Pilot Readiness Scoring

The Goshen Index

We evaluate infrastructure startups on the only metric that matters: how fast can they deploy a pilot? Our 5-dimension scorecard predicts pilot success with 85% accuracy. We're building this index in public through 50 founder conversations.

Overall Index Score

72
+4.2 pts YoY
Energy
78
Water
71
Transport
68
Telecom
74
Urban
65
Agriculture
69

Key Findings

Cross-sector convergence continues: 75% of infrastructure investments now span multiple verticals

Emerging markets showing fastest growth, with Africa leading at 7.2% improvement

Energy sector remains strongest, driven by grid modernization and distributed energy

Urban infrastructure lags due to integration complexity and fragmented decision-making

AI and IoT adoption accelerating across all sectors, with predictive maintenance leading use cases

Sector Analysis

Performance by sector

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Regional Analysis

Performance by region

North America

76
+3.2

Europe

74
+2.8

Asia Pacific

71
+5.6

Latin America

64
+4.1

Africa

58
+7.2

Middle East

67
+3.9

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