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For Founders
Know Your NuScore
Before Investors See It
The same evaluation framework VCs use to screen deals — built for founders. Upload your pitch deck and get scored across 7 investment dimensions in 60 seconds.
8 AI agents analyse in parallel — scored on 610+ real VC investment memos.
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8,900+ investors screening on NUVC|60s full analysis|610+ VC memos calibrated|7 investment dimensions
How It Works
Upload to Action Plan in 60 Seconds
Most founders don't get rejected — they get silence. See exactly what investors see before your first meeting.
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PDF, PPTX, or Keynote. Any stage, any industry.
Analysis starts instantly
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Scored across 7 VC dimensions — calibrated on 610+ real investment decisions.
See where you rank vs funded startups
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Know What to Do Next
Matched investors, prioritised fixes, and VC interview prep — personalised to your deck.
Your fundraising action plan
Investment-Ready → meet investors
Almost There → fix these first
Not Yet → here's the roadmap
What You Get
Everything in One Report
Not a generic score. Not a PDF template. A living intelligence layer built around your deck.
NuScore Report
The score investors already have on you
A single 0–10 NuScore across 7 investment dimensions — Team, Problem & Market, Solution & Product, Traction, Financials, Risk & Fragility, Conviction. Benchmarked against real VC investment memos. Calibrated on Australia's toughest capital market.
7
investment dimensions
610+
VC memos calibrated
Investor Matches
8,900+ investors — filtered to your exact stage
Matched by stage, sector, check size, and thesis alignment. Emerging VCs, family offices, angel syndicates. Score 7.0+ and you unlock direct contacts. Score below that and you get a clear roadmap to get there.
8,900+
active investors
7.0+
NuScore unlocks contacts
AI Coaching
Specific fixes, not generic advice
Every lens has a coaching panel: your target score, the 2–3 actions that will move it, and the red flags investors will mark against you. AI coach trained on what actually gets funded.
$99
Founder Pro unlock
23
AI systems working in parallel
Score History
Track your progress across every revision
Upload a new version of your deck after making fixes. See your NuScore delta — which lenses improved and by how much. Investors see a score; you see a trajectory.
Unlimited
deck versions (Pro)
Radar
chart per version
Market Position
See where you rank in your sector cohort
Your startup benchmarked against real funded peers in the same sector and stage. Know your percentile before you walk into the room — not after you get a pass.
Cohort
sector ranking
Percentile
vs. funded peers
Raise Probability
AI-estimated chance of closing your next round
Calibrated on AU stage-conversion benchmarks and your current NuScore. Not a guess — a data-driven signal that shows where you sit on the path from seed to Series A.
22%
AU seed → A conversion
Real
AU benchmark data
What-If Simulator
Model the impact of each fix before you make it
See which improvement action moves your NuScore the most. Prioritise the work that actually changes investor decisions — not the work that feels productive.
Per-lens
score impact preview
7
dimensions to optimise
The Intelligence Layer
Meet the Team Behind Your NuScore
8 AI agents run in parallel the moment you upload. Each one is purpose-built for a single job — no generic models, no shortcuts.
01
Mia
Extraction
Reads your deck, extracts structured data — slides, claims, metrics, team info.
02
Olivia
Scoring
Evaluates across 7 VC-grade dimensions. Calibrated on 610+ real investment memos.
03
Charlotte
Integrity
Verifies claims, catches inconsistencies. Flags AI-generated content and contradictions.
04
Ava
Enrichment
Enriches with LinkedIn, Crunchbase, and WHOIS data. Verifies founders and traction.
05
Isla
Matching
Finds best-fit investors from 8,900+ by stage, sector, thesis, and check size.
06
Sophia
Benchmarking
Ranks you against sector cohorts. Tells you your percentile vs. funded peers.
07
Amelia
Intelligence
Market signals and deal intelligence. Competitive context and raise probability.
08
Grace
Feedback
Learns from outcomes, improves over time. Closes the loop between scores and raises.
Backed by 13 intelligence layers — from competitive positioning to raise probability
Report Preview
Score. Analysis. Investors. Action Plan.
11 sections of VC-grade analysis. Swipe to preview.
nuvc.ai/report/NuCo — Analysis Report
Your Score
🎯Investor-Ready7.8/10
Pctile
Top 22%
Market8.2
Moat7.1
Execution8.5
Traction6.8
Risk7.4
Industry avg
Your score
NuScore Coach
Per LensProof & Traction
6.88.5
“Investors want to see weekly active users, not registered users. Swap your headline metric and add a D30 retention number.”
