Record or upload your demo-day pitch. See which parts land, which need work, and what you left out, then rehearse a tighter version. It also catches how you deliver it: pace, filler, uptalk, and jargon.
Each founder had about two minutes on the YC stage. Watch the pitch, then see it broken down the same way yours would be, part by part.
Hook, problem, traction, the ask, and the rest. It shows which ones you landed, which are thin, and which you skipped, and how much of your pitch each one took. Open any part for what’s missing and how to fix it. This is a real read of Retool’s YC pitch.
See Retool’s full breakdown9 core elements investors expect, plus 4 optional ones (How It Works, Why Now, Vision, Roadmap) that only some pitches need.
Add these only if they fit your pitch.
Practice the way the room actually hears you: a tight clock, a read on every element, and a rewrite to rehearse against.
Demo days run short, usually two to five minutes. Set a time limit to match yours, and have the pitch you will actually deliver ready to go.
Record it live, or upload a recording. It transcribes every word, sorts your pitch into the elements investors listen for, and catches how you deliver it.
You get the full anatomy of your pitch: which parts landed, which are thin, and which you skipped. Every part you delivered comes with a sharper version to rehearse, and the skipped ones come flagged with what to add before you step on stage.
“Off the back of how the pitch went, I was introduced to an investor, and I genuinely think that outcome was a direct result of the improvements I made through speaking.app.”
Charlie Ward
Founder, Pay Path IQ
“Impressive and useful.”
Matt Abrahams
Lecturer, Stanford GSB · Think Fast Talk Smart
“speaking.app helped me condense the way I speak and get the valuable information out.”
Eoin Quirke
Founder, TRACE Teams
“It was the least nervous I've ever felt pitching, despite it probably being the biggest audience I've pitched to. The constructive feedback I received helped me practise properly and know my pitch better than ever.”
Dan Goggin
Founder, LogUp
“It helped me turn a rough, jargon-heavy pitch into something much clearer and more compelling.”
Charlie Ward
Founder, Pay Path IQ
“speaking.app was incredibly helpful while I was preparing pitches for my business. It is a great tool for anyone looking to improve their communication skills or practise for presentations, interviews, or public speaking.”
Mohammed Shoaib Malik
CEO & Co-founder, Locanter
“I think the app is fantastic and we should have used it sooner.”
Robert Bordianu
Founder, IDV Exchange
“I am so impressed with how much value this can give to people who want to level up their speaking and receive valuable feedback!”
Verity Price
2021 World Champion of Public Speaking
“The rewritten version and the filler-word feedback were huge, they showed me exactly where I was using filler words and helped me cut them.”
Eoin Quirke
Founder, TRACE Teams
“I've pitched many times before, but speaking.app took my pitch to the next level. I felt more confident and polished on the day.”
Paul Murnane
Founder, DocuSmart AI
“Someone in the group said: 'Wow, your opening was so good.' I said, 'I got it from the speaking app.'”
Lynda Wilkes-Green
Founder, Ahlya
“The detail it went into was particularly impressive, with the WPM and Vocal Expression analysis.”
Mohammed Shoaib Malik
CEO & Co-founder, Locanter
“For the subscription fee, it was totally worth it.”
Charlie Ward
Founder, Pay Path IQ
“It did exactly what I needed for the showcase. I'd come back to it for another event and would refer other founders to it.”
Eoin Quirke
Founder, TRACE Teams
“The hard 3-min stop was annoying at first but such a good setup for me to cut excess out.”
Robert Bordianu
Founder, IDV Exchange
“I loved it and learned a lot!”
Luisa Montalvo
2024 World Champion of Public Speaking
“In the early stages I was also using the recommended adjustments verbatim while I was building out the flesh of my pitch, as I found them to be quite high quality.”
Mohammed Shoaib Malik
CEO & Co-founder, Locanter
No. It works for any accelerator demo day, investor meeting, or pitch competition. Set your recording time limit to match your slot, and the same framework runs on whatever you record.
Yes. Accelerators and programs run their demo-day batch through a coaching workspace: one dashboard for the cohort, assign each founder their reps, and track how every pitch progresses from the first take to demo day. Each founder gets Pro while enrolled, and seats reassign to the next cohort. See speaking.app/for-coaches for the program setup.
Yes. The famous pitches above each link to a full breakdown you can watch. Sign in and the same analysis runs on your own pitch.
The whole pitch, from your hook to your ask, and how you deliver it, your pace, your filler, your clarity, all from one recording.
No. It reads your spoken pitch, the words you say and how you deliver them, not your deck. Record or upload the talk itself.
The full breakdown comes back shortly after you record. Pitch analysis is a Pro feature, and you can re-record and run it again whenever you like within your monthly credits.
It rewrites the parts you delivered, but never blind. Each comes back with a more confident version of the line and the one change that would strengthen it, and it reworks the whole pitch into a cleaner order. The parts you skipped it will not invent; it flags them with what belongs there. Your pitch stays yours; it just sharpens how it lands.
Yes. Besides recording the whole pitch, you can drill a single element on its own, your hook, your ask, whatever is weak, with short reps and feedback. Start from a breakdown, or on its own.
Record your pitch, see every element from Solid to To cover, and rehearse against a tighter rewrite before you step on stage.
