INDUSTRY:
AI in Learning & Development
Startup Name:
Adivirtus (Formerly LMSConcept)
Date:
2024
EXPERIENCE:
Unwordly
Pitching Adivirtus
Clarity is Currency
After dominating pitch battles from VBS Smart Innovation Challenge to IIT Delhi's Blueprint, I've learned that complexity kills deals. The most sophisticated AI algorithms mean nothing if you can't explain your problem in one sentence. Investors don't fund confusion—they fund clarity. Skip the jargon, ditch the "1% of TAM" fantasy, and deliver a razor-sharp problem statement that makes them lean forward. If your grandmother wouldn't understand it, rebuild it.
Traction Speaks, Projections Whisper
Winning first place at KJSIET Entrevate and reaching CII Mumbai finals taught me investors bet on evidence, not dreams. Your hockey stick projections are worthless without early customers backing them up. Show signed LOIs, pilot programs, or paying users—anything that proves real humans with real money believe in your vision. Data beats dreams every single time. Let your customers be your validators, not your pitch deck.
Storytelling Closes the Deal
From Maharashtra Startup Demo Day to Yountre live competitions, the pitches that won weren't just presentations—they were performances. Facts inform, but stories transform. Wrap your metrics in narrative, connect emotionally while delivering hard data, and respect the clock like your funding depends on it. Because it does. Master the art of being memorable in a sea of forgettable pitches, and watch investors chase you instead of the other way around.
Quote from the founder,
"Investors don't fund confusion—they fund clarity.Facts inform, but stories transform. Master the art of being memorable in a sea of forgettable pitches."
Aditya Kamble
Founder & CEO
