For programme managers and cluster coordinators

Pair your innovation district with another city's, and build together

Curate up to 12 startups per side, agree the programme, and coordinate delegations and exchanges in one shared space.

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A twinning deserves better than a shared inbox

The old way

  • Email threads that fork every time someone is copied in
  • Slide decks of startups, re-sent after every change
  • Two managers, two versions of the programme aims
  • Open directories where ecosystems rank against each other

With Tandem

  • One shared room built around a single pairing
  • Each side curates up to 12 startups, visible to both
  • Aims, criteria and milestones agreed in one place
  • Two ecosystems building shared competitiveness, not comparing it

The twinning space

Two sides, one table

Each programme manager curates up to 12 startups for their own ecosystem. Both lists sit side by side, with an internal chat for your own team and an external chat with your partner.

The programme profile

Agree the programme before you invite anyone

Set the type, aim, duration, theme, selection criteria and milestones once. Both managers work from the same page, so nobody is guessing what was agreed.

Startup showcase pages

Every selected startup gets its own page

Stage, a recent achievement, what they are seeking, and a booking link, so the other city can say yes to a meeting without another email.

Ecosystems that compete together, rather than rank against each other.

Tandem is a curated, two-sided room built around a single pairing. Not an open directory, and not a league table.

The pairing, step by step

  1. Sign in

    Programme managers from each ecosystem sign in to their own side of the sheet.

  2. Invite

    Send an invite. Tandem emails the partner manager automatically.

  3. Curate

    Each side selects up to 12 startups and talks it through in its internal chat.

  4. Talk to your partner

    Use the external chat to agree aims, criteria and dates.

  5. Showcase

    Each selected startup gets a page with stage, achievement and a booking link.

Your partner city is one invite away

Set up your side, invite the other programme manager, and start curating together.

Start my pairing

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