AI Pitch Deck Scoring

Does Your Pitch Deck Score Like a YC Winner?

Upload your pitch deck PDF. Get scored across 7 VC dimensions and benchmarked against 3,000+ competition-winning decks from YC, Sequoia, and Techstars. Evidence-based. Deterministic. In under 3 minutes.

Sample Score Report
Example Deck — 79.5 / 100
Market Attractiveness
82
Traction
75
Unit Economics
68
GTM Efficiency
71
Product Defensibility
88
Team
64
Competitive Position
73
Overall Score79.5 / 100
3,000+
Competition winners in benchmark database from YC, Techstars, Sequoia
7
VC dimensions scored with evidence citations and improvement recommendations
<3 min
From upload to full score report with peer percentile ranking
$29
Per deck. No subscription. No seat fee. Pay per evaluation.
Scoring Framework

7 Dimensions. Every Deck. Identical Rigor.

The same 7 dimensions VCs use to evaluate every deck — applied consistently, benchmarked against funded startups, with no subjective scoring variance.

01

Market Attractiveness

TAM/SAM/SOM evidence, growth rate, timing thesis

02

Traction

MRR, ARR, growth rate, retention, paying customers

03

Unit Economics

LTV, CAC, payback period, gross margin

04

GTM Efficiency

Channel clarity, CAC by channel, sales motion

05

Product Defensibility

IP, network effects, switching costs, moats

06

Team

Domain expertise, execution track record, completeness

07

Competitive Position

Differentiation clarity, competitor awareness, positioning

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Peer Benchmarks

Percentile ranking vs funded startups in your sector and stage

Why Most Decks Score Low

Aspirational Claims vs. Deterministic Evidence

AI pitch deck scoring is not about formatting or design. It's about evidence density. Every claim on every slide is evaluated against the same standard VCs apply in the room.

❌ Aspirational Claim (scores near zero) ✅ Deterministic Evidence (scores high)
"We are growing fast with strong momentum""$42K MRR, 18% MoM growth for 6 consecutive months"
"We have a strong pipeline of enterprise customers""3 signed LOIs from Fortune 500 companies, $1.2M TCV"
"Our unit economics are improving""CAC $180, LTV $2,400, 13-month payback. LTV:CAC = 13.3x"
"Customers love our product""NPS 71, 94% retention at 12 months, 3 published case studies"
"We are targeting a $50B market""$4.2B SAM (IBISWorld 2025), 12% CAGR, 3 named competitors with public revenue"
"Our team has deep industry experience""2x YC founders, prior exit $38M, domain expertise 11 years"
Process

From Upload to Score in Under 3 Minutes

No subjective scoring. No pattern-matching bias. A deterministic pipeline that evaluates every deck with identical rigor.

01

Upload

Drag and drop your pitch deck PDF. OCR, text extraction, and section classification happen automatically.

02

Classify

Industry detection, funding stage classification, and peer group identification against 250+ benchmark companies.

03

Score

Seven-dimension evaluation with RAG-augmented context, evidence verification, and cross-dimension credibility checks.

04

Benchmark

Peer percentile ranking against 3,000+ competition-winning decks. AI-generated deck detection. Full audit trail.

Benchmark Insights

What Separates a 75+ Score from a 50

Based on analysis of 3,000+ competition-winning decks from YC, Techstars, and Sequoia. The patterns are consistent and not what most founders expect.

Unit economics are missing, not weak

High-scoring decks include LTV, CAC, and payback period with specific figures tied to cohort data. Most decks omit these entirely. A deck that says nothing about unit economics scores zero on that dimension — not low, zero.

Market slides are strong but not differentiating

Almost every deck scores reasonably on Market Attractiveness because founders choose real, large markets. The differentiation happens on Traction, Unit Economics, and Product Defensibility — the dimensions most founders underinvest in.

Product Defensibility is the most underscored dimension

Founders describe what their product does, not why it's defensible. High-scoring decks name specific IP, explain network effects quantitatively, or cite switching cost data. "Better than competitors" is not defensibility.

Team slides lack specificity

High-scoring team slides include specific domain years, named prior companies and outcomes, and explicit coverage of key functions. "Experienced team with deep expertise" scores near zero. Specific credentials score high.

GTM slides confuse channels with strategy

Listing distribution channels is not a GTM strategy. High-scoring GTM slides include CAC by channel, conversion rates, and a clear sales motion with named enterprise customers or growth cohort data.

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Pricing

DeckAnalyst Score Report

Full 7-dimension AI evaluation with benchmarking

$29
per pitch deck
7-dimension score with evidence citations
Peer percentile ranking vs 3,000+ winners
YC, Sequoia, Techstars benchmark comparison
AI-generated deck detection
Human-analyst-in-the-loop verification
Stage-aware weight calibration
Full orchestrator audit trail
Results in under 3 minutes
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How does AI pitch deck scoring work?
Upload your pitch deck PDF. The AI extracts text from every slide, classifies your industry and funding stage, and scores across 7 VC dimensions benchmarked against 3,000+ competition winners. Each dimension is scored based on the evidence density and specificity of your claims — not formatting, design, or subjective impression.
What score do I need to be investor-ready?
Decks scoring 75+ benchmark in the top quartile of the competition winner database. Decks scoring 60–74 are competitive but typically have one or two dimensions below benchmark. Decks below 50 have fundamental evidence gaps that investors will identify within the first five minutes of review.
How is AI pitch deck scoring different from human feedback?
Human feedback is subjective, inconsistent, and influenced by the reviewer's own investment thesis. AI pitch deck scoring applies identical criteria to every deck, benchmarks against a consistent database, and produces a reproducible score with an evidence audit trail. Every score can be defended with specific citations from your deck.
Can investors use DeckAnalyst to score decks they receive?
Yes — this is a primary investor use case. Investors upload incoming decks for a systematic first-pass evaluation. The 7-dimension score and peer percentile ranking replaces subjective gut-feel screening with a deterministic benchmark tied to 3,000+ competition winners.
What file formats does DeckAnalyst accept?
PDF. Export your deck from PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, Slidebean, or any other tool as a PDF before uploading.

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