Ecosystem OS quickstart

Create a draft pitch event, collect startup applications, and run a jury vote.

Sign up as an organiser

  1. Open Set up your programme. Create an account or continue with Google.
  2. If prompted during onboarding, choose Ecosystem Manager. Open Jury Events after onboarding.
  3. The free organiser plan includes Jury Events. Use an Ecosystem-enabled plan for the wider programme and cohort tools, and check your credit allowance before running AI assessments.

Create and run your first pitch event

  1. In New event, enter the event details and select Create event. GRID starts it as a draft. For practice, use a fictional “North Sea Climate Accelerator Demo Day.”
  2. Open the draft and set the criteria, selection size, and deadlines. Preview the applicant-facing page. When it is ready, select Open applications and share the application link.
  3. In Startups, review the original submissions. If you use an AI assessment, check its evidence against your rubric before recording the shortlist.
  4. In Jury, add jurors and share their invitations. Advance the event to voting once the shortlist is ready. Use Live voting to track submissions and outstanding votes.
  5. Review Results, including any missing votes or abstentions. Close voting when your rules allow and check the public event page before sharing results.

Your first milestone is a draft event with configured criteria and an application page you can preview. Keep a practice event in draft until you are ready to accept applicants.

For ongoing programmes, open Programmes or Cohort. Collect founder updates and check reporting coverage before using cohort figures in a sponsor report.