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What Investors Look for in a Pitch Deck (2026): Slide by Slide
David Rakusan ·

What Investors Look for in a Pitch Deck (2026): Slide by Slide

The average VC spends 2 minutes and 37 seconds on a pitch deck before deciding to pass, forward, or ask a question. This guide breaks down what investors actually look at slide by slide in 2026, why the deck is losing power as a trust signal, and why the Team slide is now getting 40% more attention while the Competition slide gets 48% less. Written with 7 years on the investor side, backed by DocSend, PitchBook, Carta, and Affinity data.
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