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Investment analysis collapses when the evidence trail disappears — you remember the conclusion but not which slide, which model tab, or which transcript line it came from. Korvo exists to close that gap.
$149/yr · Free tier: 1 active project, 15 files or research papers, 20 notes, 1 table, 1 saved output
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Summary
The tool runs locally on your machine, so your deal files never touch a third-party server. You drop in decks, financial models, call transcripts, and notes; Korvo indexes them, proposes an analysis plan, and requires you to approve it before anything runs. Every material claim links back to a specific source span — sheet name, row, line — so when a partner asks where the 2.4× burn multiple came from, you open the citation rather than dig through files. The two-model critique pass, where a second model challenges the first, is in beta, so expect rough edges. Teams scaling beyond a single analyst hitting the single-project limit on the free tier will need a paid account.
Bottom line: Pick Korvo when you need a defensible paper trail from raw deal files to investment decision — but plan for a different architecture if your workflow requires agents running unattended overnight, since autonomous multi-tool agents are in early access and not yet production-ready.
Pricing Plans
Subscription- Price
- $149/yr
- Free Tier
- 1 active project, 15 files or research papers, 20 notes, 1 table, 1 saved output
Explorer
Free
Local workspace, core analysis, 1 active project, 15 files, 20 notes, 1 table, plan generation, 1 saved output, all AI providers (BYOK)
- 1 active project
- 15 files or research papers
- Plan generation
- BYOK AI providers
Pro
per month
$149/yr
Everything in Explorer plus unlimited projects/files/notes/tables, two-model critique, unlimited saved outputs, PDF/Markdown export, full decision history
- Unlimited projects
- Two-model critique pass (beta)
- Export to PDF and Markdown
- Full decision history with source links
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Pros
- Local-first storage means deal files, transcripts, and financial models never leave your machine, so you avoid the legal and confidentiality review that cloud-hosted analysis tools require before a partner will let you paste a cap table into them.
- Citation inspector traces every claim to a specific source span — sheet name, row, cell range, or document line — which means when diligence is challenged in a partner meeting, you open the reference rather than reconstruct the reasoning from memory.
- Plan approval gate requires you to review the proposed analysis and confirm assumptions before any work runs, so you catch missing context (no cohort churn data, no cap table) before the output is already written.
- Bring-your-own-key model routing across all AI providers means you can switch the underlying model when a provider's API costs spike or a better model ships, without changing your workspace or losing your decision history.
- Decision history stores the conclusion, evidence, caveats, models used, and timestamp together, so months later you can reconstruct exactly what you knew, what you didn't, and what you decided — an audit trail that screenshot-based workflows cannot produce.
Cons
- The free tier enforces a one-active-project limit and a fifteen-file ceiling; a real Series B data room hits that ceiling before you've loaded the core materials, forcing either a paid account or a decision about which files to leave out.
- The two-model critique pass is explicitly beta — teams using it as a primary diligence check before a partner meeting are running on pre-release infrastructure, and the vendor's own UI flags unresolved model disagreements that may not resolve consistently across runs.
- Autonomous agents that work across tools while your machine is off are in early access only, not production-ready; teams that need background research delivered to their workspace overnight will need a tool where that feature is already shipping to general users.
- No API is available, so teams that want to push Korvo outputs into downstream systems — a CRM, a portfolio tracking dashboard, a shared Notion database — have no programmatic path; PDF and Markdown export is the full integration surface, which is a dealbreaker for any ops workflow that requires structured data handoff.
About
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows, Linux (alpha)
- API Available
- No
- Self-Hosted
- Yes
- Last Updated
- August 16, 2026
Best For
Who it's for
- Investors needing auditable analysis
- Founders preparing board materials
- Knowledge workers requiring decision provenance
What it does well
- Investment diligence across decks, financial models, and transcripts
- Board material synthesis with source traceability
- Strategy note organization and decision logging
Integrations
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Korvo free?
- Korvo offers a free option alongside paid upgrades. Pricing: $149/yr. Check the current allowances and terms before choosing a plan.
- Can I self-host Korvo?
- Yes. Korvo supports self-hosting on your own infrastructure.
- What platforms does Korvo support?
- Korvo is available on: macOS, Windows, Linux (alpha).
Curated lists that include this category
When deal evidence disappears mid-review
Investment analysis collapses when the evidence trail disappears — you remember the conclusion but not which slide, which model tab, or which transcript line it came from. Korvo runs locally on your machine, so deal files never touch a third-party server. Drop in decks, financial models, call transcripts, and notes. It indexes them, proposes an analysis plan, and waits for approval before running anything. Every material claim links back to a specific source span such as sheet name, row, or line.
Traceability and review steps
The citation inspector opens the exact reference when a partner questions a figure like a burn multiple. A two-model critique pass, still in beta, has one model challenge the output of the first. The vendor states this step can flag disagreements that may not resolve consistently. Free tier limits allow one active project, fifteen files or papers, twenty notes, one table, and one saved output. Pro costs $149 per year.
Platforms and limits
It works on macOS, Windows, and Linux (alpha). Integrations include Google Calendar, Google Drive, and custom MCP servers. A self-hosted option exists. Local storage avoids confidentiality reviews that cloud tools often trigger. The free tier hits its file ceiling quickly on a full Series B data room. The critique pass runs on pre-release infrastructure.
Who it is for / who should skip it
Best for investors needing auditable analysis, founders preparing board materials, and knowledge workers who require decision provenance. Skip it if a single active project limit or beta critique features block your workflow.
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