EC Pitch Deck Teardowns

Pitch Deck Teardown: Equals’ $16M Series A deck

Equals' Series A deck certainly looks good, and it does a ton of things well. But there are a few areas where it can do better. Let's take a look!

Pitch Deck Teardown: Xyte’s $30M Series A deck

Xyte's pitch deck has a lot of slides, but how much of it was actually useful? Let's take a look.

Pitch Deck Teardown: PhageLab’s $11M Series A deck

This week, we're taking a look at what PhageLab got right in this pitch deck and why it could use some judicious pruning.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Doola’s $1M strategic investment deck

Doola's pitch deck does a few things extremely well, but the problem is, it leaves a ton out, too. Here's why that won't work for most startups.

Now is the time to invest in edtech

Just tacking AI onto a product isn’t enough, and investors are hoping that the technology will lead to more innovation in the space.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Rypplzz’ $3M seed deck

This week, we're taking a look at a pitch deck from Rypplzz (pronounced "ripples"), a spatial technology startup that recently raised $3 million.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Qortex’s $10M seed deck

The pitch deck video analytics firm Qortex used to raise its $10M seed round has a lot missing, but it does get some things right.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Pepper Bio’s $6.5M seed deck

This week, we are taking a closer look at Pepper Bio's seed pitch deck that landed the company $6.5 million.

Pitch Deck Teardown: HomeCooks’ $3.2M seed deck

Positioning itself as the "Etsy of food," HomeCooks has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. What did it do right in its crowdfunding campaign slides?

The outlook for startups in 2024 is hazy

Even though the economy is signaling a bit of a bounce-back, 2024 might not be much better than 2023 when it comes to startups sharing a piece of the budget pie. 

Pitch Deck Teardown: Metafuels’ $8M climate tech seed deck

Let's take a deep dive into the pitch deck that climate tech startup Metafuels used to raise its $8 million seed round.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Scalestack’s $1M AI sales tech seed deck

We're going to put the deck Scalestack used to raise its $1M seed round under the microscope to see what it got right, and where it could have done better.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Fifth Dimension AI’s $2.8M seed deck

AI is a chaotic free-for-all right now, especially when it comes to the fundraising cycles. Does Fifth Dimension stand out from the crowd?

Pitch Deck Teardown: Phospholutions’ $10M Series A extension deck

Phospholutions' pitch deck embodies the essence of an effective pitch. But it's also riddled with small issues that add up,

Pitch Teardown: The CancerVAX crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine

For this edition of Pitch Deck Teardown, we're taking a close look at the CancerVAX campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform, StartEngine.

TC+ Roundup: What happened to the Adobe-Figma deal?

It’s been over a year since Adobe announced that it intended to buy Figma for $20 billion, yet the two companies are still separate entities.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Aether’s $49M Series A deck

This pitch deck makes for some really interesting reading and storytelling, so let's dive in and see if we can spot what happened and how.

Pitch Deck Teardown: SplitBrick’s $200K angel deck

There are some major, fundamental problems with this deck that makes the company pretty much impossible to invest in.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Lupiya’s $8.3M Series A deck

For the 69th installment (nice!) of the Pitch Deck Teardown series, let's take a peek at how Lupiya told its story to close this round.

Pitch Deck Teardown: Point.me’s $10M Series A deck

I like a good airline points flight just as much as the fuzzy feeling you get from knowing you've "beaten the system," but does Point.me solve a "real" problem?
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