Generic market research misses the nuances that matter. Personas let you teach our AI what you know. Profiles show you what investors see.
You tell the AI where to look and what to check.
We show you how specific VCs would judge your idea.
Your expertise, our research power
The problem: Our AI doesn't know that your fintech app needs state-by-state money transmitter licenses, or that your China market research should include Xiaohongshu, not just Google.
The solution: You add custom instructions. “Check FDA labeling rules” or “Search r/NewTubers for creator sentiment” — and our agents follow.
Think of personas as giving our AI agents your industry knowledge before they start researching.
Real Examples
Check HIPAA compliance costs and timelines
Research FDA approval pathways for digital health tools
Search Zhihu and Xiaohongshu for sentiment
Include WeChat ecosystem integration requirements
Look for trends on r/NewTubers and IndieHackers
Analyze creator monetization patterns and platform dependencies
Research state money transmitter license requirements
Check PCI-DSS compliance costs for payment processing
Save your personas and reuse them across different startup ideas.
Know what VCs will ask before they ask
The problem: Different VCs care about different things. YC wants traction. Sequoia wants massive TAM. a16z wants technical moats. You don't know what gaps to fill.
The solution: Pick an investor profile, and we'll evaluate your idea the way they would — highlighting exactly what you'd need to address before pitching them.
Profiles help you prepare for specific investor conversations by showing their evaluation criteria.
Available Profiles
“Do users love it? What's your traction?”
•How many users do you have?
•What's your week-over-week growth?
•Would users be upset if this disappeared?
“Is this a $10B+ market? Can you own it?”
•What's the total addressable market?
•Can this become a category leader?
•What's the path to $100M ARR?
“What's the technical moat? Platform play?”
•What technical innovation enables this?
•Can this become a platform others build on?
•What's defensible about the technology?
“Network effects? Marketplace dynamics?”
•Does it get better as more people use it?
•What prevents competitors from copying this?
•How do you win the supply or demand side?
Better Together
Give our agents your industry-specific instructions and knowledge.
Select which investor lens you want applied to the evaluation.
Receive research that speaks to your context and investor audience.
Example: A healthcare founder creating a persona with “HIPAA compliance requirements” and using the YC Profile gets research that covers both regulatory readiness AND traction metrics.
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