A synchronized AI validation swarm running real-time competitive analysis, risk testing, and localized India-first GTM playbooks.
First-time founders and builders face massive uncertainty when validating startup ideas. Traditional market research is slow, expensive, and fails to identify hyper-local execution risks, leaving teams with generic strategies and unstructured pitch outlines.
PitchIQ solves this by providing an autonomous swarm of AI agents that instantly research competitors, pressure-test business assumptions, map out localization roadmaps (e.g. UPI/WhatsApp hooks), and output a structured, downloadable investor brief.
When a startup idea is input, PitchIQ coordinates specialized agents:
graph TD
Input[User Startup Idea] --> Coordinator[PitchIQ Coordinator]
subgraph Swarm Agents [AI Agent Validation Swarm]
Coordinator --> Scout[Market Scout]
Coordinator --> Devil[Devil's Advocate]
Coordinator --> GTM[India GTM Agent]
Scout -->|Competitor Landscape| Consensus[Consensus Integrator]
Devil -->|Vulnerability & Risks| Consensus
GTM -->|Localized GTM & Innovation| Consensus
end
Consensus --> Writer[Pitch Writer]
Writer --> Output[Investor Brief & Viability Score]
Output --> Interactive[Co-Founder Chatbot Console]
- Market Scout: Evaluates competitor landscapes, pricing models, and SWOT points.
- Devil's Advocate: Pressure-tests assumptions to find potential failures and bottlenecks.
- India GTM Agent: Outlines regional rollouts, vernacular interfaces, and UPI/ONDC integrations.
- Pitch Writer: Consolidates swarm intelligence into the final viability index and downloadable investor memorandum.
- Viability Assessment Index: 0-100 rating scale across parameters like Market Potential, India Fit, and Competition.
- Competitor Mapping: Detailed SWOT analysis of primary incumbents with their pricing models.
- Vulnerability Analysis: Anticipates risk vectors (e.g. CAC inflation, compliance) with impact ratings.
- India-First Playbook: Actionable roadmap emphasizing UPI settlement, WhatsApp bots, and ONDC catalogs.
- Core Innovation Callout: Visualizes your startup's core differentiators and technical moats.
- One-Page Investor Brief: Interactive summaries available for instant
.txtfile download. - Interactive Co-Founder Chat: Brainstorm strategy with the co-founder agents in real-time.
- Frontend: React 19, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Spline 3D (with 2D Canvas fallback).
- Backend: Node.js, Express, Cors, Dotenv.
- AI Core: Google GenAI SDK (Gemini 2.5 Flash / Gemini 2.5 Pro).
PitchIQ-AI/
├── public/ # Static assets (favicons, icons, and diagrams)
├── server/ # Node.js/Express backend for Gemini orchestration
│ ├── .env.example # Example configuration for environment variables
│ ├── package.json # Backend dependencies
│ └── server.js # Main backend server entry (handles multi-agent consensus logic)
├── src/ # React/TypeScript frontend
│ ├── assets/ # Fonts, styling assets, and local media
│ ├── components/ # Reusable React components
│ │ ├── ui/ # Atom UI components (buttons, inputs)
│ │ ├── AgentActivity.tsx# Live console showing agent reasoning logs
│ │ ├── AgentsSection.tsx# Swarm coordinator UI panel
│ │ ├── CoFounderChat.tsx# Interactive chat for strategy brainstorming
│ │ ├── CompetitorAnalysis.tsx # SWOT and competitive landscape mapping
│ │ ├── ErrorBoundary.tsx# Fallback handler for UI stability
│ │ ├── FailureAnalysis.tsx # Devil's Advocate pressure-testing component
│ │ ├── Footer.tsx # Bottom navbar and creator links
│ │ ├── HeroSection.tsx # Dynamic introductory landing view
│ │ ├── IndiaGtm.tsx # Localized India-first playbook panel (UPI, WhatsApp, ONDC)
│ │ ├── InputSection.tsx # Form input for the startup concept
│ │ ├── InvestorPitch.tsx# Structured report and text exporter
│ │ ├── Navbar.tsx # Top navigation header
│ │ └── StartupScore.tsx # Visual rating scale across viability parameters
│ ├── lib/ # Shared utilities and helper scripts
│ │ └── utils.ts # Tailwind/class merger utility
│ ├── App.tsx # Core App entry combining layout and state
│ ├── index.css # Tailwind directives and custom animation classes
│ └── main.tsx # DOM bootstrapper file
├── package.json # Root NPM dependencies
├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration
└── vite.config.ts # Vite Bundler settings
Ensure you have Node.js installed (version 18+).
Install project dependencies in the root directory:
npm installCreate a .env file in the root directory:
GEMINI_API_KEY="your-google-gemini-api-key"Note: If no API key is specified, the application will automatically fall back to the dynamic rules-based mock engine.
Start both the backend and frontend concurrently:
npm run dev- Input Startup Concept: Enter your startup description in the main textarea.
- Launch AI Swarm: Click Analyze Startup to trigger the analysis engine.
- Inspect Live Reasoning: Scroll to check the Agent Activity Console as log inputs stream.
- Read Report Sections: Review the Viability Score, Competitor Landscape, GTM Roadmap, and Innovation panel.
- Download Memorandum Brief: Click Download PDF Brief to save your investor brief.
- Consult AI Swarm: Use the bottom interactive chat to ask follow-up questions.
Below is a flat UI dashboard preview of PitchIQ AI:
- Frontend App Url (Local):
http://localhost:5173 - Backend API Url (Local):
http://localhost:5001 - Render Production Url: Connected for auto-deployment via Github integration.
- License: MIT License - feel free to use and adapt this system for your own startup builds.
- Creators / Team:
- Vidyankshini - Frontend, API, and Core Development
- Mayur Dhavan - Original Idea & Backend Integration