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April 22, 2020

Writing your next pitch deck? Read this first

Pitch decks can be a notoriously mixed bag. We got tips on how to master it from three investors who have seen it all...


Isabel Woodford

9 min read

Evgenia Plotnikova, partner at Dawn

Before investors meet founders they'll usually meet their PowerPoint skills — otherwise known as a pitch deck. Getting the content, format and delivery right isn't easy, but it's important.

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Revolut pitch deck
An extract from Revolut’s first pitch deck (Source). They predicted they'd have £3m in profit by this year...
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