Your pitch deck

A pitch deck is a brief presentation, often created using PowerPoint or similar. It is used to provide your audience with a quick overview of your business plan. A pitch deck would usually be used to pitch your startup during face-to-face or online meetings with potential investors, customers, partners, etc.

We strongly recommend that everyone upload a pitch deck, as it is the first thing that many of our investor, partner and media attendees look for when deciding whether they would like to meet with a startup.

Your pitch deck will be visible to all Web Summit attendees. With that in mind, we recommend you create two versions:

The first version is one that you would be happy to share on your website. It could contain your product overview; the problem(s) you’re solving and how; what makes you stand out in the crowd; your team; and a brief summary. This version should be short and catch the attention of the viewer, making them want to learn more about your company.

The second version The second version is the one that you would share only with people who contact you directly and who you would like to share it with, such as potential investors. This would contain the information above and also include more sensitive information, such as your business model and finances.