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Skipso helps organizations select and connect the right people, companies, ideas and needs, with evidence they can defend.

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Used by teams running open innovation programs, accelerators, grants, awards, research hubs, partner networks, and ecosystem portals.

Innovation
& Startup Programs

Open Innovation
Idea Management
Accelerators & Incubators

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Partner & Expert Networks

B2B Matchmaking
Expert & Mentoring Platform
Partner & Supplier Marketplace
Member Networking

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Funding & Recognition

Grant Management
Award Management

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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