Your Instincts. Our Evidence. The Ultimate Edge for Venture Capital and Business Angels

The Comprehensive Check-up your Investments Have Been Missing.

Moneyball for Venture Capital Don't miss the next Decacorn

Avoid Expensive misses, Back the Right founders for the Right ideas at the Right time.

Derisk Due Diligence & Execution Go from Gut Feel to Great Deals

Get Actionable Insights on areas for improvement in the Startup

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Total Assessments
24
+3 from last month
Avg Success Score
78.5
+5.2% from last month
Active Reviews
7
2 due this week
Success Rate
2.1x
vs industry avg
TechFlow AI Completed AI/ML
87/100
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Dashboard
Analytics
Team Dynamics
Reports
Avg Score
78.5
+5.2%
Success Rate
68%
+12% from Q3
Avg Time
14.2days
Top Industry
AI/ML
42% of assessments
Score Distribution
90-100
8
75-89
10
60-74
4
Below 60
2
By Industry
AI/ML10
FinTech6
HealthTech4
CleanTech3
Highest Score
TechFlow AI — 92/100
Fastest Assessment
8.5 days
Most Common Rating
Good (75-89)
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Analytics
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Final Report
Assessment Report: TechFlow AI
Comprehensive founder evaluation
78/100
Recommended for Investment
Executive Summary
2.1x
Predicted Success
High
Founder Capability
Strong
Team Dynamics
Investment Recommendation
PROCEED WITH INVESTMENT
Key Success Factors
Exceptional Problem-Solving
Complementary Skill Sets
Strong Technical Foundation
Founder Score: 92/100
Top 5% — Exceptional founder-market fit
2.1x Success Multiplier
Predicted vs. industry average

Psychometric Panel

A 15-minute, non-invasive scan of founder psychology. Research-grade psychometrics (ETH Zurich) to de-risk the individual.

Compatibility Topology

Deep tissue analysis of team friction. We map conflict styles and decision velocity to predict failure before it happens.

Comprehensive Diagnostic

Replacing gut feel with evidence. LP-grade reports that justify your high-stakes investments and due diligence venture capital strategies.

6
Diagnostic Panels
24+
Specialist AI Agents
ETH & HSG
founded by ETH & HSG alumni
IPM
Calibrated by IPM AG Methodology

The "Gut Feel" Trap

75%
VC-backed startups fail to return capital
$300B
Wasted annually on failed ventures
65%
Failures due to People Problems

You do diligence on tech, market, and legal. Why are you guessing on the founders?

We Don't Guess. We Measure.

A Comprehensive Health Check-up for every deal. Six diagnostic panels. Adversarial AI. One evidence-based verdict.

Science

50 years of psychometric research. ETH Zurich methodology.

Technology

24+ specialist AI agents across research, debate, and synthesis.

Output

Actionable risk report. Not a black box.

From "Vibe Check" to Risk Report

01

Dialectic Crew

Bull & Bear agents debate every domain. A Chaos agent stress-tests assumptions.

02

Psychometric Crew

Research-grade assessment of founder cognitive and socio-dynamic profiles.

03

Synthesis Crew

Cross-domain pattern recognition. Investment Committee simulation.

04

Reporting Crew

Verdict, risk flags, and actionable recommendations in 48 hours.

Simulate the Boardroom. Reveal the Blind Spots.

We merge the IPM Engine's behavioral insights with our proprietary DIALECTIC AI. Simulate your investment committee to stress-test founders and prescribe measurable improvements.

Live Telemetry

Deep-Level Diversity Diagnostics

Evaluating achievement motivation and leadership orientations using IPM AG Categories. We pinpoint sources of task vs. relationship conflict before they erode team efficacy.

Deep-Level Diversity Diagnostics
Relational Mapping

Compatibility Topology

Visualizing co-founder stress-response alignment and capacity to manage extreme technological and demand uncertainty in early-stage environments.

Compatibility Topology
AI Simulation

DIALECTIC Investment Committee

Our autonomous AI agents mimic a rigorous investment committee, interrogating psychometric data against market reality to uncover hidden risks before you deploy capital.

DIALECTIC Investment Committee
Actionable Growth

Prescriptive Mitigation Paths

Beyond diagnostic labeling, we deliver surgical suggestions for founder improvement. We map clear mitigation strategies to offset identified behavioral liabilities.

Prescriptive Mitigation Paths

The 6 Diagnostic Panels

Market Health

TAM validation, competitive dynamics, timing risk.

Product Health

Technical feasibility, defensibility, roadmap coherence.

Financial Health

Unit economics, burn rate, capital efficiency.

Competitive Health

Moat analysis, positioning, market window.

GTM Health

Channel strategy, CAC/LTV ratios, traction evidence.

Team Psychology

Cognitive profiles, compatibility topology, stress resilience.

Each panel scored independently. Aggregated into a single evidence-based verdict.

Questions VCs Ask

We've heard them all. Here are the honest answers from VCs who were skeptical too.

It's not a replacement—it's an amplifier. You're already great at pattern-matching. 1% Better shows you the patterns invisible in pitch meetings: team dynamics under stress, cognitive flexibility that predicts pivots, and EQ that correlates with crisis leadership. Even the best poker players use data now. This is your unfair advantage.

Completely different methodology. Corporate hiring tests measure compliance and fit for existing roles. We measure entrepreneurial traits: resilience under chaos, team conflict navigation, pivot IQ. Built by ETH DMTEC and HSG researchers who study startups, not employees.

That's actually one of the biggest benefits. When LPs ask 'why this founder?', you have EQ scores, team compatibility metrics, and cognitive flexibility benchmarks from peer-reviewed research. It transforms 'I have a good feeling' into 'here's our proprietary data advantage.' VCs using systematic team assessment raised their next funds faster.

Great founders actually prefer it—it signals you're serious and systematic. The assessment is positioned as 'team dynamics optimization,' not evaluation. Founders get valuable insights about their own team, and it builds trust. We've found it actually strengthens VC-founder relationships.

No. Every score is explainable, research-backed, and you see the full methodology. AI assists with pattern detection across our dataset, but the assessments are based on peer-reviewed frameworks from ETH and HSG. You make the final call. Always.

We're currently in invite-only beta with founding member VCs. Drop us a note or register for our pilot to assess 2 of your deals. No obligation, just insight.

Every Fund Is Different. Your Diagnostic Should Be Too.

We don't do one-size-fits-all pricing. Tell us about your fund profile and due diligence volume — we'll design a diagnostic package calibrated to your deal flow.

Avoiding one bad deal saves ~$500k to $5M. Our diagnostic costs a fraction of that.
Volume-tiered pricing — the more due diligences you run, the lower the per-assessment cost.
Pilot partnerships available — early adopters get founding member terms.

Get Your Tailored Package

Tell us about your fund. We'll come back with a calibrated offer.

No commitment. We'll respond within 48 hours.

Initiate Assessment.

We are looking for 5 elite VCs to join our Founding Pilot. Get a 12-month data advantage before the market corrects.

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