Questions, by audience

Answers below are drawn from how TACTIC works today, grouped by who is asking. The rubric, the dimension weights and the aggregation that produces a score are TACTIC's own and run in code.

General

Investors & VCs

Research Teams

Technology Transfer Offices

Universities

Corporates

Grant Authorities

Accelerators & Incubators

Government & Economic Development

General

How does TACTIC actually score a venture - is it just an AI model?

Is my data used to train your AI?

How should I read a score like 3.8 out of 5?

If you correct an assessment, do I get a new one or is the old one replaced?

What is the Uniqueness Coefficient?

Investors & VCs

Is there a SaaS / subscription version, or is it pay-per-assessment only?

Is there volume pricing for a fund screening lots of deals?

Can I share an assessment with my investment committee?

Can I assess the same venture at increasing depth as it moves through my pipeline?

How reproducible are scores - would the same deck score the same twice?

Can the score be gamed by a polished deck that's light on substance?

How was the methodology validated - does a high TACTIC score correlate with venture success?

Research Teams

What do I upload, and how long does it take?

How does TACTIC judge my technology's readiness?

What does a low Team or Market score mean, and can I improve it before applying for funding?

What happens to my personal and CV data?

Does TACTIC understand my specific field (e.g. biotech vs. quantum vs. cleantech)?

Can I run the assessment in Arabic?

I'm a scientist, not a businessperson - can I complete this without business expertise?

Where does my data go?

Can I re-run after revising my proposal to see if my score improved?

Technology Transfer Offices

How does TACTIC evaluate IP strength and freedom-to-operate?

Can we assess a whole portfolio of disclosures cost-effectively?

How is researcher personal data handled?

How does the Uniqueness Coefficient help us decide which disclosures to patent vs. drop?

Can TACTIC assess a venture pre-spinout - an invention disclosure rather than a formed company?

Can non-technical licensing staff run an assessment, or must the inventor be involved?

Universities

For Saudi universities, how does TACTIC support Vision 2030 reporting?

How do we know scores are unbiased across disciplines and demographics?

Corporates

How does TACTIC compare a target against the competitive field?

Is there an enterprise plan or SaaS for ongoing scouting?

What volume pricing applies if we assess hundreds of startups a year?

How do you handle data protection for our EU operations?

How do you stop the assessment penalising genuinely novel tech with few comparables?

Grant Authorities

How much of an intake can TACTIC screen, and how quickly?

Is the scoring defensible and auditable if an applicant appeals?

What would it cost to screen a large intake?

How is applicant personal data protected?

Can applicants submit in Arabic and can we report in Arabic?

For IP-related grants, how does TACTIC assess IP?

How consistent is scoring across a large pool vs. human reviewers?

Can the rubric be calibrated to our specific programme priorities?

How do you guard against bias / fairness issues in public funding decisions?

Is there a human-in-the-loop / override for final funding decisions?

Accelerators & Incubators

Can we screen our entire applicant cohort affordably?

Is there a SaaS / subscription suited to running cohorts continuously?

How is our founders' confidential data protected?

Can we benchmark cohort companies against each other?

How early-stage can a venture be and still get a useful score?

Does a re-assessment at demo day show measurable improvement?

Government & Economic Development

How does TACTIC support national innovation and Vision 2030 objectives?

How auditable and transparent are decisions for public accountability?

Is there full Arabic support across input and reporting?

How does the IP assessment support national IP strategy?

Can the rubric be calibrated to national priority sectors beyond the defaults?