pitch deck · updated 2026-05-28 · Inception Studio

Pitch deck template for AI seed-stage fundraises

The pitch deck structure that's closed seed rounds for Inception Studio companies. Slide-by-slide rationale + common mistakes.

NEEDS-REVIEW: Placeholder body. This is one of the highest-leverage resources per the marketing north star (the program's core competence is pitch refinement for fundraise). Inception's mentors should author the actual slide-by-slide guidance + provide a downloadable template.

The structure

A working AI seed deck typically has 10–12 slides:

  1. Mission / opening
  2. Problem
  3. Solution + demo
  4. Market
  5. Why now
  6. Traction
  7. Business model
  8. Competition
  9. Team
  10. Round + use of funds

Common mistakes

(Content to be authored by mentors.)