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Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/07\/21\/sample-seed-pitch-deck-arkive\/<\/a><\/br>
\nPitch Deck Teardown: Arkive\u2019s $9.7M seed deck<\/br>
\n2023-01-20 22:26:26<\/br><\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, I covered<\/a><\/span> Arkive\u2019s $9.7 million funding round, a startup that is trying to answer the question: \u201cWhat if the Smithsonian was owned and curated by the internet?\u201d<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s founder and CEO Tom McLeod was gracious enough to let me take a closer look at the pitch deck he used to raise their seed round for our pitch deck teardown series here on TechCrunch+. Let\u2019s get to it!<\/p>\n


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We\u2019re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here\u2019s how you can do that<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n


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Slides in this deck<\/h2>\n

Arkive\u2019s deck is a hard-hitting, to-the-point deck that crams a lot of details into just 12 slides:<\/p>\n

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  1. Cover slide<\/li>\n
  2. Mission slide<\/li>\n
  3. Problem slide<\/li>\n
  4. Solution slide<\/li>\n
  5. Business model slide<\/li>\n
  6. Value proposition slide<\/li>\n
  7. Roadmap slide<\/li>\n
  8. Market context slide<\/li>\n
  9. Market size slide<\/li>\n
  10. \u00a0Milestones and What\u2019s Next slide<\/li>\n
  11. \u00a0Team slide<\/li>\n
  12. \u00a0Closing slide<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The deck has a small number of redactions; the team reports it removed the following information:<\/p>\n