# Pitch deck

Concept · [Fundraising and equity](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fundraising)

Also called: deck, pitch, investor deck, investor pitch

A short slide presentation that explains your business to investors: the problem, your solution, who it is for, your [traction](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/traction) and what you are asking for.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) shows ten slides in a meeting: the problem, the product, the customers so far, the team and how much money she is raising.

## Connects to (19)

- [Traction](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/traction): Proof that real people want what you are building, such as paying customers, growing use or signed agreements.
- [TAM](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tam): Total addressable market.
- [Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/accelerator): A program with a fixed length that helps a group of early companies grow faster through coaching, introductions and sometimes funding.
- [Data room](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-room): An organized online folder of a company's key documents, shared privately with investors or buyers so they can check the facts during due…
- [Demo day](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/demo-day): The event at the end of an accelerator where each company in the cohort presents to an audience of investors.
- [Angel group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/angel-group): A group of angel investors who hear startup pitches together.
- [Pitch competition](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitch-competition): An event where founders present their companies to judges, who pick winners.
- [Product Pitch Night](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/product-pitch-night): A Build in Tulsa program for founders who make physical products.
- [Build Venture Summit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-venture-summit): An investor event run by Build in Tulsa.
- [Atento Capital](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/atento-capital): A venture capital firm based in Tulsa that invests in early-stage founders.
- [Entrepreneur's Cup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/entrepreneurs-cup): A statewide business plan competition for Oklahoma college students, run by i2E.
- [FortySix Venture Capital](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fortysix-venture-capital): A venture capital firm with offices in Tulsa and Bentonville, Arkansas.
- [Oklahoma Venture Forum](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-venture-forum): A membership organization in Oklahoma City that connects investors, entrepreneurs and service providers through events and pitch…
- [Tom Love Innovation Hub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tom-love-innovation-hub): The University of Oklahoma's innovation center in Norman.
- [1 Million Cups Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/one-million-cups-tulsa): The Tulsa chapter of 1 Million Cups, a national program for entrepreneurs that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation operates and local…
- [Microsoft PowerPoint](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/microsoft-powerpoint): Microsoft's app for making slide presentations, part of Microsoft 365.
- [Gamma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gamma): An AI tool that makes slide presentations, documents and simple web pages from a prompt or notes.
- [DocSend](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/docsend): A service for sharing documents by secure link and seeing who opened them and which pages they read.
- [Pitches, Pizza & Pints](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitches-pizza-pints): The Verge OKC's monthly founder event in Oklahoma City, where entrepreneurs pitch what they are building and an experienced founder shares…

> This glossary is plain-language orientation, not legal or financial advice. Before you decide on a company structure, a contract, taxes or a fundraising deal, talk with a lawyer or an accountant.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitch-deck