Most founders get rejected before they understand why.
You spent months building. Your deck looks good to you. But investors pattern-match against thousands of pitches and decide in minutes.
of pitches fail to capture attention in the first 30 seconds
average time VCs spend reviewing a pitch deck
different investor types, each looking for different signals
How It Works
Three steps to investor-ready
Get Your Valuation
See how 10 investor types would value your startup based on your metrics.
Grade Your Pitch Deck
Upload your deck or fill in your content. Get scored across 10 frameworks.
Improve & Iterate
Get detailed feedback. Re-analyze after improvements. Track your progress.
Stop Guessing. Start Knowing.
Ten investor frameworks, one report — so you know exactly where you stand with every type of VC
The Shepard&Young Framework
Our Captivate-Validate-Motivate framework reveals exactly where your pitch hooks investors, where it proves the opportunity, and where it fails to drive action — so you know what to fix and why.
Captivate
Grab attention and tell a compelling story.
- Hook quality
- Narrative clarity
- Emotional resonance
- Visual impact
Validate
Prove the opportunity is real and well-backed by evidence.
- Market evidence
- Traction credibility
- Competitive positioning
- Financial grounding
Motivate
Create urgency for investors to act now.
- Clear ask
- Use of funds
- FOMO triggers
- Team credibility
Know Your Worth Before You Ask
Get a free valuation estimate so you walk into negotiations with a number backed by data — not a guess. Based on your stage, traction, market, and comparable deals.
From "Needs Work" to "Investor Ready"
See exactly what our premium analysis reveals - the difference between a pitch that gets polite passes and one that gets term sheets
Early-stage concept with gaps in market validation and competitive positioning.
- Clear target market definition
- Reasonable initial pricing model
- No customer validation or revenue
- Competitive analysis missing key players
- +2 more
Exceptional pitch with strong clinical validation, impressive traction, and world-class team.
- FDA breakthrough designation secured
- Founding team has 2 successful exits
- +2 more
- International regulatory pathway not mapped
- Key person risk on CTO
Traditional pitch consulting costs
$5,000+
Per engagement (and weeks of waiting)
Deckmetric Premium
$49/mo
Unlimited analyses, deep premium scoring
Go From Guessing to Investor-Ready
Everything you need to walk into your next meeting with confidence
Know What Every VC Thinks
See exactly how YC, Sequoia, a16z, Techstars, Antler, and 5 other investor types would score your pitch — before you walk in the room
Walk In With a Better Deck
Get a prioritized action plan for every section of your deck so you fix what matters most first
Pitch the Right Investors
Stop wasting time on bad-fit meetings. See which investor types are most likely to fund your specific startup
Prove You're Getting Better
Track your score across iterations so you can see the improvement — and show investors you listen
Be Ready in a Few Minutes
Get comprehensive investor-grade feedback faster than waiting on a single VC rejection email
Share Nothing You Don't Want To
Your pitch data is encrypted, never shared with third parties, and deletable on request
Founders Who Raised After Using Deckmetric
Real results from founders who improved their pitch and closed their round
"Finally, honest feedback on my pitch! The S&Y framework helped me see exactly what investors were missing."
Sarah K.
YC W24 Founder
"After 3 iterations with S&Y, I closed my seed round in 6 weeks instead of 6 months."
Alex T.
Seed Stage Founder
"Worth every penny. The investor fit matrix alone saved me countless hours of targeting the wrong VCs."
Maria G.
Series A Founder
"I was skeptical of AI feedback, but the analysis was surprisingly nuanced. Like having a VC partner review your deck."
James L.
Pre-seed Founder
Meet the Founder
Sebastian Scheplitz
After reviewing hundreds of pitch decks as a startup advisor and seeing founders make the same avoidable mistakes, I built Deckmetric to give every founder access to institutional-grade feedback - without the $5,000 consultant price tag or weeks of waiting.
Previously: Strategy consulting, venture capital, and 3x founder.
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