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The folks here at TechCrunch have done a ton of articles about making awesome pitch decks over the years, and I thought it was about time I put them all together in one convenient place.

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Should/Can you raise funds?

Before you start coloring

Individual slides, damaged

Some slides are more difficult than others; I created an elaborate template that a few hundred startups have used to successfully raise money, but it turns out that even with a good template, there are pitfalls and things that can go wrong. Here are a few articles we’ve written to help you crack some of the more challenging parts of the voice.

During the tinning process

Pitch tear of the ship

If you’ve been looking around the web, you know that it’s rare to find recent pitch deck samples that have been successfully used to raise money. That’s what I’m trying to change with TechCrunch’s Flat Deck Tears.

It’s a series that’s been running for a while, with a pitch floor for companies of all sizes and levels of fundraising. These teardowns include three things I like, three things I would improve, general observations about the deck, and a closer look at the entire deck.

Here’s a list of Pitch Deck tears to date:

• Dutch Series A deck that raised $20M, published May 12 (TC+)
• Boxedups $2.3M (TC+) seed floor published on May 19
• of Lumigo Series A deck raises $29M, published May 26 (TC+)
• Encore’s A seed deck that raised $3M (TC+) published on June 2
• Lunch box Series B raises $50M, published June 9 (TC+)
• Ergen Series B deck raises $40M, published June 16 (TC+)
• Wayray Series E deck raises $80M, published June 23 (TC+)
• Wilco’s A seed floor that raised $7M (TC+) published on June 30
• The eternal planet Seed floor raised $2M published July 7 (TC+).
• Thinking ahead Series C Deck Raises $65M, Published July 14 (TC+)
• Registry A seed floor that raised $9.7M (TC+) published on July 21
• Alto Pharmacy Series E deck raises $200M, published July 28 (TC+)
• Glambook Seed Deck Raises $2.5M, Published Aug 4 (TC+)
• Five flutes. Pre-seed deck raises $1.2M, published Aug 11 (TC+)
• Mi Tero Seed Deck Raises $1.5M, Published Aug 18 (TC+)
• SIMBA chain Series A Raises $25M Published August 25 (TC+)

Oh, and if you want to submit your own pitch deck for recording, I’ve written a bit more about how to do that too.

Is there something missing? Is there an aspect of fundraising you’ve always wanted to learn more about? Ask! i am Easy to reach on Twitter (DMs are open!) Or drop some words by email to tc@kamps.org.