Pitch99

You have 99 problems. But this p*tch ain't one.

AI-powered pitch generator that transforms your product into a polished 99-second pitch presentation -- complete with market research, animated slides, talking points, and Q&A prep.

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The Problem

Founders spend 40+ hours building pitch decks. They pitch 40 times on average before closing a round. Investors spend just 2 minutes and 24 seconds reviewing each deck. And 97% of pitches fail to get funded.

Different audiences need different pitches -- investors, customers, partners. Every. Single. Time.

The Solution

Pitch99 takes the painful, 40+ hour process and compresses it into minutes. You bring your product. Pitch99 brings the research, the story, the slides, and the confidence.

How it works:

1. Intake -- Drop your GitHub repo, website URL, LinkedIn, or upload docs
2. Enrichment -- AI scrapes and analyzes your product, founder profile, and branding
3. Research -- Live market research: TAM/SAM/SOM, competitors, ICP, industry trends
4. Generation -- 5 animated HTML slides with talking points, timing cues, and Q&A prep

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Built Live at Founders Live

This project was built from scratch in 2 hours at Founders Live Build: Seattle on March 26, 2026. Five builders had 2 hours to vibecode an app using AI tools, then pitch it in 99 seconds to the audience.

Builder: Adam Kovacs -- Co-founder, AI Enablement Academy

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Features

Feature	Description
Multi-source intake	GitHub repo, product website, LinkedIn profile, file uploads (PDF, DOCX, PPTX)
AI market research	TAM/SAM/SOM analysis, competitor mapping, ICP definition via Perplexity Sonar Pro
Animated HTML slides	5 slides optimized for 99-second delivery, animated with GSAP + Framer Motion
Talking points	Per-slide scripts with timing cues for confident delivery
Q&A preparation	Anticipated audience questions with suggested answers
Shareable links	Each generated pitch gets a unique URL to share with anyone

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Framework	Next.js 16, React 19	Full-stack app
Styling	Tailwind CSS 4, Framer Motion, GSAP	Design + animations
Database	Convex	Real-time backend-as-a-service
AI -- Agentic	Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent (via OpenRouter)	Narrative + slide generation
AI -- Research	Perplexity Sonar Pro Search (via OpenRouter)	Market research
Enrichment	Apify	LinkedIn profile scraping
Hosting	Vercel	Deployment + CI/CD

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Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/adambkovacs/pitch99.git
cd pitch99
pnpm install
cp .env.example .env  # Add your API keys
pnpm dev

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
OPENROUTER_API_KEY	API key for OpenRouter (routes to Grok + Perplexity)
APIFY_API_KEY	API key for Apify LinkedIn scraping
NEXT_PUBLIC_CONVEX_URL	Convex deployment URL
CONVEX_DEPLOYMENT	Convex deployment identifier

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Project Structure

src/
  app/
    page.tsx                    # Pitch slide presentation (homepage)
    intake/page.tsx             # Multi-step intake form
    pitch/demo/page.tsx         # Dynamic pitch viewer
    api/pitch/
      enrich/route.ts           # GitHub + website + LinkedIn enrichment
      research/route.ts         # Market research via Perplexity
      generate/route.ts         # Slide generation via Grok
  components/
    slides/
      SlidePresentation.tsx     # Horizontal slide navigator
      SlideTemplate.tsx         # Reusable slide building blocks
      Pitch99Slides.tsx         # The pitch about Pitch99 itself
      MarketChart.tsx           # Animated bar charts
      AnimatedCounter.tsx       # Number counting animation
  lib/
    openrouter.ts               # OpenRouter API client
    apify.ts                    # Apify LinkedIn client
convex/
  schema.ts                     # Database schema (pitches table)
  pitches.ts                    # Queries + mutations
docs/
  plans/PRD.md                  # Product Requirements Document
  plans/DEV-PLAN.md             # Phased dev plan (65 tasks, 6 phases)
  adr/                          # 4 Architecture Decision Records
  TALKING-POINTS.md             # Full 99-second pitch script + FAQ
  CUE-CARD.md                   # Condensed presenter cue card

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Development

pnpm dev          # Dev server (Turbopack)
pnpm build        # Production build
pnpm test         # Run tests (19 tests, Vitest)
pnpm lint         # Lint (ESLint)

Tests

4 test files, London School approach (mock at boundaries):

Test	Coverage
SlidePresentation.test.tsx	Navigation, keyboard, touch, progress bar
AnimatedCounter.test.tsx	Number animation, prefix/suffix
MarketChart.test.tsx	Chart rendering, data display
openrouter.test.ts	API client, headers, error handling

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Links

• Live app: pitch99.help
• GitHub: github.com/adambkovacs/pitch99
• Founders Live: founderslive.com
• Builder: linkedin.com/in/adambkovacs

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License

MIT