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Ranked shortlist
Every applicant scored and ordered, with a suggested cut line you can move.
00How it works
From a spreadsheet of applicants to a confirmed cohort — in one pass.
Two lanes. The cohort lane takes a whole batch from upload to confirmed selection. The single-founder lane sharpens individual moments. This page walks you through both, in the order you'll actually use them.
00Try it now
See the report before you sign up.
Run an instant demo with 12 sample applicants. No account needed. Watch upload, scoring, and the full cohort report unfold in real time.
Try it with sample data
No signup required. Watch the full cohort flow — from a CSV of 12 applicants to a scored, segmented report — in under 30 seconds.
What you'll see
Upload preview
Column mapping
Scoring progress
Full report
01Walk me through it
A step-by-step onboarding walkthrough.
Seven steps from Bulk Intake to Confirm batch. Click through at your own pace — each step shows what you do, what you'll see, and where to click in the real product.
Guided walkthrough0 of 7 complete
STEP 01 OF 7
Open Bulk Intake
Get to the upload surface for your active cohort.
Do this
- Open your workspace.
- Pick the cohort you're screening (or create one).
- Click Bulk intake.
You should see
A dropzone that accepts CSV, XLSX, or pasted rows, plus a downloadable template.
Approximate UI
Drop a
.csv or .xlsx here — or paste rows below.01Primary flow
The cohort screening flow.
Built for the moment you have 30, 80, or 300 applicants and a deadline. Six steps end-to-end.
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Upload
CSV · XLSX · Paste
02
Map columns
Match headers to fields
03
Run cohort screen
Rubric-driven AI scoring
04
Review report
Shortlist · Segments · Gaps
05
Confirm batch
Admit / Hold / Archive
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Founders workspace
Admits become founders
- STEP 01Cohort
Upload your applicants
You doDrop a CSV, XLSX, or paste rows in.
System doesParses, de-duplicates, and previews the grid.
You getAn editable grid of applicants — ready to map.
- STEP 02Cohort
Map columns
You doMatch your spreadsheet headers to the 7 intake fields.
System doesAuto-suggests mappings; flags missing required fields.
You getA clean intake — every row knows what each value is.
- STEP 03Cohort
Run the cohort screen
You doClick Run. The programme rubric is applied automatically.
System doesScores each applicant, writes rationale, computes cohort aggregates.
You getA full report — ranked, segmented, and explained.
- STEP 04Cohort
Review the report
You doScan the shortlist, open rationales, sanity-check segments and gaps.
System doesPre-tags each row admit / hold / archive against the cut line.
You getConfidence that you've seen the whole cohort, not just the top.
- STEP 05Cohort
Confirm the batch
You doAdjust tags row-by-row if needed, then confirm.
System doesPromotes admits to founders, queues holds, archives the rest — in one call.
You getA cohort that's actually selected — not just sorted.
- STEP 06Cohort
Work the founders
You doOpen the workspace and pick a founder.
System doesSurfaces Screening, Mentor Prep, and Post-Workshop modules per founder.
You getA per-founder support loop — already populated with intake context.
RUBRICThe rubric lives on the programme — every cohort inherits it, and any cohort can override it. Set it once; reuse it across intakes.
02Report
What the cohort report contains.
Four things, every time. You can act from this single screen.
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Segments
Groups by sector, stage, readiness, and role — with counts and representatives.
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Per-applicant rationale
A short 'why admit / hold / archive' for every row, expandable inline.
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Cohort narrative
Executive summary, strengths, gaps, and a recommended interview list.
Shortlist
48 applicants · cut at #18
Atlas Health
86admit
Loom Logistics
81admit
Penna Edu
64hold
Riverwise
41archive
Segments
Healthtech · 12
Climate · 9
B2B SaaS · 14
Fintech · 7
Pre-revenue · 22
Post-rev · 26
Gaps
Under-represented: solo female founders, hardware. Consider extending outreach before confirming.
↑ Approximate layout — your real report opens at /workspace.
03Authority
Who decides what.
The system pre-tags. You confirm. Nothing is committed to your founder list until you click Confirm batch.
AI
Suggests a tag per applicant
Against your programme rubric.
Admit
Strong fit
Hold
Borderline
Archive
Out of scope
YOU
Review & confirm batch
Nothing commits without your click.
04Per-founder moments
After the cohort is set — sharpen individual moments.
Once founders are in your workspace, these three modules cover the moments where the work usually gets fuzzy.
M-01Per-founder
Screening
Re-check a single founder mid-programme.
M-02Per-founder
Mentor Prep
Before a mentor's session with a founder.
M-03Per-founder
Post-Workshop
After a workshop, clinic, or session.
05End-to-end
How the two lanes fit together.
Cohort lane and single-founder lane converge on the same workspace.
LANE A
Cohort lane
UploadScreenReportConfirm
LANE B
Single-founder lane
Use
/screening directly for a one-off applicant or quick check.CONVERGE
Founder workspace
Everyone admitted lands here.
M-01
Screening
Re-check readiness
M-02
Mentor Prep
Brief before session
M-03
Post-Workshop
Refine after session
06Your first 10 minutes
Four steps to your first cohort screen.
Do these in order. You'll see real output before you commit to anything.
- T-01
Create a programme
Set the rubric: must-haves, nice-to-haves, weights, target cohort size.
→ Open workspace - T-02
Create a cohort
Inherits the programme rubric. Override only if this cohort is different.
→ Go to cohorts - T-03
Upload a sample CSV
Use the template, or paste 10 rows from an existing intake.
→ Bulk intake - T-04
Run your first screen
See the full report end-to-end before you confirm anything.
→ Run screen
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