| # StartupFinancePilot - AI-Powered Financial Assistant for Startups | |
| ## Overview | |
| StartupFinancePilot is an advanced AI-powered financial assistant that helps startup founders make better financial decisions, monitor spending, and optimize their runway. The application provides five main features: | |
| 1. **AI-Enhanced Financial Dashboard**: Visualize your startup's financial health with AI insights and recommendations | |
| 2. **Decision Simulator with AI Analysis**: Test business decisions and get AI-powered impact analysis before implementation | |
| 3. **Intelligent Fund Monitoring**: AI-powered detection of suspicious transactions and spending pattern analysis | |
| 4. **Voice-Enabled AI Financial Advisor**: Get strategic guidance through a conversational interface with voice support | |
| 5. **AI Advisor Booking System**: Schedule dedicated sessions with AI financial experts for deeper analysis | |
| ## How AI Powers StartupFinancePilot | |
| StartupFinancePilot leverages advanced AI technologies to revolutionize startup financial management: | |
| ### 1. Google Gemini AI Integration | |
| At the core of StartupFinancePilot is Google's Gemini AI, a powerful large language model that: | |
| - Analyzes financial data to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities | |
| - Generates tailored recommendations based on your startup's specific situation | |
| - Provides natural language explanations of complex financial concepts | |
| - Creates personalized strategies for runway extension and fundraising | |
| ### 2. ElevenLabs Voice Technology | |
| The AI Financial Advisor feature uses ElevenLabs' voice synthesis technology to: | |
| - Convert AI-generated financial advice into natural-sounding voice responses | |
| - Provide a more engaging and accessible way to receive financial guidance | |
| - Enable hands-free advisory sessions during busy founder days | |
| ### 3. AI-Powered Fraud Detection | |
| Our proprietary AI algorithms for fraud detection: | |
| - Automatically flag suspicious transactions using multiple risk factors | |
| - Assign risk scores to transactions based on patterns and anomalies | |
| - Learn from your spending patterns to improve detection accuracy over time | |
| - Prevent fund misuse before it occurs | |
| ### 4. Financial Modeling AI | |
| The Decision Simulator uses AI financial modeling to: | |
| - Predict the impact of business decisions on your runway and finances | |
| - Generate multiple scenarios based on different variables | |
| - Recommend the optimal timing and scope for major decisions | |
| - Assess risk levels and potential ROI for different options | |
| ## Key Features | |
| ### Financial Dashboard | |
| - AI-generated insights about your financial health | |
| - Interactive visualizations of runway, cash flow, and burn rate | |
| - Expense breakdown with AI-powered optimization recommendations | |
| - Fundraising readiness assessment based on your metrics | |
| ### Decision Simulator | |
| - Test the impact of hiring, marketing, and other decisions before implementation | |
| - AI analysis of each decision with specific recommendations | |
| - Component-level impact visualization to understand effects | |
| - Risk assessment for different scenarios | |
| ### Fund Monitoring | |
| - AI-powered detection of suspicious transactions | |
| - Risk scoring for all spending activities | |
| - Pattern recognition to identify concerning trends | |
| - AI-recommended spending controls and policies | |
| ### AI Financial Advisor | |
| - Natural language chat interface for financial questions | |
| - Voice-enabled responses for hands-free guidance | |
| - Context-aware advice based on your financial situation | |
| - Library of common financial questions with instant answers | |
| ### Book a Session | |
| - Schedule dedicated AI advisory sessions for deeper analysis | |
| - Multiple session types for different financial needs | |
| - AI-generated pre-session analysis and post-session reports | |
| - 30-day follow-up support for implementation guidance | |
| ## Technical Implementation | |
| StartupFinancePilot is built using: | |
| - Streamlit for the web interface | |
| - Google's Gemini AI API for intelligent analysis and recommendations | |
| - ElevenLabs API for voice synthesis | |
| - Plotly for interactive data visualizations | |
| - Pandas for data processing and analysis | |
| ## Getting Started | |
| ### Local Installation | |
| 1. Clone the repository | |
| 2. Install requirements: `pip install -r requirements.txt` | |
| 3. Set up environment variables: | |
| - `GOOGLE_API_KEY`: Your Google API key for Gemini access | |
| - `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY`: Your ElevenLabs API key for voice synthesis | |
| 4. Run the application: `streamlit run app.py` | |
| ### Hugging Face Deployment | |
| This application is also deployed on Hugging Face Spaces and can be accessed directly through the web interface. | |
| To enable all AI features when deploying to Hugging Face: | |
| 1. Go to the Hugging Face Space settings | |
| 2. Click on "Repository secrets" | |
| 3. Add secrets for `GOOGLE_API_KEY` and `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` | |
| ## Data Privacy | |
| This application uses sample data for demonstration purposes. In a production environment: | |
| - All financial data remains private and secure | |
| - No data is shared with third parties without explicit consent | |
| - API calls are encrypted and secure | |
| - No financial data is stored in model training datasets | |
| ## About | |
| StartupFinancePilot was created to democratize access to high-quality financial guidance for startups. By leveraging AI, we provide enterprise-level financial intelligence at a fraction of the cost of traditional consultants. |