The pitch deck is your sales tool for investors. ξA good pitch deck is important if you want to win over an investor and get funded. ξThe following article summarizes what is required in a good pitch check.

Cover Slide:

Contact information: Company name, location, tagline, presenteräó»s name and title

Stage of Development & Types of Support

Startup timing - how long have you been in operation?

Legal Structure & Date Founded

identify whether it is a wearable, technology or innovation for the fashion design industry

Intro Slide: Team

Do the members of your team demonstrate entrepreneurial ability to adapt

Do they demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the target community?

Is there a clear identification of key gaps in talent and experience and realistic plan to fill these gaps?

Who are your funders? Team members?

Any awards or recognition?

Does your venture have the organizational capacity to execute?ŒæIf youäó»re building team, how will team be built?

Slide 1: Company Overview Slide 2: Mission Statement/Value Proposition - 1 to 2 slides Describe your value proposition and mission statement. ξξξ Is your value proposition unique and a catalyst for change? ξ What is the impact of your innovation? ξAre there any social impacts? ξ Have you actively engaged the fashion community to solve the problem in the fashion industry? ξDo you have a strategy or plan to clearly measure and evaluate social/innovation/ impact Slide 3: Problem/Opportunity/Solution

Identify the problem and solution.

Please provide a clearly defined solution for an identified need/social problem in the fashion industry Describe in detail how your product, service, or business model in the fashion sector is innovative? ξ How do you differentiate yourself from competitors and how is it unique? ξ Do you have any evidence of validation* of the identified need/social problem and solution you are providing in the fashion industry? *Evidence of validation is evidence from customer/user/target recipient community feedback which supports your assumptions that the identified need/problem exists and your solution meets that need. Slide 4: Benefits/Value to Customers

What are the benefits and who is realizing these benefits

Identify customers and market size

What are the customer segments? Slide 5: Intellectual Property

Are there any proprietary technology or unique partners?

Slide 6: Competitive Advantage Slide 7: Marketing Strategy & Key Metrics

What is the market potential of what youäó»re offering in the fashion industry? Is there a viable addressable market size

Identify your target customers and how to reach them

Is your product scalable in terms of geography and solution, or across industries?

What is your marketing strategy? Marketing costs?

Who are your partners?

What are the customer segments?

What are the distribution channels?

Do you have a strategy or plan to clearly measure and evaluate the impact of your innovation?

How are you measuring the impact your venture is having?

How are you executing and validating the impact of your innovation?

Slide 8: Business Model

price of product/service

revenue streams

distribution channels

customer relationships

partners

franchise opportunities

Slide 9: Financial Projections

What is your Economic & Financial Model?

Do you have a feasible and realistic commercial model and funding plan? Outline this plan.

What are the realistic financial projections for ventureäó»s operations?

What is the realistic road map to financial sustainability?

Outline the Profit & Loss Statement and Cash Flow (document projected sales).

Slide 10: Financing Requirements Summary Slide: ξSummarize all the key points in the slides above.