Last updated: 2025-01-07
This is often the most important slide. At early stages, investors bet on people more than products.
Generic bios waste space. Show why you specifically are the right people to build this company.
Criteria used in real pitch reviews:
Why are you the one to solve this? Lived experience, domain expertise, or obsession?
Past roles at companies in the space, or directly related skills.
Have you built and shipped before? Previous exits, promotions, or achievements.
Do you have the core skills covered? Product, tech, and go-to-market.
Investors want to see why you will outcompete others chasing the same opportunity.
"Sarah led growth at Stripe, scaling from 200 to 2,000 merchants in LatAm. Tom built risk systems at Square for 5 years. We met this problem daily and know exactly where incumbent tools fail."
"Our team has 30+ years of combined experience. We are passionate about solving this problem and have MBAs from top schools."
Target reaction: "These are clearly the right people to build this."
Pitchkit team slide builder helps you:
You get feedback on whether your team narrative would convince investors.
Start buildingWhat is expected changes as you raise more: