Product Introduction
- Overview: Deckwise is an AI-powered platform for venture capital firms, accelerators, and incubators that automates and verifies the entire investment selection pipeline, from initial prospecting to final due diligence.
- Value: It replaces manual spreadsheet tracking and disparate tools with a unified system that provides auditable scoring and fact-checks all startup claims against official public sources, enabling faster, more reliable, and defensible investment decisions.
Main Features
- Thesis-Driven Sourcing Engine: Uses AI to identify and qualify startup candidates from public sources based on your specific investment thesis and geography, eliminating the need for expensive external databases.
- Auditable Application Scoring: Automatically scores hundreds of applications against customizable, weighted criteria. Each score is backed by source-verified data, creating a transparent and versioned audit trail for committee reviews.
- Source-Verified Due Diligence Memos: For finalist companies, the platform generates committee-ready memos by re-verifying dubious claims and reusing proven data. It cross-references information against official registries like SIRENE, INPI, BODACC, and Companies House for litigation, cap table, IP, and compliance checks.
Problems Solved
- Challenge: Investment teams waste hundreds of hours manually screening applications in spreadsheets and lack a single source of truth, leading to unreliable data and inefficient processes from sourcing to decision.
- Audience: Venture Capital associates and partners, accelerator managers, and incubator directors responsible for deal flow management and investment committee preparation.
- Scenario: An accelerator receiving 300+ applications for a cohort can use Deckwise to automatically score and shortlist to 28 high-potential startups, with every claim (traction, fundraise, team) verified, ready for committee presentation in hours, not weeks.
Unique Advantages
- Vs Competitors: Unlike generic CRM or data aggregation tools, Deckwise uniquely combines a proprietary, pre-analyzed startup database with granular, claim-level verification against primary sources, not just web scraping.
- Innovation: Its core technical edge is the compound advantage of its verified data asset and its verification engine, which checks specific claims (e.g., a patent number, a fundraise amount) directly against official government and public registries, ensuring GDPR-compliant, hosted-in-Europe data integrity.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What data sources does Deckwise verify against? Deckwise cross-checks startup claims against official public registries and trusted primary sources worldwide, including the U.S. SEC EDGAR database (public company filings), the USPTO (U.S. patents and trademarks), SIRENE (France), INPI (French patents), BODACC (legal announcements), Companies House (UK), as well as press releases, funding announcements and other authoritative public sources to ensure claims are verified at their origin.
- How does Deckwise handle data privacy and compliance? All data is hosted in Europe in compliance with GDPR regulations, providing a secure and legally compliant environment for processing sensitive startup and investment information.
- Can I customize the scoring criteria for our investment thesis? Yes, the platform allows you to define, weight, and version custom scoring criteria (e.g., market fit, team quality, traction) to align perfectly with your firm's specific investment thesis and program requirements.
