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The YC Seed Deck

Y Combinator's recommended lean seed deck keeps slides short and concrete so investors grasp the company in a few minutes. Use it when you are raising a first institutional round and want clarity over polish.

The slide-by-slide outline

Best used when: Raising a seed round.

1. 1 Title, company name, and one-line pitch
2. 2 Problem
3. 3 Solution
4. 4 Product (how it works, with a quick demo or screenshots)
5. 5 Traction and milestones
6. 6 Market size and opportunity
7. 7 Business model
8. 8 Competition and unique insight
9. 9 Team
10. 10 The ask and use of funds

The YC Seed Deck (Seed deck)
Best for: First-time founders raising a seed round who want a no-nonsense outline.

Slides:
1. Title, company name, and one-line pitch
2. Problem
3. Solution
4. Product (how it works, with a quick demo or screenshots)
5. Traction and milestones
6. Market size and opportunity
7. Business model
8. Competition and unique insight
9. Team
10. The ask and use of funds

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

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