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Welcome to Designer Fund’s Pitch Deck Resource Library! Below, you'll find resources that will give you an edge when fundraising, with insights and information vetted by our extended network of designers, founders, and investors.
This document is regularly updated with new resources. If you have a valuable resource related to pitch decks, please submit it here for potential inclusion.
Event Recording: Designing Effective Pitch Decks
Ben Blumenrose, Designer Fund’s co-founder and general partner, recently gave a talk on a few key ways to create a great fundraising deck.
Ben Blumenrose, Designer Fund’s co-founder and general partner, recently gave a talk on a few key ways to create a great fundraising deck.
"If you're a founder, a great pitch deck or memo can make the difference between whether your company gets funded or not. It's that simple. With the accessibility of information, talented designers, and quality design templates, there's no reason for you not to put together a compelling case for your company. You just need to care enough to do it.”
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– Ben Blumenrose, Co-founder and General Partner, Designer Fund
Pitch Deck Advice from Leading Investors
Click the toggles for pitch deck tips from top investors in our network:
- Write a memo first – It’ll let you focus on content first.
- Send out a teaser deck – This is a great tactic to help you get that first meeting.
- Include a demo – If you have a compelling demo, include it in the presentation.
- Avoid feature comparison slides – More features doesn’t mean better.
- Use your title slides wisely – Tell a strong narrative through headlines.
- Start with a “suitcase” – The simple, the better.
- Address the elephant in the room – Bring up key concerns or obstacles early in your pitch.
- Visualize your growth – Strategically use graphs to convey your strongest metrics.
- Speak in numbers – Think in data, speak in data.
Additional Tips:
- Have an AI point-of-view – You should be able to show how your business will leverage AI.
- Show capital efficiency – Investors want to see business fundamentals that work and effective use of capital.