Our mission
Our mission
I built Cardinal for my own team.
“Cardinal exists so no debater ever walks into a round unprepared just because they couldn't afford help. The whole arsenal, the sharpest prep and the best evidence, should belong to everyone willing to work for it, not only the teams with the biggest budgets.”
I'm a high school debater. At Nationals I froze in a round with nothing prepped, and I never wanted that feeling again, so I spent months building the tool I wish I'd had: one place to cut cards, find evidence, flow rounds, and answer arguments.
The core tools are free, and they're staying free. Card cutting, Search, Attack a Card and Rhetoric Mode don't cost anything. Pro exists for one reason: the AI and servers cost real money, and Pro is what keeps the whole thing running so the free tools can stay free. I'm a debater, not a company trying to cash in on debate.
Anvith Ankinapalli, founder & debater
Where it stands
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Pro is $10 a month and pays for the servers so the free tools stay free.
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Our Ambassadors
Debaters we've called up for spreading Cardinal to their teams and communities.
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