• New Zealand In-Market Visit Feedback Form

  • Kia ora, and thank you for taking part in the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme New Zealand in-market visit hosted by Sprout.

    We would appreciate your feedback on the visit, including your programme experience, meetings, introductions, market insights, support received, and any opportunities or next steps that have emerged.

    Your responses will help Sprout and Innovate UK understand what worked well, what could be improved, and how we can best support your company following the visit.

    This form should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

    You can also also save your progress and return to the form later using the save button at the bottom of the page. A personal link will be sent to your email.

    Where opportunities are still early-stage, estimated or commercially sensitive, please share only the level of detail you are comfortable providing.

  • Participant Details

  • Overall Experience

  • Please indicate how strongly you agree with the following statements about your experience during the New Zealand in-market visit.*
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  • Programme Activities

  • How satisfied were you with the value you received from each part of the visit?*
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  • Market Insights and Learning

  • Did the visit help you better understand any of the following?*
  • Did the visit change how you think about your company’s opportunity in the New Zealand market?*

  • Connections, Introductions and Meetings

  • Opportunities and Next Steps

  • Did the visit create any potential commercial, research, investment, partnership, customer, distributor, pilot or collaboration opportunities for your company?*
  • What types of opportunities emerged from the visit?*
  • What support would help you progress these opportunities since the visit?

  • Progress and Early Outcomes

  • Since taking part in the visit, have you received or progressed any customer orders?*
  • Have any pilots or trials been agreed, started or discussed as a result of the visit?*
  • Have you secured or progressed any investment conversations as a result of the visit?*
  • Have you secured, applied for, or identified any public funding opportunities as a result of the visit?*
  • Have you formed or progressed any research collaborations as a result of the visit?*
  • Have you signed or progressed any memorandums of understanding, joint ventures, contracts or other formal agreements?*
  • Are you considering or planning any formal presence in the New Zealand market?*
  • Have any new jobs been created, or are any expected, as a result of opportunities from the programme?*
  • Have any patents, intellectual property filings or new protectable intellectual property outcomes been generated or progressed?*

  • Customer Conversations and Market Validation

  • How useful were these conversations in helping you validate your New Zealand market opportunity?

  • Mentor Support and New Zealand Market Entry Progress

  • How valuable was the mentor support you received during the visit?*
  • How useful were the workshops or group sessions during the visit?
  • How much progress did you make in developing your company’s thinking about the New Zealand market during the visit?*

  • Sprout Connect, WhatsApp and Communication

  • Which communication channels did you use during the visit?*
  • How useful was WhatsApp for real-time communication during the visit?
  • How useful was Sprout Connect for programme information, cohort connection or ongoing engagement?*
  • What would encourage you to keep using Sprout Connect after the visit?

  • Media, Speaking Opportunities and Content

  • Did the visit lead to any public content, media or visibility opportunities?*
  • Did you have any speaking opportunities, pitch opportunities, interviews or other public-facing moments during the visit?*
  • Do you have any content from the visit that could help share the story of your company’s progress?*
  • Are you happy for Sprout and Innovate UK to use your photos, videos, quotes or case study content for reporting, marketing or promotional purposes?*

  • Logistics and Practical Experience

  • How would you rate the following logistics and practical arrangements?*
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  • Was the balance between scheduled activity, travel, networking and downtime appropriate?*

  • Optional Participant Information

  • Are you comfortable sharing optional participant information to help us improve future programmes and reporting?
  • Gender
  • Age bracket
  • Do you identify as disabled, or do you have any accessibility needs you would like us to be aware of?

  • Testimonial and Final Feedback

  • Are you happy for Sprout and Innovate UK to use your feedback as a testimonial for marketing, reporting or promotional purposes?*
  • Please let us know how you would like your testimonial to be attributed.*
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