1️⃣ A real estate platform used this pitch deck to raise US$10 million

Opendoor is a US-based digital platform that makes real estate-related transactions easier for home sellers and property buyers. It used this pitch deck to land US$10 million in series A money from Y Combinator and Khosla Ventures. The deck states upfront what the company does, while highlighting its core team’s expertise on the second slide. It then addresses pain points in the space that Opendoor aims to resolve via a three-step digital solution.
 

2️⃣ This educational esports platform’s pitch deck got 500 Startups’ attention

Founded in 2018, GamerzClass calls itself the “Netflix for gamers.” The startup offers a platform for gaming videos and tutorials featuring professional esports athletes. It used this pitch deck at a 500 Startups Demo Day to bank US$150,000 in pre-seed funding. The deck begins by pointing out key problems that amateur gamers face and then dives into how GamerzClass’ offerings could help improve the esports experience. The pitch deck also outlines how the company’s user base and revenue traction has grown over time.
 

3️⃣ A seed-stage edtech firm’s pitch deck

Orphicy is an Ahmedabad-based education startup that offers online courses based on the school curriculum and national competitive examinations in India. Earlier this year, it raised US$325,000 in seed funding using this pitch deck. It begins with evaluation criteria points that capture investors’ attention. It then highlights the projection for the growth of the edtech market in the next 10 years. The deck then introduces Orphicy’s key members of by presenting the team’s diverse experience in education and tech.

1️⃣ Walking the data-driven talk is tough

Being a “data-driven organization” has been popular for a while now, but many companies still struggle with it. This Harvard Business Review article takes a look under the hood at why this is the case, and steps needed to overcome those barriers.
 

2️⃣ Running a startup - while your country is being invaded

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine underway, there are obviously pressing problems facing the world. But how are things going in the startup world? This Sifted article talks to founders and VCs to find out how they’re trying to keep on keeping on despite the wildly uncertain landscape.
 

3️⃣ Inclusivity is in the details

The startup world has - more or less - awoken to how vital diversity is to an organization’s health. But even those with the best intentions might still inadvertently do or say things that could marginalize those different from them. Find out more about these subconscious biases and how to overcome them in this Harvard Business Review article on how to be a more inclusive leader.
 

4️⃣ Back to basics

I’ve always been a fan of long-term and sustainable processes. Quick wins are nice, but building a life or business strategy based entirely on these fleeting moments has always seemed like a fool’s errand to me. Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson thinks firms that focus on the fundamentals will succeed no matter which way the wind blows.
 

5️⃣ Semiconductor chips supply: low; industry funding: high

We’re many months into what has felt like a perpetual shortage of semiconductor chips, but that lack of supply is worsening extremely high demand to create an environment of abundant venture funding.

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