Pitch deck templates, elevator pitch guides, investor presentation tips, and everything you need to get your startup funded.
Company name, tagline, your name, contact info. One sentence that explains what you do. Make it memorable.
What problem are you solving? Make the audience feel the pain. Use a real story or statistic. This is the most important slide.
How do you solve it? Show your product. Use a screenshot, demo, or diagram. Keep it simple — if you can't explain it in one slide, simplify.
TAM (Total Addressable Market), SAM, SOM. Use credible sources. Investors want to see a $1B+ market opportunity.
How do you make money? Revenue model, pricing, unit economics. Show you've thought about profitability, not just growth.
What have you achieved? Revenue, users, growth rate, partnerships, press. This is proof that your idea works.
Why are YOU the team to do this? Relevant experience, domain expertise, previous exits. Investors bet on people.
How much are you raising? What will you use it for? What milestones will you hit? Be specific: '$2M to reach 10K users and $500K ARR.'
We help [target customer] solve [specific problem] by [your solution]. We've already [traction metric] and we're raising [amount] to [next milestone].
Think of it as [known thing] for [your market]. 'Uber for dog walking.' 'Slack for construction teams.' Simple comparisons work.
Practice until it's natural, not memorized. Make eye contact. End with a question: 'Would you like to see a demo?' or 'Can I send you our deck?'
For high-growth startups targeting huge markets. Expect to give up 15-25% equity per round. VCs want 10x+ returns.
Individuals investing $25K-$500K. More flexible than VCs. Often industry experts who add strategic value. AngelList, Gust.
Kickstarter (product pre-sales), Republic/Wefunder (equity crowdfunding), Indiegogo. Great for consumer products with visual appeal.
Self-fund from revenue. Keep 100% ownership. Slower growth but total control. Many of the best companies started this way.