What is the best NUVC alternative in 2026?+
It depends which half of NUVC you want. For the honest read on whether the business behind the deck holds up, Preuve AI: free Reality Check first, then a $29 full report from 50+ live sources with source-linked claims and a score graded against 6,500+ ideas, plus a $499 Investor Package when you reach the raise. For deck generation plus a wide investor list, PitchBob. For building the investor target list yourself from funding data, Crunchbase.
How much does NUVC cost?+
All NUVC prices are in Australian dollars. Founder Pro is $99 AUD one-time for unlimited decks, with a free score preview first and a 7-day no-questions refund. The investor side runs Explorer (free), Professional $499/mo, Team $1,499/mo, and Enterprise on request. Family offices get 3-month pilots from $3,000 or monthly plans at $899, $2,700, and $3,500. The API is advertised at $0.50 per score on the pricing overview but priced at $1.98 per score on the developers page. Preuve AI, in USD, is free to scan and $29 one-time for the full report, with the $499 Investor Package as a separate deliverable.
Is NUVC legit?+
It looks like a serious build. NUVC is made in Melbourne by Tick Jiang and Duan Tianyi, publishes its methodology and its agent architecture openly, states that NuScore v5.5 is calibrated on 1,400+ labelled examples from accelerator outcomes, verified raises, and VC deal memos, and publishes an average score (5.8 out of 10 across 298 decks) rather than hiding the distribution. Three caveats worth knowing: the benchmark compares you against funded Australian and New Zealand peers with no non-AU variant, while the investor list spans 82+ countries; the dimension count is written as 5, 6, and 7 across different pages; and the homepage counter animates to roughly 28,000 verified investors while every other page says 9,000+. None of that makes the tool bad, it is a small team shipping fast, but check a number before you quote it.
Will NUVC actually give me investor contacts?+
Their site says two things. The homepage and FAQ state that full investor contact details unlock at a NuScore of 7.0 or above. The founder pricing page lists "10+ AI-matched investors with contacts" as included in the $99 AUD purchase, no caveat attached. Since the published benchmark average is 5.8 out of 10, that gap covers most first-time buyers, and NUVC never spells out what a sub-7.0 paying user receives. If the contacts are why you are buying, get that answer in writing first.
Does NUVC validate my idea or just my deck?+
Just the deck. NUVC parses your slides and scores how a VC investment committee would read them, then benchmarks that against funded peers. It reads no live market data about your category, so a clear, well-structured deck for a crowded market can score well and a rough deck for a strong market can score badly. Preuve AI answers the other half: 10 parallel agents scan 50+ live sources on the idea itself, name competitors with funding and pricing, size the market, and link every claim to its origin.
Can I use NUVC and Preuve AI together?+
They fit together cleanly, and the order matters. Validate the idea with Preuve first (free scan, then the $29 report) so the deck is built on evidence you can defend, use the $499 Investor Package if you want the deck, memo, and 18-month model produced from that evidence, then run the finished deck through NUVC to see how a VC lens scores it and who it matches. Scoring a deck built on an unvalidated idea just tells you the slides are tidy.
