PitchScan/Pitch deck score
Pitch Deck Score
A score you cannot interrogate is just a vibe with digits. Here is exactly how the 0 to 100 PitchScan score is constructed: the lenses, the deductions, and the calibration.
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01 · The five lenses
Five archetypes, five sub-scores.
Each simulated investor scores the deck through one lens. The final score is the reconciliation of all five, after they debate.
| Lens | Scored by | What moves the sub-score |
|---|---|---|
| Unit economics | The Value Skeptic | CAC logic, margins, burn multiple, and whether projections have visible drivers. |
| Market & momentum | The Growth Partner | Bottom-up market build, wedge sharpness, and evidence of pull, not push. |
| Product & moat | The Technical Skeptic | Feasibility, proof the product works, and what compounds after the head start. |
| Timing & competition | The Market Cynic | A documented why-now and an honest competitive map, incumbents included. |
| Narrative craft | The Narrative Partner | Whether each slide advances one argument and the ask is earned by the end. |
02 · The mechanics
Deductions by severity, calibrated by stage.
The committee does not add points for slides that exist. It deducts points for findings, and the deduction depends on severity. A HIGH finding, like a 14x revenue jump with no driver, costs far more than a LOW one, like an overcrowded advisor slide. That is why two decks with the same structure can land 20 points apart.
Everything is then calibrated to your stage. A pre-seed deck is not punished for missing revenue history, and a Series A deck is not excused from unit economics. Finally, the meta-analysis weighs the debate itself: when the skeptics win an argument, their deduction stands; when a persona's objection gets convincingly answered elsewhere in the deck, it is dropped. The score you see is the settled result, and the findings underneath it are the audit trail.
03 · How it works
From PDF to settled score.
Read
Every slide parsed: text, numbers, charts, and omissions.
Sub-score
Five archetypes score their own lens independently.
Debate
Disagreements get argued. Surviving objections become deductions.
Settle
Meta-analysis reconciles the votes into your 0 to 100 score and grade.
04 · FAQ
Scoring questions.
How is a pitch deck score calculated?
PitchScan scores through five investor lenses: unit economics, market and momentum, product and moat, timing and competition, and narrative craft. Each simulated archetype scores its own lens, the committee debates the disagreements, and a meta-analysis reconciles the votes into one 0 to 100 score. Findings deduct points by severity, and the whole thing is calibrated to your stage.
What is a good pitch deck score?
On the PitchScan scale, 85 and above means send it, 70 to 84 means fix the top findings first, 55 to 69 means the core argument leaks, and below 55 means rebuild. Most first uploads land in the 60s, which is normal for a draft that has never faced hostile readers.
Why do two similar decks get different scores?
Because the score is stage-calibrated and evidence-weighted. Two decks can cover the same 12 points while one proves them and the other asserts them. A dated pilot beats an adjective, and a bottom-up market build beats a bigger top-down number. The score rewards proof, not coverage.
Does slide design affect the score?
Only through the narrative lens, and less than founders fear. A clear ugly deck outscores a beautiful confusing one. Design costs points when it hides the argument: unreadable charts, walls of text, or a sequence that buries the ask.
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