The idea came from repeatedly seeing early-stage founders struggle with one question before fundraising: what valuation can they reasonably defend in front of investors?
Most founders either guess a number or rely on loose comparables, while investors typically evaluate startups using structured frameworks (Berkus, Scorecard, VC Method, etc.).
Valyris tries to make those frameworks accessible to founders. You upload a pitch deck and the system applies multiple venture valuation methods to generate a structured report with valuation ranges, benchmarks and risk analysis.
I'm especially interested in feedback from founders who have recently gone through seed fundraising. How did you determine your valuation before talking to investors?
The tool analyzes a pitch deck and applies several VC valuation frameworks such as Berkus, Scorecard, Risk Factor, VC Method and Comparables to generate a valuation range and investor-ready report.
Curious to hear how founders here approach valuation before seed rounds.