For accelerators · programme operators

Run better
programmes.
Without the spreadsheets.

The operating layer for accelerators, government scaleup programmes and membership networks. Applications, judging, cohort spaces, advisors, alumni and impact reporting in one platform that your founders actually want to log into.

Why programme teams move to ScaleUp Global

One platform. Six tools you can drop.

Most accelerators run on Typeform plus Airtable plus Slack plus Calendly plus a shared drive plus a spreadsheet someone built in 2022. It works until it doesn't. ScaleUp Global replaces the lot with one operating layer your team and your founders both live in.

Before

Typeform applications. Manual scoring sheet. Slack DMs to judges. Calendly for office hours. Airtable for cohort tracking. Spreadsheet for impact.

Replaces
After

One platform. Applications, judging, cohort space, advisor matching, sessions, impact reporting. Your founders log in once and stay.

What you get

Built for the way programmes actually run.

01

Applications & judging

Custom application forms per cohort. Auto-scoring against your criteria. Blinded judging with conflict-of-interest checks. Shortlist, decline and offer flows that don't leak into your inbox.

02

Cohort space

Each founder gets a curated home page with their priorities, sessions, advisors and benchmarks. You see the whole cohort in one view. No more "how's everyone doing?" Slack messages on a Sunday.

03

Sessions & calendar

Build sessions with the AI assistant. Speaker suggestions, invite drafts, attendance tracking, ICS downloads. Founders subscribe once and the cohort calendar stays in sync.

04

Advisor pool

Curate your own advisor bench. Match by sector, stage and priority. Founders book in directly. Pause advisors during downtime, re-engage with one click.

05

Investor pool

Open an investor pool for your cohort. Investors apply to join, you approve, founders see who's in. Sector and stage filters built in.

06

Benchmarking & impact

Founders enter their metrics, they see how they stack up against the cohort, you get a rolling impact dashboard. Board-ready quarterly export, no chasing.

07

Alumni network

Cohorts don't end. Alumni keep their space, can mentor new founders, get tagged into relevant matches. Your network compounds instead of decaying.

08

Fully branded

Your brand, your colours, your voice. Founders see your programme, not ours. We sit in the background doing the heavy lifting.

End to end

From application to alumni network.

One operating layer for every stage of the programme. Each stage hands clean data to the next. No re-keying, no spreadsheets, no losing founders between tools.

1
Apply

Open the cohort. Score by criteria. Ship offers.

Custom application forms per cohort with branded landing pages. Auto-scoring against your criteria as submissions arrive. Blinded judging with conflict-of-interest checks. Shortlist, decline and offer flows — no judging spreadsheet emailed around.

What you ship
  • Branded apply page
  • Auto-score on submit
  • Judging panel
  • Decisions + offers
2
Onboard

Get founders live. Personalised cohort space.

Each founder gets a guided onboarding into their own cohort home: priorities, sessions, advisors, benchmarks. Fully branded so they see your programme, not ours. No "find this tab" moments. The right action is always on the home screen.

What you ship
  • Guided wizard
  • Cohort home page
  • Priorities capture
  • Branded chrome
3
Deliver

Run sessions. Track attendance. Match advisors.

Build sessions with the AI assistant — speaker suggestions from your advisor pool and the network, invite drafts, ICS exports. Attendance auto-flags drop-offs. Advisor matching by sector, stage and priority. Cohort feed for between-session comms.

What you ship
  • AI session builder
  • Attendance + ICS
  • Advisor matcher
  • Cohort feed
4
Measure

Cohort intelligence. Benchmarks. Impact.

Cohort-wide benchmarking dashboards: where each founder sits against the cohort, against the network, against funder-relevant peer sets. Impact metrics auto-roll from founder updates — £ raised, hires made, customers won. Board-ready quarterly export.

What you ship
  • Cohort dashboard
  • Peer benchmarks
  • Impact rollup
  • Funder export
5
Alumni

Cohorts don't end. The network compounds.

Alumni keep their cohort space. They mentor incoming founders, sit on judging panels, get tagged into relevant matches. Your network value grows every cohort instead of decaying. Auto-flag the alumni who could most help any new applicant.

What you ship
  • Persistent alumni space
  • Mentor pool
  • Network tagging
  • Auto-suggestions

+ ONE LOGIN FOR YOU, ONE LOGIN FOR YOUR FOUNDERS

Who runs on it

Programme teams of every shape.

Accelerators

Private & corporate

From early-stage accelerators running 2 cohorts a year to corporate venture programmes managing a portfolio of 50+ scaleups. Multi-cohort, multi-track, multi-region.

Government

Scaleup programmes

National scaleup programmes, regional growth hubs, trade body cohorts. Built to handle the audit trail, the reporting and the political asks. Compatible with public procurement.

Networks

Membership bodies

Founder networks, VC portfolio platforms, family offices, ecosystem clubs. Run curated peer groups, advisor matching and benchmarking without building it yourself.

Common questions

The things you'd ask first.

What does it cost?

Cohort licences start at £500. Pricing scales with cohort size, number of programmes and whether you want it fully branded. Talk to us and we'll quote what fits.

How long does it take to get a programme live?

A standard cohort launches in 1–2 weeks. We import your application questions, set up your judges, brand the cohort space and you're running. Full-brand setup adds a week.

Can we migrate from our current tools?

Yes. Standard CSV imports for applications, judges, founders and alumni. We've migrated programmes off Typeform, Airtable, Salesforce, custom builds and the inevitable Google Sheet. Painless.

Who owns the data?

You do. Your applicants, your founders, your alumni. Full export at any time. We never share data across programmes without explicit opt-in.

Will our founders actually use it?

That's the bit we obsess over. Each founder gets a personalised home page built around their priorities, not ours. Benchmarks, curated reads, advisor matches and progress tracking that earn their attention. Engagement runs above 70% weekly on live cohorts.

Talk to us

A 30-min walkthrough.
No pitch deck.

Tell us about your programme — what you run, who you serve, what's getting in the way. We'll show you the bits that are most relevant and answer the awkward questions about pricing, data and migration upfront.

  • We come back within a day. Often the same day.
  • No sales team. You'll speak to someone who's run programmes.
  • If we're not a fit we'll tell you who is.
Send us a note

Tell us about your programme.

We'll never share your details. Real reply within a day.