Frequently Asked Questions — NUVC
How NUVC Works
What is NUVC?
Conviction infrastructure for private capital. AI does the homework. You make the call. Founders: upload your pitch deck for VC-grade analysis across 6 scoring dimensions, then see your matched investors — in about two minutes. VC firms: screen every inbound deal against your own mandate, with a full breakdown across the same 6 dimensions. Family offices: screen 18,000+ VC and PE funds with AI-powered GP scoring — the same evidence, one seat further up the chain from the VCs you allocate to. No accelerator required, no $25K program — transparent intelligence for every seat in venture, across 82+ countries.
How does the instant analysis work?
Our AI analyzes decks across 6 dimensions — Team, Problem/Market, Solution/Product, Traction, Financials, and Risk/Fragility — plus a Conviction gate. The hybrid engine fuses an LLM judge with a deterministic rule engine using a 4-tier cross-check protocol, built on labeled examples from 4 independent sources. Founders get a NuScore (0-10) in about two minutes plus a score waterfall showing exactly what moved their score.
What is NuScore?
Your NuScore is generated by a multi-signal fusion engine combining an LLM judge with deterministic rules, built on labeled examples from 4 independent sources. It evaluates your deck across 6 weighted dimensions (plus a Conviction gate) that shift by stage. Every score includes a waterfall showing each signal's ranked contribution and a raise probability estimate. Founder Pro unlocks full investor contact details.
Can I iterate and improve my score?
Yes. Most founders see meaningful score improvements after addressing our feedback. Upload your deck, fix what's flagged, re-analyze. No limits. Iterating on your deck before investor meetings gives you a stronger position.
NuScore & Analysis
What is the NuScore and why should I care?
Your NuScore is a 0-10 rating that evaluates how investors are likely to perceive your deck. Scored across 6 dimensions — Team, Problem/Market, Solution/Product, Traction, Financials, and Risk/Fragility — plus a Conviction gate, with stage-aware weights. Every score includes a waterfall decomposition ranking each signal's contribution by impact, plus a directional raise probability estimate — a diagnostic, not a forecast of your round.
How accurate is the AI compared to a real investor?
NuScore uses a 4-tier cross-check protocol: an LLM judge and a deterministic rule engine each score your deck independently, and the system resolves disagreements between them. The engine is built on labeled examples from 4 independent sources.
Investor Matching
How is this better than cold emailing investors?
We don't broker introductions — we give you what makes outreach land warm without one. Our AI matches you based on real investment patterns. You get your NuScore as proof you're prepared and AI-matched firms based on demonstrated funding behaviour in your sector/stage. Founder Pro unlocks full investor contact details.
Which investors do I get matched with?
Your matched investment firms, drawn from our database of 24,000+ active investors across 82+ countries. Each match includes the firm's investment thesis, check size and stage, recent portfolio companies, and the reason it fits your deck. Founder Pro unlocks full investor contact details.
Pricing & Results
How much does it cost?
$99 one-time. You get: unlimited decks, VC-grade scoring across 6 dimensions, per-section fix recommendations, score tracking across versions, your matched investors with the reason each fits, ecosystem partners, VC prep playbook, and shareable PDF reports. Everything included.
Is my deck confidential?
100% confidential. AES-256 encryption. Your deck is analyzed exclusively by our AI — no human ever sees your submission. We do not use your deck to train AI models and we do not share it with anyone.
AI Agents & Intelligence
How does NUVC's AI analyse each deal?
A multi-stage AI pipeline works on every deal in parallel — extracting the data, scoring it, verifying claims, enriching with public sources, matching to investors, and benchmarking against peers — plus a deeper layer of fund and thesis intelligence underneath. We don't publish the internal architecture, but every score comes with a full breakdown of what moved it.
How does NUVC ensure fairness in AI scoring?
The AI Governance layer enforces a 3-layer fairness system: statistical bias detection, rule-based audit, and an LLM-powered fairness review. Every founder has score appeal rights. There are 8 ethical guardrails built into the scoring engine.
AI Academy
What is the NUVC AI Academy?
A 10-class AI coaching course for non-technical founders. Each class is a guided conversation with an AI Coach — plain language, your pace, real exercises. Free with any NUVC account.
What is the Builder Track?
A 90-day MVP challenge for Academy graduates. Complete all 10 classes, ship your MVP within 90 days, upload your deck to NUVC, and score 5.0+ — you earn free Founder Pro (worth $99) and an NUVC Builder badge.
API & Integrations
What is the NUVC API?
The NUVC API lets accelerators, fund managers, and platforms embed our NuScore engine via REST API. You get 6-dimension VC-grade analysis, IC-level deal intelligence, investor matching across 24,000+ active investors, and HMAC-signed webhooks — all programmatically.
How does API pricing work?
Three tiers: Free (10 decks/month, 500 API calls/day), Growth (100 decks/month, 10,000 calls/day, full matching + webhooks), and Enterprise (unlimited volume, custom rules, dedicated SLA). The Free tier is available now — no credit card required.