Hi, I'm Aaron Zhang
Sparring · AI VC Pitch Coach
Practice your crypto pitch with AI VC partners — built by a former crypto VC. Bilingual EN / 中文. Web3 vertical.
Why Sparring
Crypto-vertical pitch practice with archetype VC partners. No generic chatbots; each archetype is modeled on the public writing of real crypto fund partners.
Background
Co-founder, Chain Renaissance Capital. 8 years in crypto venture & operating roles.
Approach
Each archetype is distilled from a public-corpus pipeline — not a generic VC chatbot trained on cliches.
Bilingual
Pitch in English or 中文. Built for Asia-based crypto founders raising USD rounds.
How To Use Sparring
Three tiers, from a free 10-minute try to a structured 5-session program.
Free Demo
Pitch one archetype for 10 minutes. Get a quick feedback report. No signup.
- One archetype (choose at runtime)
- Up to 10 minutes of dialogue
- Auto-generated feedback report
Single Session
Pitch both archetypes back-to-back. 30 minutes each. Full Pass/Needs-Work/Not-Ready scorecard.
- Both archetypes back-to-back
- 60 minutes total dialogue
- Detailed scorecard + the 3 questions that broke you
- Bilingual EN / 中文
Coaching Program
Five sessions across two weeks. Iterate your pitch against escalating partner difficulty. Recommended before a real raise.
- 5 sessions over 2 weeks
- All archetypes (including future)
- 1:1 written review of recorded sessions
- Pre-raise readiness check
The Archetypes
Two partners live for v0. Each archetype is modeled on the public writing of real crypto fund partners — disclosed in each session, no affiliation claimed.
The Thesis Partner
Calm, professorial. Tests prior art, idea-maze depth, native-vs-skeuomorphic framing, 10-year horizon. Will not raise their voice. Will dismiss with "they may work, but they're not going to be the thing people talk about 10 years from now."
The Debater
Amused-disdainful. Steelmans your case better than you did, then knifes the weakest assumption. Probes threat models, real users today, token distribution width. Will deploy "tokens 👏 are 👏 not 👏 equity" if you earn it.
More Archetypes
The Aggressive Allocator. The Asia Bridge. The Ownership Economist. Driven by new corpus added to the pipeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is Sparring?
A pitch-practice tool where AI partners simulate VC archetypes. You upload your pitch (or paste your BP), pick an archetype, and get pressure-tested. At the end you get a structured feedback report.
Is this affiliated with any VC fund?
No. Archetypes are modeled on the publicly known styles of multiple crypto VC partners. Each session opens with a disclaimer naming the inspirations. No real names are used during the dialogue.
Will my pitch stay confidential?
Sessions run on the platform without storing identifiable pitch content in v0. The MVP runs locally for demo purposes; production hosting will use ephemeral session storage. No deck files are persisted beyond the session.
Why only crypto VCs?
Because that's where Asia-based founders need it most. Generic VC pitch tools exist; bilingual, crypto-vertical, archetype-driven simulation does not. Sparring is built for crypto founders raising USD rounds.
Ready to Spar?
Try the demo, request a session, or get in touch about a coaching program.