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Market slide in a pitch deck

Prove you are in a large, growing, reachable market.

Last updated: 2025-01-07

What this slide must prove

This slide must convince investors that the opportunity is large enough to build a venture-scale company.

  • Market is large enough for VC returns
  • Market is growing
  • You have a path to capture meaningful share
  • Your target segment is clearly defined

A weak market slide kills deals. If the market is too small, nothing else matters.

What investors look for

Criteria used in real pitch reviews:

1

Bottom-up sizing

Build from customers up, not industry reports down.

2

Clear segments

Who exactly are you selling to? Can you name them?

3

Growth drivers

Why is this market growing? What trends support it?

4

Path to access

How will you reach these customers? Is it efficient?

Investors see through inflated TAM numbers. Be credible, not impressive.

Strong vs weak signals

Strong signal

"45,000 mid-market manufacturers in the US. Average contract value: $48K per year. That is a $2.2B SAM. We are targeting the 8,000 with 3+ warehouse locations first, a $384M wedge we can reach through ERP partnerships."

  • Bottom-up math
  • Specific segment
  • Clear entry wedge
Weak signal

"The global supply chain market is $12 trillion. We are targeting 0.1% for a $12B opportunity."

  • Top-down only
  • No segment focus
  • Arbitrary capture rate

Common failure patterns

  • Top-down only: Industry report numbers without customer-level math.
  • Too small: If TAM is under $1B, investors wonder about exit potential.
  • No timing: Why is now the right time to build this?

Quality criteria

  • Build from customers: How many customers, at what price, with what retention?
  • Show expansion path: Start narrow, expand to adjacent segments.
  • Prove access: How do you reach these customers efficiently?

Target reaction: "This is a big enough opportunity to justify venture investment."

How Pitchkit helps

Pitchkit market slide builder helps you:

  • Build credible bottom-up market sizing
  • Define clear TAM, SAM, SOM
  • Identify market timing and growth drivers

You get feedback on whether your market sizing is believable.

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