Sources and scope

Primary sources#

These are the authoritative sources for the terminology and mechanics described in this documentation.

• EvalLens methodology — Public overview of the method, its foundations, the P1–P6 dimension matrix, evidence-first scoring and the human decision boundary.
• EvalLens product overview — Product description of the evaluation pipeline, six judge lenses, reports and human review.
• Dimensions P1–P6 — The six questions, default weights, score anchors and evidence-first procedure used in the documentation.
• Score calculation — Routing weights, confidence adjustment, aggregation and the distinction between the advisory AI Total Score and the human Final Score.
• Score and shortlist — Operational procedure for reviewing evidence, entering Jury Scores and generating the leaderboard.

Methodological foundations named by EvalLens#

The public methodology page describes three foundations for the Pitch Competition dimension matrix:

• Lean Startup — hypothesis and problem–solution logic; reflected primarily in P1 and P2.
• Customer Development — customer, pain and validation evidence; reflected primarily in P1 and P2.
• VC due diligence — market, business model, team and feasibility analysis; reflected primarily in P3, P4, P5 and P6.

These labels describe the conceptual foundations named by EvalLens. They are not presented here as a citation to a particular book, paper or investment firm's proprietary framework.

What this documentation does not claim#

The rubric is a decision-support method, not a prediction model or an investment recommendation. EvalLens evaluates what is present in a pitch deck, records missing evidence and prepares a comparable review; it does not verify every claim against the outside world, provide investment advice or select a winner automatically.

The AI Total Score is advisory. The final ranking is produced from human Jury Scores and project weights, as described in Score calculation.

External research status#

This page currently cites the product's public methodology and the maintained documentation. A separate bibliography of external academic, accelerator or investment sources should be added only after each source has been verified and its relevance to a specific criterion is documented. No unverified external citation is included here.

Related pages#

• Scoring method — The complete scoring reference.
• Trust and safety — Boundaries, security and prompt-injection handling.
• Glossary — Terms used throughout the documentation.