# Nithin Kamath tells founders stop leading pitches with AI 2026-08-15T17:00:11+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath has warned startup founders that leading investor pitches with artificial intelligence is counterproductive. In a post on X, Kamath said AI has become 'table stakes' in the startup ecosystem and no longer differentiates a business. He said pitch decks that open with 'we use AI' make his eyes roll and cause him to stop reading. Kamath added that generative AI tools have made it easy to create professional-looking decks, but that convenience makes generic AI claims stand out even less. He advised founders to focus on the problem they solve and what makes their product unique, instead of treating the technology itself as a selling point. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: AI, Nithin Kamath, pitch decks, startups, venture capital, Zerodha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nithin-kamath-tells-founders-stop-leading-pitches-with-ai/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nithin-kamath-tells-founders-stop-leading-pitches-with-ai/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/