Deck Gate: pitch-deck scores that only go down without evidence, for angel syndicates

This space is crowded, and an LLM scorecard on its own is already common. The founder pre-check is the weakest of the three ideas: Cogently, GrillMyPitch, Evalyze, 1752vc, SaaStr and DeckAnalyst already score decks for founders, often free. Investor-side triage is also taken, by DeckMatch, V7 and DeckAnalyst. The closest match is a Product Hunt launch called Evidence Gate that sorts pitch claims as verified, self-reported or unverifiable. Only one search summary described it, so check it before deciding. TechTruth.ai also checks deck claims against outside evidence. What I did not find is a product where code, not the model, enforces the caps. In that design a score cannot go above a ceiling unless there is cited evidence, so it can only fall when evidence is missing. I also found nothing that lets a syndicate lead set one locked rubric that every member sees. The ACA material shows angel groups already use formal shared rubrics, but the deal-flow tools that serve them, such as Dealum, do not appear to have AI scoring with evidence gates. A new product could still win on that combination: caps that are predictable and that a lead can audit, a fixed rubric for the whole group, and a list of claims to check on the first call. The most likely route is to sell to syndicate leads and angel-group managers, or to build it as a plugin for Dealum-style platforms rather than as a separate deck scorer. The risk is that this is a feature, not a moat. Any incumbent could add hard caps quickly, and syndicate leads have small budgets. Pricing per syndicate seat, or bundling with deal-flow software, matters more than the scoring itself.

• Evidence Gate (Product Hunt launch)

  One search summary described this launch as an AI analyst for angels, VCs and accelerators that sorts each claim in a pitch as verified, self-reported or unverifiable and flags risks, with humans making the final call. That is nearly the same idea, under almost the same name. A follow-up search did not turn it up again, so open the listing before relying on this.

• TechTruth.ai

  Checks the technical and AI claims in pitch decks against outside evidence such as founder LinkedIn profiles and company websites, and sells to VCs. It is in beta, and its own disclaimer says results are indicative only.

• Unbiased Ventures (DeckAnalyst)

  Scores decks on seven VC dimensions with a peer percentile and an audit trail tied to specific slides, for $29 per evaluation. One listing pitches it to investors and another to founders.

• DeckMatch

  Oslo startup that raised a €1M pre-seed in 2023 to automate pitch-deck analysis for VCs. It was in closed beta with more than 60 VCs at the time.

• V7 Go deal screening agent

  An agent that screens and triages inbound decks for venture investors and ranks them against the investor's thesis.

• Dealum

  Deal-flow, syndication and pipeline platform for angel network managers that is promoted through the Angel Capital Association. It is the existing home for shared group screening, which makes it the obvious place for a shared-rubric feature.

• presidio-hardened-angellist (open source)

  A PyPI package described as a security-hardened deal-flow triage and due-diligence toolkit for early-stage AngelList syndicate deals. I did not check how it works.

• Cogently

  Launched July 2026. Gives founders an Investor Score out of 100 across six weighted dimensions, flags the objections an investor will raise and rewrites weak lines. It competes directly with the founder pre-check idea.

• 1752vc Pitch Deck Analyzer

  Free founder-side analyzer that gives slide-by-slide feedback and cross-checks the deck for contradictions investors would catch.

• GrillMyPitch

  Founder tool that scores a deck 0 to 100 across 12 parameters, then runs a voice call with an AI VC.

• Evalyze

  Gives founders an Investor Readiness Score, benchmarked against what it says are more than 8,000 funded startups.

• SaaStr.ai VC Pitch Deck Review

  Free AI deck review from SaaStr aimed at B2B SaaS founders.

• Super Investor Pitch Deck Analyzer

  Scores each category, such as traction, team and the ask, from 1 to 10.

Checked 2026-10-26