The document outlines the typical sections and content included in a venture capital presentation template. It includes sections for the company name and mission, key team members, corporate summary of founding date and milestones, description of the problem being addressed, the company's solution, details on the target market and competition, barriers to entry and intellectual property, financial projections, and fundraising request. The presentation aims to concisely communicate what problem the company solves, how it will do so, details on the market opportunity and financial needs.

1. VC Presentation Template
Genesis Partners
2006

2. Title Page
● Name of company
● Short mission statement or tagline
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3. The Team
● Key team members (Founders, CEO, CTO, etc.)
● Corporate Board and Advisory Board, if applicable
● Current roles and past positions
● Key relevant biographical details
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4. The Corporate Summary
● What is the mission of the company?
● Key company facts:
- Year founded
- Number of employees
- Key milestones achieved since inception
- Existing customers, design partners, channel partners
- Amount invested in company to date
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5. The Pain
● A slide on the pain point that the company will address
● What is the pain point?
● What are current solutions in the market?
● Why are current solutions inadequate?
● Supporting data that the pain point is real
● Quotations from market participants
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6. The Solution
● What will the company do to address this pain point?
● Products features and benefits
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7. The Market
● Estimate of Total Addressable Market (TAM) size
● Supporting data and evidence
● Pricing plan
● Customer ROI analysis
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8. The Plan
● What is the R&D schedule?
● What is the product release schedule?
● How and when will the company begin sales?
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9. The Competition
● Who is the competition?
- Incumbents
- Start-ups
● How should one think about the competitive landscape?
● Why is the company positioned to win?
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10. The Barriers
● What makes the company’s position defensible?
● What is the relevant intellectual property and know-now?
● What is the status of patents?
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11. The Financials
● Straightforward income statement and cash balance
- Revenue
- COGS
- R&D
- S&M
- G&A
- Net Income
- Cash balance
● Headcount estimates by functional area
● Objectives for current fundraising
- How much capital does the company seek to raise?
- What milestones will this capital infusion allow the company to
reach?
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12. Things to remember
● Be short and focused
- If you have more material, leave it in an appendix and refer to it only if
necessary
- The VCs are interested in you and your business. The presentation itself is
only a tool to help you communicate with them.
● Be straight and to the point
- Help the VC to understand what the company does
- Use simple slides – complicated graphics and too much text leave your listeners to
struggle with what they are seeing instead of listening to what you are saying.
● Be efficient
- Leave time for quality Q&A – tough questions do not mean the VC is not interested,
they usually mean the opposite!
● Be focused with your use of financials
- Focus your financials on key questions: How much money are you seeking to raise?
What will you use it for? How long will it last and what will it enable you to achieve?
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