21 decks below, from companies that actually closed the round. They raised between $100K and $180M, with a median of $1.5M. The decks span 2005 to 2022.
Most are Seed decks (9 of 20), 7 on a SaaS model, most selling B2C. Each entry carries the round, the investor and the year, so a deck can be read against what it was asking for.
Baby Sparks
BabySparks is a provider of programs designed to help parents enrich the cognitive, language, and motor skills of their children.
Details of the startup:
Business model: App
Customer: B2C
Year: 2019
Round: $2M
Amount raised: $2M
Investor: VC
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Blue Studios
Blue Studios is a live-streaming platform, delivering engaging and educational classes for kids of all ages.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Subscription
Customer: B2C
Year: 2019
Round: $150K
Amount raised: $150K
Investor: VC, Accelerator
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Blue Wire
Blue Wire is a network of podcasters who cover the local sports scene in cities across the U.S.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Other
Customer: B2C
Year: 2020
Round: $135M
Amount raised: $135M
Investor: VC
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Buzzfeed
BuzzFeed is an internet media company delivering news and entertainment to a global audience.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Other
Customer: B2C
Year: 2008
Round: $102M
Amount raised: $102M
Investor: VC, Angel Investors, Corporate
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Curio.io
Curio creates original audio stories from the world’s leading publications.
Details of the startup:
Business model: App
Customer: B2C
Year: 2020
Round: $9M
Amount raised: $9M
Investor: VC
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Hearo. Live
Hearo is a multiplayer video platform of shows for gaming and entertainment communities. Communities can watch and interact with shows live, engage with other viewers to chat, and talk with the hosts.
Details of the startup:
Business model: App
Customer: B2C
Year: 2019
Round: $150K
Amount raised: $150K
Investor: VC
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Holloway
Holloway’s Guides are a long-established series of books, written by expert authors, to help you learn whatever you want to know.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Marketplace
Customer: C2C
Year: 2019
Round: $4.6M
Amount raised: $4.6M
Investor: Undisclosed
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Juked
Juked is the home for esports culture--the content, the community, and the culture. It’s where you go to discover the best from around the world and join together as a community.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Marketplace
Customer: B2C
Year: 2020
Round: $800K
Amount raised: $800K
Investor: VC
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Legion M
Legion M is a fan-owned entertainment company that produces films, television shows, and digital content.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Other
Customer: B2C
Year: 2022
Round: $11M
Amount raised: $11M
Investor: Crowdfunding
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MapMe
Mapme enables you to manage and customize your crowd-sourced maps, giving you the power to visualize, engage, promote, and organize any group.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2015
Round: $1M
Amount raised: $1M
Investor: Undisclosed
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Mars Reel
Mars Reel Media helps high schools and amateur sports organizations capture memories for a lifetime through video. From basketball to cross country, soccer to softball, and everything in between.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Marketplace
Customer: B2C
Year: 2015
Round: $125K
Amount raised: $125K
Investor: VC, Angel Investors, Corporate
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Muck Rack
Muck Rack assists organisations in locating the right journalists to pitch, reporting on media coverage, and demonstrating the value of their work.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2022
Round: $180M
Amount raised: $180M
Investor: VC
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Option Alpha
Option Alpha offers education, coaching, and software to help options traders make smarter, more profitable trades.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Other
Customer: B2C
Year: 2014
Round: Undisclosed
Amount raised: Undisclosed
Investor: Undisclosed
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OwnLocal
OwnLocal empowers small business owners with valuable information that automatically turns into online marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2010
Round: $695K
Amount raised: $695K
Investor: Undisclosed
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Popup Archive
Pop Up Archive is a universal platform of tools created to help with the collection and organization of audio, video, photos, and text.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2C
Year: 2014
Round: $100K
Amount raised: $100K
Investor: Undisclosed
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Promolta
Promolta is an advanced advertising platform where you can promote any kind of video to targeted websites, blogs, games and social networks.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2014
Round: $100K
Amount raised: $100K
Investor: Undisclosed
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Results On Air
ResultsOnAir provides real-time TV analytics for advertisers. They show them what’s working and how much it’s costing them by integrating with their existing software.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2016
Round: Undisclosed
Amount raised: Undisclosed
Investor: Undisclosed
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Sqoop
Sqoop is an innovative network that employs the power of data to help journalists access news and sources faster.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2C
Year: 2015
Round: $125K
Amount raised: $125K
Investor: VC
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Thrive Global
Thrive Global is a health and productivity platform teaching people to thrive with the right mindset, community, and habits.
Details of the startup:
Business model: App
Customer: B2C
Year: 2016
Round: $7M
Amount raised: $7M
Investor: VC, Angel Investors
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Twine
Twine.fm is a network of skilled and creative people who offer freelancer services to companies.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Marketplace
Customer: C2C
Year: 2017
Round: $1M
Amount raised: $1M
Investor: VC
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Youtube
YouTube is a video-sharing platform on which users can upload, view, and share videos globally. Users can access and engage in various content online including movie clips, music videos, and amateur videos.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Marketplace
Customer: B2C
Year: 2005
Round: $3.5M
Amount raised: $3.5M
Investor: VC
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How to use these
Read them against your own raise rather than as templates. Match the deck whose round size and stage are closest to yours, then look at what it chose to prove first — the order of the argument matters more than the design.
The spread is the part worth noticing: the largest raise here is 1800x the smallest. Decks are not interchangeable across that range. A deck asking $100K is proving it can start; one asking $180M is proving it can scale, and the slides carry different weight.
The full library holds 492 decks filterable by sector, stage, round size, business model and customer type: browse the library. To get a read on your own deck, the analyzer returns the verdict five investors would give it.