Lens by PitchPad

Validate Your Startup Idea Before You Spend a Dollar

Lens combines your inputs with live market data and an AI scoring model to reveal demand, competition, cost to build, and go-to-market risks—so you can decide in hours, not months, whether to double down or pivot.

What Lens Reveals

How Lens Lets You Validate with Confidence

Know if real demand exists—today

TAM/SAM/SOM calculations pull live search volume, funding data, and segment spend so you see the monetizable market, not just the theoretical one.

Confirm you can still carve space

Lens benchmarks existing players on pricing, traction, and feature gaps, highlighting where you can differentiate—or if the arena is saturated.

See build cost and red-flag risks up front

AI estimates dev/ops spend, regulatory hurdles, and timeline slippage so you don’t step into expensive surprises.

Match opportunity to your strengths

Personality-skill fit analysis scores how well your background aligns with the venture—helping VCs trust your ability to execute.

Lens Engine

Inside the Lens Engine, Metrics That Drive Confidence

AI Validation Score

Weighted algorithm outputs 0-100 score factoring market size, timing, competition, and founder fit.

Live Market Sizing

Pulls industry spend, search demand, and funding velocity to give credible, defendable numbers.

Competitive Heatmap

Auto-plots top 20 rivals by traction, pricing tier, and feature overlap.

Cost-to-Build Estimator

Uses historical dev salaries + infrastructure pricing to project MVP and 12-month burn.

Risk Radar

Flags regulatory, capital-intensity, and adoption risks with mitigation suggestions.

Road-map & Milestone Generator

Auto-creates a 12-month milestone plan you can drop into Notion or Jira.

Testimonials

Founder Stories

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

PitchPad is an all-in-one platform built for startup founders. It helps you validate your startup idea, match with the right investors, stay updated on market trends, and understand your competition — all in one place.

 

PitchPad Bridge uses a smart algorithm to match you with investors based on your startup’s stage, industry, region, and focus. It scans a database of 30k+ investors to suggest the most relevant matches — saving you time and increasing your chances of meaningful conversations.

Absolutely. PitchPad Lens is built specifically for early-stage founders. It gives you real-time feedback and market validation tools so you can refine your idea before investing time and money into development.

No. While tech founders use PitchPad frequently, the platform works for startups across industries — including SaaS, health, finance, education, and even non-tech businesses that are fundable or growing.

Unlike static directories, PitchPad is an active platform that combines validation, investor matching, competitive insights, and market intelligence. It’s not just a database — it’s a toolkit for making smarter decisions at every stage.

With PitchPad’s free plan, you get access to Flow (market insights), limited investor matches via Bridge, and 3 credits each for Lens and Edge. It’s a great way to explore the platform before upgrading.

 

No platform can guarantee funding — but PitchPad significantly improves your chances. It helps you present a validated idea, target the right investors, and understand the market better, giving you a strong edge when raising.