Find the strongest founders, at any scale
Run applications, assess every company against calibrated criteria and your sponsors' theses, and give judges and sponsors private access. Every applicant gets Caplia and the CRI, so even those who don't win can become ready. Powered by Phronel.
You get a platform. So does every applicant.
One shared system. Your team runs the awards, judges and sponsors get private access, and every founder who applies gets their own workspace to become investor-ready, win or lose.
Phronel is Caplia’s private intelligence, purpose-built for the early-stage ecosystem.
Your team uses it to surface the strongest companies from thousands of applications; founders use it to improve their fundamental readiness, wherever they are.
Discover PhronelBuilt-in intelligence for startup awards and grants
Caplia combines structured company data, CRI and Phronel to help awards and grant programmes handle high deal flow, assess every company consistently and surface the strongest founders, wherever they are.
Built on outcomes, not opinions.
The CRI is a versioned model, developed in research collaboration with Oxford Saïd Business School. We adjust signal weights based on real fundraising outcomes, so it stays in line with what investors look for.
“This year we’ve gone bigger. Caplia’s technology has made that possible. Our team can spend their time where it counts, finding the people building the future and getting behind them.”
The platform for modern startup awards and grants
Caplia is the purpose-built operating system for startup awards and grant programmes. Capture every application, judge and sponsor in one structured workspace, from the first entry to the final decision, and beyond.
Handle high deal flow
Run every application through one structured system, scored against calibrated criteria, so your team spends its time on the strongest founders.
Give judges and sponsors private access
Judges review their shortlists in their own secure view. Sponsors get sealed offices, with companies assessed against their own thesis.
Every applicant leaves readier
Give every founder who applies access to Caplia and the CRI, so even those who don't win can become ready and raise.
The operating layer for startup awards and grants
Three-day setup, live next week.
Caplia for Startup Awards & Grants is live today. We configure it to your programme in three days, then open applications the following week.
Others collect entries. We find the strongest founders.
Most awards and grant tools stop at forms and judging. Caplia scores every company against calibrated criteria and each sponsor's thesis, and gives every applicant their own platform.
| What you get | Caplia | Awards platforms | Grant software | Forms + spreadsheets | Sheets + AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading empirically backed readiness scoring (CRI™) | |||||
| Applications and judging workflows | |||||
| Private judge access | |||||
| Sealed offices for sponsors | |||||
| Calibrated, standardised readiness score | |||||
| Validated against real outcomes | |||||
| Assessment against each sponsor's thesis | |||||
| Every applicant gets their own platform | |||||
| Readiness feedback for every applicant | |||||
| Private AI, no training on your data |
Answers to common questions
Caplia offers awards and grant programmes a bespoke setup service. We configure your applications, scoring criteria, judges and sponsor offices, and calibrate Phronel to your programme, so your team runs on infrastructure shaped around how you find and back founders.
Caplia gives awards and grant programmes one platform to run applications, assess every company against calibrated criteria and each sponsor's thesis, and give judges and sponsors private access. Every founder who applies gets the Caplia Passport, the Caplia Readiness Index and Phronel.
Yes. Every application is structured and scored the same way, so your team can surface the strongest founders from thousands of entries without adding time.
Judges review their shortlists in their own private view. Each sponsor gets a sealed office with the companies that fit their thesis, and no sponsor can see another's view.
No founder data is shared, ever. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, access is role-based and logged, and Phronel never shares or trains on founder data.
Every applicant gets access to Caplia and the CRI, so they understand their readiness, know exactly what to improve and can become ready to raise, whether they win or not.
Most programmes are configured within a few days, depending on the number of categories, judges and sponsors, and how your rounds are structured.
Pricing is based on the number of applications, the setup required and whether you need custom reporting or branded access. Talk to our team for a tailored proposal.
Still have questions? Contact support or visit help centre.
See Caplia live.
A 30-minute walkthrough with our team, shaped around your awards or grant programme: applications, calibrated scoring, judges and sponsors.
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