A curated directory of resources, articles, podcasts, books, VC's, and angel investors to follow that will help you raise funding for your startup or business.
Mixpanel provides advanced mobile and web analytics to technology companies. In 2014 Mixpanel raised a whopping $65,000,000 from Andreessen Horowitz. This is the pitch deck that helped them raise that huge amount of money.
Crew helps entrepreneurs and creative people make apps, websites, logos, and more by matching their projects with acclaimed designers and developers. In 2015 Crew raised an $8,500,000 Series A round and this pitch deck helped them do it.
In 2012 Moz raised a Series B round of funding from Foundry Group and Ignition Partners to fuel its continued growth. In this article, Moz founder Rand Fishkin tells the story of how the company raised $18,000,000 and gives away the pitch deck they used to do it.
Mattermark helps businesses of all shapes and sizes find the right deals at the right time by giving them access to unparalleled business data. In 2014 Mattermark raised a Series A round of funding lead by Foundry Group, and this pitch deck helped them make it happen.
Mint took the world by storm when it launched in 2007 and was acquired by Intuit in 2009 for $170,000,000. Before Mint launched and became über-successful, it raised funding using this pitch deck.
Dwolla is an innovative product that makes it easy for people and businesses to move money across the Internet. In 2013 Dwolla raised a $16,500,000 Series C round of funding, and these slides (along with a great product and strong traction) helped them do it.
Foursquare raised a seed round of funding in 2009 from Union Square Ventures and other investors. This is the pitch deck they used to raise the money. Check out how much they focus on product in the deck.
Iconfinder is the world’s largest icon search engine and marketplace. In 2013 Iconfinder’s founder and CEO set out to raise $1,800,000 in seed funding and this is the pitch deck he used to do it.
Back in 2011 Intercom set out to raise a $600,000 seed round. Here’s the slide deck Intercom CEO and Co-founder Eoghan McCabe used to make it happen.
BuzzFeed is the most successful journalism and online content startup of the past decade. Read and learn from the pitch deck BuzzFeed’s founders used in 2008 to raise their Series A round of funding.
Airbnb has disrupted hotels and the entirety of the travel lodging industry. Before Airbnb was an über-successful company, it was a fast-growing startup that raised a Series B of funding. Here’s the pitch deck the Airbnb founders used to raise their Series B.
Back before Moz was Moz, the company was named SEOmoz. Here is the slide deck Rand Fishkin used to raise a seed round of funding for SEOmoz back in 2011.
Check out the slide deck and pitch LinkedIn gave to Greylock Partners back in 2004 that helped the company land its Series B round of funding.
Read and learn from the slide deck that Buffer used to raise its seed round back before it was a tech startup powerhouse.