THE CAPITAL STACK PLATFORM™

Pitch Deck Support

Moonshot Capital Readiness Tools

Fast DIY Options

First Step: Do a pitch deck audit. Use this link to audit your deck

PITCH AUDIT REVIEW

Quick Wins: Free & AI-Assisted Deck Tools

Level up your visuals in hours without hiring a designer.

  • Canva (Magic Design) – Drop in your content; apply consistent themes and a brand kit quickly.

  • Beautiful.ai – Auto-layouts that keep slides tidy and on-brand with minimal effort.

  • Tome – AI-first storytelling; generate a first draft of slides from a prompt.

  • Gamma – Convert outlines into clean, editable decks fast.

  • Decktopus AI – Prompts → structured pitch decks with speaker notes.

  • SlidesAI (Google Slides add-on) – Turn text into slide layouts inside GSlides.

  • PowerPoint Designer / Copilot – Built-in design suggestions and quick cleanups in PPT.

Affordable Freelancers (Pay-Per-Project)

Great for a design refresh when you want human polish without agency prices.

  • Upwork – Search “Pitch Deck Designer (startup/VC)”; filter by Top Rated Plus. Typical $150–$600 for a refresh.

  • Fiverr Pro – Vetted pros; look for “Investor Pitch Deck,” 4.9★+, 100+ reviews. Typical $120–$500.

  • 99designs by Vista – Run a contest to see multiple styles, or hire direct. Contests from ~$399.

Specialist Deck Services (Faster, More Curated)

Choose these if you need structured design sprints and tight QA.

  • Slidebean – Startup-focused; design-only or strategy + design packages.

  • SketchDeck – On-demand design teams for rapid, consistent execution.

  • Superside / 24Slides – Reliable teams, multi-round polish, quick turnaround.

Make It Smooth (and Cheap): Your Mini-Brief

Copy/paste this to any designer or AI tool to stay on time and on budget.

Goal: Design refresh only—no new claims or numbers.
Audience: Seed/Series A investors
Tone: Credible, crisp, data-led
Length: 12–18 slides
Brand: Logo + colors + 1–2 typefaces
Deliverables: PPTX + Google Slides + PDF
Timeline: 48–72 hours, 2 revision rounds
Do Not Change: Metrics, traction, financials, legal statements

Slide order (recommended):

  1. Title & one-line value prop

  2. Problem (who/why now)

  3. Solution & product snapshot

  4. Demo / key features

  5. Market size (TAM/SAM/SOM)

  6. Business model (pricing/ARPU/GMs)

  7. Traction (KPIs, growth, logos)

  8. Go-to-Market (motion, channels)

  9. Moat (IP, data, network, ops)

  10. Roadmap (next 12–18 months)

  11. Team (why you)

  12. Financials (high-level)

  13. The Ask (round, use of funds)

Need Help Deciding?

  • Tight deadline, no budget: Start with Canva / Beautiful.ai / Gamma today.

  • Modest budget, fast polish: Hire a Top Rated freelancer with the Mini-Brief above.

  • Higher stakes, board review coming: Consider Slidebean or SketchDeck for a managed sprint.

Pitch materials must reflect institutional underwriting logic, not storytelling alone.

Related tools:
• Pitch Audit
• Capital Readiness Audit

To understand structural standards, review Capital Framework

Founders evaluating investor networks may also want to review our Startup Fundraising Platform Comparison.