AI pitch deck creator and investor warmup for student energytech teams
Student founders of energytech prototypes like solar-powered charging stations struggle to secure grants and funding due to their lack of business experience and investor skepticism toward student-led ventures.
ProtoPitch transforms your prototype specs into investor-ready pitch decks with energytech benchmarks and credibility add-ons. It simulates investor Q&A and provides warmup intros to skeptical VCs via student networks. Founders gain business polish without experience.
Student founders leading early-stage energytech hardware ventures with functional prototypes
Energytech-specific templates with prototype-to-market projections and direct access to student-friendly investors
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AI creates 12-slide deck from prototype upload
Role-play investor questions with AI feedback
Auto-generates TAM/SAM, traction metrics for energytech
Matches to 50+ student-vetted investors
Scores deck on investor appeal with improvements
One-click to Canva/PPT/Google Slides
Record and AI-review pitch videos
Track outreach and follow-ups
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Relationships:
/api/decks/generateGenerate pitch deck
/api/decks/:id/analyzeAnalyze and score deck
/api/qa/simulateRun Q&A simulation
/api/investors/matchMatch investors to deck
/api/outreach/sendLog investor outreach
No Q&A or outreach
3 active decks
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 3% | $81 | $972 |
| Month 6 | 250 | 6% | $1,425 | $17,100 |
ProtoPitch builds investor decks, preps you for Q&A, and warms intros to VCs.
Email energytech professors at top unis for student referrals; run LinkedIn ads targeting 'student founder solar'; offer free decks to 10 prototypes from Hackathon winners.
Fast decks
Generic templates, no investor matching
Energytech + student investor network
Design focus
Manual, no AI metrics
AI-first with sector data
Proprietary energytech benchmarks dataset + growing investor response network
VC funding for climate tech up 30% YoY, students entering via prototypes amid talent shortage
Students prefer free tools
Freemium with proven ROI demos
Deck design inconsistencies
Template locking + user templates
Success: 70% WOYLP at $27
Success: 5 decks generated, 2 paid
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