{"id":1196586,"date":"2022-09-01T16:49:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/01\/everything-you-need-to-know-to-make-a-great-startup-pitch-deck\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T16:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:49:52","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-to-make-a-great-startup-pitch-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/01\/everything-you-need-to-know-to-make-a-great-startup-pitch-deck\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know to make a great startup pitch deck \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The crew here at has done a lot of writing about making amazing pitch decks over the years, and I figured it was time that I put together a collection of all of it in one handy spot.<\/p>\n

A lot of these articles are part of + \u2014 \u2019s premium subscription product. I\u2019ve marked them below so you know which ones you need a subscription to read. Perhaps I\u2019m just a teensy bit biased over here, but I\u2019d say it\u2019s definitely worth subscribing to get access to all of this content. (And we\u2019re having a Labor Day sale at the moment!)<\/p>\n

On top of all of the pitching info, with a + subscription, you get access to a ton of in-depth analysis that\u2019ll help you find investors, build a better company, and be a more successful founder.<\/p>\n\n

Should you \/ can you raise money?<\/h2>\n\n

Before you start pitching<\/h2>\n\n

Individual slides, broken down<\/h2>\n

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Some of the slides are trickier than others; I made an annotated template that a few hundred startups have used to raise money successfully, but it turns out that even with a good template, there are pitfalls and things that can go wrong. Here are a few articles we wrote to help you crack some of the more challenging parts of the pitch.<\/p>\n\n

During the pitch process<\/h2>\n\n

Pitch deck teardowns<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve been looking around on the web, you\u2019ll have figured out that it\u2019s exceedingly rare to find recent samples of pitch decks that were successfully used to raise money. That\u2019s what I\u2019m trying to change with the pitch deck teardowns.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a series that\u2019s been running for a while, with pitch decks for companies of all different sizes and stages of fundraising. These teardowns include three things I love, three things I\u2019d improve, a bunch of general observations about the deck, and the full deck for you to take a closer look at.<\/p>\n

And a full list of the pitch deck teardowns to date:<\/p>\n

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  • Dutch\u2019s<\/strong> Series A deck that raised $20M, published May 12<\/li>\n
  • BoxedUp\u2019s<\/strong> seed deck that raised $2.3M, published May 19<\/li>\n
  • Lumigo\u2019s<\/strong> Series A deck that raised $29M, published May 26<\/li>\n
  • Encore\u2019s<\/strong> seed deck that raised $3M, published June 2<\/li>\n
  • Lunchbox\u2019s<\/strong> Series B deck that raised $50M, published June 9<\/li>\n
  • Ergeon\u2019s<\/strong> Series B deck that raised $40M, published June 16<\/li>\n
  • WayRay\u2019s<\/strong> Series E deck that raised $80M, published June 23<\/li>\n
  • Wilco\u2019s<\/strong> seed deck that raised $7M, published June 30<\/li>\n
  • Enduring Planet\u2019s<\/strong> seed deck that raised $2M, published July 7<\/li>\n
  • Forethought\u2019s<\/strong> Series C deck that raised $65M, published July 14<\/li>\n
  • Arkive\u2019s<\/strong> seed deck that raised $9.7M, published July 21<\/li>\n
  • Alto Pharmacy\u2019s<\/strong> Series E deck that raised $200M, published July 28<\/li>\n
  • Glambook\u2019s<\/strong> seed deck that raised $2.5M, published August 4<\/li>\n
  • Five Flute\u2019s<\/strong> pre-seed deck that raised $1.2M, published August 11<\/li>\n
  • Mi Terro\u2019s<\/strong> seed deck that raised $1.5M, published August 18<\/li>\n
  • SIMBA Chain\u2019s<\/strong> Series A deck that raised $25M, published August 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Oh, and if you want to submit your own pitch deck for a teardown, I\u2019ve written a bit more about how to do that, too.<\/p>\n\n

    Is there something missing? Is there an aspect of fundraising you\u2019ve always wanted to know more about? Ask! I\u2019m easy enough to reach on Twitter (DMs are open!)<\/a> or throw some words in an email to [email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n