Get access
- Open Venture Clienting and select Talk to us about a pilot. Share one business challenge, the intended sponsor, and any requirements or timeline.
- Agree Enterprise workspace access and commercial terms with GRID. Mandates and pilots require Enterprise. If you receive an invitation, accept it using the invited address and sign in to the corporate workspace.
- Check the pricing page for the commercial model and your agreement for included usage.
Scope and scout a challenge
- Open Challenges and select New Challenge. Give it a title and describe the problem, desired outcomes, requirements, constraints, and budget. Select Create challenge.
- Open the saved challenge and select Scout candidates. Review the quoted credits and approve the run. When the shortlist is ready, inspect it against your requirements. Follow source links and flag claims that still need validation.
- Check the fit with the business sponsor before choosing a candidate. Select Create pilot on the candidate. In Pilots, record the owner, baseline, success criterion, and milestones.
- Compare measured results with the baseline and record the decision and its rationale. Track whether the next step is further testing, procurement, adoption, or stopping.
For example, a maintenance team might ask for earlier warnings of bearing failures on one production line. Define the available telemetry, minimum warning interval, and acceptable false-alert rate. Ask shortlisted startups to substantiate integrations and past performance before relying on those claims.
Your first result is a saved mandate and a shortlist the sponsor can review. If the shortlist is empty or evidence is weak, check the brief for ambiguous requirements and verify critical claims with the candidate.