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Matthias S.

Pitch Deck | Story + Design | Seed and Pre Seed Startups | PowerPoint

The last pitch deck I built closed a seed round for a medtech founder. What I learned: nobody tells you your deck is the problem. An investor reads it and thinks: Is the market really that big? Does this traction mean anything yet? Can this team get the company to the next round? If one of those checks fails, he passes politely. "Too early for us." And you have no idea which parts to fix. That’s where I help. Drop me an invite or a message and I'll send you an audit of your pitch deck within 48 hours. Honest observations, no pitch, completely free. Sometimes that just means: “this deck’s fine, save your money.” A little more about me: I build startup pitch decks for seed and pre-seed founders. Not "make their pitch decks prettier" - actually work out the investor pitch. I've helped founders in all of these situations. If one sounds like you, I can help you too: - You already have a deck, but the structure, messaging and design still need work - You have the content and story, but it still isn't a clear, investor-ready deck - Your product is complex and you need a better way to explain it visually - You have 20–30 slides and need to cut them down to a tighter investor deck - You have notes, a Google Doc or a financial model, but no proper pitch deck yet What I do depends on what you have, but it usually comes down to this: 1. Restructure the deck, organize the information and shorten sections where needed 2. Improve how the story is presented and make the value proposition and business opportunity clear 3. Simplify complex ideas and make them easy to understand 4. Turn text-heavy slides into diagrams, charts or timelines 5. Turn it all into a polished and investor-ready deck you can still edit in PowerPoint I don't start with a generic story-first, design-second formula. I start with the questions above. The market, the traction, the team. Those decide if you get a second investor meeting, so we answer them first and we answer them clearly. That only works if I understand you and your company. So expect to have a proper conversation before I start. Your investor deck has to sound like you, not me. I don't reinvent the wheel either. Pitch decks have a common structure, investors know it, investors want it. What I change is priority. Some startups need traction on slide 4, some on slide 11. DISCLAIMER: Fundraising isn't Shark Tank. You're not on a stage getting torn apart by an investor panel. Most of the time it's two people and a coffee. So your pitch deck doesn't need to impress anyone. It needs to hold up when the investor asks a question. When you work with me, you work with me. No agency, no outsourcing, and I'll always give my honest opinion. If you want someone who makes your slides pretty and keeps quiet, I'm the wrong guy. Send me whatever you have, even if it's just a Google Doc and a logo. I'll give it a look. EXPERTISE Pitch Deck | Investor Deck | Fundraising Presentation | Investor Pitch Deck | Presentation Design | Pitch Deck Design | Startup Pitch Deck | Microsoft PowerPoint | Visual Storytelling | PowerPoint Presentation | Business Presentation | Data Visualization | Startup Pitchbook | Value Proposition | Market Opportunity

🇩🇪Koeln, Germany$78/hr100% JSS5.00 (3)Since Jan 2026

Earnings and projects

MRR
$709

Last 6 months ÷ 5.5 months active (since May 2026)

World#63,078 / 412k
🇩🇪Country#435 / 3,842
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.6k

Last 6 months: $3.9k

World#15,103 / 412k
🇩🇪Country#116 / 3,842
Total earnings
$3.9k

Billed in all: $4k

World#275,949 / 412k
🇩🇪Country#2,352 / 3,842
Per project
$488

$553 in the last 6 months

World#185,054 / 412k
🇩🇪Country#1,757 / 3,842
Projects, last 6 months
7
71% fixed29% hourly
World#28,826 / 412k
🇩🇪Country#221 / 3,842
Projects in all
8
75% fixed25% hourly
World#223,560 / 412k
🇩🇪Country#2,033 / 3,842

Earnings, last 30 days

$4k+$2.6k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$0$2k$4kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 12% in Storytelling

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  7. #100Visual Presentation Design572 freelancers · 🇩🇪 #1Top 17%
  8. #117Fundraising677 freelancers · 🇩🇪 #2Top 17%