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Today, we will look at a Seed deck from Kinspire used to raise $3.6M.
This is a great opening slide, with a nice one-liner and a great picture that evokes emotion. However, I’m not a massive fan of having the CEO's name and email on the opening slide; it doesn’t serve a purpose, and nobody is going to email you right now when reading this slide.
This is a great perspective, framer. “The need” is a good way of demonstrating that the perspective framer is about explaining the problem within the broader context of society. Even a specific problem in an industry impacts society as a whole, and investors need to understand that.
This tech company grew 32,481%...
No, it's not Nvidia... It's Mode Mobile, 2023’s fastest-growing software company according to Deloitte.
Just as Uber turned vehicles into income-generating assets, Mode is turning smartphones into an easy passive income source, already helping 45M+ users earn $325M+ through simple, everyday use.
They’ve just been granted their stock ticker by the Nasdaq, and you can still invest in their pre-IPO offering at just $0.26/share.
*Mode Mobile recently received their ticker reservation with Nasdaq ($MODE), indicating an intent to IPO in the next 24 months. An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur.
*The Deloitte rankings are based on submitted applications and public company database research, with winners selected based on their fiscal-year revenue growth percentage over a three-year period.
*Please read the offering circular and related risks at invest.modemobile.com.
If you have an emotional story that demonstrates why you care about solving the problem and your connection to the company, then it's worth sharing at the pre-seed/seed stage. Investors know startups are difficult, and they like knowing that you have a reason other than money to keep fighting.
This is a very clear problem slide with a nice design. When dealing with multi-sided markets it can be easy to confuse investors or fail to explain how everyone benefits from your products/services clearly. This design really makes it clear who is suffering and why.
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The solution slide mirrors the problem slide, which is always how it should be. This makes sure that you are directly addressing every problem highlighted. The change in colours from a red problem slide to a green solution slide is a minor thing that psychologically makes a significant difference.
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