Great startups don’t fund themselves. Raising money from investors for your startup is challenging at any stage and requires a great pitch. Take a quick glance at 10 slides every entrepreneur should look to include in their initial investor pitch deck.

1. S L I D E S O F A P I T C H D E C K F O R S T A R T U P S
I N T R O D U C T I O N
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1 Stick to the very basics: company name, tagline
and a short description of the company
P R O B L E M
3
Highlight the key problems and make sure you
create a connection with the audience or the
investor that you are pitching.
Summarize the 3 most important reasons why a
customer would buy your product; talk about the
benefits of your product rather than the features.
M A R K E T V A L I D A T I O N
4
What you want to do here is provide the closest
existing reference to a company in your space, to
give investors a real idea of your market
opportunity.
M A R K E T S I Z E
P R O D U C T
5 Attempt to predict the size of your target market
using credible sources to instill confidence in
investor towards your product/service.
6
Encapsulate the core functionality of the product in
as few words/images. Another great way to
approach this slide is with a short 30-second video.
B U S I N E S S M O D E L
7
Show a schedule when you expect revenues to pour
in. Run a simple projection for next 3yrs highlighting
the numbers for service, fees, and revenue
A D O P T I O N S T R A T E G Y
8
It is the go-to-market strategy slide, summarize 2-3
core customer acquisition HACKS that you will use
to grow the business.
C O M P E T I T I V E A D V A N T A G E S
9
Answer questions before they come up. Make sure
you point out the core benefits (remember benefits,
not feature) that will allow you to outrun your
competitors
T E A M
10 Lastly short introduction about the team. Stick to
the founding team for this slide.
S O L U T I O N
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Sources:
https://slidebean.com
https://www.crowdfunder.com/
https://www.forbes.com