Award Reporting

Public Recognition Pages

Innovation & Startup programs

Run open calls, startup scouting, idea challenges, accelerators, incubators, and innovation competitions with structured applications, review stages, mentor engagement, and cohort visibility.

Apply

Select

Review

Support

Track

USe Cases

Open Innovation

Idea Management

Accelerators & Incubators

who you work with

Applicants / Startups

Evaluators

Mentors

Program Admins

What you can find

Mentor Directory

Events Calendar

Cluster results to identify themes & patterns

Key features

AI-Assisted Evaluation

Mentor Matching

Cohort Management

Task & Milestone Tracking

Scoring & Weighted Criteria

Discussion Boards

Automated Notifications

Progress Reporting

See all Innovation & Startup Programs

Partner, Expert & Research Networks

Power expert networks, partner ecosystems, and member networks with matchmaking, directories, and controlled access.

Join

Match

Connect

Collaboreate

USe Cases

B2B Matchmaking

Expert Networks

Partner networks

Member networks

who you work with

Experts / Mentors

Partners

Members

Platform Admins

What you can find

Expert Directory

Opportunities Board

Events & Knowledge

Key features

Matchmaking recommendations

Smart Recommendations

Profile & Directory Management

Direct Messaging

Opportunity MatchingOpportunity Matching

Event Management

Role-Based Access Control

Network Analytics

See all Partner, Expert & Research Networks

Funding & Recognition Programs

Manage grants, awards, and fellowship programs with transparent review workflows, role-based access, and post-award engagement.

Apply

Screen

Review

Award

Report

USe Cases

Grant Management

Award Management

Fellowships

who you work with

Applicants

Reviewers / Judges

Award Managers

Program Admins

What you can find

Guidelines & FAQs

Judges Panel

Awardees Alumni

Key features

Reviewer Assignment

AI Scoring Assist

Weighted Scoring Criteria

Conflict of Interest Management

Full Audit Trail

Eligibility Screening

Post-Award Reporting

Public Recognition Pages

See all Funding & Recognition Programs

PLATFORM & AI

What the platform does, who is involved,
and where AI helps.

AI in Skipso supports the work teams already do: shaping the brief, building forms, helping applicants complete profiles, scouting and enriching candidates, assisting evaluation, matching stakeholders, and generating reports. One platform, one login — nothing separate to buy.

Skipso Platform The core platform for program and ecosystem operations	Native AI in Skipso AI features inside the program workflow	GRAITR Add-on Skipso's AI scouting and evaluation add-on
Branded portals & white-label experiences	AI form building	Proactive company scouting
Forms, workflows & scorecards	Profile pre-population for applicants	Gate 0 eligibility checks
Searchable profiles & directories	Matchmaking recommendations	Recurring scouting jobs
Matchmaking & recommendations	AI-supported evaluation	Iterative evaluation against a brief
Permissions & role-based access	Admin search & navigation assistance	Contact discovery
Dashboards & reporting	Data chat for reporting	Board-ready outputs
Explore the platform	Explore AI capabilities	Learn about GRAITR

WHY SKIPSO

Select, connect and engage — in one place.

Skipso is strongest when the program needs more than a form and more than a community page. We combine the decision process with the ecosystem layer around it, so teams can manage applications, reviewers, partners, mentors, members, and outcomes in one place.

Structured selection

Build staged application, review, scoring, judging, and approval workflows for programs where decisions need to be clear and traceable.

Ecosystem activation

Keep selected participants, mentors, experts, partners, members, and stakeholders engaged after the first application or event.

Configurable by program

Use the same platform for open innovation, grants, awards, accelerators, partner portals, expert networks, and ecosystem hubs.

Governed AI

Use AI for search, evaluation support, matchmaking, reporting, and scouting while keeping human review and auditability in the process.

White-label delivery

Launch portals with your own brand, domain, pages, user roles, permissions, and stakeholder experiences.

Multi-program expansion

Start with one program and expand into related programs, networks, funding workflows, and ecosystem services over time.

Enterprise Ready

Designed for organisations that demand clear decisions and secure data.