Actions to reach 8.5
AI coaching on all 7 dimensions in the full report
Matched Investors
Top Matches
Blackbird Ventures
Sequoia Capital
AirTree Ventures
From 8,900+ verified investorsTop 15%
What to Fix
3 issuesP1No unit economics slide
Add CAC, LTV, and payback period
P2Vague go-to-market
Add 6-month channel strategy
P3Missing competitive moat
Add defensibility section
AI-prioritised by investor impact
Investor Perspective
VC ViewWhat VCs See First
“Strong problem-solution fit with clear market timing. Team has domain expertise but needs a technical co-founder signal.”
Key Concern
“Unit economics are unclear — no CAC/LTV data. Most VCs will ask for this in the first meeting.”
Investment Signal
“Market timing is strong. If traction metrics are added, this becomes a conversation-starter deck.”
AI-generated from VC evaluation frameworks
VC Prep Playbook
Interview PrepQuestions investors will ask
1
What's your monthly burn rate and runway?
Very likely
2
How do you acquire customers today?
Very likely
3
What happens if a competitor raises $10M?
Likely
4
Why are you the right team for this?
Likely
AI-generated from your specific deck content
Lens Deep-Dive
8.2/10
Problem & Market — 1 of 7 dimensions
Strengths
Clear TAM/SAM/SOM breakdown
Strong timing thesis — regulatory tailwind
To Improve
Add bottom-up market sizing
Quantify urgency with customer quotes
“Reframe your market slide around the regulatory change — it’s your strongest timing signal and VCs are actively looking for this.”
Your Score
1 / 7NuScore across 7 VC dimensions
NuScore Coach — actions per lens
Matched investors + contacts
Ecosystem partners + advisors
Score tracking across versions
Unlimited decks — forever
AI-powered scoring across 7 VC dimensions
Full report + AI coach + investor matches — $99 one-time
Everything included · 7-day refund guarantee
Outcomes
Three Possible Outcomes (All Valuable)
NuScore 7.0 – 10
Investment-Ready
Your deck is ready for investor conversations. Time to move.
Unlock matched investors who back companies at your stage and sector. Direct contacts, thesis alignment, and the confidence to reach out knowing your deck holds up.
NuScore 5.0 – 6.9
Close — Fix These First
You're close — but investors will push back on what you haven't addressed yet.
Most founders land here. We'll pinpoint the 2–3 dimension gaps holding you back — usually traction evidence, financial model clarity, or market sizing. Founders in this range typically reach 7.0+ within one deck revision.
NuScore < 5.0
Not Yet — Here's Why
You're not ready to raise — and knowing that now saves you months of dead-end meetings.
A prioritised fix list ranked by impact, industry benchmarks to aim for, and a clear path forward. Better to spend a month improving than six months hearing 'no' and wondering why.
Everyone gets clarity. Not everyone should pitch investors yet — and knowing that saves your reputation.
Pricing
Start Free. Upgrade When You're Ready.
Free NuScore with no credit card. Pay once for everything else — no subscription, no surprises.
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- NuScore 0–10 across 7 dimensions
- Percentile benchmark vs. funded peers
- Score category (Investor-Ready / Close / Not Yet)
- Upload PDF, PPTX, DOCX or Keynote
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Everything. Unlimited decks. Matched investors with contacts.
- NuScore across 7 VC dimensions + AI Coach chat
- NuScore Coach — per-section actions to improve
- Score comparison with previous version
- Market position + raise probability — sector cohort ranking and AI-estimated raise chance
- 10+ AI-matched investors with contacts
- Ecosystem partners — accelerators and advisors
- VC prep playbook — questions and how to answer
- Unlimited decks and iterations — forever
- Shareable PDF report
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610+ VC memos calibrated
NuScore is trained on real investment decisions — not synthetic data. The thresholds reflect what actually determines a pass or invest in APAC's toughest capital markets.
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Your pitch deck is never shared with investors or third parties. End-to-end encrypted at rest and in transit. You control what gets shared and when.
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Insights
Fundraising Research
FoundersNuScore
Your Raise Probability Score — What It Means and How We Calculate It
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ResearchFounders
AU Startup Funding 2025 — What the Numbers Actually Say
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6 min readRead
ResearchVenture Capital
The 9 Investor Archetypes: From Stoics to Oracles — How Different VCs Weight Your Pitch
Not all VCs evaluate startups the same way. We mapped 4,988 investors with detailed thesis statements (of 7,800+ total active) to 9 distinct archetypes — each linked to a philosophical tradition — based on how they weight team, product, traction, and financials. The Oracle bets on people. The Empiricist demands data. The Stoic guards against risk. Find out which archetype your target investor is.
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