How to build the perfect pitch deck?

Post author:Yash A
Post published:May 30, 2022
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As of March 2022, India houses more than 65,861 startups and about 660 active investors. But how easy or difficult is it to raise funds?

How much funds a startup raises doesn’t just rely on a product or a startup’s growth, but on how well the founders present their ideas, say founders and investors.

More often than not, entrepreneurs get stuck at the presentation level. How long or short should it be? What to include and what to avoid? The list goes on.

Abhilash Sethi, Principal at agritech-focussed VC firm Omnivore, says, “A good pitch is a combination of brevity and clarity.”

For this week’s article on Entrepreneurship 101, YS reached out to investors and entrepreneurs to understand what goes in a perfect pitch deck and what it takes to onboard an investor. Read more.

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