Can AI score my pitch deck before I send it?
Short answer
Yes. Upload your deck to an AI scoring tool and it will rate it. The tool we built at Family Office Club gives a score from 1 to 100 based on 25 criteria. It also tells you what to fix first. Use it before you send anything to investors, then fix the gaps and upload the deck again. Treat the score as a checklist, not a verdict.
I use one every time I want a fast read on a deck. We built a pitch deck success score at Family Office Club. You upload your deck and it rates it from 1 to 100 against 25 criteria. Usually it answers in about 5 seconds, and at most 20.
What the score is built from
The 25 criteria come from two places. One is what I think matters most in a pitch. The other is feedback from the more than a thousand investors who spoke on stage at our events and rated one-liners. We have also given feedback at full day pitch deck workshops and have put together over a thousand visual assets for clients. The tool draws on all of that.
This clip shows me uploading a real deck and reading the score and the fix list as it comes back.
Summary and key takeaways from this video
In that demo, the deck scored 68 out of 100. The tool said there were not enough team bios. It said there was no funding ask. It also noted there was no one pager or website. It then listed what to fix first, and you can export the results as a PDF.
Why a machine read matters before a human one
In my experience, many decks run 40 to 70 pages. I think most should be 10 to 19. I like to make this point with a test. Put the word Mickey Mouse on page 27 of your own deck. Then ask your business partner and your spouse to look for mistakes. They probably will not find it.
"If your own spouse will not read your pitch deck, an investor probably won't either."
The more valuable the investor, the less time they have. Many will have AI summarize your deck or skim it to decide whether to meet. So it helps to see how a machine reads yours first.
How I would actually use the score
Run it, fix what it flags, then run it again. Do not chase a perfect number. Above roughly 85 or 90 percent, the score can stay the same even after you fix what it asked for. It can simply be tough on people. I have also told the tool to lower a score when a deck misses things I know work but that are not explicit in the results.
Here I talk about where to put your founder video and how the one pager should carry the best parts of the deck.
Summary and key takeaways from this video
The score is a screen for obvious gaps. It cannot tell you whether your deal is good, whether your numbers are right, or whether an investor will like you. It does not replace a person reading your deck. Many sponsors talk to a securities attorney about how they describe returns or the offering.
- Upload the deck and read the full list of weak spots.
- Fix the first items it names, such as team bios or a funding ask.
- Cut pages until the deck is closer to 10 to 19.
- Add a one pager and a one sentence pitch if you do not have them.
What I have said on this at our events
A good score on the deck does not help if nobody opens it. One of the most common problems I see is that founders have a pitch deck but nothing short that gets an investor motivated to open a 42 page file. Their materials do not do them justice, and sometimes they actually hurt them. So after you fix the deck, make a concise one-pager and a clear one-liner that earn the click. Think of the deck as the second step. The short piece gets the attention, and the deck then carries the investor toward the next conversation.
"The first one is that their materials don't do them justice, and they're actually hurting them. The second is they don't have a one-pager. They have a pitch deck, but they have nothing concise that then gets someone motivated to open a 42 page pitch deck."
From the source
- Our pitch deck success score rates a deck from 1 to 100 using 25 criteria.
- In the demo, the sample deck scored 68 out of 100 because it lacked team bios, a funding ask and a one pager or website.
- In the speaker's experience, many decks run 40 to 70 pages, and most should be closer to 10 to 19 pages.
Sources
From Richard C. Wilson's Centimillionaire Strategies YouTube channel: Webinar: Demonstration of 10 Artificial Intelligence Tools for Capital Raisers & Investors, Webinar: Demonstration of 10 Artificial Intelligence Tools for Capital Raisers & Investors, Social Media, Advertising, $1M mistakes | Top Insights & Strategies | Capital Raising Workshop. Quotes come from the video captions, lightly edited for readability. Figures are the speakers' own estimates and experience.
General education only. Not legal, tax or investment advice.
Talk to a securities attorney to explore options around describing investment returns, offering communications and pitch deck content. Do not use AI to write your own legal agreements.
Next moves
- Upload your current deck to a scoring tool and note the score.
- Fix the top items on the what-to-fix-first list.
- Cut the deck toward 10 to 19 pages.
- Ask a person who has never seen the deck to read it.
- Many sponsors talk to a securities attorney about the final version before sending it.
Follow-up questions
What score should I aim for?
I would not chase a number. Once you are above about 85 or 90 percent, the score may stop moving even after you make the fixes it asked for.
Does the tool also help with a one-liner?
Yes. We have a one-liner tool that reads your deck and gives you seven options. You can pick the ones you like and ask for seven more like them.
Can AI help with investor due diligence questions too?
Yes. We have a tool that reads your deck and drafts a due diligence questionnaire of about 30 questions. In our experience, many smaller managers do not have one.
Related questions
- How can AI speed up my investor due diligence preparation?Give AI your pitch deck and any emails where you already answered investor questions.
- Can AI predict which investors will respond to my pitch?No, not reliably.
- How do I use AI to write investor update newsletters?Give the AI your real source material, such as deal notes, closings and milestones, and ask it for a first draft in your own voice.
- How do I use AI to personalize cold outreach to investors?Use AI to speed up the research and the first draft, then personalize around what the investor actually cares about.
Work through it with the investor meeting follow-up checklist. See all ai for capital raising resources.