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Innovation · 12 weeks

Founders and in-house teams build AI ventures, and face an investment decision

Two tracks: founders end at demo day; teams inside organisations end at an investment committee. Every team passes three evidence gates in 12 weeks.

AI for Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs
Who it is forUniversities, entrepreneurship centres, and innovation units in companies and government
Format12 weeks
Who designs and delivers our programs
Why it exists

New ventures need evidence at every gate, not attendance

Each gate is a go or no-go decision on evidence. AI is built into every gate, not taught as a separate strand, and the program ends in a decision to fund, pivot or stop.

What participants will be able to do
01
Validate a problem through customer or user interviews, synthesised with AI
02
Build a no-code prototype with an agent in it
03
Run one core operation with an agent, and measure it
04
Pitch to investors, or to an investment committee
OutputA validated venture and a pitch or decision brief per team, and a cohort outcomes report.
Measured againstEach team’s stage at entry, against gates passed, traction, and funding or budget committed.
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How it runs

Three evidence gates, then the decision

First resultCustomer or user interviews synthesised and the problem validated, at gate 1.
Gate 1 · Weeks 1–4
Problem validatedA problem statement backed by 15+ customer or user interviews
Gate 2 · Weeks 5–8
Working prototypeTried by users, with one agent in it
Gate 3 · Weeks 9–12
EvidenceFirst users, a pilot or a revenue signal, and one operation run by an agent
Week 12
The decisionDemo day with investors, or an investment committee: fund, pivot or stop

Two tracks: entrepreneurs, for student and early-stage founders; intrapreneurs, for teams building a new product, service or business line inside an organisation. Designed and set up, or designed and operated by Cader.

Details

What the program asks of you, and how it is assessed

Assessment

A go or no-go at each gate, on evidence. Ventures are followed 30, 60 and 90 days after the decision.

What it asks of you

The teams, a program owner, and the decision audience: investors and partners for demo day, or an investment committee.

Editions

Education Edition for universities; Government and Enterprise Editions for in-house teams.

Certificate

A Cader Group certificate, awarded only when the program’s output is produced.

Next in the pathAI ChallengeA challenge finds the strongest ideas and teams for the next cohort. See the program
Start here

See where your organisation stands before you choose any training

About 10 minutes. You get a result and a recommended path; your organisation gets a group view once 10 colleagues respond.