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adpushup (βslidesβ2017, Seed)
AirBnB (βslidesβ2009, Seed)
AppNexus (βslidesβ2007, Seed)
Bliss (βslidesβ2017, Seed)
Boomtrain (βslidesβ2015, ?)
Brex (βslidesβ2018, Series B)
Buffer (βslidesβ2011, Seed)
BuzzFeed (βslidesβ2008, Series A)
Castle (βslidesβ2017, Seed)
Coinbase (βslidesβ2012, Seed); Commentary on the round by Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase.
Canvas (βslidesβ2014, Series B)
Contentedly (βslidesβ2014, Series B)
Cubeit (βslidesβ2017, Seed)
Crew (βslidesβ2015, Series A)
DocSend (βslidesβ2013, Seed)
Dwolla (βslidesβ2013, Series C)
Foursquare (βslidesβ2009, Seed)
Front (βslidesβ2016, Series A); Commentary on the round by Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front
Gaia Design (βslidesβ2015, ?, Spanish language)
Intercom (βslidesβ2011, Seed)
Launchrock (βslidesβ2011, Seed)
LinkedIn (βslidesβ2004, Series B); Commentary on the round by Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn
Manpacks (βslidesβ2011, Seed)
Mattermark (βslidesβ2014, Series A)
MetaCert (βslidesβ2017, Seed); Commentary on the round by Paul Walsh, Founder of MetaCert
Mint (βslidesβ2006, Seed) Not! This one is often mistakenly listed as Mintβs official pitch deck, but in reality is a deck built by students for a mock pitch competition.
Mixpanel (βslidesβ2014, Series B)
Moz (βslidesβ2011, Series B)
MySQL (βslidesβ2003, Series BβRedacted)
Pendo (βslidesβ2016, Series B); Commentary on the round by Todd Olson, CEO of Pendo
Podozi (βslidesβ2016, Seed)
Square (βslidesβ2011, Series B)
Standard Treasury (βslidesβ2015, Series A); Commentary on the round by Zac Townsend, Co-founder of Standard Treasury
Thrive Global (βslidesβ2016, Series A)
Tinder (βslidesβUnknown, Seed)
Twine (βslidesβ2013, Seed)
Uber (βslidesβ2008, Seed)
Vettery (βslidesβ2017, Series A)
Wealthsimple (βslidesβ2017, Seed)
WeWork (βslidesβ2015, Series D); in the time since this deck was published, it has come under significant criticism.
YouTube (βslidesβ2005, Series A); Sequoia Capitalβs Investment Memo
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