When a startup graduates and becomes a “real” company, with hundreds of employees and the first inklings of large amounts of revenue, you could argue that a Team Slide is less important. Yes, the top ...

There’s been a distinct trend in pitch decks recently, and I should know as I review tons of them for TechCrunch+. Pitch decks include fewer slides with less information, but getting across the right ...

A typical investor in a venture firm receives roughly 5,000 pitches in a year, and reads about 700 of them. They only spend 3 minutes scanning each deck, and may fund a handful of startups or none at ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Nate Bek on Jun 13, 2023 at 8:12 am ...

Miami-based data operations startup Matia has secured $10.5 million in seed funding. The startup helps companies simplify data collection and integration for AI applications. BI got an exclusive look ...

Every entrepreneur knows that first impressions are everything. You may already know in your heart that your venture stands on the precipice of greatness, awaiting that next game-changing investment.

Did you know that according to Astel Ventures, VCs invested only two minutes and 42 seconds in pitch decks in 2022? This surprising metric highlights the dire need for startups to captivate investor ...

I expected weird-looking images and cheap designs. Instead, I got a feature I actually want to keep using.

Investors don’t read 40-page plans. Learn how to condense your vision, your traction and your ask into a winning narrative they’ll actually engage with. Here’s how to build a 10-slide deck to help you ...