What Skipso does

Skipso LTD is a London-headquartered, privately held SaaS company founded in 2008 that operates an all-in-one modular innovation management platform used by enterprises, government agencies, accelerators, and educational institutions to run open innovation, employee engagement, grant management, and accelerator programs end-to-end. The platform is built around configurable program management workflows (open calls, challenges, scorecard-based evaluation, mentoring, and KPI tracking) and an innovation ecosystem module for community directories, events, and messaging, sold primarily through a sales-led direct motion with quote-based enterprise pricing.

The product's commercial differentiator is a bundled AI Capabilities module in the Enterprise tier that adds AI Scouting (ranking startups and projects), AI Evaluation (automated scoring and eligibility checks), AI Clustering (natural-language search across ideas and partners), Intelligent Matchmaking, an AI Form Builder Assistant, and AI-Guided Applications for applicants. These AI layers operate on text and structured-data modalities and integrate with Salesforce, supported by ISO 27001 certification. Skipso also sells Startup Scouting Services that combine the AI platform with a global human innovation network to source, screen, and shortlist ventures for clients.

The revenue model is subscription-based SaaS sold on annual billing to enterprise and government buyers, with named customers spanning Syngenta, Terna, Snam, Telefonica, Electrolux, Eurovita, Deloitte, Italgenta, Italgas, Bricoman, Digital Promise, the Islamic Development Bank, and the U.S. Department of Energy, among others. The company appears to operate without institutional venture funding or disclosed parent companies and maintains a small headcount of 11-50 employees based in London and the US (via the SkipsoLabs sub-brand), making growth bootstrapped and relationship-driven rather than capital-intensive.

Name

Skipso

Legal name

Skipso LTD

Website

https://skipso.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skipso is a London-based SaaS company that sells an all-in-one modular innovation management platform with AI-powered scouting, evaluation, and matchmaking to enterprises, governments, accelerators, and educational institutions running open innovation and employee engagement programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based access to the Skipso Innovation Management platform with tiered pricing plans. The platform offers an all-in-one modular solution where clients pay for access to program management, innovation ecosystem, and AI capabilities features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Skipso provides an all-in-one modular innovation management SaaS platform that enables enterprises, accelerators, government agencies, and educational institutions to run open innovation, intrapreneurship, and startup engagement programs end-to-end — from sourcing ideas via open calls to evaluation, mentoring, and KPI tracking. The product combines a Program Management module, an Innovation Ecosystem community module, and AI capabilities (AI Scouting, AI Evaluation, AI Clustering, Intelligent Matchmaking) bundled in the Enterprise tier. Skipso also offers Startup Scouting Services that combine its global network with AI to identify and shortlist high-potential ventures for corporate clients.

Product overview

Skipso offers an all-in-one modular Innovation Management platform consisting of a core platform and multiple integrated modules. The core platform handles open calls, challenges, workflow management, and innovation ecosystems. Key modules include Program Management for managing the full innovation lifecycle, Innovation Ecosystem for community engagement and directories, and AI Capabilities (Enterprise tier) featuring AI-powered scouting, evaluation, clustering, matchmaking, form building, and guided applications. The platform is complemented by Startup Scouting Services that combine human expertise with AI intelligence for identifying high-potential startups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• All-in-one Innovation Management Platform Modular SaaS platform that serves as a one-stop shop for managing open calls, challenges, workflow management, and innovation ecosystems end-to-end; targeted at corporate innovation teams, accelerators/incubators, government agencies, and educational institutions.
• Program Management Module Module for managing open calls, grant applications, and tracking innovation across the full lifecycle — from sourcing ideas and startups via open calls to tracking progress, mentoring, and KPIs, with configurable program flows and customizable submission and judging processes.
• Innovation Ecosystem Module Module for engaging communities and sharing knowledge — provides searchable directories, event and resource sharing, personalized content, smart newsletters, and built-in messaging tools to keep innovation networks active.
• AI Capabilities Module Enterprise-tier AI-powered module featuring AI Scouting (rank startups and projects), AI Evaluation (automated scoring and eligibility checks), AI Clustering (natural-language search for ideas, startups, partners), Intelligent Matchmaking (connect innovators to mentors/investors), AI Form Builder Assistant, and AI-Guided Applications.
• Startup Scouting Services Service combining human expertise with AI intelligence to identify, screen, and shortlist high-potential startups and scaleups for corporate clients, including co-design of pilot projects (POCs) to test and scale new solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 projects from 200+ educators globally in Digital Promise challenge
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability8 records

Feature12 records

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Qmarkets: Innovation management software vendor offering an end-to-end platform for idea, innovation, and crowdsourcing programs. Directly comparable to Skipso in serving enterprise open innovation, accelerator, and idea management use cases.
• IdeaScale: Enterprise innovation management platform focused on crowdsourcing, idea management, and challenge programs. Closely competes with Skipso for corporate innovation budgets and serves a similar buyer persona of innovation managers and program directors.
• Brightidea: Innovation management software provider delivering idea submission, evaluation, and pipeline management tools. Competes head-to-head with Skipso in enterprise open innovation and intrapreneurship use cases.
• HYPE Innovation: Innovation management software vendor with full lifecycle idea-to-implementation platform. Overlaps directly with Skipso's program management, AI-powered evaluation, and innovation ecosystem modules.
• Planbox: Cloud-based innovation management platform for employee engagement, idea crowdsourcing, and open innovation. Serves the same enterprise innovation program director buyer as Skipso.

Emerging players

• Wazoku (formerly InnoCentive): Challenge-driven innovation and crowdsourcing platform enabling organizations to solve problems via open calls. Conceptually similar to Skipso's Open Calls & Challenges module and startup scouting use case, with a narrower product focus.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Innovation Management: Enterprise software suite with built-in innovation management capabilities as part of broader ERP/CRM portfolio. Represents incumbent threat to standalone innovation platforms like Skipso, especially for SAP-shops.
• KPMG Powered Enterprise (Innovation): Large professional services firm offering innovation program advisory and managed services. Competes with Skipso for corporate innovation budgets by bundling consulting with technology enablement.
• Salesforce Innovation Cloud: Major CRM platform with employee innovation and idea management features that already integrates with Skipso via Salesforce. Represents both a partner and a competitive platform risk as it expands innovation functionality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/skipso
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@skipso07/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/SkipsoLabs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skipsolabs

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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