You’re chasing customers, money, and a team all at once, with two or three people. AI is your backup: user interviews processed, a prototype built, the round tracked, the investor update written. The choices and the promises you make stay yours.
AI helps startup founders with tasks such as “Map your competitors and their funding,” “Run a user interview without taking notes,” and “Draw the lessons from a series of interviews.” Start with a single task, in Perplexity: allow 20 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
Perplexity · “Research”
TodayEvery investor asks “who else is doing this?” and your answer dates from the last time you looked.
With PerplexityA competitor map in three groups, with their pricing, their funding, and the sources to check.
Granola · “New Note,” then “Enhanced” tab
TodayWhen you take notes, you stop listening. And from memory, you mostly retain what confirms your idea.
With GranolaOne summary per interview, with the user’s words and what they really do today.
Granola · “Granola Chat,” on the interviews folder
TodayAfter fifteen interviews, each cofounder quotes the one that suits them, and no one knows what really keeps coming up.
With GranolaThe recurring problems, weighted by the number of people, and the signals that contradict your hypothesis.
Also
Lovable · “Plan” mode, then “Build” mode
A prototype online, with fictional data, that five customers can try this week.
Pitch · “Pitch Agent”
A twelve-slide deck, faithful to your memo, to share with a link or as a PDF.
A one-page brief on the fund and the person, backed by sources, with your questions and their likely objections.
Attio · “Ask Attio”
The list of investors to follow up with this week, with what each one expects from you.
Claude · “Projects”
A one-page update, in your structure, with the month’s numbers and your asks of investors.
Claude · An attached file, in the conversation
A table of the clauses in plain English, page by page, and your questions for the attorney.
Claude · Voice mode: the waveform icon in the message box
A pitch rehearsed out loud, and the list of answers to rework before the real meeting.
All 10 use cases on this page are in Nova, each with its steps and its prompt.
Try the interactive demoWhat to check
Amounts raised and prices change fast, and Perplexity can cite outdated information: check each company’s website before you put it in your deck. The free plan gives one “Research” report per month.
Map your competitors and their fundingPerplexity · “Research”The prompt to copy
My startup helps [type of customer] to [outcome], through [approach]. Map the competition in [Europe and North America]. Three groups: direct competitors, substitutes used today (spreadsheet, service provider, general-purpose software), players that could move in. For each company: founding year, country, target customers, public pricing, funds raised with the date and the investors, what sets it apart. Give the source and the date of each piece of information, and write “not found” rather than estimating. End with what no one offers yet, and the possible reasons why.
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobTrack your round and never miss a follow-up
In your jobRead a term sheet before seeing your attorney
In your jobMap your competitors and their funding
In your jobRun a user interview without taking notes
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
A project with your numbers and your past updates: it drafts the investor update, helps you get ready to read a term sheet, and lets you rehearse your pitch out loud.
Recommended planFree to start. Pro, $20 per month ($17 per month if billed yearly), if you work in it every day.
During a user interview, you listen: it takes the notes, with no bot on the call. Afterward, you can query all the interviews in a folder together.
Recommended planBasic, $0. Notes older than 30 days are visible only with Business, $14 per user per month.
Before a meeting with a fund, or to keep track of your competitors: answers with the source of each piece of information.
Recommended planFree to start: 3 “Pro” searches per day, 1 “Research” report per month. Pro, $20 per month (€22 on the French App Store).
You describe your idea, and it turns it into a working prototype to put in customers’ hands before you hire a developer.
Recommended planFree, $0: 5 credits per day, 30 per month at most. Pro, from $25 per month ($250 billed yearly).
“Pitch Agent” builds the deck from your memo and your numbers. You then send it with a link.
Recommended planFree, €0: 100 AI credits granted once, no PowerPoint export. Plus, €10 per month, billed yearly.
Your round is tracked like a CRM: each investor has a record, filled in from your emails, and “Ask Attio” tells you who to follow up with.
Recommended planFree, $0: 3 users at most, 100 AI credits per user per month. Plus, $35 per user per month, billed yearly.
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: Claude, Granola, Perplexity, Lovable, Pitch, and Attio. All of them can be used for free to get started.
A project with your numbers and your past updates: it drafts the investor update, helps you get ready to read a term sheet, and lets you rehearse your pitch out loud. The plan to choose: Free to start. Pro, $20 per month ($17 per month if billed yearly), if you work in it every day.
With “Map your competitors and their funding,” in Perplexity (“Research”). Allow 20 minutes the first time. A competitor map in three groups, with their pricing, their funding, and the sources to check.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.