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VC pitch deck design built for how partners actually read..
A VC deck has two audiences: the associate who screens it in ninety seconds, and the partner who defends it in Monday meeting. Most decks are written for neither.
Investment
Three ways to raise.
Fixed price, fixed scope. Pick the tier that matches your raise — from a single deal deck to a full capital-raise kit.
Essential
A sharp investor deck at the length most decks should be — you bring the content, we design it.
5–7 business days
- 12–15 designed slides
- Core investor structure (problem → ask)
- Your brand applied throughout
- Custom charts (market, traction)
- 1 revision round
- Editable PowerPoint source files
Standard
The full raise: we shape the narrative from your inputs at the length investors actually read.
Priority · 4–5 business days
- 15–20 designed slides
- We build the narrative from your inputs
- Full custom chart set
- Matching 1-page investor teaser
- 2 revision rounds
- Editable PowerPoint + source
Complete
A comprehensive deck for detailed raises and sales — full appendix, plus a condensed sales version.
Rush available
- 25–40 slides — deck + appendix
- Custom graphics & data-room slides
- Condensed sales version of the deck
- 3 revision rounds, white-glove
- 30-minute strategy call
- All source files
N° 01How VCs read
Two readers, two different jobs.
01
The associate is screening out
First pass is fast and looks for reasons to pass. A deck that has not said plainly what the company does by slide three is a pass, however good slide nine is.
02
The partner is building a case
If it advances, someone has to argue for you in a room you are not in. That person needs three defensible facts they can repeat from memory. Give them those facts on their own slides.
03
Everyone verifies the numbers
Market size, growth rate and unit economics get checked. A deck that survives contact with diligence is worth more than one that impresses on first read.
N° 02What we build
Fifteen slides and an appendix that does the rest.
01
A front deck that holds attention
Twelve to twenty slides carrying the argument. Anything that answers a follow-up question rather than advancing the story moves to the appendix.
02
An appendix built for diligence
Cohort detail, pipeline, hiring plan, model assumptions. It is where a serious investor goes second, and its absence reads as unpreparedness.
03
Charts that survive scrutiny
Zero-based axes, defined metrics, real date ranges. Every chart that flatters through presentation rather than substance is a liability once someone checks it.
Questions
The answers we give most often.
- How is a VC deck different from an angel deck?
- Angels back people and stories; VCs must defend a decision internally. VC decks need harder evidence and an appendix that supports diligence.
- How many slides for a VC deck?
- Twelve to twenty in the front deck. The appendix can run long — it is read selectively, not in sequence.
- What do VCs look at first?
- What the company does, then traction. If either is unclear in the first three slides, the rest is rarely read.
- Should I send the deck before the meeting?
- Yes. Assume it will be read without you, which is exactly why slides that only make sense with narration fail.
- What kills a VC deck fastest?
- An unevidenced claim on an early slide. It sets the reader to sceptical for everything after it.
- Do I need a separate teaser?
- A one-page teaser helps for warm intros. It should carry the same three facts your champion will need to repeat.
Next step
Ready to build the deck?
Tell us the stage, the audience and the deadline. We will tell you what scope it actually needs.