Skipso supports enterprise, public-sector, university, and regulated program teams with the controls they need for procurement, IT review, security, privacy, and auditability.

ISO 27001 certification

Skipso is ISO 27001 certified and operates with documented security controls.

SSO & Role-Based Access

Support for SSO, SAML 2.0, granular permissions, role-based experiences, and multi-identity-provider setups.

GDPR compliance

We act as a Data Processor for client program data and support GDPR-aligned data handling.

AWS Infrastructure

Skipso runs on AWS infrastructure, with EU, UK, US, or custom data residency options available through enterprise setup.

AI Governance

AI features run within the client AWS region, client data is not used to train models, and AI can be disabled on request.

Isolated client databases

Each client has a fully isolated database environment, ensuring their data remains secure and separate from other organisations.

Implementation Support

Typical implementation is around 8 weeks, with faster delivery possible for focused setups.

Audit Logs

Program decisions, scores, actions, and process steps can be logged and exported for review.

Since 2021 Snam has been collaborating with Skipso for the development of Snaminnova.

Competence, passion, and dedication are the main qualities that are evident from the team from day one. Skipso's team is responsive to our every need and supports us in the daily evolution of the platform, a key asset for our Open Innovation strategy.

Giuseppe Paoli

Digital Transformation & Technology, Open Innovation Hub, Snaminnova

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Skipso supported us to design, develop and launch the Federated Innovation @MIND digital platform.

The digital platform has a complex organizational structure and continually updated content and flows – Skipso's strength is its flexibility and proactive support!

Eleonora Venuti

Marketing & Business Community Manager, MIND

The features available through the software are a big reason why we initially chose and continue to choose Skipso to run our challenges.

The ability to match startups to mentors within the system is important to us.

Jessica Smothermon

Director Operations, Cleantech Open

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I cannot imagine how much longer it would have taken

and how much more it would have cost to launch our ideation initiative without the Skipso Labs platform. It has been wonderful to house all of the information and processes in one place.

Amber J. Y.

Senior Program Manager, Hsc Next

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In 2019, Skipso helped IsDB set up our Innovation platform ‘Engage’.

The platform was a complete ecosystem of entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and mentors from academia. Since then the highly responsive and enthusiastic team from SkipsoLabs has helped us to establish Engage as a well-known innovation hub.

Innovation Team

Islamic Development Bank

The Skipso team has worked incredibly hard to make the program an outstanding success.

The team’s effort as well as the high flexibility of their online awards management platform were absolutely essential for the great overall success of this program!

Arne Pingel

Global Product Manager, Syngenta

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OUR CLIENTS

Trusted by 250+ organisations with platforms across 20 countries

Trusted by global enterprises, governments and universities to run innovation, grant and startup programs. Our clients use Skipso to manage open innovation, accelerators, grants, awards, research hubs, partner networks, mentoring programs, and white-label ecosystem portals.

Our customers Learn more about Skipso

UK Central Government Organisation

From spreadsheets and static...

Leading US Healthcare Network

From fragmented manual processes...

Nordic Innovation Accelerator

Cleantech innovation accelerator

Cluster Fabbrica Intelligente

Scouting program for cluster

Water Alliance

Water sector Innovation program

Mind

Multistakeholder innovation cluster

Amadori

Corporate innovation platform

HSC Next

Health Innovation Accelerator

Helsinki

Sustainable Helsinki city challenge

Milano Expo

Video competition for Milan Expo

Terna

Corporate internal innovation

Snam

Corporate Integrated innovation hub

Open Italy

Italy’s open innovation initiative

Italgas

Internal & external tech scouting

University of North Texas Health Science Center at FortWorth

Telefónica

Network of local accelerators

U.S. Department of Energy

Community Innovation Challenge

Syngenta

Biennial Internal award program

Intesa Tech Marketplace

European tech matchmaking platform

Eurovita

Internal employee engagement program

Electrolux

Technology scouting program

Digital Promise

Managing US government-funded...

Deloitte & Regione Puglia

Internal & external innovation initi

Deloitte

Internal & external innovation initi

Colorado Department of Transportation

Innovation challenge initiative

Cleantech Open

Cleantech accelerator program