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adpushup (slides2017, Seed)
AirBnB (slides2009, Seed)
AppNexus (slides2007, Seed)
Bliss (slides2017, Seed)
Boomtrain (slides2015, ?)
Brex (slides2018, Series B)
Buffer (slides2011, Seed)
BuzzFeed (slides2008, Series A)
Castle (slides2017, Seed)
Coinbase (slides2012, Seed); Commentary on the round by Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase.
Canvas (slides2014, Series B)
Contentedly (slides2014, Series B)
Cubeit (slides2017, Seed)
Crew (slides2015, Series A)
DocSend (slides2013, Seed)
Dwolla (slides2013, Series C)
Foursquare (slides2009, Seed)
Front (slides2016, Series A); Commentary on the round by Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front
Gaia Design (slides2015, ?, Spanish language)
Intercom (slides2011, Seed)
Launchrock (slides2011, Seed)
LinkedIn (slides2004, Series B); Commentary on the round by Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn
Manpacks (slides2011, Seed)
Mattermark (slides2014, Series A)
MetaCert (slides2017, Seed); Commentary on the round by Paul Walsh, Founder of MetaCert
Mint (slides2006, Seed) Not! This one is often mistakenly listed as Mint’s official pitch deck, but in reality is a deck built by students for a mock pitch competition.
Mixpanel (slides2014, Series B)
Moz (slides2011, Series B)
MySQL (slides2003, Series B—Redacted)
Pendo (slides2016, Series B); Commentary on the round by Todd Olson, CEO of Pendo
Podozi (slides2016, Seed)
Square (slides2011, Series B)
Standard Treasury (slides2015, Series A); Commentary on the round by Zac Townsend, Co-founder of Standard Treasury
Thrive Global (slides2016, Series A)
Tinder (slidesUnknown, Seed)
Twine (slides2013, Seed)
Uber (slides2008, Seed)
Vettery (slides2017, Series A)
Wealthsimple (slides2017, Seed)
WeWork (slides2015, Series D); in the time since this deck was published, it has come under significant criticism.
YouTube (slides2005, Series A); Sequoia Capital’s Investment Memo
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