Seed-Stage Pitch Deck Template

Keep it clean. One sentence that a 5-year-old could understand.

[Company Name]
[One-line description of what you do]
[Your Name, Title]
[Contact Email]

Make the pain real and specific. Use data. VCs invest in problems, not solutions.

The Problem:
- [Pain point 1: Specific, quantifiable problem]
- [Pain point 2: Why existing solutions fail]
- [Pain point 3: Cost/impact of the problem]

[X]% of [target audience] experience this problem, costing them [$ amount] per year.

Show, don't tell. Screenshots or a demo video link is ideal here.

Our Solution:
[2-3 sentence description of your product/service]

Key Benefits:
1. [Benefit 1] — [quantified impact]
2. [Benefit 2] — [quantified impact]
3. [Benefit 3] — [quantified impact]

Bottom-up analysis is more credible than top-down. Show how you calculated SOM.

Market Opportunity:

TAM: $[X]B — [Total market definition]
SAM: $[X]B — [Serviceable segment]
SOM: $[X]M — [Realistic 3-year target]

Source: [Credible source]

This is the most important slide. Lead with your strongest metric. Show a growth chart if possible.

Traction & Milestones:

- [Key metric]: [Value] (growing [X]% MoM)
- [Revenue/Users]: [Value]
- [Notable customers/partners]
- [Key milestone achieved]

VCs want to see a clear path to strong unit economics. If early, show projected numbers with assumptions.

Revenue Model:
- [Pricing model: SaaS, marketplace, usage-based, etc.]
- [Price point: $X/month per user]
- [Current/projected unit economics]

Key Metrics:
- CAC: $[X]
- LTV: $[X]
- LTV/CAC Ratio: [X]x

Highlight why THIS team is uniquely positioned to solve THIS problem. Domain expertise > brand names.

Founding Team:

[Name 1] — [Role]
[Relevant experience: previous exits, domain expertise, technical skills]

[Name 2] — [Role]
[Relevant experience]

Advisors: [Notable names if applicable]

Be specific about what this money buys. VCs want to know what the next fundraise will look like.

Raising: $[X]M Seed Round

Use of Funds:
- [X]% Engineering & Product
- [X]% Go-to-Market
- [X]% Operations

Milestones This Round Will Achieve:
1. [Milestone 1]
2. [Milestone 2]
3. [Milestone 3]