VentureIQ: AI Powered Startup Idea Evaluation and the Risk intelligence System

This paper presented VentureIQ, an AI-powered startup evaluation and risk intelligence platform that integrates a Gradient Boosting Classifier with a Streamlit interface and AI-assisted analytical components. The system combines structured-data prediction with contextual market analysis to provide users with a unified startup evaluation workflow. On the reported synthetic test set, the Gradient Boosting Classifier achieved 86.2% accuracy, an 85.7% F1-score, and a ROC-AUC of 0.92. These results indicate promising classification performance under the evaluated experimental conditions. The interactive interface makes the outputs accessible, while the RAG and LLM components support supplementary analysis and strategic recommendations. However, the use of synthetic data limits the conclusions that can be drawn about real-world startup outcomes. Further validation using independent datasets, stronger evaluation procedures, and explainability techniques is required. With these improvements, VentureIQ could develop into a more transparent and evidence-supported decision-support platform for startup assessment.

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