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AI Startup Pitch Deck

An AI deck has to answer two extra questions investors now expect: why now, and what stops a foundation model or a competitor from copying you. Use it to lead with defensibility and real usage, not model hype.

The slide-by-slide outline

Best used when: Raising for an AI or ML product.

1. 1 Title and one-line pitch (what the AI does for whom)
2. 2 Problem and why it is painful now
3. 3 Solution and the product in action
4. 4 Why now (models, data, or cost curve that just changed)
5. 5 Defensibility (proprietary data, workflow, or distribution)
6. 6 Model and infrastructure approach in plain terms
7. 7 Early traction, usage, or design partners
8. 8 Market size and expansion
9. 9 Business model and unit economics including inference cost
10. 10 Team and the ask

AI Startup Pitch Deck (Seed deck)
Best for: Founders raising for an AI product who need to prove a durable edge.

Slides:
1. Title and one-line pitch (what the AI does for whom)
2. Problem and why it is painful now
3. Solution and the product in action
4. Why now (models, data, or cost curve that just changed)
5. Defensibility (proprietary data, workflow, or distribution)
6. Model and infrastructure approach in plain terms
7. Early traction, usage, or design partners
8. Market size and expansion
9. Business model and unit economics including inference cost
10. Team and the ask

Source: Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com/library)
Via Hold Tight, holdtightpodcast.com/pitch-deck-templates

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