VedAI scores every Indian startup on a nine-pillar framework. The pillars are public, the data sources are public, and the cadence is fixed. We don't publish the weights — but we tell you what we use, when we refresh, and how to challenge a score you think is wrong.
Every Indian startup in the IVL universe is assessed on the same nine pillars. We rate each pillar on its own evidence — not in comparison to a "perfect" startup that doesn't exist. The headline VedAI score combines the pillars; the relative weights are intentionally not published, but the pillars themselves are open.
What we don't publish: the relative weights, the model architecture, or the prompt configuration. This protects against gaming and keeps the score directional. What we do publish: every pillar, every input source, and every dispute outcome on request.
VedAI does not buy private data. Every pillar is computed from data that is public, regulator-filed, or self-published by the startup. We never use leaked data, scraped private dashboards, or unverified founder claims.
VedAI re-scores the universe nightly. New filings, fresh funding rounds, regulatory updates, and verified news flow in within 24 hours. Pillars that depend on slower-moving signals (governance, compliance) refresh on each batch but typically only change after a real underlying event.
VedAI is a research accelerator — it surfaces patterns, ranks startups for relative comparison, and exposes data gaps. It is not investment advice, a credit rating, or a substitute for due diligence. We mark startups with sparse public data as "insufficient_data" rather than fake a confident score.
If you're a founder, employee, or investor and you believe VedAI has missed a signal — old data, a structural change, a misclassification — write to us. We re-look every flagged score within 7 working days. If we change a score, we publish the change in our methodology change-log. If we don't, we tell you why.