🔍 DealLens

AI-Powered Startup Research Tool for VC Analysts

Evaluate startups in seconds, not hours. DealLens automates the research pipeline so VC analysts can focus on decisions, not data collection.

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🎯 The Problem

VC analysts spend 60-70% of their time on manual research — scraping data, reading pitch decks, comparing metrics, and writing investment memos. DealLens eliminates this bottleneck.

✨ Features

• 🔍 Startup Intelligence — Instant company analysis powered by GLM-5.1
• 📊 Automated Scoring — Multi-factor evaluation across market, team, traction, and technology
• 📄 Research Reports — Auto-generated investment memos with key metrics
• ⚡ Real-time Pipeline — FastAPI backend with LangChain orchestration
• 🎨 Clean Dashboard — Next.js frontend with intuitive data visualization
• 🔗 API-First Design — RESTful endpoints for integration with existing workflows

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🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Frontend (Next.js)                │
│              TypeScript + Tailwind CSS               │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘
                       │ REST API
                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 FastAPI Backend                       │
│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌────────────┐ │
│  │  LangChain   │  │   GLM-5.1    │  │  Research   │ │
│  │  Orchestr.   │──│   Engine     │──│  Pipeline   │ │
│  └─────────────┘  └──────────────┘  └────────────┘ │
│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐                  │
│  │   Scoring    │  │   Report     │                  │
│  │   Engine     │──│  Generator   │                  │
│  └─────────────┘  └──────────────┘                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Node.js 18+
• GLM-5.1 API key

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/datawithusman/deal-lens.git
cd deal-lens

# Set up backend
cd backend
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set up frontend
cd ../frontend
npm install

Configuration

Create a .env file in the backend directory:

GLM_API_KEY=your_glm_api_key_here
LANGCHAIN_API_KEY=your_langchain_key_here

Usage

# Start the FastAPI backend
cd backend
uvicorn main:app --reload --port 8000

# Start the Next.js frontend
cd frontend
npm run dev

API Example

import requests

# Analyze a startup
response = requests.post(
    "http://localhost:8000/api/v1/analyze",
    json={
        "company_name": "TechStartup Inc.",
        "website": "https://techstartup.com",
        "industry": "SaaS"
    }
)

report = response.json()
print(report["score"])        # Overall score: 78/100
print(report["recommendation"])  # "Strong potential — schedule meeting"

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📁 Project Structure

deal-lens/
├── backend/
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── api/           # API routes
│   │   ├── core/          # Config & settings
│   │   ├── models/        # Data models
│   │   ├── services/      # Business logic
│   │   └── chains/        # LangChain pipelines
│   ├── requirements.txt
│   └── main.py
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── app/           # Next.js app router
│   │   ├── components/    # React components
│   │   └── lib/           # Utilities
│   ├── package.json
│   └── tailwind.config.ts
└── README.md

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👤 Built by

Muhammad Usman — AI Systems Developer @ Nobel AI

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