Overview

A venture pitch deck is one of the most high-stakes presentations a startup creates. The pptx.dev API includes a dedicated venture-pitch narrative that structures your deck around what investors actually want to see: traction and team.

The Venture Pitch Structure

The venture-pitch narrative generates slides in this order:

1. Traction — growth metrics, revenue curves, user acquisition
2. Team — founding team, relevant experience, roles

This is intentionally focused. Investors see hundreds of decks — the ones that win lead with numbers.

Full API Example

curl -X POST https://api.pptx.dev/v1/presentations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Series A Pitch — Acme Inc.",
    "narrative": "venture-pitch",
    "colorScheme": "bold-red",
    "fontScheme": "segoe-ui",
    "slides": [
      {
        "layout": "title-center",
        "content": {
          "heading": "Acme Inc.",
          "subheading": "Series A — $8M Round"
        }
      },
      {
        "layout": "number-3x-title-center",
        "content": {
          "heading": "Traction",
          "items": [
            { "value": "$1.2M", "label": "ARR" },
            { "value": "340%", "label": "YoY Growth" },
            { "value": "2,400", "label": "Active Customers" }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "layout": "chart-1x-title-center",
        "content": {
          "heading": "Revenue Growth",
          "chart": {
            "type": "LINE_WITH_MARKERS",
            "categories": ["Jan", "Apr", "Jul", "Oct", "Jan"],
            "series": [
              { "name": "MRR ($K)", "values": [20, 45, 72, 95, 120] }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "layout": "chart-1x-title-center",
        "content": {
          "heading": "Market Opportunity",
          "chart": {
            "type": "DOUGHNUT",
            "categories": ["SAM", "Current Share", "Remaining"],
            "series": [
              { "name": "Market", "values": [500, 12, 488] }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "layout": "list-3x-itemimage-title-center",
        "content": {
          "heading": "Founding Team",
          "items": [
            {
              "heading": "Sarah Kim, CEO",
              "body": "Ex-Stripe, 10 years in fintech",
              "image": "https://example.com/sarah.jpg"
            },
            {
              "heading": "Marcus Chen, CTO",
              "body": "Ex-Google, built systems at 100M scale",
              "image": "https://example.com/marcus.jpg"
            },
            {
              "heading": "Lisa Park, CPO",
              "body": "Ex-Figma, shipped 3 B2B products to 10K+ users",
              "image": "https://example.com/lisa.jpg"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "layout": "text-1x-center",
        "content": {
          "heading": "The Ask",
          "body": "Raising $8M Series A to expand sales team, launch enterprise tier, and enter European market."
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Slide-by-Slide Breakdown

Title Slide

Lead with your company name and the round. Keep it clean — no taglines or mission statements on slide 1.

Traction Metrics

Use a number-3x layout for your three strongest metrics. Investors scan these in 2 seconds.

Growth Chart

A line chart with markers showing month-over-month revenue or user growth. This is the most important slide in your deck.

Market Opportunity

A doughnut or pie chart showing TAM/SAM and your current penetration. Investors want to see room to grow.

Team

Use a list with item images. Keep bios to one line — company name + one relevant credential.

The Ask

A single text slide stating the raise amount and how you will deploy the capital. Be specific.

Tips for Pitch Decks

1. Lead with traction. Investors care about numbers first, story second.
2. Keep it to 8-10 slides. More slides ≠ more compelling.
3. Use the bold-red or burnt-orange color scheme for energy and confidence.
4. Include a data room link in your closing slide for investors who want to dig deeper.

Next Steps

• Learn about chart types for traction slides
• Explore all narratives
• Browse the gallery for layout inspiration