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The Investor Pitch Guide

Get investor-ready, tell a clear story, prepare yourself and handle what comes after the pitch. Designed by a judge of entrepreneurial pitch competitions.

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What's inside

  • The Investor Pitch Guide (28-page fillable PDF) in ten chapters
  • Is investor funding right for you? Equity, loans, grants and the trade-offs
  • Getting investor-ready: structure, ownership, forecast and your document folder
  • Telling your story, with every slide explained
  • The numbers investors test: unit economics, burn, runway, valuation and dilution
  • Thirty tough questions to prepare for
  • Pitch competitions: how judges score
  • After the pitch: follow-up, due diligence and term sheets, plus email templates
  • Investor Pitch Deck Template (PowerPoint): 14 slides plus a backup appendix, with speaker notes
  • Investor One-Page Summary (editable Word)

Who it's for

Founders preparing for an investor or lender meeting, or a pitch competition.

Format

28-page fillable PDF, a PowerPoint deck and an editable Word summary. Instant digital download.

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